The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1870-11-01
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mechanically, because l felt in abso-
lutte need of the occupation. The car
riages remained at little distance.
The four seconds greeted each to other
and talked together some moments.
The ground was measured,II looked
! at the doctor with smile.
"Bahl" he said to me, at will go off
we'll enough"
With stealthy glance I observed
my adversary. He seemed exceeding
ly indifferent, and was also smoking.
The seconds tossed up some pieces of
money. 1' -n .rgai
George came toward me.
"You have lost the SUM-" he said.
"With my luck, you might as we'll
have tried for the moon; / should
have lost all the stars of the firma-
ment, one after the other.' ~
l"And you have lost the swords. You
will have to fight with your antag-
onist's. We'll, take off your coat. and
don't forget what 1 have said. Above
all, keep cool"
Allmy selGpossession returned my.
heart beat rather hard, but 1 delibe.
rately tookmy place, lit up by some
rays of sunlight, and threw, off my
lat, coat and waistcoat. My adver-
sary and stood face to face, three
PAGES apart, measuring each other with
the eye. Thai is certainly the most
trying moment of cll. aa.1I i
Perfectly cool, / stopped to turn up,
one after the other, the bottoms of my
trowsers; then l frightened the waist
baud so as to support my hips, and,
pulling up the shirt, pufed it out
around the breast, in order that the
sword might catch there without enter
ing. 80, saass n.i 4,
George came up and extended to
me one of the swords which he and
another of the secones had just
measured, then, crossing the weapons,
he uttered the preparatory. Hfeg
"Begin, gentlemenp
Like a man accustomed to the sur
prise of the first moments, my adver-
sary retreated step. The blades be-.
came somewhat engaged. With the
corner of my eyes I regarded Saint
IV"'s red gloves, brand-new ones,
which dazzled in the sun. The Mar
quis advanced two steps. and then at-
tackled me with a rapid disengage-
ments. / parried, rctreating quickly,
and sent him a riposte which made
him in turn retreat. There was no
other sound than the clashing of steel;
in the silence was heard the gasping OF
our laboring breasts; we were both
| exhausted. As for me, my heart beat
terribly, and my profnse perspiration
gave the effect of complete submersior
in learning to swim.
All at once the Marquis exposed hi
shoulder for perhaps second;
stretched out my arm and felt a sligh
resistance; the point entered. l drop
! ped the sword as if it had burnt my
hand. bo
20, pardon me, % exclaimed
The first moment, quite involuntary
to, is too beg pardon, as of some on
whom you have accidently hurt. Th
! sensation is very like that caused b,
treading on gentleman's foot. Th
blood gushed freely from apretty dee
: wound; the shoulder and arm stiifed
, the Marquis, supported under tree
t smiled rather gloomily.
! L put on my things little apart
= ! must own to a certain pleasure in re
suming my coat while contemplatin
d at distace the group formed by m
S friend the doctor, probing the woun
i and bathing it with fresh wafer, tn
e Marquis reclining on one side, an
n Saint W bending over him wit
d those eternal red gloves which kept u
e shining like the morocco of tol
d boots.
y George carefully wiped the swor(
9. and sheathed them. Then he came u
Ie to me. his mustache biting in smi
g which he had the good taste to swa
g low; his his eyes sparkling with pie
d sure.
e bravo, my little CASTOR p he sal
e. in low voice; now, my boy, go al
u shake hands"
le made no objection, and apprOac
le ed the group just as the Marquis
c. was saying to Saint v;
is 81 leave it to you Saint v, wi
queen of spades second and tV
mt tramps, what should I dOy'