The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-02-16

on the grass, was a 7oman, n stand
ing beside her, as though stricken to
stone. was a tall man. 81
Lennon turned. He uttered one
wild cry. Nary 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 vas an i'm, and pick
ing UP the girl and carrying her as
easily as though she were a child, Len
o strobe away, bidding us, by a ges-
ture to take up the man, and when he
reached the house the Irishman's ready
wit had invented a 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 he-and
he spoke Is 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 h wound,
and how it has affected our friend.
You can go in the landlords trap, and
bring the doctor back in IT,"
II Knew by the choice he a made
Of a medical man that Lennon wished
to avoid publicity, for Haslett was d
young fellow who often came to u
rooms-and unless he case ended ia
tally-and the most superficial exam
ination had shown that the girl vas
alive-the affair would, most likely, be
hushed up. 1t was near h end of the
term, and, except Foster and Lennon.
we all went down the next day, n
before I started I .ascertained, by ask
ing Haslett, that the girl was likely to
recover, as the bullet lad glanced up
ward, and Travelled along under the
| scalp.
"As to the man who was with her, he
could give no decided opinion, a shis
case presented some difficulty, and it
was evident that he was in for a long
| illness, as a consequence of h terrible
shock that had been inflicted upon him.
Lennon v~ouchsafed no information as
to the identity Of the patients. and I
heard. some fortnight later, tina the
lady had left h inn and the ma was
| expected to follow in a few days.
"Now for my part, although Lennon
had so o~utrageously insulted me. I had
had enough of h quarrel, and I hoped
the other men were in like case; but
it was not so, for, when more than a
month had passed, I 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. I hur-
ried OF, with grave misgivings. And
my fears We're only too well grounded,
for as soon as I net my friend, and we
were out of earshot, Of the bystanders,
| his first words were: Lemons here.
and he swears that If I 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 7 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 hat the duel
should come off the next morning at S
! O'Clock ae a lonely spot near the sea
shore.
"And the first shot came near ending
the affair, for Fosters face was grazed
and his bullet cut AVA a piece Of Len
mons coat. I was for declaring that
honor was satisfied; but the Irishman
would have non 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. I forgot to say
that two doctors, or rather, supposed
doctors, were present, for I believe that
Sweeney, the foster-brother Of. whom
you have told me. was n of them.
"No sooner had Lennon fallen, and
the surgeon pronounced life extinct,
than Maurice, scarcely needing his
brothers. dead body, wanted to take UP
the quarrel, and a more unholy or a
more unseemly scene I never took part
in. Years have passed, but I shall
never forget 1t. 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 W. 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 raj 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 VIC belonged, Travers and I cor
responded with each other. I came to
England when I considered 1t safe to
do so, and even when I was very eau
tious. M
The murder Of Dr.. James took place.
as you know In the house that I had
hired and partly furnished, and I found
the cards and a handkerchief beside
him, and these I intended to bring
away. but I left them behind me acci-
.dentally. and 1t was we'll that I did so.
for otherwise you would never have
come by your knowledge. and you
would not have been here to save me.
When we left the house that night we
were probably followed, though I saw
no signs Of It, and SO, in all likelihood,
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