The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-10-21

on a matter Of importance till near
morning But ] will engage that he
shall be on hand shall not 60 to
bed. but await your coming after you
have seen the other party TO this af-
fair"
4 De Curier went away In bad humor.
This is very strange affair."" he
said to himself ''in which have be-
come entangled. am the bearer Of
a challenge from. a. man i have never
seen to a, man he has never seen and
who has never seen him. the whole
matter being started by woman
have never seen before tonight and
because she enters a public dining
room alone and Is stared at for doing
SO. l wonder If she really has hus-
band OF. If she is going to get me kill
ed In her behalf. Pouf! don't like
this condition at all"
Nevertheless he visited Won Hollub
and arranged the meeting as the lady
had desired the weapons to be foils
Then he returned and reported the
matter to the lady,
/ "And now, madame" he added, shay
ing arranged matters for you. l pre-
sumo / may be excused from further
participation this affair"
N III You SO desire, 1t. but my husband
and myself are strangers In Paris, and
when he goes on 70 the field he must
go unattended"
In that case, madame, shall serve
him. / will call ut $50 O'clock"
De Curier left her more than ever
dissatisfied with his position Every
thing indicated that Mrs. Webster was
what she pretended to be-she was
stopping at a first class hotel a favor
lite hostery for Americans, and this
partly explained her presence unat-
tended In the restaurant, but not sat
isfactorily. Though American women
had great privileges In their own coun-
try, they did not usually avail them
selves of them in foreign lands. WE'LL
the morning would bring developments.
He would go home and snatch few
hours sleep before going on to the
ground *.
At half past 3 In the morning he call
ed at the Hotel Maurice and gave the
sleepy concierge his card for Mr.. and
Mrs. Webster. The man brought him
note signed by the lady saying that
Mr.. Webster had gone to the rendez-
vous and that she was so overcome by
che painful episode that she was I'M
able to leave her bed.
De Curier was astonished, ana foil"
he exclaimed. what q marvellous con-
dition! This man. my principal, whom
] have never seen and whom his oppo-
nent has never seen, is SO eager TO
avenge the insult to bis wife that he
has no patience TO wait for his second.
Mon Dieu! | must see the end Of this
affair or | shall die Of curiosity"
Jumping into his carriage, be told
the driver to take him az quickly as
possible to the Bots de Bouloene. Ar
rived at the place of meeting, he saw
Won Holnb standing with foil In his
hand, while figure, also armed, wear
Ing a long, flowing cloak, was approach
ing him De Curier sprang from his
carriage and advanced toward them.
AS he reached them the cloaked figure
threw off the outer garment and ap-
peared In costume usual to women
who practice fencing. Astonished as
DE Curier was, be was still more so
when he recognized Mrs. Webster.
"Ah.t monsieur" she said. glancing al
the newcomer, you are late. My hus
band not returning In time, an
Obliged to take his place"
Without waiting for preliminaries
she attacked Won Hollub.
Now. Count Herman Won Hollub
who was trusted servant OF the king
Of Prussia, had spent his life In diplo
matte work ignoring those martha
practices that have always pertalnet
TO the nobility Of that kingdom HI
knew very little about the art OF sell
defense In any form. Astonlshed ant
chagrined at seeing the woman WHIT
had the grievance against him come Il
fight him instead OF her husband, b,
lost his head All he could do, all b,
tried to do, was to avoid the thrusts o.
"A his opponent
In q few seconds his weapon ha(
been wrenched from. his grasp and
flying In an arc above his head, LANDED
a dozen yards away from him, Th
woman then put the point OF her fol
against his breast.
1Count." she said, "you do not know
me. am the wife Of Carl D., one o
tho leaders Of the late revolution II
Prussia. He married me in Ney
York shortly before the revolution
and ] have lived In your country
You have come here to secure III
consent of the French government :
take my husband back to Prussia {
be tried for treason. You have him 4
prison and were TO start today wit
him for Berlin Give me your orde
for his release and your written wor
, thpt you will not proceed turtle
against him or win kill YOU"
9he count looked into the woman
eyes and saw a determination to &C
upon her words.
.Will he return to Prussia" b
askedrs e
mo. He will find a home in Amel