The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-06

to prove itr H fight You and put bullet
through you.
Not much you WON'T" cried the scout.
II don't know much about uuels, Joe, 10 |
know I'm the one challenged, an reckon |
that gives me the rightof choosin weapons.
We won't fight with guns, but we'll use
the rope
"The rore| ~
"Yep. You Kit ON your hoss an I'll git
ON mine Wen both have la.so an be
stationed 30 rods apart. At Il signal wen
ride at each other, both with the idea OF
ropin tothcr critter from his horse. The
lucky man has the right to tow tother ga
loot as fur Ms he dern plcaSes.'
That meant the man who was laS~oed
would be dragged over the plain until he
wa. dead a mass Of broken bones and
| bleeding flesh at the end of the lariat.
Dave stone hp.itatcd for an instant, and
| then he slowly said:
I 81 never threw "a rope In my life
"Thut hu'n't nothin to me- declared
| Jack Flight or take water
"I-ndpr the circumstances, spoke the
| engineer. 81 presume YOU will give me
week ina which to practice with nsso, SO !
may have some show In the game
This did not suit the Roper at all, but
every one in the party declared It was no
more than fair, and knowing no man could
perfect himself i'm the use of the laSso in
such brief time Jack finally agreed
stone procured n lnriat, and from that
time on he was practicinE with it every
spare moment he could obtain. But he
had little time for practice, and he did not
make rapid progress, for all of which he
was perfectly cool and determined to meet
the Roperon the day set for the strange duel.
The day before the duel was to come off,
we received orders to make camp early in
the afternoon. While the laborers were
looking after this matter Roper Jack
threw himself down on the grass and calm
ly went to sleep 1t was thus we found
him, living fat on his back, with a big rat
tlesnake coiled on his broad breast. Gun
cries of alarm awoke him, and he saw the
snake His eyes filled with horror, but lac
dared not stir, for the serpent seemed an
CRY, and the scout knew it would strike al
the first motion.
Dave Stone carried his lasso at his waist
In "A moment he had released it, and theI
the moose cirCled round his head. Before
we realized what he contemplated doing
he made the cast Through the air shot TIN
moose, dropping fairly over the uplifteC
, head Of the RATHER, and the next instant tn,
snake was jerl1ed squirming through TIN
air In a remarkably brief space of tim,
the scrpent's head was crushed beneath
Stones boot heel, and the engineer wa
calmly coiling his lasso Every witnes
stood astoundsd.
Roper Jack had leaped to his feet an'
e he looked at Stone with an expression o
/ amazement and admiration growing ON hi
: weatherbeatcn face. At length he cam
] slowly forward.
Il swa ar, that was a slick throwN' he said
"Treckon you saved my life, pard, an RICH
hyar | ask your pardon for calm ye cow
ard. You haiu't none whatever. A ma
as can handle a rope like that can't be
coward If you insist on fightin, we'll hay
it out Jest as we greed, but l low hahn
anxious to fight man as has saved m
from rattler's jaws
This was fair apology, and Stone az
cepted it.
wen call it square, then declared tn
young engineer,
Lets shake invited the scout, extent
ing his hand.
They shook