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Show DUEL WITH LARIATr The Actual Killing, However, Was Accomplished li Bullets, Both Cowboys Biting the Dust. On the Mnrcati river nbout a ill) s ride from the Dakotn Alnntitnn line 1 once nlt.esseel n du I wlih Inssnes oh vveipnne. e row I of nbout twelve pune hers I d i ami e I nt the 1 rnaslug of the Helle I ourelie tin 1 A til y ( reek stag, lines We were bound for the Hash-Knife' ranch There were all sorts of men In the bum li ITlcic were nine Vmcrlenns nnd three Mexleuns picked up for the moet part In the Hla. k Hills towns two weeks prior to do some extra train wink Hill Im Tince the Hiish-Knl p foiemun, w is In .Inn go AA'e weie at breakfast ills usslng tattle 11 nil absorbing topic In a w 1 nmp when Kick Mattnx an all aiound bnd man a gambler bv profession when 1101 u cetwbo) mnd some ie maik itbou toping a greus. 1 down In TexiiH un I hulling blm around the prairie until he was worn nut ihk of the Mexicans I oupe I,a (Iranele b nime icnlled with a sneei, that tho mnn must havt h n ttsltin 01 dial Aeiu 1 oe Idn t inie a live man and dv that hn tnldt ri Die k Juinpeeel to his feet and pulled bin trim Loupe did Ilk. wis but l.a Pone ran between th in and undo them iccovir' aims The Mexicans c)es glltteied like a raltlesiinki n but he put up his gun as .111 III k also Theie wasja short nrrrilsllee but ever) body knew then would Ie trouble ror the two bad been wauling a petext ror a quart el 1'inin the stun Ii Kerne onlerc I the hoiso wrangler to bring ln the saddle bum b as be In-tended In-tended moving Hun morning While I wan middling up I In aid lhe All xleiin address Dbk aid the) walked nfr to one side and lulkcl In low inn's fnr a lew nilnut s 1 lie 11 t nil mull ie. Ie. I ed his lit hi mount got Ids tope nit the hom and lull It stictcbed on tho grounl Dicks rnj e wis about loilj-livt loilj-livt fiet lung, Louies was neater sixty ln an lustnnt lhe Alexlenn s kriri was nut and hi:, tope tut It t In. xat t Itimilli or Dleks 'llicii tolling their lariats onierully tho) led tin li Imrsea in opposite directions, until the) wno about loo yards apitit wh 10 iho) mounted wheelel und lodi lowanl eaeh othei 1 stood holding my brbll 1 1. Ins and watched evny uiou c,nd I will never forget the lo ik nr halt on that Mixleana tuee 1 1 Im )PII prn pulled In a vile kid smile Ihtil ohowe I the iflcum of hla white leelh Dick a Ji-va wen set tight lie looked llciee e'eiuj,! nn I determine I but theie) vv is also 11 ntt; Htloii of fpin lilt 1 1 id. si. vvlv low 1.1 1 mill other ror about Ivienly yintls tlicn made u dash und the mp. r. shot nut like light, nlng lloth men .1 jellied nnd isuuuil lhe lops vvpi 1, . v.rel and Ih.iy began in . Ir. In aiound and mound A 0 mud mat lb. svlsh ,,f then I irlata is hn svv ing tin m ovir Ihelr hi ads, '."J1 .'.'"" 'v,"f f"' "ne iidvtinttga etvei tit nihil Thev miu,. mmd hmk nn.1 forth, a id llnullv alll inn.lt a cast I he but lhe lillle, ihien It t,rf befoie the) sin. k 1 uid b. puiiPii up v instant 11 1 llnugii I 1,1110 bud (,aihPled up " ! ' ,il night I1I1 cneinj by tin) 11 ni I on a,m i..!,n.'.'i,k l """' "" "lu llor" "'" e,.i .? "'"Pi"' Into his poii), ilnshiel iut 11 11 th 1111 11 fl ,(. ii jvvovii 'hi could pun nm mmv,, fl0, ,,,'i raddle, a pistol shot rani- out rJ rtll to the ground dead DtH drawn his gun with hla tree bull covvnrd thnt he vvaa shot fcls antif : through Iho heal Ills triumph, though, wasshortr Tho Mcxlcnn s lunana) ronr hint from his horse with terribiH dntRRed blm some distance inoiW lleror wc could reach tilmor! rt mttlnlng Mexleuns had ridden W emptied his slx-rhooter Inte P bod) Of course, ne all eperM" Ixiupen pnitner, Lsrlo who wis In full retreat, headed fort" I ottom lind He reached cow ahead of us, nnl cs-aied Wo icttiincd to enn-p and rw irsulullon lo lhe elfect that u" was well rid of both the dtiellJU.' we bulled nt Ostrnnder's Sup Hon somo thico inlleo from tw ' of the filnllt) The matlirn' i.poitid tu a Deputy bherlSw nn t next morning It l necdler that rilspiiles and arumiw i ut'full) uvolded by the tn that outfit foi FOine time t -( hlcneo Inter Ocean |