The Ketchikan miner., 1911-10-13

why. because 1 choose to dance with you, he should show his spleen ill that way"
 Do you mean. Nademoiselle, that he got in our way purposely?"
 There was no reply to this, so Durier acted on the principle that silence gives consent, and as soon as he had finished the dance he sent a demand for an apology to Marcel. The latter was in no mood to apologize to the man who had so suddenly supplanted l him. so there was another duel on the 1 tapis-two ducls, the pretended cause of each being pumping.
 Fate decided to complicate matters still further between the three rivals. After the last dance Mile. DesoiX while still on the arm of Durier in passing Paul Chambers smiled cn him. He at once advanced and asked her for the next dance.
 While Chambers and Antoinette were 1 gliding over the waXed floor another bump occurred. Whether it was acci- dental or not there is no way of know | tnr, but one thing is certain-it was not in the program of Mile. DesoiX. Durier and Chambers, both dancing, colided back to back. Durier turned aud, seeing that another of made moiselle's cavaliers had bumped him, took it for granted that he, too, in- tended to insult him. Thoroughly an gered, after the dance he sent a de- mand for an apology couched in such terms that no true man could apologize and Cat that time) maintain his self respect.
 The dues resulting at these functions were usually fought after the ball. 1 Just before the dancing ended q group 9f young men went to room upstairs 70 take measures for fighting out the affairs that had occurred during the evening. It was found that Marcel and Chambers had bump to settle and Durier had bump to wipe out with each one of them. The question was which should fight first.
 The seconds were constituted an executive body to consider the matter and decide it on it's merits. They con. cluded to arrange it according to prior | ity of bumps. Marcel and Chambers had made the first bump; therefore the first fight should take place be- | tween them. Whichever lived should settle the next bump with Durier. This and the preliminaries to the fights having been settled, carriages were called and the party were driven to 1 the dueling wood to meet at dawn, which was already breaking.
 Marcel, being the challenged party, chose pistols. He was better shot than Chambers and calculated on vi tory. But he knew that whoever won in this first encounter was sure 70 be killed by Durier. This took away his nerve, and he missed his man. Chambers shot him through the heart, killing him instantly.
 This left Chambers to settle the next bump with Durier, who magnanimous- l ly left the choice of weapons with his i opiionent. Chambers chose pistols. The two had taken position and the signal was about to be given when the rattle of wheels was heard, a car ' ge swung into the wood and Antoi- les e Desoix stepped out.
 ]. first object that met her eye wa he dead body of Marcel. With shu fer she turned quickly from it to the wo men ready to fight. They looked at her in unaffected surprise.
 "Gentlemen," she said, T have confession to make By piquing you, MT. Chambers, l intentionally caused an enmity between you and him pointing with an agonized expression toward the body of Marcel "Then, to save you, MT Chambers, 1 brought on quarrel between him and NJ. Durier, knowing that NJ. Durier was inyincible and expecting that he would cancel the fight between you and NJ. Marcel. The collision between you two gentle ment was accidental, neither nor any one else being accountable for it. l mplore you to end the matter here"
 There was silence for some mo- ments, which Durier broke. What say you, MT. Chambcrs?'
 Chambers did not reply at once. He was thinking. Finally he said to the girl:
 Had you come in time to prevent he first fight all would have been we'll AS it is, neither NJ. Durier nor myself can honorably permit one of us three men concerned to suffer alone. We must proceed"
 In vain the girl impored them to desist. The seconds begged her to leave the ground. She would not. Chambers called for the signal. It was given. Two shots rang out to- tgether. Chambers fell dead and Du- rier mortally wounded.
 Antoinette gave a shriek and fell in a heap.
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