The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-03-25

] fmpoeed upon the ether officers By reason o.
those when had preceded a. He .vss Invited
the ground that be vas not yet fsniiiar with
his gun. Count Naska sood-humoredly con
His veaton rem arb ed-and treasured NJ
the knowledge and have since male use 81 IL
vas smaller ~ the bore than the others. He
scarcely stSopins to the rest. but he hit the
figure isirlJ in the breast with both builets.
the felt one. mali the sntiety ielt myself it
TssrcIss had returned to t Il. Countessis side
and Was speaking to her. but he paused At the
lady With her 'its hall parted and her eye.
! bright. The drsire T. see the stranger shoot
vas g general soms'hlns t ,;, silence eer pre-
mp hsifa dozen niseries the gun might not
be true. the powder weak. and Then. Tang I
breast. aud Iresihei sesir. - -,
Ny lady erie1 'yivatT Good shot" and he
i +; rS s,'t Time e
/ crowd less interest. ! he batel Logan airesh.
struck: and he stood back. hts face fiushsd
! with pleasure: Honor az any rate was Fate.
one only. Last Of ali the wsioon. a grim. DARK
officer 10 q stained bun coat gho seemed TO be
unpopular with the soldiery. l,ed in the midst
wondered he could aim at all He dil. how.
over and hit with his second bullet Eyen so
| grave. wsska and the scot 60 IRE At the head
HUGE was the clsmor that followed. Halt
| the company beloved out offers TO stake all
they had on the Count-.moneT. claims. srmor
Meanwhile look ed at the General to see how
also They stood gazing down on the com ret ret.
| itOrs and their preparations. as " they were
| aware that more hung on the issue than sim
Count Waska advanced for his FINAL shot and
| this time he m ade am pie use OF the rest. aim:
| looked eagerly at the target roar OF Ap-
plause greeted the shot ] he bullet had pierced
the whited face little to the left. high NJ.
II was the waldgraves turn now. He came
forward with an air OF quiet confidence. and
! or three voices were raised gliding him. The
crowd was growing jealous of Us champions
reputation. ! lo1ged TO DO down among them.
rise: she looked Indignantly at TzerclsS But
his face Was set He lid not seem 70 heaF
with the rest. shouting Justify Tor the honor q
the house! The Waldgraye had lodged his toll
hand SIDE II Waska had put in the one ere.
be had put In the other.
eloomiIJ. wondering whether this was luck or
skull And the General stood silent too; 1t
When no had spoken sulIen silence fell upon
pleasantly. until the Scot, by taking his pace
at the crutch. diverted their attention 1t
ths rest and his weauon. shaking his priinng
this way and that and putting 10 - fresh flint
roar r." Of daughter iolIowed He had missed tie
how It was arranged I do not know. but we
were about TO take another shot The Be-
hsTssp as he eveSd hi, wsaPoE Ti,h
he said in his cultural tones. Il propose 10
put 10 his nose. n his ExceIIeney can better
lie aimed veIy, diligently, amid such a
silence you could have heard a feather drop
sn the very mSde 81 ne .ss
tie below and between the two shots.
Rsss Even 81 V. AR ESs . sS the
stake shouted with the rest. and threw up our
on ra rc S cS Hf sss % her oa S sr
WV Tat BShemis, viyat %asKs' '''''"' 'f''nI'
Of the s0Ssa @ pssS aS .Ss sis ana SnS
gave It to him. lie smiled: far to fat to kneel
gin him self than he. could have taken wings
and nown: Fraulein Anna muttered word
Sr4 ana and ID ~. s1t III. s
gave me something else TO think about.
he stePpsd forward when the noise and
what there is lett Tor me to DO he said with q
fear fp may set Il on AWE MN mouth o''
Thrice he took aim and. dissatisfied. forbors
Of their champions victory began to jeer. At
length he pulled; Flop The smoke cleared
dWhf. An mon telO" NhskaN last snDt aI-
peared another orifce. The Wa!dgraye had
put In the mouth.
S wsysd sT S5 e fn c sod shouted ,o until We
soon became evident amid the universal
eIamor and prrosr that q there were two par
that he was beaten. that his shot was not so
had been heard BY few only, mainly his
milan who showed that his clumsy carcase
still contained some sparks OF chivalrY. tried
one voice beloved against him the more eN.
cited brandishing their fists and weapons in
the air wns WRSysd Esp,
appeared TO be the WAldgravs himself. who
bis face. Presently. the noise stlll continuing.
saw him clap Count Waska on the shoulder.
bT his Restures-for the uproar and tumuIt |
were so great all was done in dumb show-to |
man psrsiste and by and bg nts ae sSuiinr
the other sompstitors; he turned away and
Ssea GGs f he TX the %SpPd
its bonds and flooded the range The scene |
below was one sea Of Mild confusion. Such an |
place where ordinary discipline prevailed It |
would have been easy to procure silence and |
General TO see II he would not elect this. But |
shrugged his shoulders with an induigent |
smile. aud. moment later seeing the Wali- |
grave on his way to Join US and the crowd still |
PERSISTENT, he gave the word to retire. The |
Officers. who in the last hour had pressed on |
us inconyeniently fell back, and. waiting only
for the WAldgrays 20 reach his horse. We rode |
down the mound and turned toward the camR |
For space. and while the uPTOar still rang
- my ears, could scarcely speak Tor ind gna-
ton Then came a reaction. saw my lady's
face as she rode alongside the WaldGrave and
talked to him. And my spirits rose Gen
Tzerclas had the place on the other hand, hut
she had not word for him. II was n OF so
m uch that the Malfgrsye hal distinguished
himself and done well. hut that 10 an awkwari
position he had horne himself with dignity
and self-contrul. That pleased her
! saw her eyes shine with pride as she looked
at him, and her smile grow tender and told
pyselt with exaltaton that the Wa!dgrsvs
bad done something more than rival WAskA
lie had secured the first hit. aud that no
slight one. The General would be wise n he
looked 70 his guard. particularly II he did not
ook too late
CHAPTER XIV.
THE DUEL CONTINUED
After that fell to wondering as We rod"
ONE whether We should IND an safe for We |
had left Marie Wort and my Ialy's women Ia /