The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-01-05

Sittu Sue HUI ueIFu Oh ENFkeF
shooting eseapade and had turned bit
terly against Tim. | told her that |
wanted her and II she wanted ME
] WIS willing To settle the matter be-
tween Barker and myself. Her reply
was al | could have asked for. but
she positively forbade my coming Into
collision with my rival. tuld her
frankly that believed he would Kill
me If ! married her and that the mat
ter had better he settled before the
wedding Heing woman. she wished
to get round the matte toy subterruge
and for the time heil. ~ would consent
to nothing definite
Dnisy was very fond Of an old ranch
err called Jake Huchlns. To her he
was "Uncle Jake a day or two after
Barker's shooting us | was riding over
the country on horseback Huchins
came up behind me and ambled along
side Of me
Il hearn about the shootin' o. your
pipe onten yer mouth" he said. Lit
tie Dnisy was telling me about it,
"0h. II was Miss Nolan who told
you. wis IT."
Yes. And. what's more. she asked
me To suggest some way q settlin' the
matter without bloed spillin'"
THAT'S impossible" said l.
$50 thort NJ fusl. but nrter awhile
! thort Of plan. Barkers mighty
proud o his shootin'. and he's pretty
much made up his mind that he's lost
Daisy. | reckon he'd agree IL settle
the matter by IL trial o skill between
him and you. He'd consider 1t his
only chance"
I'm no shot. Such u contest would
give Miss Daisy 10 him. aud she
doesn't want him."
Not so fast. You don't ueed to be
much o. II shot. Could you hit hens
egg Mt twenty feet?"
81 might In two or three shots"
well. give Daisy u,y plan. and
she's decided to try II. Heres II note
for you. and here's note for Barker
whichever bits d hen egg With
forty-two the most outen five shots
she'll marry
He handed me u note TO that effect
from Daisy and showed me another
hp WAS commissioned to deliver to
Barker
do you eonsent?" he added. draw
ing rein.
Yes" | said: II consent to anything
Daisy DESIRES
Without waiting for more he turned
about and rode back In the direction
from whence he came.
The next day Cncle Jake Informed
ME that Barker had gladly agreed to
the terms.
On The appointed day made my
appearauce at the barn. wondering
what was to lie the upshot of this sin
g,,lur contest. 1 found an egg sus.
pended over n basket by Il fine thread.
I won the toss and with II the right to
fire five consecutive shots ut the egg.
I missed the first aud the fourth but
put a hole IN the egg Oh the second.
third and the fifth. For my life could
NOT see why / had not lost. Ii would
be nothing for Barker to hit the egg
every time.
A new egg was attached to the
thread for him to shoot ut. and. whip
ping out his revolver. he fired with APP
parent cnrplessness. He WIS surprised
to see the eg. oscillate violently. but
the shell was not broken. The next
time he fired he took careful aim. but
with no better success. He was thun-
derstruck. Since | had hit the egg
three times he could now only tie me.
You must hit 1t III tue center" said
Uncle Jake. III you don't you'll
glance
Barker aimed long and carefully at
the center and sent the egg bobbing.
but still the shell was unbrokeil.
Flinging his revolver on the barn
floor. he strm.e away.
knew that Barker had been tricked.
but could not conceive how. 1t ap-