The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-10-19

brief examination OF Paups body. Sure
lly enough, the bullet had passed through
his heart. He must have died almost
Iinstantaneously, for he did not move af-
ter he iell, and the last smile with which
he had looked at me was stlll upon his
face. 1t was melancholy business in
every respect. l had to break the sad
news to Alice and her mother; and the
| Two ladies were so terribly overcome
that / feared the shock wodld have some
| permanent effect upon their health. For
my part, l was obliged to hurry to En-
| gland as soon as possible; and LarU-
quiere, heard, also got away, anu re-
manned out OF France until the affair
| had blown over.
l kept up correspondence with Mr. g.
Rae, and was glad after time to hear
| from her that Alice, though still terribly
upset, had learned to look with GER
| tam amount of philosophy upon her M s.
| fortune, and had to some extent recOv-
cred her useful health, If not her usual
spirits. Meantime l settled down in
| London, and unable to forget my Paris
| ian habits, usually dined at one oil the
| then much freQuented taVerns in Fleet
street. The Cheshire Cheese, which was
| then III much Tie same state as it is
now, was my favorlte haunt; and there.
as months passed by, l gradually picked
| up Il lew pleasant acqutlnCances, chief
among whom was an extremely we'll
hammered young gentleman named Bar
ton, Il man OF independent means, SOou
family, and tirst-rate education.
One day, after ne had been dining with
me, the conversation turned upon cOnti-
mental manners aud particularly upon
dueling. AS ali illustration Of my abnOr-
renee OF the system, l tolQ my COmpan-
To-, h. Il
which Barton appeared much interested.
He asked me good many questions
aOouJ the parties concerned, and after
expressing a remarkably strong opinion
to the effect that Lar0quiere Was a
| blackguard, bid me goodnight. L went
home To my rooms in the Temple; and
next day, on visiting the Cheshire
Cheese, found no Barton. lie mad left
word with one OF the walters that urgent
business had called HIM away, but that
lie hoped to see me on his return. Weeks
passed, and then months, and still Bar
ton did not come back; and 1 confess
lnat had begun TO forget him altogether,
wnen one evening he dropped into dill
ner as though he mad not been absent
| for more than day or TWO.
"Wuere have you Deen?' | asked, al
ter | had heartily snaGen hands with
| him.
~ have been TO Paris" he said. con
arriving there, | found out q liJtle more
| than you told me bout LarOGuierr, and
when | mad thoroughly convinced my
sell that he was the blAckguard you
had pa nted him, L arranged for a series
of lessons at pistol, gallery. Every
| day for a month l went and shot iOr an
| hour or two uutll | was 80 perfect as to
| be able to hit Il small com every time at
dis lance OF twenty PAGES. After sat
isying myself as TO my proficiency, |
look box AT the opera; it may nave
| been the same box that you used to
have. Laroquiere was pointed out TO
! me. He sat iii the stalls, and between
the acts he lett his seat in order to
speak to lady in another part OF the
house. l descended as quickly as pos
sible and took MS place. He returned,
and ask ed me in an OyerbeariDg tone to
move. l refused. lie persisted. l
struck him. lie sent me 4 challenge,
and we met upon the spot, curiously
enough, where ne had killed your friend
| FerranQ. Before The signal was given, |
said:
"'M. Laroquiere, listen to me. am
not here to tritle with you, but am as
generous as you were with Paul Fer.
rand. l viii shoot you only where you
wisn.'
ode turned deadly pale.
"'We Will sGe,' he said, whether
will not make you a second FGrrand.'
| "'Ihen [ viii shoot yOu,' l returned,
'as you shot hlm-LhrOugu the heart. 1t
! will teach other bullIes not to challenge
me-
"Whether he was so upset as to be in.
capable OF aiming or not, l can not say
but, my dear fellow, shot him rs dead
as u dog, right through the heart, and
avenged your friend, at the same time
Kidding Paris OF its biggest villain. 1t
was case OF diamond cut diamond"
"W ell done, BartonW l exclaimed.
CIV att" he SAID, "and let me finish the
drama. We managed TO keep the mat.
ter very quiet, and before leaving
France l was able TO call ON Mrs. Rae
who is now at E0u0 0gne, for / had let
ter of introduction 70 her from Paris
ian acquaintance. When | saw her first
she knew nothing of the affair, but a.
last broke the intelligence 10 her anC
her daughter. l tounu Alice to be q
pretty girl, somewhat spoiled by hel
long mourning, and not very much in
cllned to llsten 10 me; but, my dear fel
low, alter three weeks OF hard persua
sion she gave in, and now she and hel
mother are coming over next week.
believe you were to give Alice away
When she arrives, you shall nave cap
llal oppOrtunlty.'
"Anu," L added, shaking my friend.
hand warmly, 81 shall be delignled TO dc
So"