New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-04-30

pY KATHARINE lyman.

Tom Darcy stared: then suddenly ne wruns ne
II accept he said. Il have no desire FOR =
wife although ,1 Grange cries out for mistress
will marry Mary LEstrange. although I have to
do ali En- nus Sosg TO 70 S S4 o yoS % VII
Again their hands met and held together Tor an
II was dull day OF November. and the hours
Went very slowly for Tom darcy. There was noe
VINO had eyes to them and handled them as
grew longer on the dreaTy walls OF the lod2tnr Se
thought often OF the lit Clubhouse. the stories
q rapier. the latest report from the Houses OF par
battle of words more furious than cold from But
ne bore the deprivation for friendships sake. He
a feeling that there might be treachery in this
ous que IN the DARK and he must be prepared for it
ana ready to Illustrate it,
At a quarter before midnight the coach was at
had hidden to be in attenance N was i0 NoIs1Sy
nigf t. and as hey drove through the streets they
Tor 1T the dim oil lamps gave them little light by
the pavement had sunken IN great holes
Ihey passed through the lit hall OF the Clubhouse
the R9tunda and those gentlemen who were nOt
In the Oak Room they found Ciaudfus Gregg and
ms friend awaiting them, Having Invested them
for the right Of first fire II fen to Claudius GreSg
The two men were then set facing each other
hands. '-'.' '''"''-' anu 'n' D'S'0iS IN 'hsir
you're done for Tbe my r4or iellow' I'm sfraid
d d0S met ki yGn aim straight and aim low and
him. he is such monster OF a man. II you should
miss him. he will surely XIII you with the second
and, maybe. kill him in your place"
Some one went round and extinguisned ths
In the room was so great that It could Be- fslti
Even the windows did not reveal themselves as %
candles. For second there was pause, IN WHICH
ing OF CIaudius Gregg - WILL
80. IF he does not bring my down at tho rrs.
hopefulness. "he win never fire another. Even ' :
y Soold not miss that mountain OF snorts Hs
The word OF command was given, and Crardtus
end OF the table followed the shot but thsrs was
no sound OF a body falling
and sound Of something beating itself against tbs
entered with Candies a.b 51s qo0r and waissr
and vse9 a at the smoking pistol n bis hand
hit him In the right shoulder. Sn0' han
"Ah hrs and Se o9T t the sas r.. sa.d he
table" said Tom darcy calmly. That was whas
hs meant s1sd BY the duel IN the dark Let Be going
ca rna y ne sSn eyer ass anohsr shot, Mr.
The other Second was p saiso on, ss,ursso.
with redder face than usual. ina; he was not
and the physician were some8hers undsr the ABA
XPs to S S9GeT5ain ne nature OF Cagags oFyFs
come BACK TO cos sSz ss ss5 %STnd ia The color
sentsd at last to return his lodgings with Tom
ths horns OF a dilemma regarding Claudius Gr-rf
for II he were to recover how was the LADY to
could any man OF honor meet rim ats n4h nc az
ne had played Crosby French2-the stranz, and
For. with Ciaudius Grsgg's much blood letting
ne td man weh perhaps was Esi always " g th sr
physicians but that he was dying. and IN the be-
1ef he sent FOR Harvey L'Estranss's widow and
ace with which he had terrified her daughter into
conserving TO marry him, and herself into espousine
ms cause And the confession he put into docu-
ment and signed Il before witnesses He also senr
for Crosby French and asked HIS forgiveness FOR
the treechery he had intended toward him. In fact
himself In imminent danger CT DEATH he set about
nitted during HIS life as was now possibe-aII IN
a tremendous hurry, afraid Death would catch him
up. But when at last there was nothing more to
be done the wound began to heal: the blood letting
said the doctors. had been OF the greatest possible
service 70 him. and had probably given him many
However. long before he was about again. and
actually become Methodist since he had heard
NJ; wesley preach. Crosby French had married
No one could have recognized IN the radiant bride
French. nevefthsless had loved az rst sight 1Rd
she him. for. she said afterward. when she first
this youth was to be her deliverer
Indeed. there was not handsomer couple in al
She in her gown Of white popln sprinkled with
silver shamrocks. and her veil Of lace caught n
Ss az s sa sT ne WITS hs E heels st 20 HI
shoes wearing his hair unPowdered In the new
ding: but all that you shall read in tho memoirs OF
the day. =, .
though that ended we'll And the oldest thing
OF all that when. some years later Ciauo i
Tsgg esd 3D. Y sn s Gd 0os 81 r m making r.s
buttons and giving much 70 the poor and 20 ou,.d
Red been. under Heaven the instrument OF RS con-
version,-CThs Sketch