"By shimmeny, boys," screamed the German during a lull; in hostilities; "I fight Kan garoo Murphy for all he is vorfch mit pistols." "Te shall, sorr, by me eowl ye shall," retorted Murphy, sitting upon the floor, where he had been knocked by an opponent, "and I'll let more daylight into ye're shmall carcase than there is coming in at the windey beyant. Did ye hear md tbat time ye Jarman polohey ? " The preliminaries were soon fixed up, and the weapons, a couple of large, old fashioned flint and steel horse-pistols, handed over to a Committee of four to load and prime, the distance (five paces) settled, and one shot each decided on. When the party stepped out into the open, day had fairly broken. The huge red sun had just cleared the range tops, and his ruddy face turned the white sheets of snow into warm red blankets. The five paces were soon measured, and the principals, each with hia pistol point ing to the ground, stationed sideways to each other, the object of the position being to present as little of the body as possible to an opponent to aim at. The second for the German was one Carl Ollenbauben bachenateinerßhropenbicher, the only man on the Point whoße surname waß known. He wasn't often called by it, however — only when there was plenty of time, when it could be remembered within ten minutes or so. Canadian. Joe stood by to pick up Kangaroo Murphy, if need be. " When I say one ye'll rise y'arma, at two y'll pint y'weppins, and when I say fire y'll let fly," explained Sailor Bill, who had been appoiuted umpire and Btarter. " Are y 'ready ?" "Yes," came from both combatants. But just at that moment the form of a wo-una in a nightgown, with a red pocket h mdkerchief tied over her head, appeared in the doorway of the Reefer's Rest. Mrs German Harry, with true feminine instinct, had nosed out the trouble and was on the spot. " Fire," shouted the umpire, seeing that the fun was likely to be spoiled. " Fire, damn you." With a wild scream that woke the Point j quite up the lady bounded over the snow and threw herseif oa her husband. 