The Milan exchange. (Milan, Gibson County, Tenn.) 1874-1978, 1876-03-02

two-will you take the chair and plate
that were meant for another?" He
went in, they supped, and when he left
the house late, full Of love and Burgun-
dy, he was completely in the tolls.
Sorel's office was in the immediate
vicinity of the Courthouse. He board
ed at hotel and had sleeping apart
ments over his Office The next night,
about l o'clock, he was reused by a
| knocking at his Office door. Going
down, he found strange man wait
ing, who said to him in a constrained
voice, "Mme. Callamachi sent me
TO fetch you. She wants to see you in
stantly. VIII you come with meP''
AS soon as | can Dress" answered
Sorel, and, making hurried toilette
while the stranger waited below, Wal
ter followed the stranger, who walked
very rapidly in the direction of Aglae' s
house. Arrived there, the stranger led
him at once into Nine. Callamachi's
apartments, turned up the gas, took off
his hat and faced Walter. 1t was Aglae
herself, in mems clothes. Walter scarce
noticed the costume, so absorbed was
he in gazing into the face, distorted with
passion. which she tlr-Ecd Upon him.
"Aglae!" he cried. "Do you love
me?n she asked. Don't speak | see
it in your face? Avenge me, then!"
She thrust letter into his hand and
flung herself on the bed in passion of
tears. Walter read:
MADAME: In announcing to You my en-
gagement with Miss Doser, do not need to
tell you that all further relations between us
must cease. | regret the cOntretempS of
last evening, but it could not be avoided.
You will always have the best wishes of your
Obedient servant,
JULIAN KARPOFSKY.
"What | have heard is true, then?"
said Walter, gloomily. Yesi kill
himl kill him!" 81 will obey you-he
is but poor dog to treat a woman
thus" "Kill him like a dog, then!
Kill him at once! l will 90 with you to
see it well done! 1t is for that am in
this dressi'' "We do not manage
things that way in our country" said
Sorel; "stay where you are and leave
it all to me-you shall not be compro-
missed" 81 love you!" cried the
woman, embracing him; "you are
man, and gentleman" Sorel freed
himself from her arms and left the
house.
The next day, in a public place in
CupreSsina, SOrel permitted himself to
repeat some wretched ribal rhymes
current about Karpofsky, which
the Pole had resented with great tenn
per, and, as Sorel knew, for which he
had long avowed his purpose to hold
the first responsible utterer to deadly
account. As was intended, Karpofsky
sent a challenge to Sorel, and the car
tel was accepted.
Two days later, on a sand-bar in a
river, there was quite a gathering of
persons to see two young men pistol
themselves to death. Some thirty or
forty spectators were there and sur
geon, who did not forget that the first
of professional duties was to look after
his fee. Karpofsky's skill with the pis-
tol was so well known that bets of $50
to SO were freely offered, with no tax
ers, that he would "fetch" his man
at the first fire. On the contrary, how
ever, when the fatal signal was given
fell, never to rise again.
SOrel became broken and unhappy
man for life.
Aglae still reigns in Cupressina, but
her feather-headed rival is widow in
heart. She had a heart-the other
woman had that supreme advantage
over her.-NeoO York World.