New-York tribune., 1910-09-25

which he stood
At first his anxious eyes strained through the haze in
vain until some crcling seag1ls caught his attention
and then he discerned some vague forms sloCuetted
against brighter belt Of the sea to the northeas-.
Three Of the figures were black and moton'ess; but
two gave an eerv suggestion OF Wuteness and movement
Hardly realizing why he should be 50 pertur1ed Dale
ran forward dragging his bicycle. Twice he .1mbled
and fell amid the strngy heath grass but he uu
again in frenzy OF haste ana sCon va Ie' enough
to the group Of men to see that Medenaa-a and
Marigny bare headed and in their shirt sleeves were
fighting with swords.
DaIee eve we're now half blinded with pe-soiraton
for he had ridden fast through the mud from Calais and
This final run through Welding sand and cngrg edge
was exhausting who seldom "alKcI as many fur
longs he had covered miles that morning bt even
in his panic Of distress he fanced that his master
pressing the Frenchnan severely II was m r1ds
plav this battle with cold steel he slender .e--nous
looking blades whired and stabbed with ferso- vehe
nlence and the sharp rsp Of each rPos.e and parry
rang ont with horrible suggest1veneS5 IN me most
And then as he numbered heavily on Dale t1crg1t ne
saw something that turned him SICK with terror Almost
hating he swept a hasty hand across his eesten he
Medenhan with arm extended in feint in -e-.e was
bearing heavily on his opponent raIler tat1 rgnt
foot sliDDed and he stumbled badly. At once Ma-gny
etr-,cL- with the deadly quCkness and certainty Of
cobra His weapon pierced Medenham breast nigh up
on the right side The stroke true and turOus
that the Englishnan, already unbaanCed was -rIven
to his back on the sand Margny wrenched tle blade
free and stopped with obvious intent TO plunge agin
through his opponents body. A warning s1or- from
vindctivelv; but dared make that second mortal
thrust These Frenchrnen whom he had summoned
from Paris were bound by a rgId code Ot honor that
would infalibly have caused him 70 be branded as
a murderer had he completed matters 20 his ats
faction Nevertheless. he bent and peeTed closely
into Medenhams face gray now as the sand on winch
he was lying
Il think It will serve he rnuttered to himself May
the devil take him but thought he would get the bet
ter of mel"
He turned away with an affectaton Of coo1e he was
far from feeling while the doctor knelt % examine Ne
denham's injury. He saw some one running -oHard
him: but believed it must be OF the W1c1e- and
his ewes fell to the stained blade in his hand.
Il rather forgot myself he began
DJTT the excuse was stopped short by blow on the
II angle of the Jaw which stretched him By Aleien-
hams side and apparently as Hfeess-
Assr1redlv Dale was not versed in the pun 1 Of the
duel; but ne knew how and where 20 hit with -st that
was hard as one of his own spanners. H put weight
and passion into that punch, and scarcely -erstOOd
how effective il was until ne found himself ygng
the grasp of two excited FrenChmen. He cursed both
them and Nlarigny f1uently and vowed he most
horrible vengeance on al three br- soon aimed
himself sufficiently that Co---- i l---- could
not stir and his Derturbed wits .lel sought % earn
the extent Of his masters injury Still he s0re t Wa
rignv.
l,1-7e vou,' he cried hOarsely. You would have
stabbed him he was lying there II these pals Of yours
hadn't stopped you-'
At last recovering some degree Of self possession he
assisted the astOunded and rather frightened F-ren
TO carry NIedenham to the waiting carriage. One who
spoke English asked him help IN rendering Ike ser
vice to Margny; but he refused with oath. and the
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