The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-08
LIND MANS
FIGHT
By M. QUAD
By N. QUAD
hit, l91A, by the Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate.

ever took place In the United
cured at Santa Fe. N. NJ.
r. ago. 1t occurred several
yious to the 6rst Pacific rail-
while yet every pound Of
lg to the far west had to be
cross the great plains by
agons or sent around Cape
ca.
n in a Rogers & Blair outfit
with the same girl In Santa
,as an American named Jack
the other was a full blood
n. who was simply known rs
girl was a half breed. and
US outside the two rivals
r worth fighting over.
ir had gone on for seven or
nths before the outbreak
, were In Santa re. making
a start east. when the Mexi-
'ening approached a fire be-
Hines sat alone and threw
of powder on the blaze.
ap aside he escaped conse-
ut Jack Hines was blinded
t was a thing
but for the civil authorities
IN would have been lynch
was, he was kicked and
| bounced out of camp. A
} later. as the girl had gone
m. he tried to carry her of
)ut had to let her 90 when
d him. Hines depended on
u his misfortune. but she
| him that a blind husband
no use to her and laughed
0 scorn. He had Il relative
and was taken in and cared
he Mexican crossed the Rio
a time. 1t was a year later.
old outfit and all his friends
to be in Santa Fe again
returned. He had grown
meaner in the twelve
e would have picked a fuss
nd shot him down. but Jack
no sooner heard of his pres
he said:
u must arrange for a duel.
ar rest content until have
Mexican!"
are blind" we protested.
ind that. must fight him
m. blind or not. and the
nta Fee shall look on"
found that he would have
ried a challenge to Don and
the authorities to let us
,lic duel. Some weak OBJ
re made. but they yielded
A fight Of some sort was
lcident. and duels came of
e times q week
II meet the Americana" he
I will slice and cut and
e hour by the watch before
he grand finish! The crowd
l will see some Of the finest
,ver shown on this side Of
Tomorrow at noon. eh? I
rompt as the sum-"
believe that when the re-
about there was q great
1t was generally believed
I'd man would fall an easy
even his best friends said
better die with a knife in
ian to live in a helpless
It Of his life. To three or
onfided his belief that he
Iph. His hearing had be-
ute as a foX's. and he
his ears see for him. He
ect health. had the nerve
Of q lion and he believed
,nce.
,on Of an August day over
many Of whom were WON
I'd on the smooth turf to
strange combat. A ring of
ormed. and the spectators
her. 1t was to be a duel
and seconds and a referee
ted. After each FIVE min
as to be a rest. Foremost
,e~ctators was the girl who
t all. and she was free to
MT care who triumphed.
IS allowed to wrap his left
lpe or cloak. and all cheer
ing was forbidden. The
as pale faced and nervous
began, but his hard shut
the determination in his
Iexican was all bows and
onfidence. and as he was
an adept with the knife a
bout the circle as the two
ard to open the fight.
was something to be re.
r all time. From the blind
nents no one could have
was sightless. For four
'ounds they fought with
i6tng scratches on either
here was any advantage
le side of the American.
e full sympathy Of the
ans and all When they
the fifth round Don wink.
led and said it was time
ing ears off. Hines had
nan in a hairs breadth,
ICED each other the Amer.
rward like a fash. caught
his and threw it to the
.ext instant his own blade
9 heart Of the man who
i'm. We who were only
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