The Dickinson press., 1891-04-25
A DUEL,

"a DOLlH
"There are no real dueIs nowadays,'' said
one of our party. "a scratch, three drops
of blood, and the antagonists 60 off to
breakfast tOgcther.w
"Besides," said another, sit is always so
arranged that no II shall be killed. The
seconds throw up the swords and prevent
fatal thrusts, or if pistols are used, load
them with cork balls
"The duel as it is practiced at present, is
a joke"
"Say a caricature."
DR.. Gabriel, who had listened until then
without taking part in the conversation
which astonished nobody, for he was not
talkative, raised his head and mul INJURED:
"Do you think sow
"For my part" resumed the first speaker,
IL have several times served as a second
to tell the truth, have been an accomplish
in more thai one pleasantly"
"The same way here,'' said the other.
land really | don't complain, for l confess
l should have been greatly embarrassed
had a corpse remained on my hands. A
body doesn't disappear; the authorities i'll
variably find it,"
Again the doctor said:
"Do you think so"
"Do you deny, doctor, that it is impossi
BILE to withdraw a corpse from the atten
ton of the policeH They know at once i
a man disappears, especially if he occu
pics a position in society. There is Away.
some friends to give notice of his absence
Now, if yourefer to some ~agabond, withou
friends. family, or residence, the case i
different
II tell you,'' said the doctor, this time
very emphaticalIy, that there are exceed
ingly serious duels, that a MIN may b,
killed, and that, furti ar. though bei.,lgins
to an excellent falily, having i lends
even being hand in glove with llagis-
trates, lie may disappear fcreysrs swNhbH
any one knowing AatsaAssssssseohso
him" .s.atyE alTTs b ssYsseSsfT5Sas B
"of course" ssz5sssas'ss assls,sss
Tie doctor rassedhi II lssatiaassiastesHFnh
lifegehead. sss 49, II s
X Looked very calmEand a tritle pale
klAltAl did not seem to notice the sligltI,
1s1i5kdMical smile which had settled on ever,
asfs~Well," said lie, chow long ago was it
l don't remember exactly, but it was
long, long while, say twenty-five or thirt.
years ago. Where did it take rlace
Among the savages OF Nyanza, among TIL
redskins of North America? No; il
France. But l shall keep from you TIL
name of the little town. Search the ma
of France-the little town is very near
medical college. 1t is surrounded by i'm
portant villages, one of which bears til
name of q battle, a sadly celebrated battle
"ln the little town in question, tw
students of the same age and brother
through friendship were toiling asslduous
ly, impatient to win the title of doctor
which, surrounded by the halo of dis,anc,
seemed to them a sure guarantee of rapi
fortune.
"There was, besides, within thrm
' more honorable desire than that of Great
Ing Tor themselves a lucrative practic,
AASJ "SAG tAocltNbo Enthusiasts WIZ us
!. pired to discoveries, and made intelligen
researches that they might conquer som
OF the diseases which overWhelnl human
ity. But they were not rivals or jealOu
OF each other. On the contrary, they min
gled their intelligence, energy, and hope:
!. and each was ready to share with til
y other the glory he counted upon acquiring
"They were. as you see, two children.
"The last year of their studies WE
drawing to its close; their examination
f had been brilliant, and but a slight effol
would enable them to reach the goal; tn;
is to say, the conquest of the diplom
which would permit them to work witt
out incumbrance, in spite of routine pre-
%tessors, who, for the most part. are adyel
~ saries.
II repeat to you they were two friends.
y allow happened it that in a day tn;
il friendship transformed into hate? llo
IS allies the night before, did they becon
implacable enemies? A profound mora
le list has said: Look for the womanv
d., "This time, as usual, you would ha,
I'd found her.
" "Who was she? Was she worth tt
Sc furious rivalry for her which had sepa
ated these two brothers? No matter!
n woman, Tor those who love her, is alwa.
te the most important of her sex.
"And both loved her to the point
Al madness.
SIN fact they were mad, for only m;
sc men could have
~; The doctor broke Off for "a moment a
drank a mouthful of wine.. His voice h
do grown singularly shaky, but it was firm
- when he resumed.
an "a furious hatred took the place
,al their friendship, but, by a sort of tacit |
lis Outstanding, they hid it from every e
for AS in the past, they were seen togetll
no: together they shut themselves in the lab
The tory; together they attended the clinic.
lel- "One day they addressed themselves
of four of their comrades, students like the