The Newport miner. [volume] (Newport, Wash.) 1899-current, 1912-02-29

enus was held to determine
what was TO be done. Considering the
sentiment prevalent at that t,ma il
was determined that if Edouard did
not meet the spotted death no n,icrht
as wen give up his career so far as his
nauVe country was concerned and
there was then no civilized land whore
man was excused from resentinp an
insult. Edouard resigned himself to
MS tate. He sent a challenge. and the
meeting was arranged for the follow.
Ing morning at sunrise.
Anat night EdOuard wrote letter
TO Helene couched in the terms of ono
VINO expected to die within a few
hours. He had no skill at any weapon
ana knew he was to be murdered The
main trouble that occupied his mind
was the suffering his murder would
occasion her. He begged her to do all
IN her power to forget him.
AS was to have been expected. the
spotted death the next morning made
short work Of his antagonist. runniny
MN through the heart with ease. The
student expired Immediately. His
comrades regretted the want of cau-
uon that led to his death, and in a
snort Tune he was forgotten.
One night at a masked ball fig71ra
entered the hall On whose mask was
painted the spotted death. Evidently
an artist had designed the mask. for
nothing could be more horrible. repre-
sent1ng. as it did. man dying with
the dreaded Asiatic disease. The spots
mad been so artistically painted as to
appear those Of the veritable infection
Every one shrank from the loath.
some looking masker. who gazed about
the room till his eye fell on a man
dressed as Spanish grandee, then
walked across the floor, every one
withdrawing before him with shud
der. till. reaching the Spanish gentle
man, he stood very close to him and
spat in his face
Ladies' and gentlemen" said the ag-
gressor, 1--WE two-I and this man-are
twin brothers. We are both the spot
ted death. wear my colors on my
person. his are in his name"
AT receiving the insult the Spaniard
recoiled for a moment then, recover
ing himself. tore off his mask and re-
vealed the features Of the duelist who
had killed Edouard lie Fevre
"Unmask as have done and let me
know who you are" he said to the
man who had Spat upon him.
THAT is unnecessary. am the spot
ted death. the person of your twelve
victims. The thirteenth is about to
die"
"And he is?''
yourself
Whether it was the confident tone in
which the word was spoken or the liv-
i'd agony expressed in the mask the
duelist could not repress a slight start.
Enough Of this! he said. your
coming here to disturb these festivi-
ties shall be punished. | will send a
friend to any address you name"
Pardon me; but, lest the insult
have given you should not be sufficient,
| will duplicate it,
Bending forward quick as lightning
the speaker struck the duelist on the
cheek with the palm of his hand. A
drop of blood followed the blow. The
duelist did not notice it at once, but
in a moment, putting up his hand. he
wiped it away.
Your address, he cried, irritated at
this second insult.
You shall have it in time. Messieurs
and mesdames. pardon for interrupt
ing your festivities. On with the
dance. 1t is now 10 o'clock By mid
night or within an hour later my twin
brother shall have my address. l de-
sire to accord him few hours of mer-
riment before embrace him!'
The duelist with difficulty maintained
his con- !0Sure.
At midnight the jewellers unmasked
The duelist. who after the alteration
had resumed his face covering, on
taking it off a second time was seen
to be suffering. He attempted to leave
the hall, but staggered. and before
reaching the floor fell. 1t was no.
ticed by those who went to his as
sistance that his face was covered
with spots such as were painted on
the mask Of the man who had insult
ed him.
1.-THE spotted death!' some one ex-
claimed.
Then his enemy. still masked. ap-
peared on the scene and. bending over
him, said:
81 embrace you. my brother"
Then. tearing off his own mask. in
stead of a mans wOman's face was
revealed-a woman whose rare beau
ty had been marred by suffering.
"You will not need my address," she
said. when / slapped your cheek.
in my palm was needle on whose
point was the virus of the spotted
death. Your victims. including Edou-
ard lie Fevre are avenged"
While she spoke the spots on the