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CHAPTER xxxv.-continued.

Romanoff was handsome as god,
brave, masterful, impetuous, of high
birth; the sort of man, it seemed to
Hardy, to appeal to woman like the
princess.
And l." he laughed, bitterly, lam
a merchant here in her autocratic
and aristocratic RUSSIA merchant
who @swes her sufferance of me to the
fact that l can shoot straight
He said nothing that night to Wang
of the impending duel, but the boy
seemed aware that some danger
threatened his master, or that the lat
ter was gravely troubled about some
thing. Although told several times,
kindly, to go to bed, he returned as
often, and lowered about Hardy. In
deed, Wang responded to Hardy's
moods with that delicacy of under
standing sometimes seen in a dog for
its master, or a woman for the man
she loves.
We'll, Wang" said Hardy at last,
you may sit up all night if you
choose, but l, for one, am going to get
some sleep. Good night!"-and he
retired to his own room.
He began to undress slowly and
absentmindedly, standing for long min
utes motionless in the middle of the
floor, or dropping into chair, in deep
thought, as though he were confronted
by some weighty problem that he
- II fV,rr Def hn
light at last and crept into bed, but
he was destined to be again disturbed
by Wang, who tapped timidly at the
door.
THAT boy is becoming a nuisance!"
he muttered; there is such thing as
too much devotion. Well, Wang!" he
shouted, sharply.
IF you please" called Wang, here
is a note for you"
Hardy arose, went to the door and
took letter from the boys hand.
Wait" he commanded, till 1 see
If there is an answer"
He tore open the envelope and read:
My Friend: 1 have just learned that the
duel is to take place in the morning, and
that pistols are the weapons chosen. You
know that l gave my consent to this de-
plorable affair because you asked me in
terms that left me no choice. I am going
now to beg something Of you; 1t is that
you spare my headstrong and violent
cousins life. He wronged you outrage
ously. 1 know, and in the name of the
Romanoff family, humbly beg your par
don for that wrong, but should you kill
him-and your wonderful skill places his
life entirely in your hands-I should feel
that his blood Is on my head. Will you
not grant a distracted woman's prayer
and spare his life? Wound him, If you
will. but, oh, do not kill him! BY granting
this request, you will place under still
dAeper obligations one who already owes
you more than she can ever hope to re.
gay. ELIZABETTIA ROMANOVNk.
AS he read, Hardy turned pale Il
the lips. He tore the note in small
bits and dropped them into a waste
paper basket.
rs there any answer, dear master?'
called the voice of Wang through thu
door.
NO" replied Hardy, "there is nj
answer.
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NOT LOOKING FOR TROUBLE
Young Man Unnecessarily Alarmed
Over Question Put to Him by
Old Gentleman.

