Evening star., 1906-02-23
THE YELLOWDANGER
THE STORY OF THE WORLDS GREATEST WAR
BY M. P. SHIEL.
Copyright, 1899. by r. F. Fenno Co,


and pardon" somehow. were very much
mixed up in his mind he often used ONE ia-
stead OF the other.
The very foreign person said with bow:
I cannot help TO think that the action
was lhtenuoned on the part OF monsieur
Go away viii youy' satd John Hardy.
But monsieur has not answered ny
Yes. I have BE good ellopgl, Ia o., fo
the devil
To the Very well-an right" And
AT once ne lifted his voice high. interrupt
ing the orator. CRYING out:
VOLTA, messieurs-uu AucIais-d Ia ma
rine AnGlaise--''
John had committed the indiscseuon or
wearing his mariner pea Jacket with brass
buttons engraved with anchors
There arose an outCry round him 4
cVihnt"tion spreading WIDER through the
crowd, likes circles round a pcbDic-splasn.
hold forth
They pressed round stining;y. Hardy he
gan 10 cough feebly- lie pushed bas k with
his elbows a rough looking hrazcn-eye,i
Fellow with an ouvrier's smock. Bat IT'S
effort to free himself was poor I'm force.
In a moment or two ms Jacket was rent
OF him. ana cruel fist smote him heavily
IN the jaw He saw clearly now thar he
was on the point OF being torn 10 pieces
lie wondered what he could do: and.
having calmly measured the situation. and
seeing 70 chance OF escape. he broke into
a laugh al his own expense, calling out
loudly:
"Cochers' Cochers,'
BY ''cochers'' he meant to call them
In a moment lie was on the ground on
his back
But whatever force IL is which underiios
the world had this frau and dauntless Lad
in Its keeping for the time being He was
necessary.
A diversion was caused by a loud palr
of lungs. which cried:
Mats, messieurs, ecoutez-moi. ecoutez-
moi
1t was the very foreign person. who was
also also vehementiy interposrng his utmost
bodily NtgOr TO the rescue OF john
You know me-you know me aII-iisten
TO mel am Edrapol-'-
C'est Edrapol. Edrarol"'
instantly the rqmor spread FAR. mid
wives Edrapol, the dueist, the Eulga-
rian. the wof1d-renpwneG master or tae
pistol and the rapier II was he.
He explained The English sailor had
committed upon him a personal outrage.
He begged-it was his simple signt-that
the life Of the miscreant should be spared
10 make the rep8rattOn which was only
his EdrapoFs. plain due The strangers
death was certain either way but, in short.
messieurs. the other way WAS more neat
more convenable
And SO Hardy was. as It were torn from
the rough hands which had siezed him.
Edrapois popularity IN Paris was para
mount The mob led by Zola. rushed
westward. Hardy and Edrapol were alone.
The escrimeur. bowling, handed his card TO
Hardy, and requested a return Of the ia
vor.
What for?" said John. 4 have no card
But monsieur Will meet me-
"Where?'
In the Bois. monsieur"
But what for?'
why. to fight, monsieur"
You don't mean duei?'
Why naturally, monsieur"
81 see. But an old man like Nou2''
Not too old, monsieur. perhapsi Does
monsieur then hesitate?"
n iC n
Monsieur is. of course. sensible to the
Interpretation which one would naturally
put upon any hesitation from his part?
mo. / am not sensible Of it. What in
terpretation?'
THAT monsieur is u coward"
We'll, but l am not one interpret as You
please"
still, monsieur 1 say the natural inter-
pTetation. / am sure you viii realize my
point of view If you recollect that l have
the reputation of being the deadliest
swordsman in Europe
as that so? Oh. / didn't know"
Now l think monsieur realizes my point
of view?''
Il do rather"
And monsieur will now fght?'
II don't mind. What WITH
"Al that will be arranged for us by
others monsieur. II you viii give me your
name, your address and the address of a
friend to whom 1 may send a friend of
mine
Il have no friend worth mentioning here.
Send your friend TO me personally"
He gave his real name and his address,
and turned away from the howing figure
be fore him He set out for his hotel
Later in the day he found himself In front
of the Chambre des Deputies and dropped IN
with stream OF the public.
CTo be continued tomorrow