Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1901-02-14

SIoIAc, was d ldll Ildus
Lennon turned. He uttered one
wild cry, 'Mary!' and rushed to the
fallen woman. 'Mary!' he screamed.
and as he lifted the girls head the red
stain showed up plainly. How she got
there, or who she was, or who the man
was that was with her, I have never
discovered to this day. The man stood
pointing to the bullet mark, and sway
ing to and fro until he fell full-length.
Not far from us was an inn, and pick
ing up the girl and carrying her as
easily as though she were a child, Len
non strobe away, bidding us, by ges>
ture to take up the man. and when he
reached the house the Irishman's ready
wit had invented plausible story of
an accident, and the cool way in which
he told it impresse dine even more
than his rage had done.
zone of you fellows said l1e-and
he spoke as though we were his dear
est friends-'had better get off as fast
as you can and bring DR.. Haslett. You
can tell him the nature of the wound,
and how it has affected our friend.
You can go in the landlords trap, and
bring the doctor back in IT,"
IT knew by the choice he had made
of q medical man that Lennon wished
to avoid publicity, for Haslett was d
young fellow who often came to our
rooms-and unless the case ended ia
tally-and the most superficial exam
ination had shown that the girl was
alive-the affair would, most likely, be
hushed up. 1t was near the end Of the
term, and, except Foster and Lennon.
we all went down the next day, and
before I started I ascertained, by ask
ing Haslett, that the girl was likely to
recover, as the bullet had glanced up
ward, and Travelled along under the
scalp.
LAS to the man who was with her, he
could give no decided opinion, shis
case presented some difficulty, and it
was evident that he was in for long
illness, as consequence of the terrible
shock that had been inflicted upon him.
to the identity of the patients, and
heard. some fortnight later, that the
lady had left the inn and the man was
expected to follow in a few days.
"Now for my part, although Lennon
had so outrageously insulted me, had
had enough of the quarrel, and I hoped
the other men were in like case; but
it was not so, for, when more than
month had passed, had a telegram
from Foster, bidding me lose no time
in joining him in Belgium. I was to let
nothing stand in the way, and hur-
ried off, with grave misgivings. And
my fears were only too well grounded,
for as soon as met my friend, and we
were out of earshot, of the bystanders,
his first words were: Lemons here.
and he swears that if don't go on
with the duel he'll shoot me. The girl
has died, and she is some relation of
his, and God Knows, Morton, I'm SO
miserable that I don't care wether he
shoots me or not. I've agreed to meet
him, and your to go to the Hotel M
and arrange matters with his brother
Maurice
$50 went to meet this very Maurice
Lennon, and we arranged that the duel
should come off the next morning at S
o'clock ae lonely spot near the sea
shore.
"And the first shot came near ending
the affair, for Fosters face was grazed
and his bullet cut away a piece of Len
mons coat. was for declaring that
honor was satisfied; but the Irishman
would have none of it; and now, hav-
ing begun the fiend's work, he went on
with it, and at the third shot Lennon
fell: The bullet dad pierced his heart,
and he was stone dead. forgot to say
that two doctors, or rather, supposed
doctors, were present, for believe that
Sweeney, the foster-brother of whom
you have told me, was one Of them.
L. Ell
the surgeon pronounced life extinct,
than Maurice, scarcely needing his
brothers dead body, wanted to take UP
the quarrel, and more unho1y or a
more unseemly scene never took part
in. Years have passed, but I shall
never forget it. The surgeon had pos
sessed himself of all the pistols, and
when Sweeney, if Sweeney he were,
tried to take them from him, we sided
with the medical man, and in a very
few seconds a general fight ensued,
and I beat Maurice Lennon until he
was well-nigh insensible.
Sweeney would have killed Foster if
we had not fastened to help him, and
as we fled from the ill-omened place we
were followed by the curses Of the two
men, and their VOWS that they would
find US, no matter where we hid our
selves. I came to England and brought
you away, Jack, for I was in a very
curious position, since I had acted as
second to the man who had killed an
other, even though the duel was fought
fairly.
within a very short time Travers,
who had taken no very particular pre-
cautions. was attacked by Sweeney.
Then Foster and Mayne were killed,
and in each case the cards were left
with them. Years passed, but by
agreement, and through the club to
which we belonged, Travers and cor
responded with each other. I came to
England when T considered it safe to
do so, and even when was very eau
tious.
1.-THE murder Of DR.. James took place,
as you know in the house that I had
hired and partly furnished. and found
the cards and a handkerchief beside
him, and these intended to bring
away, but left them behind me acct
dentally, and it was well that did SO,
for otherwise you would never have