A quiet, bashful sort Of young fell
low was making a call on a Capitol
hill girl one evening not so very long
ago, when her father came into the
parlor with his watch in his hand. 1t
was about half past nine o'clock At
the moment the young man was stand
ing on a chair, Strengthening a pic
ture over the piano. The girl had
asked him to fix it. AS he turned, the
old gentleman, a gruff, stout fellow.
said:
Young man, do you know what
time 1t is?"
The bashful youth got on the chair
nervously. "Yes, sir" he replied. Il
was just going"
He went into the hall without any
delay and took his hat and coat. The
girls father followed him. AS the
caller reached for the doOrknob the
old gentleman again asked him II he
knew what time it was.
Yes, sir" was the youths reply.
Goodnight" And he left without
waiting to put his coat on.
After the door had closed the old
gentleman turned to the girl.
whats the matter with that fell
Iow?" he asked. my watch ran down
this afternoon and l wanted him to
tell me the time so that l could set it
Denver Post.
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to have been a Russian. You will
shoot him at the word 'three!"
Hardy removed his ulster and faced
his opponent A long dueling pistol
OF excellent make and perfect pre-
cision was placed in his hand.
Are you ready, gentlemen" asked
Koukolnik. Il will count three, slow
ly. You will raise your weapons and
take aim when l commence, and will
fire at the word three"
AS these words were being uttered,
Hardy fixed his eyeglasses more
firmly on his nose, the while he ex-
amined the distance and the person
of his antagonist with a cool, prac-
ticed glance.
Koukolnik began.
"Odeen!"
The two weapons were raised and
pointed.
"Dvah!"
1t could not be seen that the hand
of either man trembled in the slight
est.
"Tra!"
Two shots rang out, almost stimuli
, taneously.
Neither man fell.
Hell and furies!" cried Romanoff,
throwing his pistol to the earth. 81
have missed him. This weapon is ut
terly worthless. l demand another
shot"
Very WELL" replied Hardy, quietly;
"but if we shoot again, shall shoot
to kill. beg that you will inform his
highness of my intentions, at the same
time conveying to him the assurance
of my most distinguished considera-
ton"
You have missed" whispered Gort-
chakov, petulantly. why did you do
this? You're as cool this minute as ]
am. Are you sure you have not
wounded him?"
MY principal demands another
shot," said KoukoInik, advancing. "He
presents his compliments to Mr.,
Hardy, and suggests that he has not
done justice to his great reputation
for skin. Perhaps he will get better
control Of his nerves, now that he has
escaped danger once, and his hand
will not tremble as much as it evident
ly has done this time"
"Tell the prince for me that, II We
shoot again, shall do myself the hon
or of lodging ball exactly midway
between. his eyes"
Koukolnik started for the prince
with the message. He had not trav
ersed over half the distance when
Hardy said: g.
II am faint, lieutenant Let me lear
on you for a moment"
"My God. you are wounded!" cried
Gortchakov. putting his arm about N
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"A woman" stammered Wang,
turning suddenly pale.
"As nearly as l can find out was
calling on the Princess RomanoVna,
paying her my respects, when in came
her cousin, the Prince ROmanon, and
insulted me so grossly that deemed
it my duty to demand satisfaction of
him. 1 strongly suspect that his
highness' antipathy to me is rooted
chiefly in the fact that ], on one oc-
casion, saved the life of his fair
cousin. He struck me in the face,
Wang"
As the American said these words
his own countenance flushed with
shame.
He struck you!" cried the Korean.
"I could spit on his corpse. l could
spurn it with my foot!"
81 have no doubt you could, thereby
displaying your devotion to my un-
worthy self. Your plan is imprac-
ticable, however, for the simple rea-
son that there is no corpse. Romanoff
is alive and well at the present mo-
ment and is no doubt gloating over my
discontinue"
He is not even woundedr' asked
the boy.
Not even wounded"
But why did you not kill him when
you had the opportunity? 1t surely
would not have been difficult to hit
that great hulk of flesh. Is 1t then
safe to strike an American gentleman
in the face?"
Not always. My reasons for not
killing him are too complicated for a
boy to understand. They involve a
lady's sanction of duel, and then her
subsequent multiplying Of that sanction.
They involve, in general, lady's re.
quest, which can hardly be overlooked
when she is, in reality, the cause of
the hatred which made the meeting
necessary. Do you follow me, Wang?''
II think l do" replied the boy,
wearily. "You spared him because
the princess asked you to. You have
been magnanimous, whatever the cost
to yourself, and given the princess her
admirer, for whom, in his moment oil
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al Am Faint, Lieutenant, Let Me Lean on YOu."

