The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1913-08-16
AN AMERICAN
BLUFF wins
Georgia Mans Adventure
With a French Duelist.


land was selected to open one OF
number of agencies abroad for the sale
of the same article. France was the
territory assigned him. with Paris Tor
his headquarters.
He had no sooner opened his sales
room than he was called upon by the
representative Of u Paris morning pa
per for an ad Abner told him that
he was not yet ready. The solicitor,
taking his reply for refusal. intimat-
ed that II the paper didn't get the al.
II would be to the disadvantage OF the
enterprise. Abner replied that he came
from a land where in Journalism the
idvertising and the newspapers opin-
ions were kept separate-in other
words. where newspaper blackmali
was unknown. The journal was well
come to fire away
The next morning an article appear
ed In the home columns Of the paper
| In question stating that all clothes
wringers tore the articles wrung In
4 them. and the Eureka sold by Abner
/ Church simply reduced them to NIB
bons Other such notices appeared at
/ intervals aud were copied by other pa
pers. Abner made up his mind that
he must stop the SANDER on his ma
chine or shut up shop and go home.
He called ut the Office Of the journal
that was blackmaiing him and pro-
tested He was listened TO politely by
the editor OF the home department and
when he had finished was referred to
NJ Jules Chicolet. another editor. who
he was assured would take up the case
Abner found NJ. Chicolet sitting In a
study furnished la Louis XVI. read
ing u novel and smoking cigarette
Abner stated his case. to which the
gentleman listened attentively and at
the end asked:
do | understand, monsieur, that
you accuse our journal of blackmail
ing you:"
THAT'S what 1t looks like"
Then as representative Of the pa
per have the honor to refer you to
gentleman who will call upon you this
afternoon"
~
be let alone. but while he was talking
NJ. Chcolct passed ont OF a rear door
and left him standing alone. The
wringing machine agent went back to
his store to think the matter over.
While there genteelly dressed
Frenchnan entered and said he came
to arrange an affair between M.
Church and NJ. Chicolet
Il have 10 quarrel with NJ. Chico
let" said Abner. "Who the dickens
is NJ. Chicoet anyway"
Pardon! Monsieur, being an Ameri-
can. does not understand NJ Chicolet
is the fighting editor Of the paper"
Writes up dueis, you mean."
no. monsieur; NJ. Chicolet writes
nothing It Is his duty to give salts
faction to those who think they have
been insulted by the journal and to de-
fend its honor. understand you have
accused 1t Of Matchmaking you. Yon
must retract or fight
"Yon tell the fighting editor that my
. grandfather lost an, arm on the south
ern side at Gettysburg. and we
Churches would rather die than lay
down. Tell him I'll fight him with RI
fies at 500 yards"
The visitor protested that such weap.
ons were not used In Paris, to which
Abner replied that in America no one
fought with anything else. and he
would fight with the weapon he could
handle and none other
When the fighting editor received the
news that he must stand up against an
American rifle II occurred to him that
for that occasion at least he would earn
his salary He WINS perfect swords
man and dead shot with pistol Il
short range, but had never fought with
rifles Abner, who had all the 80 call
ed trickery OF the Yankee as well as
the lighting prociivties Of the Geor
gtan. had sent him word that he'd bet
ter make Il will. since be proposed tt
aim straight at his heart and he had
never missed. anything with rife.
just after daylight one morning thu
fghting editor drove up to secluded
spot in the Bots de Roulogne. alightel
Win iiiS uttCuuuuto uiiu NNitctt III ulH
antagonist Presently an automobile
appeared. On the roof was something
Of a black hue and oblong shape tn,
nature OF which could not In the din
light be detected Abner alighted, ant
the porter of his store removed the ar
ticle from the roof and carried II on t.
the field NJ. Chicolet went up to It To-
look ana saw coffin, on the lid o
which was a silver plate bearing tn,
name "1ules Chicotet Died"-tha
: very day.
+: N. Chicolet shuddered. This gro
! teSque American way Of fighting threw
him of his balance. Abner stood nea
= the coffin. leaning on long rife an,
I looking mt the man he intended shout,
. occupy II with strange. diabollea
: stare One Of the attendants seein
I that the lighting editor was losing III
2 nerve asked IL there was no hone O
an arrangement. Abner replied tina
the journal must let him alone. A con
ference was held between the second.
= and Il WIS ngretSl that Abner shout
. withdraw his charge Of blackmailin
! and the irlpcr would publish mn tier
r I'm It's home dp,,0rtnppt psI,et.inlly com