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beaten, eh ~
Before The surgeon could answer
page entered the chamber and an
nounced that the Duke of Tula
wished TO see his imperial master.
The emperor directed that he
should be admitted, and ere long
afterward the proud duke entered
the apartment He was tall, stout
man, with light hair and blue eyes,
and not far from five and forty years
of age. His bearing was naughty,
though he was forced to a show of
respect now that he was before has
master.
"Sire," spoke the duke after the
usual salutatious had passed, Il
have come to demand justice at thy
hands. My young friend the Count
Conrad Damonoif has been most
brutally murdered"
ola! Say Sc so, Olga"
eyes, sire"
"But how was II Z"
"Thus ii was. sire On the day be
fore Yesterday sent the count with
message 20 one Ruric NeYel, who Is
gunmakor i'm Sloboda. He went as
wished. and while there the gun
maker, who is a huge fellow, provok-
ed a quarrel and knocked the noble
man down. OF course the count was
offended, and as the rufiian threat
ened TO repeat the offense and as he
furthermore grossly insulted a no.
bic lady whom the count held most
dear he could hardly help challeng-
ing him. The fellow accepted the
challenge and has succeeded by the
most cowardly maneuvering in in
flicting upon him mortal wound"
mThis Is n serious affair" said the
emperor, who had not failed TO note
the astonished look of the surgeon
while the duke was telling his story.
att is most serious, sire, and sure
, w the rufiian should be at once exc
cuted."
DuL ulQ you uOb phg hllat III,
count challenged him p
} II did, sire, but you must remem'
J Der that il was an instinct OF sci,
preservation with the noble count
The fellow would have undoubtedly
r murdered him had he not taken this
r course"
"Were you present at the duel, M
E lord? 2"
j "No, sire. but ] have frienC
Q without who was present"
4 "Thcn YOU may bring him IN. !"
3 Tie duke departed, and when b,
returned stephen Urzen bore him
company
z "rhis the man, sire Olga sai'
r as ho Lea his companion forward
& Tie emperor gazed upon lIrzen
few moments 81 silence and thel
IS said
j. "You wore prscn. az this due
wereyo not,
& Il was, ie the man answered
"a bowing low
"And lac vas no their first meetin
I also, sire. interposcd the duke.
q "Ah, YES. Then you know a
II about the AFFAIR."
n 0Y es, sire, answered Urzen.
"Then tell me about IT,"
First, SIRE" commenced the maj
casting sort Of assuring glance q
the duke, ''the count went TO III
r gppmakers shop TO get him to-
aa to- s.-~---~~- -~~~..
IL LET mo explain hero, SIRE intel
q. rupted the duke az his puppet he's
I'd tated, "this man may not kno
.d properly about that mission. La
as ing with me Is young girl, wal
n of mine, a gentle, timid being WI
id has been somewhat comfort TO II
is in my loneliness. In childhood 81
d. was acquainted with this Ruric N
vel, and now the fellow has presu1
ed ed thereupon several times to insu
II. her Of late with his disgusting I
miliarity. She dared not reno
mt strate with him for fear of yiolenc
so she referred the matter to II
NO The count has been anxious to W
mt her for a wife, so i thought him n
~ an improper person to send on t
w. delicate mission. Accordingly
; wrote sort of promise in the for
ly- of a voluntary assurance pledgil
en- the signer not to make himself
miliar with the lady any more. A
at the same time he received the {
r." surance that his presence was We
Ter disagreeable TO the person mentio
ed. This ! supposed he would 81
M at once, and as the count aspircd
her hand / deemed it no more th
Pc right that he should render her u
service Now, sire, this gentlcm
NE may continue"
1sc Thus biddcn Urzan resumed:
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