The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-03-03
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6leur dc Nleu2nc and Beauchamp have
fallen ont" replied, "and unfortunately
tho difference hns ended in challenge,
you and Ibelng nominated as Beanchamp's
seconds When you came In was trying
10 point out that, MS you are heir presump-
tive 10 Beauchamps estates, you could not
lot him risk his life in such way"
~ should have thought" remarked
8racknell, coolly, "that man from whom
one has expectations would have been the
man Of all Others whom one would like To
zee risking his life"
az doubt" | replied, whether you
would like lt--under the circumstances. "
"0h, the circumstances, ehf And pray
what are theyr
at is needless to speak Of them, :" cried
De Vieuzac, before could answer "Mr.
Maynard has convinced me that | have
been In the wrong, and | shall hasten to
offer my excuses to Mr. Beauchanp.
have only to add that II you consider your
self In any way aggrieved by me, my lord,
shall hold myself entirely at your dispo-
gition.
"You seem to be spelling for fight"
! have any grievance against you; but III
try my best to indulge you by discovering
one. "
The Frenchman bowed, pirouetted round
OH his heels, and left the room.
Nov, Harry" said Bracknell, "per-
haps you'll explain yourself. OF course |
ean guess what those two idiots qua-reled
about, but II seems to me that infamous
wretch b pretty strong language for u
cautious fellow like you to use Between
you and me, what did you mean by itr'
Perhaps was hardly justified in telling
him, but nj thnt moment really did not
sec for whose sake was bound to be reti-
cent To my mind there was nothing ex-
traOrdinary in such woman as Hilda
wishing to get Beauchamp out of the way
and step into his shoes. 1t has always
seemed to me that murderers are only re-
g ded with greater abhprrence ind pun
ished more severely than other criminals
because we all hive such u strong dislike
to the idea Of being murdered, and that
the man who saunders or cheats me La
morally just about as cnlpabe us the man
who knocks me on the head. Therefore,
when had related the events Of the day
TO Bradknell, was good deal astonished
nj thc effect produced upon bira by nv
narrative Bs strode mn and down tAe
room. mutterinr furiols imprecatious md
Vorling btmaelf mn into snch a state of
blind raae thnt determined not to let him
out of nv sight until he sbould have be-
omne cal,ner II lady Eracknell had
made her appearance lust then, don't
know wbat catastrophe might have hap-
pened
But tbe storm soon snent itself Pres.
entity he came and sat down beside me,
saving nnietlv orhat Frenehman behaved
rotber well think y
ilWell yes. " agreed. az think he did
He IN n pentlemon and he will hold his
tongue; but suspect that you won't see
him et vour honse 1i,y more -
uHnrdlyl For the matter Of that, |
sha,u,t have IA bouse much longer, I'm
uttsrlv smashed and | suppose every stick
m nv possessiou will be sold up, Her
lodysbip will be n pleasant sort Of com
nnnion n faee grinding poyerty with.
WON'T she, I expeet she'll 90 back 10 her
father thonrh After nil that has hap
noped I don't see Tint am bound to 20
on living with her, Well what are YOU
making orimnees atp You think it's a
case of tbe mi calling the kettle black.
uerhapsy I'm black enough, goodness
knoysI hut YOU Yourself said lust now
that Won didn't believe had sunk to her
dept6 Of infamy / allowed her to have
her own way with regard to Beauchamp.
which II Won ike was not pretty beha-
vlor. but She repreaented to me that the
voung fool was mad about her, that he
wonld never marry Mildred. and that, for
Moor little Sunninpa sake. II would be a
tbonsond mites 10 let that huge fortune
ain between our fingers, She didn't put
n ouite 40 coarsely as that; she can ex.
nress herself IN n very pleasant and con-
yinoinc sort Of way when she chooses, and
I dare aay / wasn't unwilling to be con.
vinced y Braoknell paused for a moment
and sighed "You remember what | said
IN Won the day INV moor little man died, y
he went on presently, 81 haven't been
sble to endure the dabt Of her since then,
snS baven'r cared Two straws how she
amnsed @ bersslf ar what her nIota or plans
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