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Show : ttt'-. i Dr. X., of tlio town, Girardeau and I were the only ones Hot in this llin.erai !e J practical joke. Next morning about da break tnr-r Licked me, in and took me to the ground, I about a mile from the station, xhe soc- onds had brought the four pi.-.tols under ' tin-ir overeats. It was quite chilly. I When wo reached the piacu tht-y put down the pistols and bey. to measuring j oil the distance thirty-live paced, 1 think, they made il ; long ones too. ! While they wore so occupied the colonel i went, up to where the pistols wore and began examining them, not closely he seemed more to be fondling them. Vnat struck me as sirango at tho time was that his adversaries and the seconds watched him closely. Suddenly the colonel stood up, and in a loud and stately voice said, looking toward his opponents: 'Gentlemen, it seems to me markedly nni'air toward two of you that you stand fronting me in a row, as my second tells me has been arranged. Now, when 1 shoot, I of course must choose one of you, and as I may fret killed on the first shot it is manifestly unfair that two of you should not have the chance of being killed by me. The one I shoot at will j bo killed certainly. I am au expert. Now, gentlemen, allow me to suggest to Jlr. Gillan, who is both taller and broader than either Mr.' O'Farrell cr Jlr. Schrader, that he stand in tho rear; that Mr. O'Farrell, who is next in size, stand in front of Mr. Gillan, and that Mr. Schrader.who is diminutive, stand in front of both and all stand close up. In that way you can ail shoot one over the other, and c ,cli one may thus have a chance of getting shot in case my cartridge car-tridge is heavily loaded with powder." Thov all acceded immediatelv. ( iIOM I (.IIJ VliDi iV. I 111 Nit 1 1 v- 1 r i tl l d ( r t t 1 1 o 1 a 1 d I V 11 1 it 11 1 1 l tie N i Ci x 1 1 l 1 h t t j lie I It 1 t Ltd , It YU t '1 It 1 i 1 tl l v t 1 1 1 t l 1 oid ! 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Here is the letter: My Dr.Alt Sir About three (lavs alter von lett. overtures were made to tltriirdeioi 1o allow tho men to return, t Hev Ihetieln lhat Lis ar.L-er by tb.it time would bave coulee. Hut il bad not. Mrs. (Milan fmnllv was oblieed to call on ti e colonel, .is her money was all tone. and. her husbi-iml not beine'iit work. Irutlesm.-u refused to I rus! her. Lho won her case. She t lien boson plraUine for O'l-'arreil. -.Mudiim." said Ike colonel, "do you need two husimmls',- ot course nut, she answered, turning fiery red. "I IhniiL-ht not." feud be. as be politeiv onened the ,i,mr to let her pass out. "Mmboii your laisliaud lor vour sake can return u n u tlie others return at the risk of their lives or mine. Hood uuv." (otiuii has returned. O'Farrell ar,l Sehradet ha I 1 -it ir i It', ts 01 ' ,te eul tji be i t, it oil i e i, i u; north. 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