The sun., 1894-05-13

In Tact. Most OF them. very nearly all OF hem.
are pure fancy
II was Col George Parry. in his old corner
Of the Lotos Club eats. started again In his ex.
perienses on the frontier.
Now. in ali the time that I was stationed in
Wyoming Territory he went on. " I met only
two men VINO light really be called bad m CO.
that is. men who we're not only Wiling to
shoot when they GOT into trouble but who
rather preferred trouble OF that sO.t and we're
frequently % the lookout for IL. Both Of them
were master hands with a six-shooter and
neither could quite com rreheud what allied a
man who was ever afraid Of anything. Each
had done murder. Neither vould admit it, OF
course. Both would contend that they had
shot in a fair hsht. and tha- the dead men hah
had Just a. good a rhancs as themselves. But
everybody knew that wasn't ~.
One Of these men. Ducellu. was a bad
horse man. That is. il vas his business TO
break broncos. He went about from.ranyh to
ranch and tackled the ponies that the COW boz.
didnt have time to work down. Perhaps II
was his business that made h IN reckless and
then again rrut ably IL was h : natural reck.
lessness that led him to adopt that business
Ducello was the quickest man with q siN-
shooter ever saw. although HYDE the other
bad man-had the reputation " being the
sviftest manipulitor Of a gun In al. wyoming.
Il once saw Ducello do little fancy shoot.
ing. II was In the davs before Crook had
thrsshed the Sioux several times acro$s Ne
braska. and We we're kept pretty busy. Ihaf
only couple Of bars On my shoulders then ir-
stead Of these eagles. A small detachment
was sent uuder my comnanl to do somc
scouting over toward the Big Horn country.
Duc-llo went along guide. He know every
loot OF the couutry. II seemed As IL he could
tell where he was 1 the dark.
81 al a : al
ran pretty close to big rtttlesnaks The
rattler always lights fair you know. He never
get so cIo.s before he sees you that he hasn't
time u do anything but strike his fellow
soLlsd him sell up and ratified puce 10 noticed
hi IN lust as We came even with him Without
checking his horse in the least the al horse
breaker puilef his gun and with what sArm.,i
the snake in two. Duceilo iumpe,i ~ his pony
and pulled on the Oil fellows rattl-. there
Rut started out 10 tell you iv OF tn. esh,
had done murder. The ilfst man Hyde kin-I
was down 90 the old trail between Svdnev and
the Black Hills. There was a DANCE one n ght
at road house. and Hyde went. lie mad
other fellow tn reatenei =" shoot him Hydsw,s
a p-sceahle enough teilowthsn. and didn't paT
muen attsctio at llrst to the ether cowboys
several times HYDE cot tired. He went into
the barro.m Of :he road house and GOT Ia.
dunt know. but he iiin't He went back into
the dining room. where they wsre dancing
snL, wslstng I'D 70 the man who mad I'll reat-ned
Damn you, you've been talking about
shooting all nisht snd haven't done damn
DE pulled up his Winchester deliberately.
and shot tho cowhoy sIuare!y through the
enough to pull his sun while Hyde was raising
the Winchester. out he didn't get il quick
sn9Sas . ire: .His he Wv. wa; Tsieivsrsd
eut soLt OF fight; A Michigan man narn-d
OF one OF the finest ranges OF the Sweetwater
Ofcourse he had /, legal right TO do so. ut you
couldn't persuade the ran III men witt any.
right where he was. 80 they sers.s party oi
cowboys up to run him out Of the eogn,ry.
dim. look % with favor % on the runntna.ost % NJ. st
process and he had man working f"r him
who was Similarly minded. DucsIIo told me
... There was me. he said. an ,e;lov from
Laramie with yellow chaps that couldn't ride
s. aaSsSs %a. G b ss n f. S.
been frsighter somsvheres. ANYHOW. they
wa. !. three an z coaDls @1r. fsilsIs .nrss
out instead an1 he and hi. hired nlG man iamn MIn
al rsSt and found old Saudy at sP. Som.. mp ME lie
some out to meet ~ With . Winchester, an
He knowed what we was after without our
You ieilers.' he says. don't run none o,
your damn ell wiZzies on me. he say $ an with
q rat h- ups With mis- Winchester an lets silver.
He took oid Bullwhark bill pretty fair. and II
1 he '1 W..n't % u.sd I T. oN Wyomins % Eny. wsis VIZ
when he shot oi course got out my qua al
.ii.ratis shSotia soin' %. an Z .ses @ that hat
%lasns,'f: h,@:sI; f. s .sss:% Pf:f t:! @
sr over. an thought u woulin { be Iust square
not TO save the hiret man trouble so IgIvs
damn good thing did. too. ior the Laramie
man. with tho yellow cnsps and EGllwhIrk
Bill end one q the other fellows. vas Jone up
Well sal the Colonel. lght'n- fresh
.igar. that vas the kind Ut men Hyde and
Ducello were. and It was evident that II they
NOT be As long drawn out ~ IL was accurate
They crossed. That seems e. be the Inevitable
many Lad Tea are Just Slurers and bultes.
Tou know. that you can hardly tel. wha, any
'ns ., IN 'ae 5,s srsI ~. ms1a.I 10 II; fPn. snp.
most iiisIy. TayCs parsllc sn@ersi iI aSo9t
rsaaf saP' up rom and R f '':s: :s: o Il va: "a:
oony TO throw a steer another cowboy had
-ope broke a1d the steer charGsI Hy,te Hyde
frOpped his own rone, pulled his gun. shot
1rce AZ the steer ana drnpLed 70 the ground.
o avoid the steers rush II he missed But he
However tn. row started. it don't matter
here woIid Ge some Of the 9IlsSest AMI
;leanest shooting whe. HJne snt Ducei!o met
nA- tne NOTiu ever saw vel. tiey met. AND
here was shooting. But no man alive is eyeE /!
Eoin < To tel! lu>t exactly how IL occurred
Ducsl!o Was breaking = bunch Of broacos ,
or the II \ OUTFIT hyde was in Cheyenne, Il |
that on the afternoon on which ,
HYDE started for Little Iva Duretlo took il |
nto his head TO ride into CEsyenne. That !
,veniug their pcnies came VI the lAne TO the |
rlnch together but wiNour riders The |
boys knew what had hAprensd. Aul started |
'lt 20 get the bottles They were lying DOT 50 /
lery far apart On opposite sides Of the road |
,n about mile e!oS where tha lane from |
ne ranch turns iatO the stage road HYDE /
Eas shot through the EeiEL DGcelIo through |
he rop OF the head
The noys figured that II happsne ed this way: /
When Duce.lo anl Hyde met IL Just so hap
)snsd that the chances of the draw we're even /
Lnt each saw n. Each wanted 70 get what !
'VsE advantage Of the other he could. and /
lei her Was in hurry 10 pass oy the other go /
hsT stopped anh talked. maYbs about tho la /
iiaus maybe about stock who knows? Maybe !
hey cursed each Other. thnOgb that isn't lik e
'. And its Just as unlikely thA, thsy tried to i
make 10. What would you talk atout n YOU /
10 mes, the mla you'd swOra % Kill /
md VINO hal sworn TO III. yoa under such eiE-
un stances
Welt It was evident that whether they
tcpped 20 talk or not. Ducsil3 turned back ou
is trail Ant rode aloug with Hyde. His body