The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1913-02-10
RIVALRY THAT
CAME To NAUGHT
combatantS In a Duel Placed
In Ridiculous Light.

There were C9EZz2-gS all flETIEFlss-S.
and a man endeayored to raise the VIII
dow. but the Dor hung on Then the
coach stopped suddenly. the door was
thrown open and 4 voice said
Hey. doctor.
A man Of professional appearance
started and looked uneasy
you a DOCTOR asked the uan-
Il am q surgeon"
@AII the better You're wanted
As II appeared sure that the coach
had been stopped By read agents tue
surgeon quickly alighted-
All right Drive on Doctor. yOH
gir on 70 thar crtrter and come along
The doctor made q feeble protest.
which was not listened %. mounted
the horse referred 70 and. with maH
riding On either side. one OF whom car
RED the doctors bag. proceeded by
crossr0ad
~w-w-hat are you going 70 do with
met asked the medical man.
~Oh. don't be skeered- You're not
goiu' to be hurt Are your tools IN the
bag:~
4 have some instruments there
We'll. you're 70 be ready az tght
70 patch I'D one or both Of two men
that is. II they're not killed before the
fracas il ended Y see. Tom Big59w
and Abe Hnchins. they got stuck on
the same 81. and there don't appear
no way 10 settle tie matter except Tor
one Of 'efa 70 xii the other They
bein- good friends and neither wantin
an advantage. they want II heg The
fght conducted with ail the eourlshe-
u an old fashioned duel South Caro-
INA Jim be arranged il all for 'eLu
and says they must hev a surgeon.
But hasn't the girl got anything to
say about it,
The gal. Oh. she don't know that
either q EN- want her They tuna
bled u her only last week I see. out
yere in Arlzony there haln't many Wo-
men. and this one she come out win
her folks Only week ago lookiB' rs
purity = q leetie red wagon. Tom and
Abe both seen her To onct. and both
said they was goin' for her. But II
wouldn't lie far for either Of EN- q
90 in ahead Of the other. so they made
il M to Sight for her. Tomorrow
mornin' they're 10 walk. one up and
t'other down the road. and when thes
get within shoorin' distance they're tC
begin firm. South Carolina jim want
ed EN- 70 stand still and ire when n
dropped his hat but they said ther'
n0Bcht he 4 chance OF one on 'eu he
In charged with shootin' before IN
] signal ami they preferred 70 do To
! fob without any SIGH romfool restric
tons. But they ret Jim hev his WA,
p about the surgeon. We ken john.
2 Croker on the stage every day for
week to ind out If there was docto
2 aboard. and if there was Johnny wa
70 let down the winder when he com
. 70 the holler'
: And how far" asked the doctor
: ARE yop going TO take me out Of N
+ way Oh this stupid businessT
"Yere we are" was the reply. an
9 they pulled up at cabin beside tn
road a man appeared at the dool
: lighted only by a candle within
We ketched him said one OF TIA
!, men on horseback. Then to his fellnr
horseman he said: You ride over un
. tel Abe. There's the dawn cona'
now. Tel him soon's be sees the ur-
q speck Of the sun 10 start Tomu stat
from yere at the same time
+ The messenger went on. and the oil
ers entered the hut The owner drer
! a quart bottle from beneath his Goa
! and passed il TO the doctor. but the do,
tor declined
~ Not drink this chilly mornin't' e.
. claimed his entertainer. why. what
( goin' to stiddy your hand when your
! cuttn' out a bullet or tryin' to stop
/, TOW Of blood ?"
q That's just what would INSTEAD
n me" replied the doctor.
\ This statement was received with
stare of wonder. and the conyersatio
10 turned upon other topics. Tom Bigelo-
: spoke Of his future with as much COZ
A. hdence as if he We're not going With
,r an hour 10 be one Of two targets for
a dead shot. When that hour had passe
p and the dawn had developed into broa
daylight leaving Bigelow. the two OF
ers mounted and eantered down Ii
ANee4 AGA q 4-A4ics W Acu the QgEEDF 5 Dix
stopped
They're 10 begin firm when they
+ on that and that crest" pointing fn Oh
uosLte directions. You're to stay yer
where vi be about even between e
BOTH
AFTER awhile they saw first one III
ure standing ON a crest and soon aft,
- another on the opposite crest Bot
a. advanced ana when they thought the
We're within range fred couple
g. shots each. but they were too far aua
fsr execution At that moment a ms
ma woman came riding furious
across the plain.
sop this shouted The man.
A signal was made TO the conba
ANTS. who ceased firing and ame SLOW
Il, Isl un 70 see what was the matter
What d'you feuers mean ~ jnte
ruprin' couple or the bridal night:
married the gal You two are hghri