New-York tribune., 1909-12-26
A 7 E ST OF KILL
A Story of the Captains Three

gendarnes came running across the gang7lank thrust
JanOt. who was on guard aside burst and started
for our men, who by mutual consent ad dropped
their points. Faugh II was li---s-.--
Janot. experience ~ such affair 7ezed the
RAP ers and broke INT. his ---.----- cabin 20 return
shortly after w--l ---- 1- -u--1--c -lls NE gen
darInes locke. -le -.l.. shrugged their uiders,
and Wagge- ..a-- -..... heads ted ID Is.
We We-, ---l. + had .. -... ..- De- A. 1s-8 Pei
he had less than q ..- and --a- --- ne
reLgIousIv sent me .-- a- -- -.-- O. clock me
next morning The ----r --- --. should nave
been taken with u- for "e learned chat Ie mad
followed US IN a rac-e and ------- .--- Che police.
thought the a--alr was ended. because -'- -osla
had told me he was under 1rter- q. rep ~ a-- hay-
ing already oversraved his leave must On me
trst s0Uthhound train OF the to..oH.-- -l -uIng.
Nou can imagine my surprise then. -- 40 me
same time he despatched ms orderly with the
money he also sent po..te note 90 Lera-- cCrnrr
menting HIM his skill and assuring him - AZ the
very next time they met he hoped % har. -1 pleas
ure OF running HIM through
i wish YOU could have heard Louis when
gave him rlar note that L--le -eu-- .l-t The
meeting had been unavoidabIv postpone. lie very
carefully folded u and placed l- III 1i. -e-hoOk
Then knew that sometime they would 81 LID meet
unless the gods lntertered. And So -ae. -.-
was nearly -Wo wears later that We detailed
with an embassy Co Madrid and e.- once n
awhile. the wav. Leopard would -e. --a- pre-
vious affair. with the terver- hope -.. should
meet De Costa. His hopes were not r. ..a for nc
sooner had we lccorlrauicd our eur.r ..s -eceo-
tlOn by the King of spain than we u- man
He had advanced q rank IN the time .ar. He
smiled as pleasantly as II -r Old -~e-.. found
way 90 reach us ov note immediate. our de-
par-ure This time 10 was . polite -c-.. -esslng
the hope that we were All well and had gotten
that we had an engagement l- long =-.r
Moreover DE Costa paid me the .. .--ent Of
trusting that iuasmuch as I had -~..e ...- on The
previous occasion. j would not -e-.-. ms
second IN the meeting which le ..-e. .l.d os
plelScd 20 arrange 40 our u.-r er.-r ere Vas
something suavc and rul.rlI.-- -... ..-- -haI
We had wished we could NOT have ....- -e- ing
his second challenge
II did seem as -h1ugr rr.- -... -C oe
decided. We met IN "a fencing rr....... -s-lrc
and DE Costa had barely crossed .. lemon
strated to each other that cl.. .. .- lS
practice since the rrst meeting .e..-. .. .-- was
summoned to the King Noreete- ring
my the summons was one 1i the -... have
been shocked at finding his super and
we had ,o accept the Iurerrur -lur .. 1e -Ae
meeting The very next morning .F. MS
mission having been successful. r... notion
Tor sudden departure and We had O..
has time 90 was Leopard who SENT D.. - vlicA
ne assured DE Costa that le held r. -lat a
brave man could not engage Co his -ll. ana
Jhat ne wished him % know rhar rhe.r .--ng vas
only Temporarily postponed And wn.. .u tninA
was DE Costa reply The rIsca. ha. -llAell
To- send Co our tram a maguinceut auu.-. t lowers
and one OF the most dehci. u> ,-a,r .-. --as tAa'
the appetite OI man could conceive
where each had been sent ON l,.... servi,s
DE Costa promptly sent Leopard -rr le A"~
treasured together with rcgrc, rlat Chs. ruld iO.
have had the same amiaac seconds e.. mend y
hls 90 act for Leopard and ,llr -iuc lr .e man sI
minutes both men were -iuu..4lc.-. ,-s1ue~
through their torcarms. The .uucrirr-t. vet uA
decided Leopard told me. with grim u.,. lg ,-.lS
nacA that while The surgeon rcultr. .ltni -le,
stood and t1Lr.l ,.b 1rhtr l-,.i ..,-,. .- u1.hns
save point run clean through should c..r tna -"S
pleasant cumitN they had so thoroughly "