The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-11-04

Then / turned and bowed to the woman
not as a free and Independent American
citizen bows, but afteu the style of some
ridiculous French dancing mastcr-and
saying to the smaller man, Fellow! open
the door and hold the light" / walked
out The man did as / ordered him, but
before l had gone down the first fight of
stars the door was shut, and l was in
darkness again.
4 climbed down Slow and cautious hold
ing my sword in my hand with the point
in front of me. Suddenly there was a
CLEAN of light which instantly disappear
ed. I knew what 1t meant Some one had
opened the door of the room where we
had been fighting, and had shut it again
Probably the little man had plucked up
courage to pursue me and stab me in the
dark.
Il waited where ! was, with my back up
against the side of the house. for / cal
culated that If the man was following me
he would keep hold of the bannisters. At
ter Bit / distinctly heard some one COM
ing down the flight above, but making
hardly any noise The man had evidently
taken off his boots, which would help him
to move faster than 1 could. besides pre-
venting him from making any noise.
81 waited, hardly allowing myself to
breathe, till judged he was close to me.
and then ! lunged with my sword. 1 felt
the swOrd-point strike him and pierce
deep into him. There was a yell, and the
man fell heavily on the stairs. while his
sword went rafting down to the bottom
81 wasted no more time with him, but.
drawing out my sword, I wiped il rs well
as | could in the dark on the inside Of my
coat. 1t seemed TO me thai those stairs
had been multiplied since / climed them
which of course, they hadn't-and that ]
would never reach the street again How
ever, 1 came to the bottom At last, and out
into the street Not "a -Out was n ne sBau
| ran at the top Of my speed down the
dark street all / came to a little open
square. ] made few more turns and
found in a well-lighted and crowded street
where / soon picked up d cab and got
back to my hotel, carrying the sword hid
under my overcoat. ...,-s
"'rhe next morning did my level best to
find the house where had been that night.
but couldn't find II, thought walked tiii
was dead tired. Then, thinking that
had better get out Of RouonR before the
police should hear Of the affair l took tho
noon tram 10 Paris.
MY idea, said 1. sis that you dreamed
the whole thing tH''
Roebuck got up, and, unlocking closet,
brought out an oid-fashioned rapier.
There" said ne. lis the sword / brought
away with me. I couldn't very well dream
solid steel and brass, could ~"
/ looked at the weapon ON the hilt was
coat-of-arms partly oblherated with
rust. / rubbed it with my handkerchief
until It was go plain that st could readily
be perceived. it was the arms Of the Dc
Chevreull family.
/ gave the sword back to my friend, call
ing his attention 10 the cost-oGsarms.
which heehad not previously noticed. ar
you were really "A DE Chevreuil," / said
this would have been the sword Of one
OF your ancestors. Go 10 some. doctor who
has made "A study Of heredity and tell him
the whole story. Perhaps he can explain
II, but I am very sure that / can't" / left
Paris the next day for a month IN Bwitzer-
land, and when I returned ! found that
Roebuck had gone TO America have
never heard of him since. Often after ne
had gone ! thought of going Go Charcot
and telling him the story just az Roelmck
told Il 10 me. and asking him " there was
any theory by which be- could explain a..
Bur. Of course, : never did anything OF the
kind. and now Charcot has gone whore he
is done with theories.