The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1896-12-17

while Jack resumed his attentions {.
the fine wines Of his host. Late tha
night, or rather early next morning
when the French maid was tlisgobinI
her mistress, the girl appeared anxiou
to impArt certain informatioa.
"Mademoiselle, the butler at the bal
told me something"
"What IL it?" Indifferently.
HE served M. Jack with mucl
wine and many cigars. NJ. Marsdel
entered; NJ. Jack jostled him; N. Mara
den responded with anger; they ex
changed words and are to meet early
this morning at the Oaks"
"At the Oaksl" exclaimed mademoi
selle. "Oh, this cannot be. Are you
sure?"
/. 1.-THE butler saw IL ALL"
sit is terrible; it is terriblei"
swell, nademoiselle." said the girl,
consolingly, IN. Marsden ID one of the
best swordsmen in New Orleans. II
is not he, but NJ. Jack who will be
killed."
"Silencel" commanded the mistress.
Bright and early the next morning
Jack found himself beneath the Oaks,
with his second. His head felt q little
bcavy and his hand. shook, but not with
fear.
1--WE are early," he said to his sso-
ond.
"E1ere they come," was the response.
Mr.. Marsden was soon on the spot and
the swords were brought out. Altar was
another group and they knew that an
other dispute was being settled in this
popular and gentlemanly fashion. The
elderly contestant drew the lover aside.
''Sir, must the matter 60 on? An
apology"
II have no apology"
very WELL"
ITO him who survives she shall be-
long,"
The rival smiled rather pensively.
"Are you ready, gentlemen?'
eve are"
They were about to throw themselves
into position when carriage was
heard in the road near by and the next
moment figure rushed forward. It
was the young woman herself. Impet-
uously she threw herself, not upon the
breast Of the rival, but into the arms
of the bewildered young man, then con-
fronting with a commanding gesture
the soldier statesman.
STOP" she said. "You shall not kill
him. 1t is all my fault. I have CO.
quetted with him. Do you forgive me,
Jack? Promise you will not fight"
Il cannot honorably do otherwise" |"
replied the confused lover, who imag-
ined himself in seventh heaven with
her arm upon his shoulder.
"You must, Tor my sake" she plead
ed. II love you, Jack. l have always
loved you. have been cruel, but lay
II TO waywardness, not to my real self.
Hereafter, will be different. And now,
come" l.s
II cannot. am at the service Of this
gentleman"
The rival regarded them with mel
ancholy smile. He had passed that peri
I'd OF volcanic youth, but now he felt
as If the hand Of age had
yrasped him and made him 20 years
'lder. How fair she WINS with the dew
Il early morn upon her hairl How i'm
,assiuned was she when she told her
owe to another! Those words she had
eel him to believe were to have been
ddressed to himself one day. But they
vere handsome couple! And he had
imagined her all his? Then he spoke
o her gravely:
II am at your command" he said.
This duel shall not go on"
"But," began Jack.
"Sir, l was in your way last night
nd naturally you jostled me. You had
ne right to feel offended. presume.
am convinced now that I should have
pologized. Having neglected to do 80,
lis lady has made me fee! the error
my position and now do apologize
'r having been in your way. My apol-
gy, trust"-with a melancholy smile
Twill be accepted"
"Yes, do accept it. Jack" pleaded the
oung lady.
The lover was about to make shame
ICED response when the rival saluted
lem courteously and turned away.
lck returned in triumph. in his divini-
g carriage. while the rival drove back
owly. telling himself that one y never
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