The daily Alaskan., 1914-11-30
A Sharpshootor
 Duel
By SAMUEL E. BRAND

] ment, was considered an expert Tn CnaI line of warfare. He knew all the
 dodges in drawing an enemy's fire to
 an Inanlmatc object, in causing him 10 show himself, and had the ability to, Iput a bullet just where he pleased at
 almost any distane.
 Cunningham left college to go to the
 war. and when he came out of 1t, be-
 in" mu,h run down by the climate or | Cuba. he decided to go abroad to re- cover his strength. ... ! In Paris Ned met a couple of young AmericanS who had been in the Span
 iSh war, amd the three set about see ing Paris. One evening at q cafe they
 ran up against party of French army officers. who, recognizing them for
 Americans. began to make invidious remarks against the United States. They said nothing calling for resent
 mcnt, however, till Ned took a little
 silk United States flag out of his pock- 1 ct and waved it in their faces.
 Put that dirty rag up" said one of the officers.
 You call that dirty rag, do you| I'said Ned his eye lighting with anger.
 -sFlI give you colOred shirt" And he threw some wine from his glass in the koiEcer's face and on his bosom. The Euian lhus attacked calmly wiped away tlln ,e'tr wi.h lis napkin, then said a l few vug,l,, to. one of the others, who
 came to the table of the Americans 1 anl temamled satisfaction under the
 code. Cuuniugham assented, but, be- ! in. tlf, chuiIrugel party and thus hay I-fr- fhc. choice of terms under which | tl.a dml should take place. chose for l tl.a .,cr.iu@ grounds farm some tweu;v miles from Paris and for weap-
 ons rifles. The principals were to take l positions mile apart and advance, each conducting the campaign accord 1 ing to h.S own secret will.
 This did not suit the Frcnchman at 1 all. There were but two ways of fight 1 lp.. a duel tn which he was aCcustom- ed-the one with foil the other with
 a pistol, the former being the ordinary l French method. He objected to any l CNr..t one of these methods Cunning 1 ham would not yield. He proposed, l however. that if the Frenchman would aDolo~ize for speaking disreSpectfully
 of the American flag he would apolo- l .-fgy for throwing wine over him. But the officer. lring in thc army could not permit such an insult to pass without ] accept Cumiugham's terms.
 One morning bright and early the two parties started by separate convey ancrs To the farm on which they were
 10 Egll. They had succeeded in keep ! in@ tne affair from the public, but 1t
 v-&S known among army officers, and
 tbcy lorlird to the ground in order to
 witness this singular fight They have
 slurDshnotcrs ir their armies abroad, but ir k 0ups ton if there is the Tree
 f.htiag. ihe u gcui0us methods prac-
 feed amuug americans, whose expe- di,nts come d,.wm from the Indians.
 The two pTi1 .ipals were placed, the one on the norsh. the other on the south
 sia, uf the rllm. The interval between tbpln was made up of fields partly and fhiurv wooded. Unless they purposely
 covered themselves by taking position
 here aul there behind q tree the
 ducISts ,ou'd see each other all the wHv, Tlr, distance. so far as the fight yyH, GOA. rru.d. was not so great as
 would arncar. for the carrying range of rh,, ltGes was considerable.
 1',rv hrd scarcely left their positions .i before r.rr.u-ham fired several shots, Wnra,r ry diI this to get some idea ,s tn, rr.... rr tO rattle his enemy ,,.. ,.uwu. His first stop was | Inrst...- md a fruce thickly lined with
 i.-, .,c. tho same time lis enemy tor. . .rtau nahind q stone wall
 '~l g.. .e ", 1:@g range.
 | ..s. ,..at...n rcSOrted to the com
 -.-- Ir, .., nr raising hiS hut above | ... l.... gcttmg a bullet in it, he
 r, ,....-... l.. .:,aI tlat his enemy was
 H.. ...... - ,h.$ kind of warfare WI.u h.. >aw ,Ac FvenChlnan change his D.. ...... D sing gateway. Gun
 rf...,, ... ..,... .>r waS confirmed. He
 could .s., sn,l ,hc man during the fep. tt .....,s 'r v.aS cy@0scd.
 ...r.. .li"d no wish to kill his lc-.. . Nr..u- the mnncHverlng he ~. rer.'d err. :aOt the Frenchman sever Il -...r, ..ysiriug io wing him. he in .l.vg.t.I 1 stra@gam that would permit ] n.sl s, get un cIsr shot. Tearing II5,., n,cca of railing from the fence
 in picked up stick about three feet
 lsns ani with Dis handkerchief fas,
 tened it across the longer piece about
 T foot from one end Taking off his
 coat. he put the sleeves on the cross
 piece and put his hat on the end, as
 scarevr0wS are usually made. Having . finished this work, he held his figure
 against the top of the fence so that 1t would look to his enemy as if he were . sitting on it.
 Two shots came in rapid succession, one of them knocking the dummy over The rrpnchman saw it fall and, con !. cludirg he had shot his enemy, came out from hiding and advanced leisure Iv across the field. Cunningham watch . ad fer an opportunity to wing him . --.L,,.,,4 sr,tD,,gIy. burtino him and put