Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-03-11
hack and salsd a, the visitor siernly in the

hack and garsd a, the visitor s,ernly in the
face.
"Slr Count" he said. cal My and firmly,
81 YOU have plainly stated yoar proposition;
and will as plainly answer. leannots'sn
that paper"
HI" ga.ped Damonoa, In quick pas
sion. " d. you refuse -
=" Mos, aatly."
&" hut you will sign i,'" hi'."d Damon
or, turning pale with rage. "Hsre u is
sign! II you would lNe--sitn ~
- Perhaps he cannot ~rite," suggested
Urlen. cOntrmptuously.
Then h. NAY make his mark, relolned
the Count. in the same con,cmp,uous tone.
+" IL might not require mach more urging
90 induce mc to make my mark IN man
ner not at all agreeable Ia you. cir, 'he
youth rriurtcd. with lis teeth nov let, ana
the wins .tartin. more plainly Out. " do
you seek quarr,.l nth me
"Srek3-l seek what will have. VIII
YOU sisu''
- Once more-no'''
Then by heavens, YOU shall know what
Il il 10 thWart such as me llnw's thatY
\, thc.e words passed from the Counts
lips IN a low. hssing WHISPER, he aim,d u
hluw with III. list ~ Ruric's head. The
cunmaker had not DRAINED IT such das.
tariy act. and lie was not prepared Tor u.
VT be- duds,d IL. and ~ the Count drew
hack Ruric dealt him blow upnu the brow
that i,llrd him o. the tlpJr like a dead ok.
Beware stephen UrIcn =" be- Whispered
o. the counts companion, ~ that individual
made movement as though be would cnme
forward. am not myself now, and you
are safest where YOU are
The man thus addressed viewed the gun.
maker few moments. and he seemed To-
conclude that he had better aSold a personal
encounter.
Conrad D,monon slowly risr In his feet,
snd gazsd into his antagonists lace lew
moment. IN silence. lis own face was
dcIihly pale. anil his whole fume quiVered.
Rare Nry,l." he said, ina Kissing,
maudensd tome. "you will hear from me.
| can overlook your p'eh'iin stock.
Md with tbs be turned away.
A." Paul" said the gunmakcr turning to
his h,y. after the metz had gone, " not a
word II thi- t. mother. he SURE
On the following morning a. Ruric was
prrpuing f,r breakfast, hr Jaw Olga, the
buk,. pas hy. ana strike 90 into the Bar.
udiuo r,.,d. New. thought be. i the time
o. call un Rus,Iind /, and ~ ss'n as he bad
eaten b.. breakfast Ice PREPARED f'r the
vi.it. lie dressed we'll. and ~ man ~ Mos
COW hld nublyr lJvk when the dust from
b.. s,rb
a., r.ak horse and slrds'. AMI started
oI Tor hrymlin, within which tie duke re-
sided.
In one Of the sump,uouly furnished
apartments IT the palace IT the Dukc"i To.
l., at Rus,lind Ntld,i. She AS u hc,uti.
iul Eirl nodded IN I~ricr, Term, With the
tail hush ~ health and yicur. and Iiss'ss.
no.. a lace 1T rrculnr swcr'ur,. and in'rlll.
rpnr,. So w.. oulN uinrtr,r yr,r, ui ugn.
aud she bad b,cn tn Nrtn, an orphan.
There was uothms ct au ar,sl"rat "a her
lnos-no,hrn. proud, nothing h,us ~ hot
rcntIruc,. and love were the rue elements
ul Der s,ul
How now. Zcnohic2' asked ROsalInd, ~
her N,i;iug.miid catered.
There "a gentleman belos who would
see yua, the gltl replied.
Then tell ban | cannot s,c him., said
RU,,hnt. trembling.
hut Il /, Entic Ncyil, my mistress.
Rurc' exclaimed the lHir maiden,
starting on. while the rich b.nud mounted
% her brow and temples. %. ! am glad
bee j. cumc. Nv prayers are iryly ansNrr'
81. Lad him uthyr. L'uohir.'
The c,rl departed, AMI ,rr long ai,erwarl
Rurig entered the apartment lie walked
quickly tnvbcrr Ru,iliud bad ariscn To- her
ir,t. AID taking one OF hi' hand, m both
h,, own hr pr,,,rI u % he LIP. l, wa'
vilb dilrrulty Dee srokr But tnr emotions
ul hl- .,ul l,r,unr calm at length. and thrn
ir r,,ur,d Ra.aiHd p,aHi's hat sbs '0oua
E,r,, p.rmu ksr hand 10 D, diy ICED of 10 "a.
oihsr 90 ils DM'oi II.d. liurir informed
her 900 tbr ,t,iI 81 Count Dlmonuh e. hi-
.h"p. a.. rurIs,.- and the rr-ult. k'.al,nd
Wa a.tuui.h,yi and ALARMED Stll shr
ruuld loot lrli,yc that The take m,autip
b.tuw Ter hand upnn DunuunH. Tee
puky uw,d lin money. shr sid. and nlshi
ryrHsI, ~ playing Nih thc Cuuut.
Eurc started asa NV sA'picirn dashed :
lyru uim. Had thr Duk" .''ut D,munud
b ION that mi,s,,n ou purP's, t. ~ him
utl q uuarrrI Ave- thuu ,lt the Youth d
.u um-t.l, " the Dukc knows that | have
auslt thr sword play. anj he kuus- toe
.uuut wuuid D. NJ match Tor me. - Tee
hiuk. ~ this subtle manner a. make NE the
instrument iur Kidding him Ul plague :
llut th, youth MS careful not io let Rosa q
,ud know uf thi-. lie Thought She wuuld !
he uuh1rpy u she knew the, duel was ,
likely to come OF between lim,yll aud the
Count. e
a.. L.. ,.,,,,,.. 80 ..,,,.,,,iye A.
.cncr, Ruric tvuk leave OF liu~,lind, and /
Va. .bon IN the open Court. Here he en-.
tered hls .lvl.r, and then drove u the bar. I
rack. Ia the Khlnsrud. where be- inquired
lar . N"uns FREUD namsd Of-a, u li~uirn.
ant Of the guard. The uiicr was quickly
found. and a, lie met Rurir his ,alutaii,n
AZ warm aud cordial. After the hr-t
friendly GREETINGS had pissed. Ruric re-
mai krd, f." mas have a meeting with Con-
rll Count lamuuoG. IL has sought n
quauel-insultsd me most grussly-aimed
"a blow at my hcd-and ! knocked him
dawn. You can yudscas well ~ what the
result mu.t hc.'
Mo-, a,.orrdly he will challenge you"
cried the oilicr vAciledly.
- think resumed Ruric, calmly.
: Aud now Will you serve me in the e,cnt?'
With pleasure
And ,heryupnn Ruric related all that had
occurred at the time ui the Counts visit 10
hi, shop. aud tleu iO"k IN, cave.
ne then reached home ju,t ~ his mother
WAS spreading the board Tor dinh,r. liz
often went away un business, aud she tho I
not Of asking him any questions.
On questioning Paul, IN the shop. IN the
afternoon. Rurlc, IA his great surprise.
learned that the Back Monk had bvn lhrrr
durius his a'sru,c, To purchase u dagger
that Dee ha,i draSn out ct the boy uinat'
account at the visit 81 Ugz'n aud ID 'mrupG,
aud be- sermvd 10 be- much pleased with lin.