Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1908-07-03

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nkS soldier in her, and then, the pip
81 under way. sgnaled 10. Us TO dis
regard the motions Of the commander.
in-cbief and left Lascelles in COM
mand."
"A small boat with q soldier in
her." unused Darlington. Which way
did the Britannia go?"
AT nightfall she was going up the
channel in the wake Of . big mer-
chairman"
by heavens!" roared the earl.
"thatll be Seton"
Il don't understand what you mean"
SAID Miller.
Never mind" returned Darlington,
v;sibly perturbed, send me Parkman.
Ask Captain Lascelles to let him on
for the night Explain to him
And what shall | say to Captain
Careysbrook"
Say anything you like, except that
/ can't come Of, and I'll explain when
can"
THAT won't do much good" said
Miller, but I'll do the best can"
He shook the others hand and left
the room.
Seton on the Britannia! see II
all now" unused Darlington. What q
/ fool was not to think Of II myself
They'll overhaul her without fail. The
Britannia will be back to her anchor.
age at daybreak and I'll be there" He
stopped. mo, I have this cursed duel
on hand. l wonder II 1t couldn't be
postponed"
For the moment his intense love for
Ellen overbore every other possibility
The thought that at last she would be
restored to him made him for the
moment forget the pressing demands
Of the early morning hour, but further
reflection plunged him into q black fl
Of jealousy Of Seton. 1t was he who
had the wit and address to capture
Lady Darlington. 1t was he who would
reap the reward that might come to
him from his skill and daring and
devotion. And Darlington swore to
settle with him q soon as he had ar
ranged matters with Strathgate.
His revsries we're interrupted
toward evening hy the arrival of Park.
man, to whom LAscelles had readily
granted permission to 60 ashore for
the night. Parkman had brought with
him case Of dueling pistols, having
been informed by Miller of what was
on. The two at once settled down to
business, but not until Darlington had
catechked Parkmaa a to what was
known SPOUT the movements Of the ad-
miral and the Britannia. Nothing
further was elected than what he had
obtained from Miller. A challenge
was duly drawn up and Parkman car.
risd 1t to Lord Strathgate.
The baron Of Blythedale had a seat
Q few miles east Of Portsmouth.
He was bachelor, a congenial
spirit and an old friend Of Lord
etrathgate's. He had agreed to act
a. Strathgate's second. He and
Lieutenant Parkman soon came to an
agreement. The encounter would
take place in the park at Blythedale
where the combatants would be
free from any possible interruption oil
from prying eyes Of any sort
Strathgate, as the challenged, had the
choice of weapons, and selected
swords, to Carrington's great s3isfac
ton. The other preliminarlet were
soon settled. A surgeon was also
designated, and Parkman came bach
to report the progress of events, mos
agreeable, from his point of view, t
his principal.
Darlington was as expert with tn,
i, sword as with the pistol, and he made
no demur to any Of the conclusion!
OF the seconds. All he wanted wa
to have his deadly enemy opposit,
him, with no one to intervene. H,
, had duties to perform before he wen
, to rest. One Of them was the writ
, ing Of letter to Ellen, which, afte
, he had signed and sealed it, he CAV,
to Parkman, with instructions to turl
1t over to my Lady Darlington in cas-,
the approaching encounter should ter
, inmate fatally for my lord. Whel
Parkman asked where Lady Caring
+. ton was to be found, Darlington re
!, piled bitterly that in all probabilit,
i. she could be seen on the Britannia II
the morning with Sir Charles Seton
"And bark ys, Jack" said Caring
, ton, clapping his hand on his friend
, shoulder, SAY to Sir Charles Setol
that as regards the unsettled differ
ence between Us, I'm ready to NEE
him here and now, II he'll come ashor'
In the proper mood for an encounter
/ might as well finish up all my en-
emies In one day and leave mysel
free for dealing with my wife, or &c
. clearance for Davy Jones locker my
self from one or the other Of them.
CHAPTER XVIII.
The Witnesses in the coppiee.
3 Darlington was lid early the mex