The Meeker herald., 1910-10-29

q wooden tree boz directly In front ol
Miller's door written with bis owl
hand: Those who are not With u,
are against us. Let them 60 Every
one who pissed II read 1t and looked
up al MilIer's house All looked grim
knowing that II was u thrust Of Hew
son against Miller and might be seri
GUS
MILLER sent for one Of his intimate
friends aud told him to 60 to Hcwsop
and say he proposed TO remain where
he WAS and that II Hewsou wished to
drive him Out he would have to do SO
al the point Of a weapon. Hewson
wished to know II this was a chat
lenge. Miller's second said II was not.
Then Hews0u said that he would be-
gin shooting the iiex, time he and Mil
Ter met. Mil;er's friend persuaded
Hewson to refer him TO second. The
two seconds. anxious to make the af-
fair ns biO,alless us possible arranged
the following terms: AT 10 O'Clock In
the morning each principal should
leave his house armed with AZ cali
Der revolver. only one chamber Of
Which WIN ~ ue both tthsN
on the main street Of the town. aud
they were to walk toward each other
and fire at will.
.Hewson was very much put out at
this arrangement. which. be believed.
would result IN nothing serious to ell
Their party. md refused to abide by 1t.
but his second told him TINT II he did
kl,.,s h.
ing further to do with the matter. and
Hewson reluctantly consented.
when this prospective affair got out
We were all very much surprised : frst.
that Miller had decided TO light. and.
second. that single firing should de-
eide the issue. But as Hewson was
known to be q dend shot 1t was ex-
pected that the affair might not be
bloodless after all. Nobody knew
what Miller could do with a gun, but
he had always been SO peaceable that
1t was not supposed he was much of a
murksmap.
No effort was made to keep the at
fair. the terms md the time secret.
A duel limiIel to one shot was unique
and Interested every one. The hight
before the fight all the men in town
were discussing the probabilities con-
corning 1t. Most people believed thnt
uews0n. having but II single chance to
get rid OF his opponent. would let him
empty the chamber Of his weapon.
then walk closely up to him and kill
him. Others figured that Miller would
find some method Of drawing Hew-
sons ball at n moment when he would
fire at disadvantage. which would
leave Miller mt liberty to tnke delib-
craze aim. All agreed that II one or
the other WINS not seriously hurt the
matter would come up again later
shortly before 10 o'clock on the
morning OF the fracas J TOOK position
on the sidewalk between the two dis
pufants houses ! noticed knots OF
men ald boys gathering. the Union
symimthiz"rx taking position not far
nom Miilrr's nouse. ana the seces-
sionists mostly congregated In the d.
rertion from which Hewson was TO nd
vance. WITHIN Few minutes before
~ O'clock the street was lined with
people. expectantlys waiting TO see the
ngh.
when the town clock struck the ap-
pointed hour Miller emerged from his
house and walked to the middle of The
street. II was now seen that he had
the advantage OF the sun on his back.
though as the morning was generally
cloudy this made but little difference.
He walked slowly down the street. and
before he bad gone twenty PAGES.
turning my eyes In the other direction.
saw Hewson coming. also In the
middle Of the street. quarter of
mile away. AT this moment Miller
drew. HewsOn. probably either think
ing the distance too great even to
make ready or intending not to open
tire until his antagonist should be at
close rnnge, did not raise bis hand to