The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1895-05-10


There are certain conditions which /
shall require, but those are perfectly
immaterial, of course"
Yes returned Buloski. your sec.
onds will. l presume, call upon me to.
morrow"
we will settle the matter at once" "
replied Lionel I'VE can go TO the
steeplechaise grounds, there will be
plenty of light"
The Russian glanced upwards. the
SKY was reddening with the beams OF
dawn. he shrugged his shoulders. and
remarked quietly:
presume you do not expect me TO
walk" '''N ~
Not at ALL" answered Lionel, 1--WE
Will take a fiacre."
i am dead tired" returned Buloski.
and l may as well ride to the nlace
OF meeting, especially as l may be
carried pack, as l suppose you intend
snail be- he added, with a strident
laugh.
Curse the arstocrats, how merry
.ies are muttered a dicontented look.
ing artisan, as he watched the coupls
crossing the road in the direction OF
the nearest cab-stand.
SNSePieSHdSe course in the BOis
oe Boulogne is a place which is entire.
~ deserted, except when the member.
OF the club invite the fashionable
worid TO witness their performances
At other times the hurdles, the brook
,ito whlch 50 many gay riders have
peeh plunged, and which runs away
placldIy INTO the lake at Auleird. re.
main out little visited, and the rough
WOODEN erections used as grand stand.
stood up in solitary grandeur.
me naere which carried the tive
enemies soon brought them within
easy distance of the spot, and tn,
Engishman and the Russian descend.
eu and walked placidly along the
course as If they were a pair of on.
thusiasuc hackers, wishing to gathe,
what chance the horses would hav,
upon whom they We're about to pu,
their money.
Lionel at once led the way to tn.
spot which was sheltered from view
by one of the stands.
This will do" said he, shortly
you said pistols 1 think; will tha.
suit you?" As he spoke he drew
from his pocket a pair of Deringers.
Very WELL" returned Buloski, "ex.
cept that they are unloaded."
Ihat is easily remedied," replied
Lionel, handing one of the weapom
10 MIN together with a cartridge, load
II yourself and then perhaps you will
be satisfied"
And how about the other" asked
the Russian.
I shall not load it," replied Lionel
"Chance shall decide who has the fata,
weapon and we will retire ten pace,
and fire."
II move an amendment" remar,sA
the Russian, coidiy, "let US each hold
the ends of handkerchief aad IRE.
quarrel like ours should terminate 4.
the death of one of u.s."
Just as you please" answered Ii.
onel, carelessly. You have loaded
your pistol, I see; satisfy yourself
that the other has nothing in it. take
out your handkerchief and we are
ready"
Stay" said Buloski. How can w.
account for the duel? Remember there
will be body"
Your losses at play will sufficiently
account for your DEATH" returned
Lionel, grimly.
AHu ii circumstances turn out the
other way?" asked the Russian sar.
oastic3 ~.
Il snail kill you." replied the Eng,
nshman, with glance of vengeful
hatred, which made his adversary
quail. Come, put the pistols unde,
the Handkerchief, and you may hay,
your choice"
No further time was lost in discus.
Sion, and Buloski after momentary
hesitation selected pistol, and grasp.
Ing one corner of the handkerchief in
his fingers extended the other toward.
his adversary.
Are you ready?" asked he.
Quite" answered Lionel, as he se
cured the other weapon, and graspee
the heading. Fire"
Only one sharp report rang out, and
then the murderer of Dolores Corelle
after staggering for a moment like n
drunken man, fell heavily forward up.
on his face shot through the heart.
Lionel Briscoe heaved a deep sigh
of relief, and turned the motionless
body over with his foot.
providence has befriended me-" he
said softly, but all life has gone out
of me, and l would as soon be lyins
like that motionless corpse, had | not
the assurance that l have punished
a cruel, cowardly assassin Sir Gil.
bert L. Campbell