Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-23

put me down; you are mad; you make
me i'll. Put me down, tell you
''Other voices were heard, a confused
noise OF cries and approaching footsteps,
but above all this buzzing uproar could
be heard the furious falsetto Of the
screeching Tzigane: You shall see.
Everybody shall see. Don't dare to
touch me, not one Of you. II you do.
will strangle him. Quick, open the
door,
1.-THE door was violently thrown open.
About dozen people entered the room,
friends of the family and domestics,
Tzigane in the midst of them carrying
the Prince in her arms like puny child.
l understood it all. In her tit of rage,
with the violence Of tempest whirling
a broken leaf, she had brought the
Prince here by main force, and, throw
ing him on the floor, howled, Now see
for yourself. Say, do you see?'
Seize her. cried the Prince, and
send her to the mines
'What does that matter? she cried,
holding her wrists for the manacles.
What do / care, now that am re-
venged?' Then, turning to me, she
added: L told you l would never allow
you to see the Princess again
''They raised the prince and placed
him In an armchair. He ordered every
one to leave the room except two friends
he begged to remain, then turning to
me said:
"'I could kill you, monsieur, as
have right to do. But 1 do not wish
to punish you in that way. demand
reparation by arms
II had desire to laugh. A duel
with that poor cripple? and what kind
Of a dnel, as he could hold neither sword
nor pistol in his feeble hands.
THE prince understood my thoughts
and replied. DO not think me mad or
more generous than l am. The duel
offer you is very possible, as you will
see Touching bell servant entered.
eco and bring me pack OF cards
from the SALON. he said.
"When the cards were brought and
the armchair of the prince had been
drawn up to the table, he motioned me
to a seat, and with calm, almost affa-
Bile air, said: we are now going TO play
a game of cards, monsieur, and the one
who loses shall kill himself before IL
o'clock tomorrow. Do you accept,
mon cher"
81 accept. What game shall we
play?' 'Ecarte, il you please so be
IT, For how many points" Five
1.-THE game commenced, witnessed by
the two friends and the princess, who
drew near, drawn in spite Of herself by
the singularity of this strange duel.
The prince was my master, that
was plainly to be seen, but chance IA
vored me in the most surprising way.
Soon we were 4 to f."
"Parbleu," said l TO Boris, "no need
to finish your story. can guess it; as
you are here the prince lost"
Now at all; the prince won"
"8ut how
My lip curled with scorn, for /
thought Boris had been too c0wardly to
carry out the wager. He smiled malic-
iously and continued
"Hold, read this, which / received q
quarter of an hour after the game as /
was examining the chambers OF my re-
volver."
He handed me an ace OF hearts upon
which the prince had written:
MISUNDERSTANDING to my theory
you have not been cheated, as you did
not perceive it. But feel from this
time it will be impossible for me to
touch cards after having dshonored
them, and to live without them | can
not. | cheated awhile ago, monsieur,
for the first and last time in my life.
We were four TO four. l made a king
appear. Pardon me. shall now make
prince disappear. - - -.
The next day before II o'clock the
Drince was dead