The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-04-18
tMOURS OF Mr.. DEUCEAcE
continued from Page Twelye.)

do wrote him sentim entail notes on
narfumed paper every hour or SO.
Sfter a few days Lady Griffin relent-
~ She would not give her consent
~ ~ the union Of Algernon and Ma
t.;}8a but consented to receive him as
lore. Lord Crabs, meantime, had
bocoma a%ssiduous in his attentions to
Ya6v Griffin. Now that Algernon was
lain received at Lady Griffin's house
thn Cheyal:er DE L'Orge seemed,
eenn7ohow. always getting into a tangle.
~ seemed impossible for them to meet
~ithout nuarre1ing. Lady Griffin be-
ynueht them to be friends. but m
1aw LADY Griffin's entreaties were so
sran1ed as to increase the friction
hot ueen the two men. At last this
'n1rdition Of affairs eliminated at a
sinner. Very fngeniously Lady Grif-
fin contrived to mag" A%lgernOn On to
bejng rude to her. Then She arose
from the table, declared that he had
jns,,lte6 her and swept from the
ronn1, followed by Matilda. screaming
and crying out to her to stop. The
rneyalier went up to the Hon. Deu-
,eace and, %slapping him in the face,
RED in French: Take that, liar and
.OWardi"
II took all the servants in the house
T., hold Algernon until he had calm
"a down and prevent him from throw
ing the Chevalier de LOrge through
the window. The next morning the
Hon. Algernon and b Chevalier de
f,Orge fought a duel with pistols.
The Chevalier was badly, but not
snor1ally. wounded. Algernon was
left handed-he held his pistol in his
left hand, and through his left wrist
the Chevalier sent a ball Then AL
gernon fred with his right hand,
Sounding the Chevalier, as has been
said. Algernon's left hand had TO be
amputated. The newspapers stated
shat the estimable Earl Of Crabs was
at dinner at Lore RobtaiIs when the
sad news of the duel reached him.
He tainted, but in spite Of the shock
10 his system insisted upon watch
Ing all night by the bedside of his
nrring son. And so he did. Charles"
sad he to Mr.. YelloWplush, send up
some cigars and a bottle Of Wine with
some luncheon. certainly cannot
leave the neighborhood Of my darl-
ing boy"
While Algernon vas confined to his
aDartments Lord Crabs used to visit
hin often and consumed a vast
amount of champagne and cigars. all
charged to Algernon's bill. You see
how that woman hates Q Deuceace g.
said his lordship one day in q III
of candor after they had been talking
about Lady Griffin; she has NOT
done with you yet, l tell you fairly
Curse herr" shrieked A~lgernon IN a
frrv. lifting his manned arm, but !
will be even with her some day. l am
sure OF Matilda; l took care to put
that beyond the reach OF DOUBT. As
the Girl is safe, what can / fear from
the stepmother?" His lOrdship gave
\ low whistle and soon after took
his hat and strolled down the street,
seeking the door of Lady GrlIflns
abode.
Lady Griffin had not done with her
former admirer, but her next move
she probably would never have maze
had not somebody put her up 70 II
she took the advice OF the Earl OF
Crabs now on many points. The Hon.
Algernon had left behind him IN bills
of exchange owing in England about
$4,000. Now. the law OF France Is
that if a man gives these bills OF ex-
change in England and they fall into
the hands of a Frenchman the frencn
man can collect, or attempt to collect,
as if they had been given in france.
Aigy did not know this, laborlng un-
der the very popular deluslon tha'
once out OF England he could snap
his fingers at all the debts he a left
behind. Lady Griffin's solicitors went
over to England and had no difficulty
in procuring for a modest sum these
beautifully stamped evidences or the
debts OF the Hon. AlgernOn.
One fine morning Mt. 1elloWplush
was looking about in the courtyard OF
the hotel and talking with the servant
girls in order to improve his french
when one Of them. the fair Toinette,
says; Mr.. Charles, down below in the
Office is a bailiff with a couple OF
gendarnes asking for your master
Mr.. Yellowplush scented danger; he
was a Quick-witted youth. He ran
70 his masters apartments and cried:
ST, the bailiffs are after YOU: you
must run for your life" "Baillffs!'
replied the Hon. Algernon. Il do not
owe u shilling to any man." Stuff
says Charles, you owe money in Eng
fand-I- tell you the bailiffs are at
ter Vou.'
As he spoke the bell Of the door
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