extreme peril, she found that she
cared more than she had supposed.
And now you are done with the whole
Romanoff family"
Hardy forgot his pain for the mo-
ment and started at the boy in open
mouthed wonderment.
IF you were not boy" he said
at last, sinking back on the pillow, II
should think you were a woman. Your
intuition in such matters is positively
marvellous. And now I mustn't talk
too much, for it makes this shoulder
ache like a bad tooth. l must get
well, and we must go back to Stry-
etensk and the store. But there is one
little thing that l want you to do for
me. Go to the place where the duel
was fought this morning. shall de-
scribe the location exactly to you. Ro-
manor stood near a large oak tree,
whose trunk divides about six feet
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like mad. The driver rose to his feet
and settled back on the seat, bringing
them to a rearing. paving, sudden
halt.
The details were soon arranged and
the ground measured on. Hardy did
not pay any attention to these pre-
liminaries, but walked briskly back
ward and forward to keep his feet
warm, glancing occasionally at Ro-
manor, who stood leaning against a
tree, his hands in his ulster pockets,
an insolent, careless smile on his
handsome face. He certainly was a
splendid specimen of manhood,
thought the American, and If he felt
the least tremor of fear, he knew how
to disguise it. Did it seem at all
unlikely that high-bred, aristocratic
woman, the daughter of a hundred
warriors, should have fallen in love
with a man like that?
1T IL time now, my friend" said
Gortchakov, coming up to Hardy. Il
must trouble you to remove your coat.
But you will not catch cold, for it will
only take you a minute. Upon my
word, admire your nerve. You ought
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from the ground into two trunks equal
in size. Look about there and see II
you can find in the snow gold cum
button. 1t is there, and, shining
against the white, should be easily
found. Bring it to me as quickly as
possible"
Wang left without another word.
Not long after the boys departure
the nurse brought in a bouquet Of
priceless orchids, which she arranged
in a vase and set on a table near his
bed.
"An isvoschik brought them," she
explained to Hardy. Here is the
note that came with them"
She handed him a tiny billet-doux
and raised one of the shades. Holding
the note in his teeth, he opened the
envelope with his good hand, and
read:
MY Friend: do not know what your
feelings are toward my unhappy self. I
had no idea that this deplorable affA1r
would end as it has. Will you allow me
to come in person and express my regret.
and do whatever lies in my power to al
Ieviate your sufferings? Thank God you
are not killed!
ELIzABETHA RoMANovNA-
"Tell the man that there is no an
swer at present" said Hardy to the
nurse.
Wang was gone two hours. When
he arrived he came straight to Hardy'a
couch and handed him a small gold
object, with a bit of linen hanging
to it.
Here it is" he said; "it is stamped
with the crest of the Romanoff family
1 thought you had lost one Of youl
own cum buttons"
Bring paper and envelopes" Hardy
requested of the nurse, "and ther
leave us alone for few minutes"
The woman complied.
Now take my indelible pen from
! my waistcoat pocket and write"
Wang sat down at the table and
looked inQuiringly at his master.
"Your highness," dictated Hardy, 81
hope that you will not give youself the
| slightest uneasiness on my account. MY
wound is a very trifing matter, from
which 1 shall soon recover. I am great
| ly honored by your kind offer to cal
and see me, but 1 must deny myself the
pleasure of receiving you. can mo-
allow you to compromise your exalted
position by thus yielding to the dictates
| of your good heart. Will you allow m'
to add that feel I have already tres
passed too far on your good nature ant
am quite unwilling to continue the In
Fiction? AS you have frequently admired
my skill with the pistol, I am inclosinl
a little trophy of the same. his high
ness cuff button, which 1 hope will con
vince you that have not disappointed
your expectations. Will you kindly hant
it to him with my compliments? Wish
ing you all happiness in the years Il
come, remain
your humble servant,
FREDERICK COURTLAND HARDY
Wang laughed-a queer, hard LITTLE
laugh of mingled exultation and hate
without waiting for any further direC
tions from his master, he put the cut
button in the envelope with the note
sealed it and directed it to the Prin
cess Romanovna.
"You will take that to the princess
palace" directed Hardy, "and give
into her highness' own hands"
CTO BE CONTINUED)
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the American Trading Company In 81
IBERIA. The boy is faithful, honest and
possesses a degree of business ability
quite astonishing in one so young.
FREDERICK COURTLAND HARDY.
This he folded and put in an en-
velope on which he wrote with a lead
pencil, For Wang" Tossing the en-
velope on table in his sleeping room,
he went back to bed, and at last sue
ceeded in getting to sleep. He was
awakened by Gortchakov pounding
upon his door and shouting:
Get up. my friend, get up! We
shall be late for the rendezvous"
Hardy dressed hurriedly and went
out to his second, who was waiting in
the office.
The lieutenant's sledge and beauti-
full team of thoroughbreds was wait
ing at the curb.
Jump in. pray" he said, "and let's
be off. And we mustn't talk of any
things happening. There is nothing
going to happen except that you will
shoot a great rascal and bully through
the heart, and we shall come back to
a hearty breakfast, having done good
mornings work with very little waste
of time"
Gortchakov had now fixed on Ro-
manoff's heart as the most pleasing
receptacle for Hardy's bullet.
The coachman cracked his long
whip and the high-strung, nervous
steeds gave a great bound and went
scurrying through the early streets
of the Muscovite capital. In half an
hour they had reached their destina-
ton, a thick wood on the banks of the
Moskva. Hardy's other second was
already on the spot with a surgeon, a
fat little man, wrapped thick in furs,
who walked briskly to and fro in the
snow, carrying case of instruments.
You are in good time, gentlemen,
cried Gortchakov. consulting his
watch, there are still ten minutes to
spare"
Il think l hear sleigh bells now,
said the surgeon. II hope 1t is Ro
manor, so that l can get back to my
warm bed. What the devil people
want to come out in such weather as
this, is more than l can understand
Let them shoot each other and be
damned, if they want to, but not al
this hour and in such weather"
"We shall try to be expeditions
| said Hardy cheerfullV sand in the
meantime, beg pardon for my share
in the inconvenience to which we are
putting you. You're right about the
sleigh bells. Here are our friends
now."
Through vista between the leafiesI
trees a sledge could be seen approach
ing, drawn by three horses, running
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What He Didn't Understand

