The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06

You can have my share II am not"
said Cropp.r. "But l don't feel sick
haven't got heart disease or anything
like that-and | am hungry hungry
for something better than salt-horse
and new-klled mutton. What's the
joke anyhow"
There's no joke. Cookie. there has
challenged you to a duel with rifles
ten yards limit. I'm holding your
horse. The boss is looking after his.
What do you sayy
Say? Why. | say he's an ass, that's
what, don't want to kill the fool, and
| don't propose TO let him kill me-"
The cooks nervousness left him sud.
denly. ....--..---t.s,-,a,s.r.,. ~. s.s,.
Yah, he's chicken.hearted Johnny.
come-lately." he cried. turning to
Barnes. IL knew 1t all the time. He's
scared and | knew he would he. I'm
satisfied. | don't want to kill a man
that's half scared to death to start
with. Yah" He kicked the turkeys
as he spoke. -r...--
"Oh, you don'tT' Cropper snorted,
red with rage. "Well. do, by thunder.
Kick my turkeys, will you? Take that
and thatw
That and that" were foot appl!ca-
tions upon that part Of the cooks per-
SOD which should have been covered
by his coat tails had he worn coat
with tails to it,
jackson ran in between them. ard
eat the heart of a man who did that to
me he hlssed in the cooks ear.
Nothing but blood will wipe this out"
h said gravely to Cropper Nothing
but blood. I'm backing Cookie"
Come on. then" said the angry new
chum. "If he must have 1t, he shall
take bath in his own"
They started down to the fat. Crop.
per and Barnes In the lead, Jackson
bringing up the rear with the cook.
Jackson was busy wrenching the
bullets out Of a handful of cartridges
and filling their places with pulped
plug tobacco. Where the edge of the
Hat sloped down to the Billybung they
came to a halt. The stream there was
hedged off by thick growth of waffle
bushes. six feet high. Even cattle
could not penetrate 1t, which was a
good thing for the cattle, because just
there the Blllybung swirled over
bed Of qulcksand that would have
begged them in short order.
Jackson placed the men ten PAGES
apart, the cook with his back to the
bushes, and between Cropper and the
river. Then he handed each man a
rife.
Fire at the word" he said.
And just remember that I'll fire nj
the man that fires before the word"
Barnes put in. looking significantly at
the cook
Mr. Johnson shut his one eye in
long wink. and grlnned as he directed
Barnes attention, by the wave of the
hand. to Cropper. You'll see." he
muttercd
The new chum's face had grown
whites His passion had worn itself
out
Say, Cookie" he called out, "what's
the use? Can't this thing be settled
some other way?"
II told you he was chick hearted
the cook shouted TO the others. "No.
1t can't. you white-livere1 idiot" he
replied to Cropper. IL am going to
Ill you full of holes"
The new chum'S face grew red again.
"Ill make you crawl for that" he
said.
Ready" Jackson asked. "Firew
Both guns were discharged at the
same moment. Cropp-r tried TO get
ont another shell, but the shortened
cartridge got jammed between the
magazine and the lift anu disabled his
rifle.
The cook was having better luck.
dropped his piece slowly. worked the
lever carefully. brought the gun to his
cheek confidently, fired and repeated.
cropper worked franticalIy FOR Il mo.
ment 10 clear his gun. thon straight.
cn'd up and threw It aside.
The cook let out yell of triurnrh
Now watch him run he cried. Ncyt
instant he shrlakcd in terror, threw his
own gun away and started at ton
speed for the waffle patch.
stop him" lie yelled. "Tak, II
away from him! Don't let him murIer
mo"
No one but Cropper had Thought Of
ite ivory handled six shooter at his
hip.
The new chum Arcw II ms hc throw
away his rifle, ana az II flashed IN ihe
air the cook saw II and turned tail.
The new chnm fired two shots over
the head Of the fleeing cook and then
collapsed in a If Of laughter The
cook flew at the waffle bush. and as
he reached II he rose In the air aad
sailed oyer II.
When they got him with n ro9e ba
was mp 10 his armplts IN the qulclsand
and begged in fearful tones to he
saved. II was Cropper who ~
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