The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-08-12
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assured him truthfuuy. at the sumo
time. out ur the CORNER Of hiu eye.
measuring the distance % the near.
est palm trunk ever, bodS meet
around here Is ,ftry and diacourte8us
and pvcNlHhlN anxious 20 boz rid ~
my presence. and they We just got me
feeling that way myself ucaidcs
Just because sou tru me itu your
bland ia no proof -
The swift rush De- made 20 the ahcl.
Ter ~ the palm lCft bis sentence an.
finished Ills arrival behind the
trunk was simultaneous with the ar
rival 90 &c bullet that thuddcd Into
the other side OF A.
Now. just for that" hc called out
as hc conferred bullet into the trunk
OF the other mans palm
The next few minutes they blazed
away. or waited FOR calculated nhota
and when Francis eighth and last
had been fired. be was uunieasantly
certain that he had counted only
seven shots Tor the stranger tie
cautiously exposed part ~ his sun
helmet. held IN his hand and had d
perforated
Tho stranger stepped out. and
francis could not help ndmlrng hir
fino figure. y spltr the fact TINT
dirty pair OF canvas pants. cotton
underShirt and "A flonpy aombrero
constituted his Earmenting Further.
u seemed he had previously known
him. tho Il did not enter his mind
that De was looking al replica %
himself
n WANT NOt X fARS"
~ want your csrn." the stranger
answered. pleasantly. aa ho slowly
advanced
SUR. First down. and the man
who wins the fan gets the other Gel.
Z lows ears
Agreed. - The young man IN the
| canvas trousers shcsthed his knife.
Action and word went together
and hia glorious rush ended ignomln
/ iousiy. for the stranger. apparently
| braccd for the shock. yielded the IN
slant their bodies met and Zen over
| on his back. at the same moment
l planting bis foot in Francls's ahGo.
men. and from tho back purchase on
the Eruund. Transforming Francis
| rush into "a Wild. forward rumersault.
Tho fail on tho sand knocked most
% Francis breath out % him and
tho flying BODY OF hla foe lmpacung
on him. managed 10 do for what little
breath WAS left him As he lay
speeches. on his hack be observed
the man ON top ~ him gazing down
at him with sudden curiosity.
what d'you want 10 wear n mus
tache forf" the stranger muttcred
60 on and cut 'em off" Francis
Eaapcd. with the first % HIS return
ms breath. THE ears are yours but
thc mustache il mluc. II Is not In
the bond Resides that FAN was
straight jiu jitsu"
You said anyway and everyday
for the first fam" the other quoted.
laughingly. As Tor your ears, keep
them. never intended 20 cut them
or. and now that look az them
closely the less want them. Get up
and set out ~ here Tive licked you.
Namos' Ard don't come rncaklng
around here again, CIT scut'
WHATS IN 4 NAMEs
In greater disgust that ever. 20
which vas added the humiliation u
defeat. Francis turned down 20 the
beach toward the canoe
Say. little stranger. DO sou mind
leaving your csrdg~ tho victor called
after him.
Visiting cards and throat cutting
don't 20 together" Francis shot back
across his shoulder. az he aauatted
In the canoe and dipped his paddle.
MY names Morgan"
Surprise and atartlemcnt were the
strangers portion. az he opened his
mouth 10 speak. then changed his
mind and murmured 20 himself
Same siock--no wonder we look
alike"
sim In the throcs ~ disgust. Fran
els rerained the shore of the Bull
sat down on the edge o. the duEout
l filled and lighted his pipe. and gloom.
1 lis mcditated Crazy every body
was tho run Of his thought Nobody
acts with reason. ia nkc't sec old
\ Raran try 70 do business with these
people. They'd get his ears "
Could he have seen. az that mo
ment. the young man % the canvas
/ pants and OF familiar appearance. he
would have been certain that nauEht
but lunacy resided in Latin America.
for the young man In question. inside
] a grass matched hut in the heart Of