Ashland tidings. [volume] (Ashland, Or.) 1876-1919, 1912-06-20
Reduced
to an
AbSurdity
A Lady's Part In an Affair
OF Honor
By ISABEL MORTON


was sitting in the garden IN the rear
of her home In New Orleans when a
negro came from the house bearing a
silver salver on which lay a sealed
note.
Mile. Therese. can you tell me
where can find Marse GeorgeT asked
the boy.
Instead OF replying. the girl took the
missive from the salver and looked 1t
over. especially examining the hand
writing in which the address was writ
ten.
who brought itT' she asked.
"a culrd boy"
Whose boyy
81 spec he belongs to Mars Win
stoD."
Mars Winston was the intimate
friend of Clarence Warfeld. and Clar-
ence Wartield had been attentive to
the young lady who was inspecting the
note. George Carnoux. her twin broth
er. was so wrapped up in his sister
that the idea of her marrying any one
was abhorrent to him. He said that he
would be perfectly willing she should
marry provided the man of her choice
was good enough for her. but that man
had not yet appeared. Mile. CarnouN
from the opposition her brother had
shown to the attentions Wartield had
paid her. suspected that her brother
had insulted the latter. and this was
challenge. But she could not under
stand. If such 1t were. why Louis Win.
ston should not have brought so i'm
portant a communication himself in-
stead of sending II by a slave.
81 will go and see If | can find him."
she said to the servant Let the boy
wait"
She went into the house and up to
her room. taking the note with her. Her
brother was not at home. and she had
! little fear OF interruption in what she
was about 10 do. Sitting the paper
about the seal-envelopes were not
then used-she read the note. 1t was,
as she suspected. a challenge Wartield
had sent through Winston. who ex-
planned his sending 1t by slave be-
noux might suspect the object of his
visit Winston said Wartield hoped
that CarnouX would withdrew the Ian
guage he had used that morning. for
he considered the affair very unfortu-
nate, and II should be amcably settled
Mile. Carnoux knew her brother too
well to believe that he would withdraw
| anything be had said in the face of a
challenge. She sat with the letter in
her hand for long while revolving
plans in her head for preventing the
meeting. She loved Warteld. and her
affection for her brother was of that
strength that is natural between twins
At last she came to a conclusion. Tax.
ing from cabinet bundle of her
brothers letters, she replied to the note
in his name. initiating his handwrit,
ing. appointing for the meeting the
next morning at O'Clock in the wood
near the city. where most duels were
fought Then, sealing her note with
wax. she called servant and told him
to give 1t to the boy.
When George Carnoux came IN an
hour later he found his sister waiting
for him expectantly. She told him that
word had come from plantation own.
ed by the CarnouX family that the
Ievee Oh It's border showed signs OF
breaking and his presence was needed
there at once.
Now. Caruoux was not well pleased
ut this news since he expected visit
from some friend OF Wartield's, whom
he had insulted that morning But OH
asking II any gentleman nad called to
see MIN and being assured that there
had not he reluctantly mounted horse
and rode away, leaving orders that any
one calling was 10 receive an eXpiann.
tion OF his absence and be told that he
would return just as soon as he could
secure the safety or the plantation.
Mile Therese, who mad sent her
brother away on tool's errand. knew
that ne could not 20 to the plantation
ana return before the next day was
h"'h SpSuI- as SOOu as ue udu gone,
having eliminated him temporarily
from the problem, she gave herself up
to thought us TO what she should do
further. While George was OF an ex-
citable disposition and fiery temper
Therese had the advantage of him In
! coolneSs. and she possessed more phys
ical strength. Indeed. though George
was by no means effeminaIe. every one
| said that Therese should have been the
boy instead of her brother. She was
tritie heavier In build and was half an
inch taller
Evening came and she bad formed
no plan. but at the hour when the
cafes were crowded an idea got into
her head that accorded rather with
the nature OF man than that OF wo.
man. Going to her Drolher's room. she
selected a suit or his clothes and put
IT on. conceallng her feminine figure
oy donning large overcoat with a
long cape that covered her hips. 1t
was not needed for warmth, but was
very efficient AS Disguise. Having
thus arrayed herself. she watched for
an opportunity to escape from the
house nnobserved. but stnmbled on
Uncle Jake. AN old darky, VINO start