The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-28

the keeping of rather forward boy" re-
turned tie other. with a grim smile and
knocking bow. Il have come at last TO ask
the pleasure Of NJ. lie Capitaine Henri Dn-
yais TO little quiet walk. thinking the b. ar-
tiful brlde-elect might be pleased to hear of
the nrowess OF her lover oD his wedding
day.
Duvais bit his lin.
Il think" he said, Il should be justified
in putting you off for the present; but will
not balk your kind intentions. We need
not go far, nor wait long. Here are small
swords and 20 PAGES hence is the garden"
M. lie Copitaine is so obliging." bowed
the other. Perhaps they lied who said
monsieur was coward and would not
fight"
You shall see." cried the young royalist,
almost bursting with suppressed passion.
Coward or no coward, | have sent your
betters 10 the devil and you shall soon
follow"
In less than ten minutes the two antag-
onistS were in the garden and their swords
crossed. HOnitan was perfectly cool and
self-passessed, but Duvais was almost blind
with rage. The latter was accounted the
pest swordSInan in his corps, and there were
the fewest number that could cope with
MIN, which WAS one cause of his overoear-
ing insOlence; but in less than a minute he
discovered TO his horror that he was a mere
child in the hands OF his antagonist, who
seemed rather disposed to play with him
than fight In the course OF five minutes,
however, he received disabling wound,
and then like lightning the bl de of the
other flashed close before his eyes and
severed his nose close down 10 his face.
m. lie Capitaine did me the honor TO
pull my nose; | have done myself the
honor TO cut off his. GOod-day, captain. /
will send your servant to look after you
When you are well / will call again. Ny
compliments to the bride-and low does she
Ike your beauty"
This affair created great sensation in the
upDer circles Of Paris. The wedding, of
course, did not come off on the appointed
day. and subsequently the lady declined to
marry a man whose features were so ter
ribly diSfigured.
From his sudden disappearance on the
morning Of the duel. nothing was seen or
heard of Captain Honitan till his sdver-
sary had so far recovered as TO be again
abroad. when. at like early hour in the
day. he suddenly reappeared.
Il have been expecting you," said Cap
tain Duyais when they again met
m. lie Capitaine does me too much
honor. L hope my visits do not prove
troublesome"
Follow me- returned Duvais. keeping
himself fearfully calm.
He conducted his visitor into an empty
hall and produced pair of pistols. Hand
ing one to his enemy, he requested him to
load it while he proceeded to charge the
other.
You are more than match for me with
swords" he said. land so we will try these
1t is my wish that one OF us may not quit
this hall alive. We will take our places and
fire at the word"
And Monsieur lie Captaine shall give the
word, replied Honitan, with the most per-
feet sang frOid
A the first fire the imperialst received a
flesh wound in the.shouder aud the royalist
lost portion Of his right ear.
Monsieur lie Capitaine did me the honor
TO box my right ear" said Honitan,
coolly; Il have done myself the honor to
shoot off his"
In a couple of minutes the pistols were
again loaded, and the foes in their respec-
tive places. This time Captain Honitan re-
ceived wound in the neck, not necessarily
mortal, and Captain Duvais lost portion of
his LETT ear.
The imperialiSt coolly repeated his taunt-
ing words.
AS they were taking their positions for the
third fire Captain HoBitan remarked, with
bitter emphasis:
Now, then, Monsieur lie Capitalne, will
remember the fo0tr'
Both pistols cracked together at the word.
and both antagonists fell back dead-the one
shot through the heart, the other through
the brain.
80 terminated this singular combat. the
closing scenes OF which were reported by
servant who saw and heard all. L. ). K