The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-07-02
sure cannot do better than leave the matter
IN your bands In conjunction with my hlend,

buT0 L CuUnOL 10 DeIteT tnHn leHNo tnO mattSt
IN your hangs in conjunction with my friend
accompanied Halywood's seconds to make the
necessary arrangements. Meanwhile rally.
S9d stroed back * to the gallery Ss2Se hs
could not see Valerie. but he remembeIod
Selpdorf and his injunctions to avoid Guarrel.
and smiled as he thought over the words, since
the Chancellor must have been perfectly aware
that he had pushed an un we come foreiEner into
position that could only be held by iorrs OF OF
Of noble blood AZ that moment he saw y his us
an unconsldered unit In The big game OF d.
nlomacythat was being played over his head,
! sacrifices is not yet as many suppose. quite
thing Of the past. The gods are changed or
nsr dp the actual see boo the
victim. but the whole deadly drama goes en-
repeatne itself as 1t alyaysmu while the gen.
erations OF men have the ir being under various
notifications Of the nrimeya system OF The
strong hand That his s might be for dsli6
= an lmpossible supposition. Rally wood glanced
he must either be dancing with Valerie seln-
dori or lying dead in the famous cloister OF ~;
where many another man had died under
much tho same 81 circumstances.
heel AZ hat psrtod N did n nu seem to mater
greatly which way it, ended but no was going
to carry the undertaking through with what
| credit his wits afforded hin.
In the meantime the coister OF st; Anthony
had been lit ~ from end To- end with hri.
SPOT AdIron and Adolf exchanged word or
The, EIglishman took it very WELL" re-
marked Adiron.
made rather a favor Il It. Just to satisfy I'm
2iar you know! He's too surc of himself. this
Gy Shall ha ne sf nI ia a Tnfh
with frowning i'm portance that sent Adirnn
| into one OF his ready roars OF laughter
The rIniSter " Still erh OiuR nth the sound
when kallywood accompanied 10y jenhrd; ar
rived from the other side Of the palace, where
Jenard explained to Hollywood that the Iro-
cedure decided upon "a being best suited to
the requirements of the case Was simply alter
nate shots AT twenty PAGES.
Rally wood and Unfair being placed. one OF
| the men sent coin spinning IN into the air.
Then followed a long minute Of silence.
st. Anth2ny's cloister looEs inward toward
river has been glazed in, but in the interval Of
waiting hollywood could hear the water plash-
I'D wn and TIC wa sound he @
ing down IRON the snowy frontier above kofn-
ford as it walled and howed drearilv along the
dark water. He almost started when Adiron
You have won the first shot. Capt. Rally
"Then.I am afraid:T must beg Of youto'do me
the great favor OF rearra4ElhnT ne a. afim,r re-
nate enough to kill Lieut.. Unfair. or even to
disable him. the question at issue between us
definite time. and. possibly for ever. II you
recoliect, the matter over which he was pleased
TO differ with me, was my expressed opinion
lows to perfection. he might miss man at
You have won the toss" demonstrated
Yes unlucklly. But feel sure that Lieut..
Unfair will he kind enough not to hold me to
that, since it is evident that the first shot
Aditon grnned, 1t was hi. wav of showing
u like Your way Of conducting a dispute,
apt Rally he said but as your Sec; second "a
toss In decnine to profit by it you are pay
II allywood shrugged his shoulders
Il may prove my point" he.retorted. smil-
"As for that it might be DECIDED on a dif-
ferent basis later on: urged Adirophi o,,ro,
looked at his watch. :,
sEa Ss in seven mi
my me- f Meaning 9Th eu 1e fna 20" WI" convey
As you wish, said Adron; but in case of
accident should wish To take the opportunity
OF saying to you now that in the whole range
OF my experience have never derived more
pleasure from the attitude OF principal than
i have on this occasion from yours"
Adiron concluded with bow and recrossed
to the other seconds. Since the Englishman
was determined to go to his grave in so eI.
S was Victor st. just AdirSn who would escort
him to its brink with all the horrors Of fine
capable Of losing hmsel If in n cause here
fore. as he approached the other seconds; he
that his man should have his will in spite of all
M! PRINCIPAL" he began, has Just pointed
of the Justification OF an opinion than quarrel
e Re- ndi f G H
thnt It remains for Lieut. Cnziar to prove him
'Goisndorp threw out bitter oath. Adolf
objected softly and Jsnard stood ;ilent.and in
dismor What could Bayw2od mean by
Raywood !; he was going 70 bring this thing
to uass! Hollywood should have last salts
faction in this lie. because he was worthy OF It,
opinion" he said. ',,of course Cart RnllywGod
will not 60 any further into the matter. FoI
the rest. he has an appointment in less Than
seven minutes. On mis- hehaLf can but in
Insist that his suggestion AFFORDS the only
possible out OF the difficulty"
Reluctantly the other men yielded. Rally
wood had gained moral adynntnge. II he
, that would 90 down into the history Of the
duald lIas,iy and in acc3rdance With the re-
, The two opponents stood absolutely. still
H IS " s Teps the 1 semetRn.
= that is hapnen!ng to somebody else.
: :, At the signal Unfair raised his pistol ant
RnlIywood stood in his place for some thirt,
! seconds. while there was sound OF frlinter
ness above the river: then he advanced. smi
lngA soou, - 10 .,,d ",bat vos r,g,,.
|
b Unfair stared at him
: hollywood handed his pistol to Jenard. and
bowling to the assembled men tremendously
he went on:
9 Il hone we may consider tho affair con
y cluded. and. as ! am engaged for the dance tina
J Is about to begin trust you will excuse me.
: And with another bow he was gone. No on'
e smoke for II little while; then Unfair wake,
: toward the others with very pleasant face
E That hollywood had done a thing above re
rronch. and in manner above renroach made
suit. Bui,he Was above all considerations. tru'
+, to hmself-to Anthony Unfair,
o reputation" he said at last. Il think. Colen
J. dorp. Won will agree with me that "a men o
$ honor we must consider the matter ended"
g And in Capt. RnlIywood's favor" aske'
COlendorp suddenly.
!. Certainly. What do you say. gentlemen?
t Adiron spoke with warmth.
o Il suppose We must concede that II wa
II neatly done and that Capt. Hilywood deserves
his success" agreed Adolf with some con
s straint.
/, uEZidr's generosity rose to the occasion.
n Our gam In the Guard Is your loss in tn