The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-06-11
a Duel Wal
Lasso RI
A TRUE STORY

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- American RS sase r.
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aga. sr1 i was asexs rs sxstn1-, 49,
2, wc~x as ! sve- SAW ~ r.
Al ss2s tine for re 2evsa-Ea Ss7
horse ranch u WxS1a-x saa .
oS-r way srcr1 ST1z@y. SsA. W. !. 5s
81 mares thas had cssn saszo~a -
se41 20 syszsy. We rad - IG~ r.
animals overland 70 rh% anzne - h a.,
ca | picked 60 an auxnk p -.
Ao2nss Syasey- sexsr Amersn r2
S1Eee Aaxs<ias, a tzsxa sox ~
4ES AID when IRE gos - eax n, r1s1
saFsr. seats es TIA Rack Hzzhs = -,
20 se. re nn-s-s rs~s srr = -
Enere wss sac Asyfeas. pe1rnE
4s-eur ne s17Ss 1f-zasz-s-t zas4 - -
reaserne nan ever saw. ~. sswss-sS ~.
an American by the nasae a. f,r.sssssss;Z..
an ag-arourd lad mar. kn-H@S
reputation and BE Fad a asA - .A4
Well. ere day at ss..n-sr ssrn. YsI1Sssss.s
some remarks ab<ezs -entn~ : -sz!ss
DOWN "A Texas az. aaulsrr -
the prairie anita be wzs vscrn - -
Mexican answered by SAYING snESs.
muse have ssen asleep ar -SsnA 1s.s
css'zld not rcpe a Eve nan - SS'SS
Dick jumped 20 his fart afa
gun md pe9ro ttss TIA "A Hs;;zs<s35
between sheu and e-sssr~a H. - 1890
their gunS- The MextrnArA nnnrisssss
s1one Ike a rsstfesaaks's ~ ,e1.i.s b
strike. but Re Put tAs xzn >haeH r; +
belt and Dsek did the sasne~ "a sI
knew there would 81 srxnon
haw 10 avoid 70 xas a eusssssn -
solved. srder=d sAe hnrne -
setca up the sadie hrysss. fnr
20 move On that atsernsoaa. YNH
spoke 20 Dick Ard they washeA = 13S
side and talked II . iow tons - r.
minutes. When - korses g
roticed both menr3adlied - 49,
horses They beth uuw0un& 80
ropes and stretched them cua 80
DICK rope was about soyxy-nv~
ard Pestse's about sixty teef. n
bis knife frnn hfa h<ls ana CT
the exact length Of Dxeh's. r.
refled isp their ropes carefully
man led his herse In opposife
Until they were about IN yne1n -
Then they mounted Ike . - ~ Sx
toward each other stood 49, si7
horse By the hrfd1A ana 800
move. viii reveT foTvee tn 80 ~
ard murder On the MexscSase
Aps were apart. allowing htn .
Ard Z wicked smile seened e p
his mouth. Disks JAun w~Ea HS
and look OF mingled fear Az -
bined on his savage face. -;
They rode slowly toward - -
Tor about nifty yards. WATCHING go F.
Ike . couple 81 Gagged papeheen
they made dash and beth ruum nn6l
Ike q streak Of lightning. - 1
lodged and escaped Ia an frnenna r.
had gathered up their ropes -
to circle around and around. I -
the swish Of their ropes a -. 11Is
them around their heads. each - i77
TO get some advantage. H. ef11
back and forth. ana nnatsy hstS
their ropes again II was 1
for Dick. for the Nsxican ~ e.
over Dsck's head. but Dfeh fhstS
before he could pun up the saseh II r.
nssantSPsdre had gathered an r
and threw II again and caun
around the head and one am.
the spurs into his horse and starea(
the prairie. but HE fash uae&X
went 10 his pistol and before ~
could pull him from his horn r.
bullet through his head an1 a.
lean fell To the ground dead
But Dick Was terked frow
with terrible force. for the lGaufco
made the end Of his rope 1n6k ~
saddle horn. The Mexican's 49,
short distance and then stopped. -
fore / ceuad get TO him one of ~
Mexicans had ridden up and 60
sax-shooter into Dicks body. He q
spurs 20 his horse and soon 49,
across the prairie and that va r.
ever saw az him. The other
told me that was the third Ausl r.
Kind that Pedro had fought, and s1
got his man" -
Thorp. Wash, May %