Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1902-04-02

PA"'S uOAtdl-"u1Cu ucdAt lIll'
mediate flight for those concerned
seeing that even to abet a duel was
against the law, and to fly meant to
miss half-promised tryst. But
worse was to come. Young Mayne,
disdainful as ever, must needs let
fall some disparaging remarks.
HE will not cheat ut cards again, =
was what he said.
Sir" said Roger, angrily.
"Or need to be taught manners by
an honorable man." went ON Mayne.
DO you speak of my cousin?" de-
manded Roger.
you have the misfortune to be re-
lated, believe" said Mayne, and at
that Roger struck him on the mouth.
For moment the dandy was moved
from his self-possession. Then he
recovered himself and turned with
a smile to his father.
Sir he said, "there is q second
case of pistols?"
"But no witnesses, Dick" said Sir
Harry, anxiously.
THAT is NOTTINGHAM Dunstan:on''
(he bowed courteously to Roger)
will. I am sure, accept your services,
and DR.. Brown will do his best fl,
me-"
Roger returned the bow, and ex-
pressed the belief that there was no
time like the present. DR.. Brown.
who showd no great enthusiasm for
his new role, was crushed into &C.
Quiescence by the remark that never
in Mr.. Richard Mayne's experience
had physician shown himself averse
from beconing-though it were but
for moment-a gentleman. Theirs
was no cast for priority of killing
this time. for that is a fineness in
vented by older and colder blood,
and Mr.. Mayne, for all his calmness,
was boiling.
Roger. as he stood there in the wet
grass (for the sun was higher now
and the frost falling), cursed the ILL.,
luck that had followed on the
masquerade. The pleasure of his
dreams was vanishing, and he was
listening to the fatal count. Quite
dimly he could see his opponent
standing easily in his place. still
smiling-one! two! three! Sir Harry
dropped handkerchief. and both
fired together! Dunstanton saw some
one lying still in the wet grass, and
it was not himself He stared about
him uncertainty. i:
THAT is quits" he said.
'orhat is my son." said Sir Harry.
II regret it," Roger began to STAN
mer. II regret it exceedingly; but
you will admit"
II will admit" broke in Sir Harry.
hoarsely, that I cannot, for lack Of
decent witnesses, call upon you to
stand up again-to me; but, before
God, sir, there will be no crying of
quits by me until at last I have put
a bullet in your hearth"
'Gentlemen! gentlemen!" cried DR..
Brown. imploringly. ''already one
man is wounded and another killed!
I beseech you, leave the field now"
Mr.. Dunstanton, you must fly! And
you, Sir Harry"
II remain" said the latter.
"Then let me ask you to 20 at
once" said the doctor, turning again
to Dunstanton. II will attend your
cousin to the nearest house, and nv
colleague will remain with him. But
blood is hot, sir. Sir Harry is ia
ther-"
Eyes! yes!" said Dunstanton, II am
going"
He left the field. and found his
cousins cart waiting. He told the
man to drive him to his lodgings.
He scarcely believed that he would
ever receive the half-promised letter,
since his luck had deserted him.
The road seemed interminable, though
they drove almost as quickly as when
going. At last they arrived, and his
own man answered the knock.
"There is no news, Stocks, I SUD-
pose?" he asked.
''Only a letter. sir"
Dunstanton took it eagerly. and
broke the seal. It was written an
agrammatically and ran thus:
"Since that Certain beau did with
Eminent Importantly desire to Learn
what might be Indeed her name, who
AS masque only Mispossessed his
wits, Apprehend the same, reading
Your puzzle by the Number four unto
the End"
For a moment he was content to
know that he had held the secret in
his hand without spelling it out. It
was what he would have expected.
what he would have wished. Then he
burned to know her name. What
after all was it? Did it match her
spirit? Slowly he began to put the
capitals of every fourth word. Celia!
He spelt it out, repeated it, and ap-
proved it. Celia was almost enough
for him, since some day she would
change the other for his. Still, it
would be as we'll to know her pres
ent surname. It began with "Mis-
possessed with M in fact. VERY
slowly he spelt it out M-A-Y-N-E.
The letter fell from his hands, and
fluttered on the floor.
So, this was his luck, this was the
end of the masquerade. He had shot
her brother dead-an hour ago.
Klack and White.
49,. ;. The Victim Talk. Back. -
II see," said the keeper of the board
ing-house, "a certain sect in Russia
conside rs hair sinful" 4
4: "'Well,' replied the quiet young man
boarder, they would have no reason to
complain of my mattress being at all
sinful. - Yonkers Statesman. (, 4
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