Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1911-07-14

friend instead of from the promptings
Of jealousy, forgetting that he had not
been commissioned to pick a quarrel
with the man his friend disliked, be
walked right into trap and before he
had been In Won Gethart's presence
half an hour had In the most gentle
manly manner in the world insulted
him. It happened in this wise
II do 4 "a thipk, said the baroness,
shat your men In Germany have the
respect, the reverence, for women our
men In America have"
you are right, baroness" said Man
teufel, looking fercely at Gethart.
1--WE have here In Berlin men who
would not hesitate to take advantage
of a woman left unprotected by her
husband"
A brief silence marked this throwing
down the gauntlet, after which the
lady turned the conversation into 9th
err channels. A few minutes later Ge-
thart bowed himself out, and the bar
oness indicated to Manteufel that she
would prefer to be alone. As soon as
he had gone she called in a manserv-
ant and said to him:
Heinrich, have very delicate job
for you"
what is 1t, baronessT
"Count Gethart and Captain Manteu-
fel are about to fight duel. I wish
you to inform me as to the time and
place Of the meeting"
81 could not well do that, baroness,
except that the valet Of Count Won
Gethart is my friend. This may help
me out"
AT 10 midnight Baron Won Hilder-
schoff returned and found his wife
waiting to greet him.
"Well," he said after exhausting or
binary matters that had occurred dur
ing his absence, chow about this Won
GethartP Has he been offensive in his
attentlonsT
mot at all, but your friend Captain
Manteufel has been more loyal to you
during your absence than has been
necessary"
"How soT
"He evidently knows that you don't
like the count and has assumed to
keep him away from me-"
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eyes They met here this evening.
Manteufel insulted Won Gethart and
they are going to fight"
1907" repeated the baron. opening
his eyes very wide.
Eyes The affair will be the talk Of
Berlin"
Great heavenp' exclaimed the bar
on.
1--WE must interfere"
"HowT
81 have sent Heinrich to discover
the time and place. am expecting
him back every moment"
"Himmel, may he be successfulw
1t was 2 o'clock when Heinrich re-
turned, and all he knew was that a
carriage had been ordered by Count
Won Gethart TO be at his door at 4
O'clock in the morning. But this was
not enough. The baron and his wife
ordered their own carriage to be ready
at half past 3, drove to n point near
the counts residence, saw him leave
and followed him to a grove near
the city, where his carriage stopped
and he and companion alighted
Another carriage had just arrived. The
baron and baroness allghted some dis
lance from the others. The day was
breaking when they saw two men TAX
ing positions for duel. Then they ad-
vanced.
Nnn,.NIa.., arfaH I'm tmfll
you kindly inform me as to the cause
OF this quarrelP
Both men. astonished, stood mute.
II have been informed by the bar
oness," continued Won Hllderschoff,
that there has been trouble between
you two. If my wife has anything to
do with It I beg you TO put up your
swords. Neither Of you need be con
cerned about her. | alone assume to
defend her"
Both the men addressed looked as n
they wished the earth would open and
swallow them, but 1t was Manteufel
who seemed especially crushed. He
had gone on the field believing that
he was protecting his friends wife
but cherished hope that knowledge
Of the quarrel might never reach his
friend.
"Gentlemen," said the baroness with
certain sweetness that never de
serted her 1--WE should be plensed to
sec you both at dinner this evening"
you are very kind, but began the
count.
"Renly, baroness, you must ex
cuse"-- began the captain. But the
lady simply put them both in the po-
sition Of being ungallant IL they de
clined, and both gave a reluctant ac-
ceptance.
The party left the field in the con
veyances by which they had come.
After brief nap the baron, at his
wife's request, called upon Gethart
and Manteufel and persuaded them TO
meet ~ friends nt her house.
something OF this may leak out"
he said, and II you two men meet
at dinner under my roof the story will
be nipped In tho bud"
This was an argument that struck
home with both the men addressed,
md In the evening they met ut the
dinner under at least the guise OF or
binary friendliness.
The next day the baroness sent Cap
tain Manteufel tho letters he had
written her during her husbands abb
Bence, and, reading them over, he was
nstonisbed 10 see that he had shown
every evidence OF jealousy and infat.