The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-03-12
One Remarkable Result
of the Thirteen Superstition

/ him of his promise to send her his photo
graph and the sixth said that the writer
would send Immediately for the ti1tiing
sum he had 80 graciousy agreed to lend.
Deslandes looked about MIN he lplessy.
1t was too much The letters were evidently
authentic What could it mean? He
asked himself bhndly how in one day he
could have done 80 many things, while re-
tanning absolutely no memory of them.
As he AT there, struggling to find some
head or tail to the AFFAIR, ms servant entered,
saying two gentlemen would like to speak
with MIN.
Correct and digniGed in their tightly
buttoned coats tine two men entered the
room and bowed Then one said.
you will have seen from our cards that
we come from NJ. Hardouin." He paused
whiting for Deslnndes To answer.
Welt said the latter after moment,
pray proceed.
This is not the reception we expected,
said the second of the gentlemen 1t is
contrary to all the rules OF such affairs Of
honor Since you force uS to explain.
NJ Hardouin has charged US To represent
him and to demand -'
Deslandes bounded to his feet
DO you mean that you have the impu
dence to come here and tell me that a NJ
Hardouin, whom | never before heard Of,
has challenged me to Il dueli Tell me,
whore does this NJ, Iardouin live?'
Furnished with the address, the novelist
was of like shot. leaving the two correct
and dignfled gentlemen victims to the
grea test establishment.
II was not without difficulty that Des-
landes succeeded in gaining access to NJ.
Hardouin and when he finally entered he
was greeted with:
An, you come, ! suppose, from Nj. Des-
andes?"
Not at all! am NJ Deslandes."
You? Impossiblel"
what DO | not know who ann
Il doubt it, sir. 70 my regret, | am
positive that you are not the man whose
name you have borrowed. The man in
question is dark haired, while your hair is
hight he wore a mustache and you have a
beard and, if you will pardon me. you
have the air OF a gentleman, while he was
a wretched scamp
Well, if | am not Pierre Desandes. who
am |? groaned the novelist. feeling that
the days OF witchcraft were not yet at
an end.
just then NJ. Hardouin's sister-in-law, a
charmlngly pretty girl OF IS, entered the
room.
Why. VI Deshndes she cried both
hands outstretched. how glad | am to
NEE: YOU again! There, ! told you, Al
fred, she continued turning to the aston
ished NJ Hnrdouin. that it could not have
been the real VI. Deslandes whom you met
yesterday. Pray leave us alone and
am sure that | can unrave this mystery
a re did friands
,tla I - .i - , .
!, 'iI'u' i+"OiIe "dNeu ner pl'tneI out OF
lne room hhd theh KAT down near the per-
picked author
on see, she explained M Hardouin
swear5 that he met Won Yesterday nj n
luncheon ,pban Won Lo,v shoI az, 10
,,,nda a,.;J, - l - ~.
iii"po luoHt So'i uuIhliulo,l lot my
AiStcI' was e1uhIIy certain IN III II was
not you he had met. but there is only one
Pierre Deslandes. the novelist. There il
some So 1ret somewhere and we will soon
be eble 10 find II ont b,,t do not let ,,s I'll,
,hout IL noa, ,rart 10 baar n -, -. 's,
, hnou' J.. ioE "anu 70 ne1I apout your
~ ,,',ro tiam 10" '''H VII" '''e greatest
T,',ronoad ~. ho. hoo,,,. Do.i.,
+aIred no,arl, faaI;rc 10, ~, 10 ~, Iae.
found nc iJenl ,yo,,7an no nod SO lr,ar
I'LL, i,;I, ~ Vi hi nc 'i"u ~ "ite" /
'', ny 'rnSilDvu III nlH PaBts'
W nen ne Hnally rose 10 go, ne begged per- /
mission to come again, q request which !
Lucille. blushinR prettily granted him
A -. NJ. ~,
ba roIIr,ire, Ist,ar TO-, 10 III 500
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mia ~ 20, ,bicb o la p,. ~, f, At 70
law,
Not long ago. went TO your vila TO ask