Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1911-02-04

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sit would be impossible for me to
obey your order"
II will go TO these men and forbid
them as WE'LL"
She looked so resolute that Clay
bourne was troubled. He feared to
be placed In false position.
II see only one possible way out Of
it," he said. II am writing a tele-
gram to a friend in Berlin to come
and be my second. 1 will tell him to
say something to the man l have
challenged that may influence him.
He doesn't know that I am a student
at Heidelberg, member of corps
there and that have vanquished
every man who has been brought
against me-"
Don't send your telegram. This
news can be conveyed without your
Berlin friend. My brother
would not do at all"
my father
Worse"
"Give me the address Of this officer"
"Impossiblep'
"Give II to me-" she repeated i'm
periously. 81 am the cause of this
quarrel. What right have you to take
up my case and ignore meT'
"None." replied Claybourne. hanging
his head, and gave her the address.
Without paying any more attention
to him she left the room.
Claybourne gave vent to an express
sion very common among English
speaking people. He crammed his
fists down into his trousers pockets
and strobe to and fro.
What fool have been," he said
to himself. ito receive that fellow
here! The whole thing is spoiled.
shall not only be deprived of the
pleasure of Furnishing him-I should
like to cut of his nose-but they will
think gave 1t away to the girl to in
duce her to break 1t up. What the
dickens am to do? Nothing till /
hear from her. This Is pretty
messl"
He remained right where he was
for an hour. walking the floor like
Gagged tiger. Then he heard wheels
draw up In front Of the house. the
bang of carriage door. and In few
moments In came Miss Hathorne.
flushed with the effort she had made.
''For heavens saker' he said.
What have you doneT"
She handed him a paper addressed
to him. 1t was a written apology for
the insult that had been offered her.
"How did you get itT
"Asked for 1t. They at first declin-
ed to address 1t to you, but I declined
to accept 1T unless they did"
you have made mess of It," said
Claybourne. In an irritated tone. for
the moment losing his self control.
"It would have been worse mess
for your opponent If I had not inter
fered Do you know what his second
said to him after II was all over? 1
didn't tell him who you were till then.
Well. he said: 'Ach! Donnerhoff,
you're luckyi If you had met that
fellow you would have gone about for
the rest of your life without nose
They say he always finishes his OPP
ponents by cutting or their noses.'"
THAT'S exactly what I intended to
do" cried Claybourne passionately.
land you have spoiled 1t ALL"
The girl burst into laugh.
Gradually the comical view of the
situation dawned upon Claybourne. and
his face took on an unwilling smile
Miss Hathorne thought 1t the loveliest
smile she had ever seen on mans
face.
"You didn't go to them alone. did
you?" he asked.
Eyes, I did. It's no time to be prud-
fish when a man's-nose is at stake"
She laughed again. So did Clay
bourne.
81 would like very much to make
your acquaintance" said the Ken
tuclsinn.
There was another laugh on the part
of both of them.
''well." she said. .'since you've taken
my interference so considerably I
think rif permit you to call"
He called the next morning. and bis
call lasted during their stay in Mu-
mich, during their journey with fire.
quent stops to London and during
voyage to America. In short the call
has never ended. Mr.. and Mrs Clay
bourne live In the blue grass region
OF Kentucky. but the husband never
fiourishes a bowie knife and has no
desire to cut Off peoples noses.