The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1901-01-11

duel, he knew. was no cnuc : pIay. -.
old chum could hit 4 shilling piece
with ease at - PAGES. Each OF them
had done it scores eli times.
He took off his cap and allowed the
cool breeze Of the Campagra 70 fan his
hot temples. which. strive as he would.
throbbed aS if the blood were impeiled 10y
some powerful engine
George Radford would have given all
he possessed to have retained his peace Of
mind. for what was his life 10 be after
ward if he killed his frieni: Then, with
frowning browS. he entertained Sug-eS-
ton that came into his mind. Why had
he not thought of that before? The noise
of wheels called him TO the immediate
present
They are here" said his second. Just
two minutes before the time arranged.
so we have nothing TO complain about"
And he added a few remarks On the VIZ
tue OF punetuality.
Radford stepped forward with out.
stretched hand. but he was too precipi-
tate. His old friend had just entered the
ruin. and, although he seemed 10 be look
ing at Radford. his thoughts were really
elsewhere. SO the would be peaeemaker
turned away; with 4 crimson flush GA L :
face. as the newly arrived Italian S-ou.,
hands with him. which be accompanied
with another mental note on the ecCen.
trcty Of the English,
While the TWO seconds paced of the
ground Leslie tried 10 catch his friends
eye. ready At the first recognition to rush
forward and offer his hand. but 70 his
grief as well as establishment he noticed
that his old chum kept his face away
from him.
Il suppose any other solution is out Of
the question:" said one Of the seconds,
and George Radford answered Yes"
Both seconds murmured something and
retired 10 toss up the coin which decided
who should give the fatal command The
toss was won by Radford's, who decided
that the other man should count.
Get ready" he shouted. and the two
men who had 50 often shared each 9th.
er's bed as schoolfelows and each o1a
er's blankets in many hunting adyen-
ture. took up their pistols.
Observation-Disclosures And two shots
rang out in the morning air.
In the fraction of a second from the
swapping Of the caps TO the fatal destiny
Of each shot the men looked into each
others face, and in that brief interval
read each others inmost soul.
George"
Charlie. DID,
But the sentence was never finished
for each man dropped forward on his
face. George Radford lived for a few
seconds. during which he tried hard and
desperately 10 drag himself TO his friends
side. The seconds noticed this. and. With
solemn faces and with eyes that sottened
with tears. they carefully carried him &c
where they saw he would be.
He graspei the hand of his friend,
warm in the grip of love. just as lie hal
done in the cid days Then his eyes turn-
ed up in death. and the light passed out
OF them forever.
"Ah. they loved each other. See"
cried one of the seconds. You never
can understand these English, they are
so eccentric. To love each other like
schoolgirls. and then to Santa Nara.
1t is too horrible"'
That night the woman over whom they
had Tough, slipped her coffee. smoked he,
cigarette ana. concluding that her Eus
lish cavaliers having possibly found out
her antecedeuts. had moved on u another
town. so.acei herself by making eyes a.
q Polish Jew with an ostsutaJious dis
play OF diamonds. and next night they
walked the terrace together and discuss
ed the latest version Of Damon and
Pythias.-St. Louis Star.