Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1902-10-25
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later as you can" And he started to
turn on his heel.
II shall be obliged to use force" cried
Hazeltine. The young prince turned
about as II the speaker a touched a
spring In his mechanism. But before
he could speak DR.. Low said softly:
IF you attempt anything OF the sort
you Will simply become our prisoners!
These two gentlemen have come here
relying on our honor. They no sooner
arrive than they are arrested. May IL
not appear to them that this is an am
bush2"
I'm fact, some such thing might stray
into our brains" said Acton blandly.
therefore, said the prince, lou
wi honor Is here at stake, and we will,
With your permission, or in fact with
out Ii, continue our affair and deliver
these gentlemen where they came from
In safety, or my name is not Guelph"
Hazeltine glared around him for a
moment and put his hand on a pistol,
but the movement started the others.
n before he could draw, six men sur
rounded his three and stood ready for
anything.
"'Tis a piece of treachery to your
highness' august father" cried the man.
I'll look out for that" said the prince
haughtily.
You know not what you do! 1t will
NOSN sSN YOU 'olllllilSSlolAD
and, by God; I'll do my duty!" And he
turned to his men and pointed at me.
Atherton stepped in front of me, as
did the doctor, II for an instant we
all thought a short but serious affair
was beginning. Sproat put his hand
on Hazeltine's shoulder as If to say
something. But the other man threw It
off fiercely, and the dark hatred the
man bore me showed in his face as he
turned to me and cried:
Have another half hour, you fool!
I'll see o hanged before night, mark
me there" and he started to off.
Stay, man." sal the doctor. You
must remain till this is over. And you
two men," continued he, stand there
before Major Sproat and Lieutenant
Purdy, n do o sir, remain by me.
Now, gentlemen, l think we can begin
again.
b had less taste for it than ever, after
the quick action of Atherton when he
thought was to be attacked. But we
were soon at it, and as | got into the
work my head cooled down, the
thought Of her against whom his
mans jest had been directed stiffened
my wrist and set me hard at him.
He played his rdpier well after the
orthodox fashion of duelling, and twice
touched me, but not through the skin.
Then, seeing that l stood on the defen-
SlNC sun, ne began 10 grow leu III inc
face and his eyes lit up with anger.
Not a sound came from the others as
we circled around one another, nor did
| say a word until he began to press
me hard, forward and back, forward
NJ back, each time a different stroke.
Then l exclaimed in surprise uncon-
sciously, for he seemed to be a new
man. My breath came hard n fast,
and l began to take the offensive.
Twice, thrice, our times he parted,
and then on a sudden he came and l
felt a sting in my left arm just at the
, biCeps.
DIR. Low called a halt, and ripped up
my sleeve in spite Of my cries that
twas nothing.
Leave me alone" cried 1. ID you
not see It's but Il sCrape? Come, sir,
do not waste your time!" And l broke
away and made at him with my tenn
per hall gone. We went it hot after
that, nor do | remember anywhere such
quick work. once | was down on my
knees. Twice he saved his life by q
prodigiOus side jump. And then-then
l saw him come at me from below, his
point up and falling IS he rose HIM
self.
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