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CONTINUED
CHAPTER VII.
A STARTLING TRIAL. !

CumSCdnceS uuQer WHICH hur1C was
brought before the emperor it will
be necessary to go back few hours,
The autocrat had occasion to send
for the surgeon, Kopani, who had
attended at the duel, and as he was
some time in answering the sum
mons he was questioned when he did
come concerning his hardness. His
answer was that he had been attend
ing the Count Damonoff.
"And what ais the count ?" asked
the emperor. '*He was well yester.
day" :, = ,
today"
"Look ye, Kopani," the, young
ruler cried, who saw in an instant
that something unusual had hap
pened, '*think not to conceal any
thing from me. What is it, now?"
"Sire, l meant not to hide any,
thing from you. The count has been
engaged in duel"
fHa! Was he challenged?''
E'No, sire. He was the challenger"
$50, so. And who was the other
party?'
"A humble gunmaker, sire, nam
ed Ruric Newell"
<fNevel, Newell soliloquized Pc
ter ''The name.is familiar.''
ellis father was captain in the
last war with the Turks. He rose
from the ranks under Feodor and
was one of the bravest Of the brave"
"Captain Newell. All, yes. re-
member now. He and Valdai were
the two who first mounted the ram
parts at lzium. So the old dispatch
es read"
"Yes, sire. sPoor Newell was shot
a month afterward while leading his
brave company against a whole
squadron of Turkish infantry, while
Valdai came home and got colo
nels commission"
"And afterward received title"
added Peter.
eS, sire.
"And this gunmaker is this cap
tain's son?"
eyes, sire" -
"And methinks Valdai left a
child"
*He did, sire; daughter, who is
now with Olga. She is his ward"
eyes, yes. And the count fought
a duel with young Newell and got
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 show of
respect now that he was before his
master. =
''Sire,'' spoke the duke after the
usual sa: mutations had passed, ri
have come to demand justice at thy
hands. My young friend the Count
Conrad Damonoff has been most
brutality murdered"
cha! Say ye so, Olga?''
eyes, sire"
<But how was it %
|'Thus it was, sire: On the day be-
fore yesterday sent the count with
message to one Ruric Newell, who is
a gunpaker in Sloboda. He went: as
l wished, and while there the gum
maker, who is huge fellow, :provok-
ed quarrel and knocked the noble
man down. Of course the count was
offended, and as the ruffian threat
ened to repeat the offense and as he
furthermore grossly insulted 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 cowardy maneuvering in in
flicting upon him a mortal wound"
*'rhis is a serious affair, !" said the
emperor, who had not failed to note
the &stonished look of tie surgeon
while the dukeewas telling his story
,#Fltis most serious, sire, and sare-
ly6the rufian. should beat once e1e-
cuted.G -: 4.,st: .~>.ss, ;s,.ss,;s: +.
@'"tBut did; you not say that The
count allenged him p =, ~, :. =
q did, sire, but you must r 4 ia
Der that it was al m ia III 81 ableif
preservation With the noble connf.
The fellow would have undoubtedly
murdered him had he not taken this
OourseH ~ !, s's Si g'.,S 4: I: i 3Gs=.
We're you present at the. duel, my
lord II" 5..,. = .z,..z: NJ, ): 8 =.
mo. sire, but I have q friend
without VINO was present.. :
\ 8 hsp yonSma7 bring him H. il =: {,