The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1910-09-25
would leave 1t at a late hour and walk

Jevents of the revolution. He was a
violent Jacobin and was denouncing
1 the conservative Girondists.
Il 1t was 2 o'clock In the morning
when De Pavnes started for home.
/ Pyle left few moments later follow
\ ing the man he sought until the two
we're alone in a narrow. deserted
street at the base OF Montmartre. Pyle
walked directly behind De pavnes till
the latter not relishing any one at his
back. turned. Pyle stopped.
IN who are you, and what do you
+, wish?' asked De Pavnes.
Il am Sidney Pyle of Virginia, whom
you Imprisoned on false accusation.
and wish to kill your
Each wore the sword commonly car
ried at the time, and each drew. Pyle
| during his Imprisonment had lost both
strength and skill. but he had not made
this move till he had recovered both.
De Pavnes had been known as one or
the best swordsmen In Paris, but he
! had bad reputation owing to certain
foul thrusts he had made in his duels.
Pyle went at him with the GOODNESS of
a devil and In a few seconds ran him
through the heart.
The virginian did not stop to call at
tention to his adversary's dead body.
though he left his mark--a with the
point Of his sword on de Pavnes
breast. The next morning he procured
horse and set out for Belgium. with
the intention of paying visit to
Charles de Forles, a meeting with
whom Pyle relished more than with
his late victim. since there was no rev.
olution to interfere with his design
across the border. Reaching Brussels
he found crowd OF emigres and was
not long in discovering that De Forles
was among them.
One evening. at an entertainment
given by the Duke Of Orleans. Pyle
saw bis enemy standing by table
with another person the two pledging
each other in a glass of wine De
Forbes slipped his wine and set the
glass on the table, Pyle sauntercd up,
took the glass in his hand and threw
the contents In De Forles' face.
De FORBES, g!aring like tiger. put
his hand to his sword. but. remember
ing where he was. RETAINED and said;
"Your name, and whers are you to
be found?"
my name is Sidney lyle of vir-
ginia, and message will reach me at
the inn"
At the name De Forbes. who had
failed to recognize his antagonist,
started.
VERY we'll" he said. I'VE shall see
II yen are still the swordsman you
were.'
The next morning soon after dawn
the two men met. and ten minutes
AFTER they had crossed swords Pyle
drove the point OF his weapon Into his
enemy's heart. When the surgeon
tore open the victims elathng no
found ON the spot where the sword
had entered cut in the desh the letter
V.
Pyle now made inquiries for the man
who he felt sure had been the head
and front of the conspiracy that had
thrown him into prison on the eve of
his intended marriage The other two
he considered mere tools Of the Mar
quis de Beauchamp The Eirginan
learned that his enemy was living at
The Hague. Going there, be inquired
the way TO the marquis abode. One
evening when De Beauchamp was sit.
ting in his private apartment opening
out on a balcony man suddenly ap-
peared standing in the window that
reached from the ceiling to the floor.
"Who are you" cried the marquis.
"and what do you do hereF'
IL am Sidney Pyle Of Virginia, late
prisoner i'll the Bastille, and am here
to have 1t out with you for putting the
there"
Pyle's suferings in prison had left
their imprint on his features DE
Beauchamp saw there hungry look,
hunger for revenge. Though the
royalist had escaped the Paris mob,
ravenous for bread this embodiment
Of a spirit of revenge had followed
him For years when man had
stood in his way he had but TO throw
him into prison and the obstacle was
removed BIT now comes one of his
victims. one who had brought with
him from the colony of the English
virgin queen that thirst for freedom
which had stemmed the current OF
tyranny The marquis saw IN that
merciless face sign Of his final pun
ishment
do your work." he said II am I'M
armed"
| II am no murderer"
| In corner stood rapier. Pyle
! took Ii up and handed 1t to the mar
/ quis, The latter rose. and, passing to
portion Of the apartment where
: there was more room for passage at
arms. each took position and began to
! fight
A few minutes later a servant, hear.
/ ing the sound OF fall. entered the
chamber to find the marquis lying on
| the floor. blood oozing from his side.
10 one was visible. surgeon. being
called. on examining the wound found
cut in the skin near the heart the
letter "
One morning the Countess Amelie de