Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1902-10-23
later as you cam" And he started to
turn on his heel

turn on his heel.
Il shall be obliged to use force" cried
Hazeltine. The young prince turned
about as II the speaker had touched a
he could speak DIR. Low said softly:
If you attempt anything of the sort
you will simply become our prisoners!
These two gentlemen have come here
relying OH our honor They no sooner
arrive than they are arrested. May IL
not appear to them that this is an am
bush?"
I'm fact. some such thing might stray
into our brains" said Acton blandly
Therefore" said the prince Our
own honor is here at stake, and we will.
with your permission, or in fact with
out 1T, continue our affair and deliver
these gentlemen where they came from
IN safety, or my name Is not Guelph"
Hazeltine glared around him for n
moment and put his hand on pistol,
but the movement started the others,
and before he could draw, six men sur
rounded his three and stood ready for
anything.
"'Tis a piece of treachery to your
highness' august father" cried the man.
I'll look out for that" said the prince
haughtily.
You know not what you dol IT will
cost you your commissions, gentlemen,
and. by God, I'll do my duty" And he
turned to his men and pointed at me.
Atherton stepped in front of me, as
did the DOCTOR and for an instant we
all thought short but serious affair
was beginning. Sproat put his hand
on Hazeltina's shoulder as If to say
something. But the other man threw 1t
off tiercely, and the dark hatred the
man bore me showed in his face as he
turned to me and cried.
Have another half hour, you fool!
I'll see You hanged before night, mark
me there" and he started to move off.
Stay, man." said the doctor. You
must remain till this is over. And you
two men," continued he, stand there
before Major Sproat and Lieutenant
Now, gentlemen. think we can begin
again
had less taste for it than ever. after
the quick action of Anterior when ne
thought was to be attacked. But we
We're soon at it, and as l got into the
work my head cooled down, the
thought of her against whom this
mans Jest had been directed stiffened
my wrist and set me hard at him.
He played his raper we'll after the
orthodox fashion of dueling, and twice
touched me- but not through the skin.
Then, seeing that l stood on the defen-
sive still, he began To grow red in tho
face and his eyes lit up with anger.
Not sound came from the others az
we circled around one another. nor did
I say II word until he began to press
me hard, forward and back. forward
and back, each time a different stroke.
Then l exclaimed in surprise uncon-
sciously, for he seemed to be new
man. My breath came hard and fast,
and l began to take the offensive.
Twice, thrice, four times he parted,
and then ON sudden he came and I
felt sting in my left arm just at the
biceps.
Dr. Low called halt, and ripped up
my sleeve in spite of my cries that
twas nothing.
Leave me alone" cried 1. do you
not see tis but a scrape? Come, sir,
do not waste your time!" And l broke
away and made at him with my tenn
per half gone. We went 1t hot after
that, nor do I remember anywhere such
quick work. Once | was down on my
knees Twice he saved his life by
prodigious side jump. And then-then
! saw him come at me from below, his
point up and falling as he rose him.
self
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