Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1901-08-02

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"This, is the man, SIRE" olga said
as he led his companion forward. =
The emperor gazed upon Urzen a
few moments in silence, ana then
said
j "You were present at this duel,
were you not, sir ?"
II was, sire" the man answered,
, bowling low. i 49, ,;' y.
"And he was at their first meeting
also, sire" interposed the duke.
| tAh, yes. Then: you know all
about the AFFAIR."" .:.sy. g.:
:tsfYes, SIRE" answered Urzen. {.
'Then tell me about it, 80.
'First, sire,"' commenced the man,
casting a sort Of assuring glance at
the duke, "the' count went to the
gunmakers shop to get him to
to- $500:
**Let me explain here, SIRE" inter-
rupted the duke as his puppet hesi-
| tated, t'this man may not know:
properly about that mission. Liv=
ing with me is young girl, ward
Of mine, gentle, timid being, who
has been somewhat a comfort to me
in my loneliness. In childhood she
was acquainted with this Ruric Ne
vel, and now the fellow has prSsum-
ed thereupon several times to insult
her Of late with his disgusting ia
miliarity. She dared not reihon-
strate with him for fear of violence,
so she referred the matter to me.
The count has been anxious to win
her for a wife, so | thought him not
] an improper person to send on the
delicate mission. Accordingly !
wrote sort of promise in the form
of a voluntary assurance pledging
the signer not to make himself ia
miliar with the lady any more. And
at the same time he received the as
surance that his presence was very
disagreeable to the person mention
ed. This | supposed he would sign
at once, and as the count aspired to
her hand | deemed it no more than
right that he should render her this
service. Now, sire, this gentleman
may continue"
Thus hidden Urzen resumed:.
"The noble count was DESTROYS,
sire, that | should accompany him,
and ! did so. Upon reaching the
mans shop We found him at work
upon a gunlock, | think. He re-
ceived the note, but refused to sign
it. The count urged him to sign in
mild, persuasive language until the
fellow became insolent. Then he
used some stronger terms, and |
think he made some threat of what
he would do if his insults to the lady
were repeated, and thereupen the
gunmaker struck him furious
blow in the face and knocked him
down. | cannot remember all the
threatening language which the fell
low used, but it was fearful
the ea emoa how about the d96l'" asked
In answer to this Urzen went on
and related what he had prepared
on the subject, and it need only be
said that the report was about on a
par with what we have already
heard. lie even went so far as to
swear that the count had tried re-
peatedly to compromise matters aft
er the conflict had begun, that he
begged Of Newell to give up the bat
tie, but that: the latter, thirsting for
the young nobleman's blood, kept
hotly, madly at it.
It was It this juncture and with
out referring to the surgeon that
the emperor sent for Ruric, and,
having learned that a~lieutenant of
the Khitagorod guard was present
at the duel, he sent for. him also.
Orsa arrived first and was present
when Ruric came.
And, now Rqlric Newell stood be-
lore MS emperor. Peter gazed upon
him for some moments, and then he
said: *skt' :;1.:.:i~@> 1-5..t*- ~ J.. -
H"Sir, thy bearing sbold:'''' s,:s:
!, esWhy, should it not be, sire, when
l stand before one whom /. honor;
and respect and7do not fear ?" So:
spoke R4uc calmly and with pecul->
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aslf aqma4f bis. haits ,of character"
I 81 8 Ayee, s. retprnad Peter, q zee.
They arb wonderful gI knew not
that among my artiillans there xare.
men Of such ho6ness. . ]
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