St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-05-13

hue. when DIR. Ellerton, now in the character
of his friend, Colonel Morton, went down to
the appointed place on the beach, accom-
panied by Captain Almedo. They reached
the dividing line between the two estates,
and Almedo laughingly congratulated himself
on the fact that neither Howard nor his sec
ond was in sight II this gave them any
comfort, it was not OF long duration, for out
from g jungle, where they had been seated,
smoking the two men with whom Ellerton
and his second had had this important APP
pointment, appeared.
Mike Regain at once advanced, and raising
his hat as he approached Almedo. he said:
1.-The first thing necessary, should say,
will be to pace off the distance. Shall do
it, or will your"
sit doesn't matter which. replied the cap
tain, nonchalantly. ga few yards more or
less will make no difference to men such as
these. But in order to carry out the form ac-
cording to the code, let us toss up to see who
does tie pacing, and then make second toss
to see which of us is to give the word
'sThat suits me to a dot" said Mike Regan,
as he took coin from his pocketan offered
it to the other for examination.
Almedo took it, and satisfying himself that
it contained the customary head and tail,
said, as he balanced the coin on his thumb
and forefnger:
81 will toss, and you guess.
Mike Regan nodded and as the coin turned
in the air to come down, he said:
"Heads I"
And heads it was, giving him the right to
measure the distance along the sands.
'sNow, as to the word" said Almedo, as he
again balanced the coin
'sAll right" responded Regan, s.let her
go!" and as the coin went whirling up, he
shouted, "Heads!'' again. This time it
proved to be tails, and the word or signal for
firing was to be given by Captain Almedo.
Mike Regan drew line with the toe of his
boot at the position where his own principal
must stand; then walked down, counting
aloud his steps until they numbered forty,
when he drew another line the same way, to
indicate the place where the man whom he
supposed to be Colonel Morton should be
placed.
While these preliminaries were going on,
Doctor Elerton sat on the trunk of tree
that had drifted ashore, looking out to sea,
as if he were enjoying the glories Of the
wonderful sunset. Albert Howard stood
with his hands in his pockets, smoking
placidly, and watching the preliminary work
as if it were matter in which he was but
slightly interested.
Taking position few feet away from the
line where his principal was to stand, Almedo
called out to Mike Regain:
"Place your man." a.
And Albert Howard, without waiting for
a hint from his second, threw his rifle into
the hollow of his left arm, and advanced to
the damp ridge of sand, where he stood, with
head erect, his right foot thrown back, and
his left side turned to his opponent.
Doctor Ellerton assumed the same position,
his face being turned to the sea, and his op-
ponent's to the now darkening hills of the
Coast Range.
AS they stood there, a red-winged bird, like
an animated flame, few between them, then
turned and vanished in the darkness of the
waves. Each Of the principals appeared to
be in a reverie, but from this they were
startled by the ringing demand from Almedo:
Gentlemen, are you ready?"
"Ready!" replied both men at once.
'I shall count three, and then say thre!'
after which you can raise your weapons and
begin. But if either should fire hafore give