The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1897-06-16

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"Ah." said De Magny, still affecting
to ignore the husband, madame il
fatigued and does not care to talk.
will leave madame and will call upor
her this evening. But permit Inc t.
anticipate this evening"" and befor,
husband or wife could guess what wa,
coming he had kissed her.
With a spring like a tigers Soleau
was on him, beating him wildly about
the face with his fists. Estelle scream
ed in terror, and several people who
had witnessed the alteration at little
distance came up. De Magny, with q
confused face, but with his demon 5
smile, had disengaeed himself and was
asking for satisfaction.
Satisfaction. Yes" cried the young
doctor, satisfaction and your deserts. 4"
The meeting took place early the
next morning. There could only be
one result-considering disparity in
skill, it was duel between wolf and
lamb. With the glee of fiend DE
Magny played with his victim, giving
him Il wound for every blow, as he said
finishing with a thrust in the left side.
Ten minutes later Estelle was widow
It was not until her husband was
brought home TO her dead that she
learned that he had gone out to newt
able death, that De Magny had pur.
posely insulted her, and it was, in fact,
deliberate murder, sanctioned by the
false code of so called 'honor," under
which the vilest and most bloodthirs.
ty wretches could commit the most in
human murders with impunity.
IL was the most heartrending TRACE
dy those present, when the body was
taken home, had ever witnessed. In
her eyes there was none like her hus-
band, so clever, so handsome, so sure
of becoming one of frances greatest
sons. And now he lay dead by the
hand of vile monster. She knelt be-
side the corpse, calling on him, now in
yearning accents, now in the sOftest
and gentlest tones of entreaty, now
with a smile, TO speak to her, to say
one word. Mercifully she fell beside
him. For week she lay unconscious
on the verge of death, and only by most
devoted and skillful attention of pro-
iessional friend of her husband-Dr
Leres-was her life saved.
"You have been cruelty kind" she
said to him when she was recovering.
Ii would have been truer kindness to
let me die. But, now | have been re-
stored to life, / will devote it to riding
the earth of that monster He shall
die. BY just God | swear itr'
"Dear madame said the doctor,
"dismiss all such thoughts / see
what you mean. Eou you'd assassin
ate him, and The law v-ould have no
pity on you. Yol; yssI:L be Il victim. 4"
Doctor" she saii ir4lly, "he shall
die"
Mime. Soleau gained strength slowly.
She would 60 ava FOR a change, she
said, and one day sie 1T out for Paris.
DIR. Leres was clad, selling certain that
she had forgotten her vOw.
One evening. seven months later,
just after another -cagdalous ''aflair"
of DE Magny's. Il handsome and un-
known young 'seitcman entered the
Palais cafe at ~ The newcomer,
who, to judge ~ r,, tone, was a mere
boy, walked w,n IuIeh swagger, talk
ed loudly and authoritatively, and al
together conducted himself with aris-
tocratic insolencc.
a little later - Magny entered with
three of his particular friends. The
stranger favored them with rude
stare that did not passed unnoticed.
In few niil tc= ne got up TO go. He
went little o.. 4 his way to pass near
where the four were sitting, and when
close to T.; 5ilSny he stumbled, or pre-
tended to stunh.e-none of the onlook-
ers doubted Ter A moment that it was
intentional lad lurched against him
~ he Was raising glass of wine to his
lips. Tie consequence was that the
liquid was sp,lied on the duelists i'm
macula-e shirt and silken waistcoat.
He turned round rs if he had been
stung. Monsieur he cried to the
young fellow, who stood with a proud
smile on MS features.
Monsieur" said the unknown.
"Mousiedr,' said he Magny, more
furious than his friends had ever seen
him, you Sill apologize for your rude
ness os ciun,siness, whichever it be-"
"N'onsiers, 1 never apologize for ac-
cidents."
There vas the stiffness of death i'll
the o3'c. IL was evident that the reck-
les. s.r.hger knew not the fearsome
of DE Magny.
'-jioGsi,ur, you will apologize, orr
'.Noi ia apologize for thatr' cried
D.. My, in tempest of rage, as he
picked up a friends glass and flung its
crn, .-.,z IN his opponents face.
Ta,. /. aungster calmly wiped his face.
".icusi-ur has wantonly insulted me-"
he said. "I shall demand satisfac-
i'on.n
Willingly" said De Magny, with
hi- terrible, icy smile, 81 shall kill
you, pIppy"
Perhaps, pigw retorted the other
calmly. And then, turning to the
spectators, he asked i'm a clear voice,
Are there any gentlemen here who
= i'i act for a stranger of good birth
"a, has no friends at hand?"
There was little hesitation, then
two gentlemen, one a notary, the other
= ilk merchant, signified that they
would.
Thank you, gentlemen. Shall we
confer outsider and the young fellow
led the way.
My dear sir" said the notary, with
Il agitation, al warn you, you will be
killed." and in trembling accents he
told of DE Magny's reputation and
many villainies.
The unknown heard him, with a
smile. '"Thank you" he said. al
have heard of him, and that is why |
came here. Before this time tO-mor-