The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-01-25

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friend.
Admitting, rather" said the huck-
ster, with grin.
We hurried on. It was getting late.
could not divest myself of the feeling
that beside me walked a figure. Wheth-
en- / walked fast or whether ! walked
slow it kept pace with me, ever turning
upon me pair Of blue eyes, and kept
saying: Would You kill him because
you insulted him? because you struck
hirn?'
Would kill him2 | was an excellent
shot; he was bungler. | had tried to
make him q better, but be was too
clumsy. He could handle neither a foil
nor pistol, and hadn't the delicacy Of
sight or touch to learn
Suddenly we turned aside into wood.
I'm here, " said the young athlete who
guided me, vaulting fence.
followed him, and we passed through
a thicket and out into an open space on
the bank of the river There stood my
friend Of the day before, now my enemy,
with his tawny English beard, fresh
complexion and blue eyes. Beside him
stood companion and medical stu
dent, the latter looking very important,
with his arms folded, and his short,
high shouldered body perched on a pair
of long, thin legs. He was staring
through his glasses at us.
cast q glance at my adversary's face.
He was calm and resolute. saw as
plainly as words could have told me the
condition Of his mind. Besides, knew
him well Ills nature was eminently
practical He was the most stolid, mat
ter-of-fact man | ever knew, yet honest
and steadfast at heart. He had deter
mined that he must kill me, or would
kill him; and he had decided to kin me
if be could
We were not on the field ten minutes.
The distance was paced. was handed
my pistol and sent to my station. The
word was given.
But other words sounded in my ears
with the signal to fire the words spoken
to me by Decide in my dream.
Both shots rang out as one, sharp and
spiteful on the quiet morning air. pur-
posely fired aside from the living mark
before me My adversary stood unhurt;
had bullet in my side
saw figure striding toward me. 1t
looked strange and tall and indistinct,
but knew it was my adversary.
aAre you satisfied asked.
Satisfied Good God, are You badly
hurt?
TT was all my fault" Iextended my
hand. He attempted to take it. but the
seconds interfered 1--WE haven't time
for palever; we must get away from here
at once" A carriage in which the medi-
cal student had come to the ground stood
in the road near by. was hurried into
it or rather carried, for was fainting.
The doctor and my second got in with
me, and we drove to my rooms. The
others hurried off in different direction.
All that morning lay on my bed, ex-
periencing amental, ifnota physical, con-
valescence. had been badly wounded,
but this was nothing. My hot head had
been turned into gentler veins of thought.
had been saved from bitter memory,
hend that would have pursued me
through life. was in an ecstacy when
realized that had not killed my friend
that my hands were bloodless. | was
tbinlrinu ~ tho liminutiye shield which
~, ll,sats5, thr,,st between me and crime
the little maid 7 had met in the nark
nv whole he;no was filed Will, oratit,,da
and love for her She is nerbana =
nnsed. / am 90. Seven from twenty
leaves thirteen. When she is 90 / shall
he "a. That's not great difference.
Then made a vow--a reckless. absurd
boy;sb vow. All. the hot impulse of
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