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Show DUEL WITH LARIATSTl -. . - KIC The Actual Killing, However, Was Accomplished " Bullets, Both Cowboys Biting the Dust. I,1 On the Mnrcau river about a di)'a ride from the Dikntn-Moniatia line I once wit. eased a duel with lassoes on wtipona. A rrowd or about twelve ' pun. reis' In.l . amied at tin .rowing nf the Belle t otirrhe and Valley ('re, It a'nge llnea We were bound for tlm ' I lash-Unl re' ranih There were ill aort. of men In the hunch Theie were nine Amerhana nnd three Mexican, picked up for the timet part In the lllaik Hills towna two weeka print, to do aome extra 'train wink' Hill l.a Tmce the Hnali-Knlre foieman, wia In (hm go We win in breakfast, dlsi tinning (little tu. iill-abBorbiiur topli In a ,.. i amp whin Hick Matins, an all uound bud man a gambler bj profeaalon when not u cow tio) made amne tc inmk about inplng n great" i don n In Texai. and hiullng him around the prairie until he waa "worn nut (nu of the Mexluitia -Loupe I-a (lian.le h nnne noli.d v lib a amir, that tlui man tnust hitr b on aaluii oi drad oii loi'ldnt mue a live inuii uiul do that ho add d Mi k Jumped to hla fe I and pulled hla gun Loupe did Ilk-nli, but l.a Foi re ran between tin tu and made them leiovir1 uima The Mexican a C)e Kllttneil llko a rattleannkn n hut he pm up hla gun ns , hi, K . Theie wnaa short armlBtlie but ever)-bo.ly ever)-bo.ly knew then would In Imuhlo foi the two hud been wanting a pietext for a quiirul tiom t! Htmt . If, Fori nulut , llie Ihubo wiangbr to bring In the saddle bunch aa he In-teudid In-teudid mining l l,,.t mninlng While I wna nadillltii; up I hi unl the .Mi xh'iiii aditieaa Ubk and tin) walked off to one aldi and talk, d lu lot, ton a for 1,'Vt '.""'" " '""" r"1' ' l'" e.l hia htsi mount got hla rnpi oft th horn and laid it .tiniihrnl on tlio grounl Dltka inpe hub about loitj. Llx't) '""' I'a"1" w"" neuiur ln un Inainnt the Mexl.niia knlf, waa out mid hl topi mt t. i in. ,x i nmli of tin k Thin tolling the r mlalaeiiefully, t10) led thulr horaea In opposlt, ilireuioiin until they w.ie ubout 10t yarda iipul I, wh re th.y mounted wheeled and lod, tonaril .-aih other I stood holding my hrldlo riiiia und . rttili.il ev.ty mm. .nd will ,,,ver i.ugei the ..k f hm. o, tint Minima. fl(, e Ilia lips were I'Hite, In a wl.kid amlle ih.t "honed the gleam nf hla while leelh D, k a Jj.v. wen set tight He looked lie l. u ''eaui.1 i d deiermlned hut time w u ala u uigit at',,,, of foai I hey 10,1, sionlv inn in uuh other n C Vi. "" """""bo' ""I like llffht. ning Hoth m,i, dMlged ,) .siuped .egrrp.r.Y,,a,o,un;;i,,ll,';;!,1,1 i l hi ii, . U, J"" "Ul ""lr l",'l",' o.er ,'h. "ith?,"' f'" Bm" '"'""itiiga Bb, k ; . I, i' '.".f.V1 "" M"'" tbo I . rt in Li 1,""l",1,", "n"'nt hi , Hi '," '"' ' Hl1ieieil up I, id ',; "',Khl "'"-'i. ...) by Urn 1 coma nu,.' imi ,$, azrtui I raddle, a pistol shot ram out IW , Ml to the grounl dead f:. drawn hla gun with hla free MilijjjjjjT . cnwnid that he vv a, shot Mi tllrB , through tho hi ml , lila trliiinph. though, tiaiihoitrH The Mexlinn'a tunnna) rurr IrfM j him from hla horse with t(rrttnJ( dragged hhn some distance aali'xK llorote we iould reach Mm ouljTK remaining Mexliuns hid rlJ'lMB. emptied hla alx-rhooter lnWi"B. bod) Of lourae, wc all epeoMl'B i I Hipp a partner, I.aelo who "'B i In full retreit, headed forirH I ottorn land. He reached mteB , nhrnil of ua, and efaicd Jk Ue uluined to camp anl tsBip. tesoltitlon to Ihe effect that 1'HjjjjjjjJ, w aa well rid or both Ihe durllittHa we bulled nt Oatrnnderi Sui"v Hon aome thrco mllta fromtM'B nf the fitnllt) The matter sH -upotti I in n Deputy BherlfinfBt in. t next morning It 1 neeilWrBiii that rilsputea and arcumtnti JJH ( ireful!) avoided by Ihe mB j tint outfit foi rotne time 10 oB t i hliago Inter Ocian. m ' |