Life — December 5, 1907 — page 49: what you’re looking at

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ateach other. Understand? And the best man wins.” “What,” I exclaimed, “‘you must be crazy!” “Nothing of the sort.” He pulled out what bore a suspicious resem- blance to a 38-caliber and brandished it over my head. “Six-thirty to-morrow morning!” he cried. “You can get the Inn clerk to be your second, and I'I—D’'ll—oh, T'll get some one. Now you be there—you hear! I'll have the guns. I carry a case of ’em. You can’t escape me. If you try to get away from this place, I’ll nail you, all right.” My blood was up. I could feel all that primi- tive chivalry handed down from my ancestors and hitherto unrecognized crying aloud for “You needn’t be anxious! you confounded little fool,” I said, “T’'ll be on hand.” Iled the way back to the Inn. I whispered the affair to the clerk. In half an hour it had been arranged. We were to meet at six-thirty the next morning, under the shadow of the cliff next to the falls. Ordinarily I am a good sleeper, but I must confess as I went up the creaky stairs to my room T felt no call to lose myself in gentle slumber. Here was a pretty howdy do! I had come up to this benighted place at the tail end of the season. Thad discovered an extraordinarily beautiful creature with whom it was quite natural to fall in love, and just because of an awkward half- ked fellow I didn’t know, here I was with an affair on my hands. And as if this were not tieth century o'clock I was downstairs. A small group of men was waiting in the office. My a / deadly rival, with a box in his hand containing . 4 the revolvers, led the way, accompanied by his x ‘ second. I followed with mine. ‘The village doctor ee and a new chap I didn’t know came after. We trailed along the path leading to the cliff. My second, the hotel clerk, grasped me by the arm, as he whispered, “Fall back a moment; I have something to say to you.” Ifeltak Takes you along the old Santa Fe Trail across the most “Don’t be alarmed,” he went on. “You see, picturesque part of the Rockies, to the Grand Canyon it's like this. That young chap was a little bit of Arizona, and thence to Sunny California. hasty last night. He lost his temper. Between You ride on a superb train ‘* Santa Fe All the Way’? from Chicago. One manage- you and me, he hasn’t slept a wink. This morn- ment frasn: start (0 finish Whe track is dustless. Block-signal protection. Meal ing about four o'clock he wok rietor service by Fre arvey. ‘he only train to Southern California, via any line, Ee ae tar sioes he noke: up the propeiste exclusively for first-class travel. Second—and intimated that he would like Full description of the many luxuries of this train ina new Limited booklet, which, with Grand tomake a concession, but of course he wasn’t go- anyon book, will be sent on request, Address W. J, Black, Passenger Traffic Manager, ig 1 back Gut-not quite that" &S, F, Ry, System, 1118-N Railway Exchange, Chicago, The clerk looked up at me anxiously. “Ivs better,” he whispered, “to have the affair g0 right on—as a matter of honor. But ke any difference to you if only blank cartidipes were used >" ‘ IF YOU ASKED FOR BREAD AND A “Ha!” I thought to myself, “so that’s what STONE WERE OFFERED INSTEAD the young man amounts to.” Tturned haughtily to theclerk. My heart, which up to that time I had been vainly trying to keep ¥ wouldn't you laugh and shake off out of my throat, suddenly went ‘back of its own 4 7 accord. I noticed my legs stiffening up also. . the dust of that shop from your Wsamazing what a relief I felt. Decoration feet? What, then, do you think “Hum!” T said. “So the young man is tired about any other substitute offered as of his bargain.” t : Forty-fourth St., and ara) _ shook my head reluctantly. My courage Madison Ave. remabie ~ stew in leaps and bounds. 114 West 724 St. N.Y, | Service “JUST AS GOOD” OR “CHEAPER?” This story continued on page 608 comicbooks.com