Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1886-05-16

"Nlght Look Ut the moOn--lt IL light
as day. When your father shoots Chts.
ham no won't trouble whether 1t is by day
or night, with seconds or without them.
awe must follow at oDcer | cried.
"Not moment must be lost.n We found
a carriage, and instructed the oriver 10
go with all speed along the Nice road un.
I'll we bade him stop.
Rothwell WAS right. The moon wGs up,
and houses, hedges, trees, and what peo-
Pile we passed were plainly visible by her
light On that score there was no reason
why two men should not meet and work
out their deadly purpose. As | raw the
road growing more and more deserted
and lonely began 70 dread and believe
that Rothwell had guessed the true state
OF affairs. urged the driver TO get all
the speed he could out OF his horse.
Rnthwell said little or nothing. He
neither assisted nor checked my exertions
TO get the pace az which we were going
increased His brow was stern, and his
manner moody Feeling that conceal
ment was Of no further use, told him Of
my engagement with my tsther's enemy,
asserting my prior claim. He expressed
no surprise.
"Your fathers claim is one OF long
years Standing" he said. "Nothiug viii
make HIM forego 1t ia your favor"
We drove on some i've miles without
meeting with anything TO give us lnfOrma-
don. Then We heard the sound " wheels
aud carriage passed as. IL was going
In an opposite direction, and seeing 10
was empty called 10 the driver and badU
him stop. He told MS he had driven II
gentleman some half mile further. A
"a
q halt. Nevertheless, this gentleman had
expressed his Intention OF performing the
rem Under Of his journey on foot HIS
destination was village some few miles
on He told our driver the exact spot at
which his fare left him, and as our man
asserted he knew the place perfectly we
babe him make all haste 20 IL.
Now it was that ROthwell seemed TO
emerge from the gloomine's and silence
which had sat upon him since we started
Now he took, 50 to say, the lead in the eX-
pedltlon. IL was he who discharged the
driver, when we reached the indicated
spot, aud told him we should REQUIRE
his services no longer. He paid the man
lavishly, aud, holding my arm, stood
still until the retroating wheels had van
ished from our sight.
"Thoy met here" he said, "and have
gone down TO the coast, We must follow
themn
sun grasping my ann so tightly as al
most to feel Ike restraint placed on me,
he turned from the road, and we struck
across morrow strip OF land, which lay
between us aud the sea shore We reached
the edge OF the cliff II could be called
Il cliif-as II slOped to tho beach below
gradually enough TO allow any one on
foot TO pass up or down with ease. Some
little way from Us standing at the edge OF
the tide were two men---a tall man and a
shorter one, the latter, could see by the
light OF the glorious moon, leaning on a
stick. There was no mistake, my father
and Cheshlm were there, and IL appeared
talking to each other
"Thauk God, we are In tlme!n cried
Then strove to disengage my arm from
Lord Rothwell's, intending to run down
the bank and lnterpose between the two
foes. My friend held me like a vice.
"Let mo gol" said struggling to free
myself,
"What do you mean to do" he asked
In a low firm voice.
"Do! Go down and stop that duel.
VIII stand In my father's place. | claim
the right, Let me gol"
'Nevctl Shall Laurence Estmere be
naked OF his rovengei Sit down here
and see the end.n
| locked Mt him In sheer astoulshment
His eyes were cleaning with fire, Tn,
strongest passion was written In ever,
feature | saw In moment he had n,
Intention OF interfering. HIS strang,
superstition told him that Gresham wa,
doomed. His one object in coming her,
was to see my father take his revenge
Even now, writing 10 cold blood, | mus
say that for the time believe he was hal
mad.
The moments were slipping away.
grew fierce MS my friend. "Let me gOi'
| said, cor will shout and interrupt
them.n
I, Before my sentence was finished wa,
lying half dazed on the ground with Lore
Rothwell's great weight ON top Of me- ii,
had closed with me and thrown me like ,
child.
TIL then had no Idea that u man coult
be so strong as my assailant. had read
OF his own modest accounts of ieats o.
strength done In strange lands, and had
heard ahoutthem from others, but should
not have believed that any man breath
lux could have thrown himself upon m,
and rendered me perfectly helpless
could whilst keeping me In this position
have been able to make use OF one hant
to absolutely gag and stite my cries,
Philip! you are a fool,n he said
"unless you swear to keep silent, to stay
In this place, will keep you here unit
all Is over, even II have 10 stun you
mean II, Chooseln
struggled Ia vain. His arms and legs
were like bars Of iron, his large hand still
covered my mouth and almost stlhed me
/ | was helpless,
Promise he said, ''promlse TO b,
still and silent You need fear nothing.'
ANYTHING was better than this. Let me
see what the men below us were doing
Az this very moment Chesham's pisto
might be aimed at my fathers heart;
must see what was going on.
l managed to make some sort ol
ejaculation slgniBlng assent. Rothwel
thereupon removed his hand and left IN,
free,
"Come here, and lie down." he wills
pered. vi did not mean 60 be so rough
But nothing shall stop this"
| moved TO the edge OF the bank, and
lay down beside my commander. looked
eagerly at the shore below. The two mer
| "NAN SNiu tNSVthSti ouu saw my lAlner't
face IN the moonlighi--saw II calm and
pa and without trace Of Sgitation 90
H. Oh, Godl How VIII II look In ten
mlnuies' tlme
He stopped and laid something white
handkerchief thonght.--oa the sand at
~, ieet, lie pllnltd TO ~, and seemed 10
speak to Chesham, who nodded assent.
"a Ia barrlero," whispered Rothwell In
my ear.
What does that mcanyn gasped.
They VIII each so some PAGES from
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