The daily Alaskan., 1907-06-18
THE COWBOY.
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and an athlete. for he never told them ! so. He was not a graduate; he had taken SD much Interest In foils and boxing gloves that he had no time for study. When he was sent away from the university he didn't go home; he went west and took the first job offered punching cows.
 He was sitting in the AlhambTa Sd loon with glass of whisky before hlm. A party of men were at the bar. among them Tranhae1u, the worst man lu the territory. A little Mexican girl came in with an empty beer bottle and asked for a quarters worth of your most" meaning the most the barkeeper would give for that sum that Is. the poorest. She pushed against Traphagaa, who, looking down and seeing a gEeaser girl, battcd her with the palm of his hand and sent her spravliug On the floor.
 Arnold was a fool to give way to Impulse with man like Truphagan. Ua should have either shot him or let him alone. He gave him a blow under the Jaw and seut hjm after the little greaser. Tr0phngon was quick to draw. even though on the floor, but one of the party caueht his arm. and the bullet went through the roof.
 Fists or uothlngr" cried the crowd, and Traphaean. accepting the issue went at hls adversary for a boxing match. He was done up in two rounds He ackuowIedged his defeat and set up rouud of drinks for the crowd. in cIudluc Arnold. insisting that the vic tor should drink. Arnold accepted, keeping his eye ou tho man while drlubiu-.
 One day later on Arnold was riding after cattle Traphaglu was following him at distance w.tl rife. Pres eutly the latter came upon the body of man with d hole in Its skull Evidently there had been murder. TrQplagan looked at IJ and WAS struck by an idea Dismounung he took the nurdcrcJ mau's belongings, a few small art.cIes then rode on,
 Some hours later he found Arnold suooz.ug ou rhr veraula of 8 tavern and slipped the dead mans property Into his pockets Then he went ln to the bar and told those gathered there that he had seen B murder and Arnold was the murderer. They al. went out awakened the sleeper, searched him a. Traplaean's suggestion and found the articles
 The dead man was identified. and the articles found on Arnold were proved to have belonged to him. This. with TraDhagan's evidence that he had seen the murder, was sufficient, in the undevcloPeJ state Of justice Tn that region ro satisfy sha unrutor. ed self constituted court but those who had seen tho fracas between the prisoner and his aceuser gave an account of it and, showing a motive threw dfscredit on TrGDhaEau's testi mony. The judge was puzzled. "I disIikes mucbly." he said, "wheu I've hearu one side of case 10 hea- the other. It alIus mixes ne up.'
 While he was Jel'be-ariug what to do. who should appear but the little gveaser girl whom A-uolI had cham 0ioued and said -la had seen the muF. der.
 "Who done lt:'' asked the judge.
 She pgtute1 -o TrGphaEgl. . The judge. -s he had been puzzled before. was u.w thrown into absolute confusion. This case IS a bad ung' aa remarked. "aud ] see no way outep .r but to hang 'nw hoth."
 "Wuy not let Us two who have been accused yr lha murder fight iC out" said Arnold
 That's a good idea. judge" one Of the men who had seen the tracas be
 tween the two and l1ugad 10 see an. other. ~LrJ .em decide 1t with fists"
 Make 1t guns" said Traphagau, and I'll agree
 No" said the judge redectvely; 'Tve hearu the witnesses tell that the cowboy. who's a leeJIe feller, topped you. So big falleE without a gun. and
 think irs for the eIlicayiOu Of this were community to have him show us how he done 1t. Ny decision Is that the weapons be fists aud the fight comes on at ouct the man that gets
 licked to be hanged"
 This satisfied all parties except Trap
 huguu. who saw the tables turned sguar-y against him. Nevertheless he
 was obliged to submit A ring of on. | lockers was formed and the battle be- gan.
 Arnold saw the advantage of pleas, Ing the court and played with hIs an. rug0uls5 Now and again be permitted him Uo gain an advantage. but never to
 get in a blow. but after every advan- | tagc he gave bls accuser punishment not enough to saonk him cut. but to show his own skill It WAS interesting
 to men who knew no weapon save powder and ball to see the big man toyed with by his smaller antagonist. 1 Finally when Arnold saw that Trap uagau was likely Co fail to come up to fhe scratch he landed a blow that sent
 him half a dozen yards and down This ended the battle.