ber three north and so on. That's q
sign Of cam. But suppOsin' there's
goin' to be a strong high wind. Then
they all roost. every mothers son on
'em, facin' it. Accordin' as they face.
SO you can prophecy the wind will
blow before mornin'.
81 figger it out" said the farm hand.
that in q cam the bunch faces dif.
ferent ways so - to look out for dan.
ger better. But n it's goin' to blow mp
in the night. then they face the blow
SOS they can best hang on to their
perch. What can't figure out.
though. is how In the mischief they
smell that wind i've e aix hSaca -
tore tt's dua."
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that may cause me more suffering
than your nasty little puncture."
Gortchakov departed in surly
humor, evidently disgruntled because
his principal had failed to remove the
lieutenant's chief rival, as he sup
posed, to another sphere, where they
neither marry nor are given in mar
riage.
Hardy was left alone with a large
boned, florid nurse of peasant type.
and the young grub of an intern, who
was disposed to be inquisitve as to the
cause Of the wound.
He rid himself of the intern by pre-
tending that he desired to sleep. and
then sent the nurse to telephone for
Wang.
The boy arrived about noon.
What has happened, my dear mas
ter?" he sobbed, sinking on his knees
beside the cot. and taking one OF
Hardy's hands in both his own. "Are
you wounded? Have you been at
tackled? Have you met with an acci'
dent? Tell me, 1 beg of you! You dc
not know how I have suffered with
fear and anxiety, as I felt that you
were about to encounter some terrible
danger. And you left me this-this-'
producing the will and tearing it into
bits, ito increase my anxiety. Did
you think that money could have com
pensated me for your loss? Oh. Il
was cruel Of you-cruel!"
"There!" said Hardy, kindly
touched by the boys soncern. "Get
up and sit in that chair. Bring il
here by the side Of the bed. and III
tell you all about it. /. an American
Frederick Courtland Hardy of Boston
Mass. have fought . duel, and. ! sns
psCt about . womaai"
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Americans waist; and. indeed, a dark
stain, rapidly spreading. dyed his
waistcoat and shirtfront.
IL am slightly wounded" gaSped
Hardy, and tainted away.
What's the matter there with our
MANI" asked Romanoff, in a voice that
made no attempt to conceal a sneer.
He seems to be slightly weary. l
thought 1 must have hit him. How is
it, surgeon? Have done his business
for him?"
He is seriously wounded, fear,
replied the surgeon. Get his coat
about him. Here, lift him into the
sledge. Let me get in with you. Now,
drive like mad; drive, l say!"
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Hired Man Realized That Domestic
Birds Were Weather Indicators,
But Couldn't See Why.

