The Cairo bulletin., 1907-07-14
"A 5 U R "A M e:a (:
DUEL
BY CAPT. JAMES WELLS.

. | liluEeZ, the lulildil GWdoNUHNhRNAt .
ready had been there a week. and
was sure that he had the bette
chance. She smiled at him as sh
never smiled at me- II made IN
angry. That was why ! challenge
him to duel, with pistols. | though
lie was coward and chat he woul
not fight
/ 'Ah, captain" said he, "let us no
mess up the hacienda with shooting
one another. Let us settle 1t anothe
way
He led me out into the yard WHERE
| the senior had two condors chained q
IRON posts. Great birds they were
| with wings that spread perhaps ter
feet The senior had raised then
from chicks, they toiu me.
1.-THE birds, captain-they give ms
an idea They never have flown, but
their strong wings will bear them far
If basket were fastened to them
thqy could lift man in the air--per
laps. 1t would be worth trying.
What do you mean?" | asked.
Since you wish duel to the death
into tba air with tho birds j"
1t was a foolish idea, but | would
not be bluffed by the CHILEAN.
"All right, Almaraz," said
1t is i queer country down here &c
ne foot NJ mo Andes when Inez
ana M sennr heard about if instead
~ irving IL prevent the odd duel be-
tween Alamaraz and myself. they en-
eonraaed If The poiabbors rode in
from nearby haciendas and all the
se,vante ana riders On The rancho
gathered ID see fha soaor toss the
roin
"r3ils sald NJ Cant Wells
wios A,mara1 win mako tue vow
aa,a
protty fne- Rsssod the CbiIian FOOD.
.,,y ard almost visited that 7 had
tos,
DAdois dear onaa Tho said aThe
saints and the blessed ,frrto Min save
TN
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1.,slGs ,biob bsd hoan baransead m
,ha to- niras The so,nr rofas-
to,.a NJ ar,af,, ana ,ho oordovs tool-
,gfna
re, !, ;ns+.,t n soo,,,ea oavtain
that ,,r,a,.a. v.a.,r1 III ,,,,eat fr,r, tbn
hast.n, Hin r5,ag rca.a,cd tboir
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=. H., ~, ,.e,-,.,.r-oa I'LL. a., a.ro.
hat loanfng mon, torotber Tbere
,naro so,,o a,,g,.,- atto,,cts =, gwoon.
10 on tn aart ~ o,o If nom win
49,. 1ata,a1 and cnito a NJ, - con.
.1an 1870
Nh MI tio,or ~ tbo IVA was
-.a.,,.. +,indsI t,rd r.itb n. o,o IN
tho snowy neake If Tho ANDES in the
waet THO roballious one after a min.
,,a,s hesitation saw the noint and
thav wont ranidlv aIoft and westward
tooetber win suserb sween of
tbcir wings tbev rose and rose 40
near aacb otber that the tins Of their
nlnions seemed TO touch.
We Loaned nnon onr horses ana gal
,rned after Them The horror Of II
Was unon ns was sorry that [ had
nv rival The girl loved
him and whv shouId have been so
saIfsh as IA interfere with his hauni-
nassq vowed that If no ever came
5oy,n from his mad fieht in the heay-
ere u'oula no nis fricnd forever
Tho copdore rose firolosslv. Thev
vcro half milo mile high Th,v
bo.au,c two inv snocks in The bIne
-o,,,5 ,mo,ican el-v hImaraz looked
iihe q toy-lil,e n doll Yet with sub.
,i,,c ro,-o ba stood upriabt in the
N .l.of and ended as hest he could
5i. foatberod stoods toward the dis
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