The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1888-12-20
rnE PELLETS or BREAD

vord. uith that courageous nature, lively
and . little Ioclined 70 ts~sins. that - ih'
cLsrscisrlstie Of The children oi Psri.
Nevertheless, he had an eIcelieni heart
aud $50 rtsdy 10 throw bimsslf ieio the
Ore u nec~sssry for The very o1e whom ~
insiant before hs bad made the target ol
Ii, lest
Il sas al R.. thst pretty little
neisbborisg city To Pay. ibs, faui icooJ
himself ope niorsiog Tor pleasure aud the
dinkirs Of certain heslibfnl waters. for
r.. - every oae kooss.is chsfhina
summer resort. aud filled during the sun.
mer st least siths crowd Of guests. Paul
spd bis friend Edousfd DuoIiesne, we're At
Tie came hotel and took their meals TO
seiher st the table d'bote. where they bad
for neishbor 10 front Of them 40 Fog.
iishman known 10 lie very rich and very
eccentric. and who's life. they said VAS bat
. series Of endless journeyings around The
!, world.
II Paul betrayed himself Partisan In
every sct and feature. 70 did the stranger
betrsy the nstiti,y OF his melancholy com
try. Short Of stature and fat, The face
broad and ruddy. the skull bald and shin.
ing. the beard blond. the eyes blue IS corn
flowers. be vss truly the most perfect type
Of 40 Euslishmau that is possible TO imsg
ine. More than once Paul had csught
himself smiling st the impossible vissge
Of Sil Arthur Jacobson. for such was the
strangers name This evening, then,
when the events occurred that am going
TO tell You Of, and. by the why. the even
ing Of departure Of the two young men, as
the dinner was drawing to q close. eXhil-
srated doubtless by the champagne they
bad taken. Paul amused himself while
talking to Edouard in rolling balls OF
bread crumbs and launching them between
thumb and finger. rs school children
launch balls Of paper, at his neighbor, the
Englisbman. II was thong ghtless. not to
say rude. exhibition on the part Of Paul,
but then Paul was not quite himself. and
the temptation was for the moment ire
sistible
As the first pellet struck the arm of Sir
Arthur Jacobson be slowly turned his
clear eyes upon Paul and his companion,
but bis broad physiognomy lost nothing 1
OF it's habitusl plscidity. One would have
supposed even that he had seen and com I
pretended nothing, had il not been for 4
the fact that with sn air OF the utmost n /
difference an pblegm be lifted the morssl g
OF bread crumb and slipped it into the
pocket Of his vest; still, however, without i
uttering syllable. 9
The bearing Of this man was well cslcu- 4
lated TO excite the teasing humor OF the \
Partisan. and scarcely moment had clap. b
sed since the launching OF the first pellet d
when second followed it. and. taking the d
same direction ~ the first, went TO fsttep a
itself upon bis shoulder, and like the 9TH k
OF TO travel the road to Sir Arthurs pock- 3,
ct. Angcred little by this Systematic
imperviousness, and certainly for the time "
being blind 10 the insult and Inconvenience a,
hat such pleasantly had for Its object. il
Paul believed it bis duty to repeat bis pei. R
et for tho third time. II struck his Wis q CT
'is upon the forehead Immediately be- Il
ween the eyebrows. And still be receiv. ii
ID II With neither movement nor sign, q
hough the walters at the cable could Ia
csrcely repress their bilarity on seeing
lin with the same stoical gravity lift his c.
'and, remove it aud send it to join it, tb
comrades In his pocket. tb
This amusement. 10 bad taste as you are ~
'ouud to admit. had lasted long enough. te
nd ~ the guests we're quitting the table he
liz Arthur rose aud and followed their ex Ibo
mpIe, and Psul and his friend, their N
eads decidedly heavy with wine, got up an
, turn and went to smoke . cigar on the o.,
srrscs. Hardly, however. had they made
heir appearance there than Paul found an
imself confronted by his recent victim, of
ho regarded him full in the face. and in ba
Kcellent French stated that he desired to =,
peak to him . moment
Yol must certainly understand, mon 81
eur, said be, that the play to which you ;
slivered yourself while ago constitutes
serious sdront, OF which demand the ;re
ason. Moreover Is . gallant man you
90 see that You must accord me, without ., =
J forcing il. the repsrstion that is my abl
sht. A..
Precisely, my Lord; see. aud am at 4
mr. service. siI
Tomorrow morning. then. monsieur. at he,
o'clock. behind the park. ma,
The conditions? a.;
psces-au wise. In an
nr my seconds will wait upon yours l "a,
We tie honor. monsieur. to salute you. -.
Which proves once more. my dear Paul, ~
d Edourd. when the stranger had turn. !. !.
on his heel. that il does not do 10 trust D.
appearance. Who would have suppos- r
that devil Of little man 90 toucby on ~,
'oint Of honor' He takes the thing, 10 80 ~.
! opinion. too seriously. a..
sh, par Dieu. be has reason, replied
nl. 10 whose brain the freshness OF the :
bad brought about q salutsry res tion ,i.,
ave committed . serious and 40 often
0 stupidity; it is Just that take the sh.l
Iseqcsces. Bat truce TO words; come Won,
b me 10 the house OF NJ D, whom Who
nov slightly and whom l shall ask TO nv
ny second wiiuess. Y,
'romplly st the hour appointed mex. Sir
rnirs Paul aud bis seconds and Sir curl
hur Jacobson and his seconds arrived cour
be spot indicated behind park. Paul gaze
. commercial man. pescefuily inclined. to a.
nothing ola sportsmsn, but, 10 de Ce
IA NJ knoS lsJ "a of iha d,sl;n. .a3a ..a n -.