The city man on the honeysuckle
clad porch smoked and listened to the
farm hands talk. weather vanes Is
wind indicators" said the farm hand.
"but chickens and turkeys by orinuS,
is wind prophets"
"Come off," said the city man.
Gospel truth" declared the farm
hand. ''In 4 cam. when there amt
goin' to be no wind. the birds allus
roost on the tree boughs with their
heads alternatin' each way-numbeF
one faces east. number two west. nun.
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iron nerve more incontestably than
any amount Of sWash-buckling braVa-

Iron nerve more incontestably than
any amount Of swash-buckling brava-
---.---~- go ~-----' s.ss-.d
do. But we are not dealing with a
typical hero of romance.
Hardy, as he tossed about for hours
on the bed, felt genuine disgust at
himself that he was unable to go to
sleep. He experienced no fear, and he
had feeling that it was irregular for
a gentleman to lie awake under such
circumstances.
About midnight it occurred to him
that it might be a good thing to make
his will. Such a document already
existed, but he now arose and, putting
on dressing-gown and slippers. went
out into the Office Lighting the gas,
he wrote as follows:
Moscow, January T. 1904
Being of sound mind and in possession
of all my faculties, write this as a cod
icil to my WILL now in the keeping of
Andrew Mackey, Esq, attorney at law.
Boston. l hereby will and bequeath all
my ready money, deposited in the Russo
Kitaisky bank at Stryetsnsk, and amount
ing to something over 5000 roubles, to my
faithful secretary, Wang, and l heartily
commend the said Wang to the favorable
notice of Frederick Emery, president Of
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well at night. I Ibelieve there is moth
ing like the Pinkham remedies. -
Mrs. CLARA FRANKS, B. F. D., No. 3
Knoxville, Iowa.
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For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
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Proof is abundant that it has cured
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IfyOu want special advice write
Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, for it
It is free and always helpful.
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Two harassed Nations.

Bay Mackerel-Thanksgiving and
Christmas may be seasons for the dis
memberment of Turkey. but 1 know q
nation in even a worse case.
Shad Rose-What In that?
Bay Mackerel-Lent, when occurs
the batting of finland.
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CHAPTER xxxVI.
The Duel.

Frederick CORTLAND Hardy slept
poorly that plight. The typical hero
Of romance, when about to fight duel
at break of day goes to bed and sleeps
more soundly than ever before in his
jifa. This dssp slumhsr prOVas his
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Made Good.

Howard-"Before marriage he said
he'd go to the ends Of the earth for
her" Coward-"And after marriage
he did ito get away."-Life.
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Studies IN Still Life.

'T want a few colored illustrations
of beets and tomatoes"
Life size?" inquired the artist.
Catalogue size," replied the seeds
man, with a significant smile.-Louis-
Vile Courier-Journal.
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WIOGo W MIS- IIAAS
ham and took Lydia
E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound
and Liver Pills, and
am glad to say that
your medicines and
kind letters of 6-
rections have done
more for me than
anything else and I
had the best physt-
clans here. / can
do mvwork and rest
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AFTER
DOCTORS
FAILED
LydiaE. Pinkham's Vegeta-
bic Compound Cured Her

Knoxville, Iowa. a.-"1 suffered with
pains low down in my right side for a
year or more and was so weak and ner-
yous that could not do my work. I
The Washington herald., 1910-01-23

warming for the new home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Kimberly, 2ll2 o street, which
is a beautiful home. and shows Mrs.
Kimberly's gifts as an artist.
The dining-room is ornamented with a
frIeze Of fruits, her own painting, which
forms a handsome background for the
imported carved ebony furniture. The
house is filed with rare and valuable
souvenirs Of the many cruises In foreign
lands of Mrs. Kimberly's uncle. Com
mander Thomas X. Berryhill, u. S. n.
Mrs Kimberly wore a gown Of turquoise
satin yelled with thread lace. and ornar
mented with iridescent sequins, with an
antique necklace of jades. Mrs. Cunning
ham, a bride Of the autumn season. and
a daughter of Mai. clifford u. S. A. re-
tired, wore her wedding gown of white
lace over chiffon and satin. and carried
American Beauties Mrs Draper was in
black lace. studded with black sequins.
After the tea supper was served for the
receiving party, with an additional COM
pany Of men.
Miss Huxford had a pretty tea Friday
afternoon in the home Of her parents,
Mai and Mrs. Huxford. at the Abe
marie, in honor Of her house guest, Mrs
Ring of Plainfield, n ]. Her drawing
room was most attractive with palms
and red carnations. and the tea table
had a centerpiece Of the same blossoms.