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round the rear parts of their dwellings /
Fabian sNfarchand had just returned !
Erem Paris. andtwas telling hts friend,
Edgar Brossiap, Of the French capital /
Il saw there, be said. "a very beau
nfnl woman. Nine. Dumont. Though
bhe twas <mfdaie aged. she had more
httsntonithan most OF the young girls.
But there was special reason for
khis besides her.besuU."
"CHtainly II could not have been
discreditable reason. Nine. Dumont
has livedlin New Orleans, and we new
er had a more respected woman IN so
riety here"
''what she may have been here
10 not know; what she is in Paris 7
DO know If she had a good reputa-
kion, she has lost it,
A smothered exclamation came from
m upper window Of a house extending
back into an adjoining garden. Both
men looked up. A young man about
twenty years old was staring down
upon them with an expression Of hor
For. Tor a moment his eyes were fixed
on Marchand; then he disappeared
from the window.
"Great heavenel" cried Brossian.
"what is itT asked the other eager
". "Who IS heT
Ernest Dumont."
"A rclatiteT
"Her son. Let us 90 inr
mo: viii wait here. In addition
TO the pain have. given him, viii
not put him to the trouble OF hunting
Tor me-"
The mon had not long to wait. An
sntlmate friend Of young Dumont was
In thersame house with him. and pres
emily this friend came lnto the garden
rhrough a front gate snd hack toward
Who're Marchand and Brossian were
SITTING He presented his card, bear
o. the name Sidney Mason. ana said:
f 81 am the bearer of a message from
ERNEST DumOnt to- He looked from
The one to the other.
"Mr Marchand drew a card and
handed sc to him. "Thls IS Mr.. Bros
sian. You will represent NE, Brosslan,
will you n0tf'
Brossian agscnted. and Marchnnd
Withdrew. Brosslan chatted long
while with tho young man in the hope
that amends might be made But in
such case amends are impossible. A
meeting between the two principals
was arranged for the next morning in
wood above the city ON the AIissis-
sippi river.
Marchand. as the challenged party,
had the choice OF terms. He chose pis-
tolls the two principals to be stationed
lhfty PAGES apart. then to advance, fir
ing ut Will At the meeting when the
word was given to advance and fire
'Marchand stood still He never raised
his pistol. Dumont, white as a sheet.
advanced firing. but sent three bullets
mt his mothers tfaducer before hitting
him. On being struck Marchand fell.
dangerously wounded. Then both
e parties left the field
For a long while Marchand hung be-
tween life and death. Then he recov-
cred, AS soon rs he was able 10 stand
he sent word 20 Dumont that he was
able and ready 20 give him further sat
1sfaction Dumont asked IL his enemy
would fight or stand up TO be killed.
and when informed that he would act
ms before the matter was dropped.
Then Marchand left New Orleans to
60 no one knew where.
The cause Of The duel was kept Sc
cret sympathy went with Marchand,
who was universally beloved. It was
considered that It was a case Of the
hot blood of youth touching upon the
good sense. forbearance. Of middle age
Young Dumont shut himself up from
society. and It was generally believed
that the blame attached to his action
was killing him. II was not that. It
was n doubt that Marchands words
Nyere false. a doubt that when It once
fastened itself upon the sons brain he
could not shake IL or.
One day-it was some months after
Marchand's departure - Dumont re-
Ceiyed a note from his mother, who
was widow. that she was IN New
Orleans and wished him to come to
her. For time he refused. but since
khe was gently persistent he finally
consented to an interview When he
was ushered into the room where his
mother received him he was astonish-
ed to see Marchand with her
"The tables are turned" said Mar.
chand Il am now your mothers de-
fender. There were two Mime. Du-
monts IN Paris. I did not know mat
there was but one. have made every
PREPARATION In my power"
rs this TO comfort me, or IS It the
aruth7" asked the young man, trem-
bling.
"That have perfect confidence IN
your mothers purity / ask your con-
sent that she shall become my wife"
The young man stood staring at the
pair. Nine. Dumont made no motion.
Presently her son staggered forward.
and she caught him in her arms.
Fabian Marchand as soon as he had
recovered from his wound and further
satisfaction had been declined had
started for Paris with a view to hunt
ang for evidence that Nine. Dumont
was not so bad as she was painted.
lie found that the Nine. Dumont he
had referred TO was infamous. but dis
covered that there was another Nine.
Dumont IN Paris. lady much esteem
ed. Both women had lived IN New
Orleans: hence the mistake. This
lady's acquaintance he made without
revealing himself and fell IN love with
her Finally he confessed the part he
had taken, Of which she unknowingly