The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-02-02

onin uttered cry. His left shoulder
had been pierced, and the blood began to
stream from his wound. He turned very
pale, and with 4 desperate effort rushed
again upon his ANTAGONIST. Sc
Martin Louis smiled disdainfully. He
easily warded of the stroke. But the
next effort Of Veronin was more. success
full. His blade pierced Martin Louis
breast. A groan Of pain escaped him.
He staggered asifready to sink down.
Veronin uttered triumphant yell.
.'You will die dog J" he said, as he gloat-
ed upon the livid countenance Of his
wounded adversary. ~.
mo! no you shall die!'' roared Mar.
tin Louis back.
He gathered all his strength ands At
tackled Veronin with fury which the
latter was unable to withstand. A mo.
ment later Veronin's heart was pierced
by Martin Louis sword. With yell of
pain he fell, and expired. But Martin
Louis too, was mortally wounded. His
life-blood was fa ebbing away, and two
or three minutes afterward he was also a
corpse.
An hour later Baron de Precy found
his sons cold and stiff remains in the
walnut.tree grove. For moment even
the thought that with his first-born had
fallen the hated first.born Of Montbaisson
Was unable to assuage his grief: But,
when he turned round and met
THE GLANCE OF DEADLY HATRED
which the father of the slain Martin Lou.
is de Montbaisson, who had likewise come
to look after his son, bent upon him he
said:
''Ha, Montbaisson The sons have
fought: 1t is now the turn Of the ia.
thers!'
''Be it so !" said the count hauehtilv
81 shall wait here for you tomorrow
morning at this hour with my brace of
pistols, without witness. 1t shall be
death for one or both of us -
The challenge was communicated to the
anxiously waiting families of the two old
men at the same time ct which the CORY
remains of the two slain young men were
taken home. So terrible was the thirst
for revenge at both castles, that hardly
tear was shed for the dead.
The duel next merning resulted in a
similarly fatal manner. Baron de Pre-
cys first shot severely wounded Count de
Montbaisson. The latter, however, had
strength and firmness enough left to send
bullet through the Baron's heart.
There was crashing Of teeth at Castle
Precy when the Baron's remains arrived
there, and they heard that Count Mont.
baisson vas likely to recover from his
wound. Such did not prove to be the
case, however. Three weeks later he
died in the greatest agony, causing, on
his death bed, his remaining two sons,
Bernardin and Charles, to repeat their
oath Of vengence against the Precys.
Of the latter, but two were left-Vic.
tor and Lucrece. Victor and Bernardin
fought duel. They only inflicted pain.
full wounds upon each other.
By this time the royal Government had
heard of the murderous sentiments enter.
tanned by the two families toward each
other. King Louis the Sixteenth, in or.
der to prevent any further bloodshed,
had the two wounded youths conveyed to
tho Bastile, where Precy died soon after
his arrival, while Bcrnardin dc Mont.
baisson remained prisoner for three
years when ne also expired.
Thus in the year 1852, but one male
member of each family survived -
Charles de Montbaisson ard Luerece de
Precy. .~t>. -, c<-.x-g>s g ~
They were at this time little more than
boys, and as dissimilar in character as
possible.
Lucrece de Precy, then fifteen years
old, was somber and almost misan.
thropic person. OF slender build, he had
never manifested much liking for the pur.
suits Of the young scions of,noble houses.
He disliked fighting and sport, was
passionately foud of books, and above all
thing s, an enthusiastic student of astron.
omy. His favorite resort was an old
tower on wooded KILN the neighbor.
hood, which in medieval times had been
used as a lookout by the knightly noble e.
men Of tTouraine. From the top of the
tower Lucrece de Precy often made as
Economical observations, in which he
spent there occasionally whole days..
As time wore on, his prediction for
this lonely spot grew stronger and strong.
or. TO show an appreciation of his at
tatchment to it, he had a tall flag staff
erected on the top of the tower, over
which thenceforth hoated the banner of
his noble house. 49,
Young Charles de Montbaisson was a
widely different character. His tastes
were singularly gross. He was cruel to
animals, and had on one occasion beaten
servant 50 severely that the latter had
died in consequence. The noble young
murderer had not even been arrested for
this shocking crime so great wora tho