New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1916-02-05
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A DUEL IN THE o. SERT T.
; + was 8 o'clock and Monsiay EBpTD

T was 8 o'clock and MONDAY lBuTD
Ing when the roihAutE raScaiS
were led away IL unrouEihtl3
bonds Their arms were bound
10 their lNslies, their feet lasted o-tha
stirrup irons. They snt like incks upon
qufet station horses carefully chosen
fov the nonce. They were, tctfcrcd &c
a mounted policeman Hpicce. each with
leading rein b1ickfcd to his left wrist
and government revolver in his right
hand. Behind the quartet rode the oil
Ger IN command. superhly. mounted,
watching ever all four with a third re
wo1ver ready cooked. 1t seeipeu a
small and yet an ample escort for the
Two bQ16 men, sz0-o s-s'C ty-sS er
But Stingaree was by no means i'll
SiAtzktate OF Ma pelcoiifc despair which
his bent back and lowering counte-.
nance were intended to convey. He
had not uttered a word since fine ar
mai Of the police, Whom he had sui
fired to lift him on horseback. as nc
now sat, without, raising his ,lmorQse
eyes once Howic. on the other hand,
had offered good deal Of futile G'pesif
ton, cJlrxingr his -captors as, the lit,
moved him and once struggling SO III
sanely In his bonds MS to enrn Il tap
from the wrong end Of 81 revolver and
a bloody face fer hts pains. eistingaree
glowered9 IN deep delight. Pts @Tiaate's
part was ID wen acted rs is0own. bat
it was ne who had conceived them
both and expoundcd them IN count less
camps against some isucll, extremity as.
this The result eWas IN IDEAL accord
ancc With his calculations. o The man man
who gave the trouble, was the, map To-
watch. And Su,laaree. chin on Ghet,t-,
was left In ,tetlce TO evolve q Way on
escape hsrofns ,bisQ l,Iau oiEb b,ss mon
The chanees were inlt adverse; ghe had
never been less san-ufne ii his life.
Not that eStineGreN had snucli opinion.
~ the police-he had slipped 'thro,ish
their hands 100 7often2but It vas an
unfortunate circumstance that two Of
<he present tito we're among those
whom he had ,efuSed most recently
and who therefore would be least IKE
" to give htm ,apatleE chance. i-oAt
lightning student Of his kiMl.i be- based
hts only hope slponr a N .secnEat q est,rl
mate Of these IT ment anil onppiied ishis
whole MIND itos the triple task. hututt
was a single task alnNiks faVmht,Sr f'rstI y
for the policeman III charge tfshffh Wis
nons other tisSsi fe Mrs eredt1atis s.6lf
friend. Sef:tni7t 'eHmer6n from c1chrf
Gamer Ffrlfi nj ffbwftTs rt1sftGifan III n
young tF9Sbef tnin| from Y iii. sans moln
as Constable II IsI ana May q shll hun; Z I
dred more in Yhom a,Ithick, si4aull CAN,
ceied a n0Nt 6earto Both. viereq byaHe5
men: neither Was really to lie feared.
But the man behind. upon ette tlfore|
oughbrcd the imam linz from. the IMAM
now on this side and.now ON that. with
his braytse lsagh and mis- ovhHlicftveo
voice-trhsmphan "a though he Ind
taken the bushrangers himself ana d.
blatant bully i'm his frinniph was none
other than tho formidable snperlntendi
s1sr SN6Se inndYfn aninrosity the hush
rangers had earned BY ths Two sescat
pades associated With bis, name. ,,,,
aYet' the outlaw never hattered him
vtE wSfdaii d look, o nevefr.t lifted chin
= eHest. I neyeTi raised an reyed or
crepe6 bis sRsoNths until H4wiie,ss knocls
On the head caussd him to, curso his
F4fs SqE. a f0pl who deserved ak The
0nNirJhN fthor9ushbred,iw asr cafaoo1inR
~YbeU AN1heg,sada I'm an instant u7t1Gi
-s9Ysn AdnHi one. are cyou ~ cried the
tAanttn6 stonEue fofa Superintendent
Osltass 'scoti nnsri, fool about Stiifsas
Sotrts.ov sioIsd 'ad' bsbso1q GOV 7
nv fams9 rad Comic for d repiy.o'q SCI
s'6br1 r'thSusfit dhntif' yesterday,..l
sighsd the b,,shranscE.. "Dut now I'm
-ihrss,. IenG You eu we're rs's sure r.
HtSsssE ne ls't time Y, met my
1ehal had, seuaas oenceit oof myself
ebpN" an Stiagaraes with another .of'
~ eepvtnsmS, siShs. tn,biss1 istt beFi1
40 nv nothing oof' when yon x,Ivtsf
ma baastIyai. y. rs<sied tire s,Iperlntenu-
04iteaows ihiar breath a nd through his
tnRhd lIsds onii syiIodius rst'IF" d0I0 I
.ssWaen." Replied the OUTLAW. '.yoi,ve.''
got your rsvenge must expect yoh 70
Yygift M 10 stov $50 IsYsh9c" fSa1
.siMyo me fr HfesiS,d,.l sTTsSjolned Cairns,
'.yHT may expect worse than thai, and
2fil you Won't be disappointeds.-sT \
by deSFssf stipaaree raised his chh, /,
4 f1ttle but stin loekcd neither Eishs /,
ngI dMh yus tsd,. ,psys I'd, T: tsdT
sThgsf8s 1pr:.9 cried the CHIEF with ,
sRcthlNa tropS.uib1o s;di to noitcs2 #
:AfceS TIA heat. said, the bound ssnan 4
uusOuplainingsysb 'sAnd 1t was just I
aliost h6fsl It aIappeaeAc' rot bsxif et1oi
-mHhalfhapfiusdr' Nod enc ridtiw d
Iix1ve. uosursoof Il thei aehdfeho h1fl'tahtt
bspso ugiah iSafH.e e5cabea the bush!
JSatertls&s itk nfnifSl ayrcverence . .7s' !.
s.'oSn y j'i nm raYainst 4 snas that !
tPn A pguiparyo Sttngaree,,'' ,r,ro1
al atlsanx ra6tst ltus sa4 Howe ia1e
Is (.e $3.50 40 bsunitnoo)