Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-12-01

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throwing a thin cloud of smoke immedi-
ately i'm front of me, beneath which 1 could
again take sisht. The day was STILL
bright and warm, and far away along the
road behind Crocktord a little white pun
OF dust told me that mad missed my
man. jerking the lever of the rife for
ward ana back 10 It's place again. / had
my second shot ready for delivery. This
time I waited. Judging that when he came
10 d stop. either 10 he down or stand 1
should have the best chance / vas likely
90 zet but sin my rifle muzzle followed
his every movement. ON he came TIL
less than 100 yards separated us. Dropping
ON his hands and knees. he was just
reaching the prone position when once
more my rifle rang out This time / did
NOT see the pun Of dust betoAening miss,
Tor Z had no time 20 speculate about re-
suits. butt hussiug the ground closely,
iegS.5 the empty cartridge out and got
another into it's place.
Zip came bullet not three inches from
my chcgN. AS I brought my gun mp am
other struck the road almost i'm front of
me and tore iJs way through the cloth
of my coat ON The arm. This shot nearly
blinded me and rendered it impossible for
me 10 return the FIRE effectively for the
dust. and SO I might say for the next two,
ass both being I'm front and fortunately "a
I-Je Co One side 1 absolutely could not
see even the ends or my own rifle. I'm
few seconds the dus- was cleared SUM
c-enety 90 allow me dlmly TO sight my
opponent My finger had almost pressed
che u5ser when somehow or other
seemed 10 feel that need not shoot.
There was mo- motion about my adversary
nor was his face visible, ana even at that
distance i could see that his rifle was not
H position. out was grasped I'M his risht
mana wide out from his body. i Kept
U- HAe ON him, hesitauns what 10 do.
de s-- had two shots in his magazine
and had right 10 fire on him and make
certain. but SllL as / say, / hesitated.
AS old SO Nottram waved me 10 ho'd
My me- and leaving their position on the
h.t The TWO seconds ran hastily TO the
silent agure I'm FROM OF me. A wave OF
The hand released me from suspense and
informed me that the duel was over on
reaching Crockord found him insensi-
bile from pain and loss of blood. My Sec
cnd shot had struck him fair ON the left
shoulder. shatterrg the bone az at the
-o-at ia % terrible manner and flooding the
-'.+ "-la o-o2,- Even I"an lNe man hel'
ia7ea7.'.ilE seq .N' i''ii''-eo Eooo-
mess. SHOWS now 10 seio ,-oSe loul oui-e,S
A rapid succession any one OF winch
mao 10 been three inches lruer' would nave
Ni-eo or badly wounded me- we got
linn to the store and ba-z.e~ who pos
~es@ad some surgical skill. managed TO
s-aneh The flowing blood. and in o. day or
TWO he was pronounced out OF any aoso-
liie danger or his Ike. Recover ne ol1'
'--llN-A iJ was three months oelore ne
coll1 leave his oerln'
AS ,-e r-ntA LAO passed lhlo my hah1s
o-iiAs l-aJ time j saw lAal ne was prop
e1iF attended TO- but when he was ready
l2 travel directed 'nat ne oe paid up an
vases anu given an extra SOU out or"erel
l-t- he oe a.7eAaI-ed from the employ
1-- So my NE Ie.- very uns-le WINE ne
was within h-,F m-les- heard lAat ne
Intimately recovered the use OF his arm
o-t DO was long tlae before IL was any
thing Ike sound.
Little more remains TO be told. except
ing lAat save bai1ie- S-.N Tor tn'J IN
chester as % souvenir or the aualr
hl-. Ar eom2ton sa'' j. now on
earth cid you manage 10 make sucn
-1oa shot at yorr man on the second at
tempt. when. as you pointed out YOU shot
$50 badly no the box -d- Was 10 simply