The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-06-30

up to-day, and unless he is coward We
shall force him to fight, and II he refuses l
shall horsewhip him.
They sooa settled it after this. Col Ken
yon was calm, pale, aud quiet, but Forth
was furiols with indignation. He raved
against Beaton at one moment, and Frances
at another.
"Sparo her." said Kenyon; cher punish
ment must DO almost greater than she can
But Forth was not Ia a numor to spare
anyone. He talked 50 loudly aud angrily
that Kenyon was obliged at last to remind
him that unless he kept this affair quiet,
they might be prevented fighting Sir
Arthur Beaton; and this argument had an
Immediate effect.
And dc not. Of course, let Ruth hear
anything" said Kenyon; and Forth saw the
wisdom Of this advice also.
say we are going to town on some bust
ness" he added, ''aud meet me at the sta
ton at o'clock; We shall be able TO write
to him today
He left a few minutes after this, and
Ruth came to shake hands with him before
he went away.
II am going TO take your father up To
town with me for few days, my dear
ne explained. 81 have some affairs 70 set
tie, and shall want his help"
he was quite calm now, and Ruth never
guessed his real Grand Her father asked
her to pack what he required, and hurried
on IN time to meet Col. Kenyon at the sta
tion as he had promised, and Ruth was left
alone.
In the meanwhile the two old comrades
had started on their journey to town, aud
though they exchanged no further words
by the way on the subject of Sir Arthur
Beaton the most resolute determination
hlled both their hearts, They reached
town about o'clock, and on arriving at
their hotel Col. Forth at once, by Col Ken
yon's wish, dispatched the following letter
to Sir Arthur:
'Sir-I am requested by Col Kenyon to
INFORM you that your refusal to marry my
daughter Frances, after you induced her to
leave her husbands house, now when it is
IN your power to do so. is in his, estimation,
and alike in mine, so gross an insult to us
both, that we are determined TO call YOU to
account for it. Will you therefore send
some gentleman to me, SO that NAV ar
range with him the time aud place in
France, where hostile meeting can take
place between you and Col. Kenyon, who
claims it as his right to avenge his wife's
honors Should you refuse, Col. Kenyon or
myself will publicly horSewhip you, and
brand you at your club as a coward.
WILLIAM FORTH"
Col. Forth penned these lines with stern
joy, and the two old friends sat the rest of
the evening anxiously expecting an answer.
One arrived about IL o'clock the same night,
written from his club by Sir Arthur Bea-
ton, and sent on by an especial emssenqer
addressed to Col Forth.
"Sir.-I fully admit the right of Col.
Kenyon to call me out, and my friend
Captain Brett, of of the Guards, shall call
upon you tomorrow morning at twelve
o'clock to arrange particulars,
ARTHUR BEAToN."
Col. Forth read this brief note, and then
handed it to Kenyon, who, having also
read it, returned it without comment
HE doesn't mean to shirk it, at all
events" said Forth.
81 did not think he would, and | cannot
understand his conduct answered KENYON
his mind wandering back TO the handsome
seemingly high-minded young man who had
sat so often at his table.
There is no excuse for it," said Forth /;
and then they changed the conversation.
for what more indeed was there to be-
saida s
Two days later, on the French coast
about a mile from Calais, as the sun rose in
its glory, gliding each wave and ripple of
tue wide green sea, shining on the yellow
sands and on 'the waste andllumber Of tho
shore" two Englishmen were standing. nav
ing gone to this lonely spot to avenge an
injury to the bitter end. asn .
And the bright beams fell on the pale.
stern, haggard face of the man from whose
heart Frances Forth had crushed out all
hope and happiness. They fell, too, on the
flushed red face of her father, who began
to look uneasily at his watch, as he saw the
appointed hour had come when it had been
arranged that Sir Arthur Beaton and his
second should meet them.
They are two minutes past their time
he said; Il hops there is no hitcn.n
''There driver might not quite know the
way, perhaps" answered Col. Kenyon.
calmly, adding a moment later, ''Look
yonder-there they are; but they are bring
ing third mani suppose surgeon
Then Col. Forth looked in the direction his
friend indicated, and saw at some little dis
lance. coming across the sands towards them.
three figures whom they recognized as thew
drew nearer-three quite young men and
the one who was going to fight the young
est of all. Sir Arthur Beatons tall. slen.
der, 1.-THE figure stood out distinct and strik
ing in the clear morning air. He paused
when a few few yards distant from the
elder men, and his friend Capt. Brett ad-
vanced to meet Col Forth to make final ar
rangements. Sir Arthur's face looked pale
but firm and handsome; but he Scarcely
cared to glance across the few yards Of
sand which divided him from the man he
had abused, and whose friendship he had
betrayed.
He talked to the young French surgeon
until his second returned to his side and
then moved quietly to the spot which was
marked out as bis position. A minute or
two elapsed, during which Col. KENYON
had word t. say in his old friends ear,
"If fall at the first shot, remember your
promis, to take my place."
81 am not likely to forget it," answered
Forth, gloomily.
Soon everything was ready; the fatal
word Fire was given; and as it crossed
Col Forths lips, Sir Arthur Beaton DELHI
erately raised his weapon aud fired into the
air, and the next moment fell forward with
a bullet In his breast.
His second and the surgeon ran to him,
and as they did so he looked wildly up at
the blue sky above, and then around him.
BY this time Col. Kenyon and Col. Forth,
seeing that he was seriously wounded, also
advanced to his side, and as Sir Arthur's
eyes fell on the face of the gray-haired man
he injured, he made an effort to speak
Forgive mel' he said land they were the
last words of those generous erring lips!
ITO BE CONTINUED
A Missouri Pharmacist.
For years have sold drugs in Kansas and