The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-02-07

case Hike yours the choice OF seconds lin d
matter of great Importance. May I take
the liberty of inquiring the names Of
those who acs in your behalf?"
q hare mons as yot. \ replied the
young provincial. 81 shall probably take
the FIRST two soldiers meet. Any one,
In short. / have no acquaintance in
Paris to whom I can apply"
Then, Inonsieur, - said Staub. 81
may venture to make you d proposition.
Whenever l have q leisure moment,
am generally 60 be found i'm some shoot
ing gallery where pur skillful marksmen
congregate. Therefore, as you are un-
! provided with seconds, III you will con-
descend to accept my services and those
of NJ. Sakoky''-
Willingly, monsieurs, - interrupted
Symphorien, who desired nothing bet
ter. "You anticipate my wish and save
me an infinity Of trouble"
Three hours later the two principals
and their seconds, punctual to the min
ute, arrived at the spot fixed upon for
the encounter.
What" exclaimed Rogue, she has
chosen your +
HE could not do otherwise. You
gave him q names and addresses, and
as he knows no one else in Paris he was
only too glad 10 avail himself OF our
services" ."a'i/ ~
Roque's sense of humor, small as it
was, was SO irresistibly tickled by the abb
surdity of the situation that he laughed
outright. Encouraged by his unusual
geniality, his two creditors began elo-
Quently to implore him to be merciful.
Consider. monsieur urged Sakos-
Ky, "if you deprive as OF SO excellent a
customer, the loss it will be to both Of
us. A perfect treasure, who pays with
ont bargaining and before the goods are
deliveredl These are hard times, M.
Roquep
And we have SO many debts ON our
books, N. Rogue, "Staub added insinu-
atingly. 49, &C..
There was q parley. Rogue was clear
ly perplexed. He stood a moment in
thought, evidently wavering between
passion and mirth. Finally he walked
ove to the outwardly calm Baliveau.
Monsieur. said he, with q courte-
bow, lyon gre sharper witted than
j took you to be.
"Eh? In what way, monsieur" Sym
phorien demanded.
"You know how to save your skin
without compromising yourself. But,
see you, tell mt what made You so bent
ON q duel last night?"
Ambition" frankly confessed the
provincial. ~ wanted to be celebrated
and saw no other way"
"Ah, you have the mania, too, then?
So had I once-til1 I outfived the folly.
Well, no matter. You've courage, and
your wish shall be gratified more easily
safely than mine was. Get into my
'abriclet. When they see US returning
people will say of you, Be
lold, the only man who ever went out
with Rogue and came back safe and
Jump in before | change my
mind, which would be all the worse for
Then, agreeably conscious that he
vas the object of universal attention,
3aliveau proceeded to the Cafe de Paris
AS'e0uAaAo AloSS III NoSuo ab THAI
he lengthily dined, know
ng that every eye, from the waiter to
he dame de compton, was fixed upon
Tim with an interest and curiosity that
atisfied, wen beyond his anticipations,
lis thirst for notoriety.
Alas for the unstableness of human
Next morning there was q pam
c on the bourse. When he entered Tor
for breakfast, no one noticed him.
were too much absorbed i'm the
and the losses.
1t was the coup de grace to Bali
brief celebrity, and weary and
Iispirited he returned to his province
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