The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-02-24

believe what you say, ana ! snau not
make myself ridiculous by trying TO
smooth down d quarrel which most likely
exists only in your imagination"
That was all that obtained from her;
but in truth had not expected more; and
in addressing such plain spoken remarks
to her had been actiiated rather by Gu
riosity as to how she would take them
than by any hope that they would divert
her from her purpose, The person whom
did hope to influence was De Vieuzac.
Him waylaia an hour later, as he was
entering the smoking room, and drew him
away into the billiard room, which ad.
| Joined that apal'imant, and which, FORTH
nately, was untenanted.
''Monsieur lie Vieuzac, began, 'it Is
quite out of the question that you should
| fight young Bcanchamp, and ! think you
will admit as much when | have given
you my reasons for saying so. y
| He interrupted me with sllaye courtesy,
observing that the subject was no longer
one which he could properly discuss Any
remarks which might have to make must
be addressed 10 lis friends the Count de
Something mud the Marquis de Something
else, who would not fail to call upon me
III due course.
] replied that 1t would be needless to
give his friends thnt trouble, "Of course" +"
! continued, 'you will not pretend that
the ostensible cause Of your quarrel is the
real one" .y.
| .'The cause of quarrel, y returned he, 'tis
of perfect simplicity. | have used words
which / decline to withdraw, and by which
Mr.. Beauchainp conceives himself to be
wounded And permit me once more, sir,
to tell you that this conversation is most
irregular"
II dare say ii Is, ] rejoined, "but you
had better listen to me all the same. The
lady who is nj the bottom Of all this''-----
aMr Maynard, /" interrupted De Vieu-
zac, lit is impossible that should listen
to you, You scandalize me--positively
you scandalizc mel What you speak OF
lady!--you would perhaps in another
moment 20 SO far as to mention her by
name! Ii is unheard Of must beg OF
you, sir, to excuse meN And lie made for
the door.
"Very well, )" said /, shave it your own
way, then, if you are determined to bring
about an explosion. Since yon insist upon
it, your friends shall talk the affair over
with me and with Lord BrackneI, who
will be my coadjutor"
De Vieuzac paused upon the threshold
and pulled his mustsche Lord Brack-
nellr' he calculated, ''ls that Mr.. Beau
champs choice, may asksN
"Oh, no; 1t is my choice You heard
him give me leave to select a colleague,
and such is the selection that propose to
make
This brought the Frenchman to his
, bearings He returned slowly and CON
sented, under protest, to hear me. "What
is il that you have to say?'' he inquired.
''Why, simply this replied. MI,
Beauchamp, as you are probably moi
aware, is the present holder of very large
estates. which, in the event of his dying
: without isstte, would pass TO his cousin
l Lord Bracknell Consequently, If hi
: were to die suddenly within short time
Il certain lady whose maine we won't men
) ton would he snatehed from the brink O.
bankruptcy and raised to q position o.
great wealth. Now, suppose that, by I
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