Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1886-05-08
llE COULDN'T FIGHT.

y,in hita the reputation OF vii, spiue natural
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tah" ana s"t "y'N'-J"S' "hH' ""'''" ""-
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lilo was In Goutnd AT receptions, d"sir-
ahlo partner In IA waltz, and he inspired men
with that sori of confidence ON loved by ia ose
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ply, llulety, III the "i"'' ""s"'u'" b"u
moral standing. IL was known that no WAS
"A good sword-nan and "a better shot
rwhen 1 have To fight" bs womb say. al
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"' h'l''"s my "''"'
Nov, on" evening, alter having accom-
panied to tho operative young married ladies'
ct hi. acuuaInisure, " ilh their husbands, he
inyitsd Tho whole r,,,y att.r the perior-
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Whoh no observed that gentleman Sea'e" w
u uoighhoring table was st,rin1 steadily nj
uuc al tha l,dies I'm the party Sho seemed
T., r,,I .,,,,oi ,,h,,rassed and kent her
L,,i fngvn Al In.t sh, said to her hu-.
L,nJ
"Th.r. 4. "A man over thoro who Keeps
staring at ma. / don't know him at aii-io
yn, ~
m, husband who had not noticed any
tLir,, turnod Ia look and replied
HNo; | don't know him ut all"
The Xuuuy woman continued, half .mil-
1Ir, yorv anuoying That man spois my
supper"
'rho husband shrugged his shoulders -
mSon.euse. nav 10 nttnutiou Ia him. II
~, had Ia worry out.slyo. about all the in
salient peopIa we meet, thore would never be
an .nd nf IL +"
IIut the yi.rnuut hal suddenly risen. lie
cnuII unt nnrrnit that individual to destroy
the ouInyiuent which he hai offered. The
insult va. lo him, iuasmuch ~ II was
through his iuN ,tatiun the party had entered
the ca,Ie therefore tho affair concerned mo-
one hut him,
flo spurnNrhol the man, and said tO him.
"Sir Won ara staring at tho,e ladies' in "A
manner which cannot Tolerate. wnl YOU
ba good enough to- cease this staring at
once"
Tho other ropliei,-
I0u keen Nour mouth shut will YOU &? ,
The Ni-count setting his teeth, exclaimed.
"Tska care siTi you may compel mo Ia
violate pulitruesS" "
Tue Stranger uttered uniy one word one
tIthy WORT. that resnundeu from Que end OF
tho ,,tlc Ia the other and made every one in
tho house start "a IL they had been soi In
motion hy a spring Al who had their backs
turned look ed around the rest raised their
heads three natter. simultaneously whtrled
un,n ihsIr heel, like so many tops the two
vo,u,n hahiud the counter started and
tvisIrl iEeu, ycs cutnpletely about ~ il
they were two puppets pulled by one string.
There WAS "A great silence Then "a sudden
dry sound rl,rked i'm tho air. The yisrount
bad slammed his AL Iyorsary's face. Every.
hndy iuinpei M 10 interfere. Cards were
eNchsnppd
AMER tho viSrount returned homo that
night Lee l,egan Ia walk up and down hls
room " ith great quick strides. He WAS too
much eyc,rsd tn mink about ANYTHING. one
solitary idea kent lowering in his mind
J,rf ',lt,,urh the ida, itself had not vet
avy,trre,i ,nT srori,l emotion. uehad done
inst what Le ought To have done no had
bsh,yrt a. hs ought to have behaved. lie
NSuId l,s spnkcn of, would ha approved,
NouIi H., congratulated lilo repeated
alnul-
".N hat A vulgar brute the fellow IL :"
Thou hO sat down and began to think. lie
wouII have To procure sncGnd- in the morn
INC. Whom would no choose? lie thought
at all tho most celebrated aud most dignitiod
men Of his arulIatutauce. Finally he selected
the MARQUIS De la Tour NOirU and Colonel
Euuruiu, a great nohleman and great
snlLisr: that would ba lust the thing. THOR
names wouId have weight in the news.
pnpers iIa suddenly discovered that he
Vas thirsty and no drank thruo glasses oi
water one after another then lac hogan Ia
walk uu aud down again. Ho felt full Oi
ouorpy Iiy showing himself to bo pluck v,
ready for nuylhing and everything, and by
insisting upon rigorous and dangerous con.
duInns .ry demanding u serious very
nrrinns terrible dueI,-his adversary would
he pruns,Iy scared, aud mako apologies.
lie tuIk the mans card, which no hal
drawn out at his pocket ~ he entered, and
had tluuy If ON the table, aud he read il over
again IA ht, hNi already read ii in the cafe
with , ylanco and ~ he had also read it IN
the carriage hy every Passing gaSlight.
"Geurge l.amil, 81 Ruo Money" Nothing
more.
lie examined the letters OF this name
which seemed To him nIysterious-nll o
>,guo si,ruiIi.,turr (Irofyc Iumi. WhC
Was the irIlow? What did ha do? Wha,
did he stare at tho women in that way for
Wasn't II Disgusting To think that stranger,
a man nobody know anything about, COul,
worry "A mau's Ito In that way, Just 10y TAX los
a notion to fix his eyes insolently upon
wnuiau's face" And the yscOunt rapea;oC
again aloud,-
"M nat a vulgar brute the fellow ~
Then he remained standing motlonless
thinking, Eeoiing his eyes still fixed upOI
tho card. 4 rage arose within him agains
that bit at paper,--s fury Of hate mingle
with strange sense Of uneaSine$s. IL was
stupid mesa, all this affair." lis seihsd N
open peukntia lying beside him, and Jahbe
itinto the middle Of the printed name, ~
he were sti,bbing somebody
So he would have To tight! Should h
choose sv OrdS or pistols for he Considers
himself to bs the party lnsulted. Wit
swords ho would run less risk but h
choosing pistols, ho might be able To irghte
hi-advar-ary into withdrawing the Challengt
IL il yery sfldom that "A duel with swords
fatal M a reciprocal prudence general
prevents the combatanis from fencing
such close quarters that tho blades can inIi
very deep thrust With pistols his Ii
would ho seriously endangered but sga
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