Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-06-24

DO MaGnN was seeking e. insult hmm.
Monsieur" he said. you are
speaking to my wife and you are
offensive. Pray leave us.
Do Magny affected neither to no
tice nor hear him "WiIl madame
give me permission to sit beside her,
or will she take my arm fora strullf
find madame charming, and adore
charming wOmOn,' and he made
her another sweeping bow.
Go away! Go awayH said Els
tcllc, now thoroughly alarmed.
Monsieur, you are grossly often
sivc, | tell you, said Solcau, trcm-
bling with restrained passion
"NOur behavior Is that of Il cad
All, - said De Magny. still af-
fccting to ignur" the husband,
madame Is fatigucd and does not
care to talk. | will leave madame
and will call upon her this evening.
But permit me to anticipate this
evening"" and before husband or
wife could guess what was coming
he had kissed her.
With Il spring like Il tigers So
loau was on him, beating him wild
ly about the face with his fists. Is
telle screamed i'll terror, and several
people who had witnessed the alter
cation ut little distance came up.
De MaGny, with Il confused face,
but with his demon : smile. had dis
engaged himself and was asking for
satisfaction.
Satisfaction Yes, cried the
young doctor, satisfaction and
your deserts.
TIL" meeting took place early the
next morning. There could only he
one result considering disparity in
skill, it was Il duel between wolf
and lamb. With the glcc Of Il tirnd
De Magny played with his victim,
giving him Il wound for every blow,
as ne said, finishing with Il thrust
in the left side Ten minutes later
EStCllC WAS Il widow.
1t WAS not until her husband was
| brought home to her dead that she
! learned that he had gone ont To in
cvitablr death, that De Maguy had
purposrly iuSultCd her, and il was,
in fact, deliberate murder, sanction
ed by the false code of So called
"honUr," under which the vilcst
and most hloodtMrsty wrctChcs
could commit the most inhuman
murders with impunity.
Il
tragedy those present, when the
body was taken homo, had ever
witnessed. In her eyes there was
mono like her husband. So clever, so
handsome SO sure of becoming one
of Frances greatest suuS And now
he lay dead by the hand of IL vile
monster She kurlt beside the
corpse, calling ON him. now in
yearning accents, NOW in the suftcst
and gentlcst tones of cutrvaty. now
with u smile to speak - her, to say
ono word. MrrcifUlly she fell ho.
side him. For Il week she lay uucun-
scious on tho Verge of death. and
only by most devoted and skillful
attention OF II Professional friend of
her hushand-Dr. LerrS-was her
life saved
You have been cruelty kind.
she said To him when she was re
covering. 1t would have been trucr
kindness to let me die. But, now l
have been restored to life, l will de
vote 1t t. ridulng the earth of that
monster. He shall die. BY Just
God swear it,"
Dear madame, said tho doctor.
dismiss all such thoughts. see
what You mean. You would assas-
sinate him. and the law would have
no pity on You. You would be vic
tim"
Doctor she said firmly, "he
shall die. "
Mime. Soleau gained strength
slowly. She would go away for a
change, she said, and one day she
set out for Paris. DR.. Leres was
glad, feeling certain that she had
forgotten her vow.
One evening, seven months later,
just after another ScandalOus "af-
fair of De Magny's, Il handsome
and unknown young gentleman en-
tered tho PalalS cafe at Lyons The
newcomer, who, to judge by his tone,
was mere hoy, walked with much
swaggcr, talked loudly and authori-
tativoly. and altogether conducted
himself with aristocratic insolcnce.
A little later De Magny entered
with three of his particular friends
- stranger favored them with a
rude stare that did not pass unno-
ticcd. In few minutes he got up TO
go. He went n little out of his way
TO pass near where the four were
sitting, and when close to De Magny
he stumbled, or pretended to STUN
blo-none of the onlookers doubted
for moment that it was intention
al-and lurched against him as he
was raising Il glass of wine to his
lips. The consequence was that the
! liquid was spilled on the duclist' y
immaculate shirt and silkcn waist
coat. He turned round as if ne had
been stung. "Monsieur!" he cried
To the young fellow, who stood with
proud smile on his features.
"MunSicurI' sand the unknown.
"Monsi"ur," SAID De Magny, more
! furious than his friends had ever
seen him, you will apologize" for
your rud"nrSS or cumsincss, which,
ever it be.
Monsieur, l never apologize for