Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-08-07


were abreast Of the little island, signafs we're ex
was in readiness and tile principals in the encounter
showed Off alone upon the river. was dark before
either Ind covered half Of the intervening distance
Jackson laid well to his oars, aware that Watkins
as the younger man would be likely to reach the
Island first. When the bow Of his. slslf thrust at
and made fast Besides the doube sbarreed gun and
hunting knife he carried bag Of buckshot and d
lis frearm were heavily loaded before be started He
renewed his printing and stood near the boat study
his Watchby the faint ref light Of the river
i moved the last second of the ten minutes that
y had elapsed since he stepped ashore he swung him
self up the short ascent by branch and threw him
self, Indian wise, amid the sllnderbrush. ss
no place was the Island more thnn3 hundred
feet wide. was ride along the middle, the
ground sloping away lateral light evening air
head was full Of Jackson crept
but cautiously toward the downs ream end keeping
With every sense alert his gun It trail and triggers
at half cock, he made possible speed while ayod
o g
Gsive tactics starting In sen rc Of his adversary
thinking thus to escape surprise from the He
was not mindful that In this he might be exactly
0 duplicating the mnnoeuvre Of Watkins and as ha
approached the sandy, reed grown spit Mt the end be
s slowed his movements.
After gaining a safe position behind the last cump
of bushes he lay hatand wated. There was sound
save that made the wind among the leaves. Ahead
Of him the wooded hogback the island showed only
ms 81 darker space against the sky. either ear nor
eye gave him m Of his
5en
after every Under the trees the way was less
thcky grown than in the open, bur the almost
ton. Toward the centre Of the island he could make
out treeess lane which gave an unobstluctedg
his fingers until he had nnearthed stone about the
size Of his fist This he threw in the direction Of the
hank his gun ready With the same a. motion
might easily have been mistaken for the missep Of
man beow the bluff but there came no,anaWering
sound shot, rush of feet. After walting mo-.
5ment jackson sank to his knees again mud resumed
his blind stalking.
he waited once more at the upstream verge or the
woods. keenly observing each clump OF grass each
4 darker shadow until he had assured himself that.
Watkins was not lying there In Sambush. Then 4le
turned and began his return journey. This time he
kept toward the stern bank, where Watkins
4 had landed. He was beginning to lose patience.
The Terrific Battle.
He had made less than fifty feet on this track when
he stopped suddenly warned by an animal Instinct OF
danger Slowly he examined each visible object about
him, raising himself few inches His rowing glance
was arrested by small tree that stood out beyond
the line Of woods Just head Of him: In the fork
about man height from the ground, he could make
l$out mans figure. Slowly lie brought mp his gun
and took aim The Instant before he pressed one Of
his triggers there came fash Of FIRE from the tree.
y He answered snvagelS with both barrels and hen
abandoning all concealent stumbled sta ggered and
rolled toward the buf, receiving Watkins second
charge midway.
The Senator plunged over the bank bringing up on
the. narrow beach below. His lei arm was almost
about reloading Standing the sand lie could reach
head and weapon above the bluff He sighted care
tree, and fired one barrel The other returned the fire
instantly and both men, guiding their accu-
raely by the flashes discharged their shots bots
simultaneously Jackson reloaded again and shifted
his position further down the bank. Here he was
more exposed by a slope in the ground but he also
deprived Watkins Of part Of his defence aking the
new angle The Colonel was ready this time and
fired twice as soon rs Jack showed himself The
Watkins dropped from the tree and Jackson sent the
double charge at random into the shrubbery at Its
l1, Ihrowng aside his gun he unsheathed bis
He caught sight Of the figure of Watkins creeping
away into the obscurlty of the woods md flung him.
sell upon IT. Tie Colonel turning agicly just had
time to release his own frearm and draw his knife.
The next second they were .nt locked, eachw a
Wall who had spent the night pacing up and down
the western shore OF the river. eambered into the
~ n sk sy had toy st sTe4k AIS
fusillade anxiousy but Ind learned nothing Of the
outcome from the reports Since ller cessation be
had heard further sounds. The fact that the Sena
Tor mad not returned LII for
young man roWed out into .le strenin llld saw thc
Watkins second put off from tic opposite shore.
They met below the island and Wall was Informed
r TINT the Colonel had not come 5ack.
Ing two seconds then landed on the lower end of
the Island md began their search. They found the
two duelliss whore hat fen in the hnal. sdes
peI;ite struggle. Jackson lay underneath Across
him was Watkins, The els sllrg Of both was ripped
g shreds while bodies and limbs covered with
wounds aud gustes
They've fought Their last due.Ssad Wallis COM
pnnlon With Il touch of sentiment. bending to lift
!. MS principal aside And then strange thing hap,
peled the white, strcaked face of Senator Jackson
showed signs of life. His lips opened slowly and his
tll;s moved. They bent 10 catch his words.
:, thougft fol would see It thu he snid and
tainted ngan.
SIN months laert senato was about once more
IN normal health actively In laying plans for
the management of his reunited party organ
from which the death of Watkins had removed the
list obstacle His first after his
alescenee was of his ward Ellen
Harmis to Royce Craig While receiving the congrat.
nlhoils of his friends he heardt to remark that
the one thing he regretted the absence of his late
second Wall. who had LETT the country soon
afierfie duel. Il
During tile remaining sears of nlnng and busy life
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