La Junta tribune., 1912-07-20

OF uIs trSehus WAS bsid To .s..s sr,,,,.
what was u TX dYu- Cou,id.rtn. IN.
sentiment prevalent at tust ,,u,- II
was oeterninsd tl.t u Ez1ou.r rd did
not meet The spotted dputi, ,.. mich,
" wen give up his 'arrri 10 far ~ hi,
n"uSs coontr! WIS concerned. unt
toere VAS then no civilized land vh.r,
man WAS excused from r~s.ntiuy An
Insult Edousru resigned himse,f "a
Ms fate He sent n cha ii.nge. aud iii,
meeting was arrunr-i for tn. follow
ing morning nj sunrise
That night Edouard wrote n le,,s,
10 ne'ene couched in the terms Of one
VINO expected to die within a few
hours lie Ind no skill ut any weapon
ana knew he was TO Dr. murdered The
main trouble that occupied hi, mind
was the suffering his murder would
occasion her He begged her to do NIL
In her power 10 forge, him
As was to hav. been expef.tcd tho
spotted death the next morning made
short work OF his antagonist. running
MIN through the heart with ense The
student expired Immediately His
comrades regretted the want Of eau.
ton that led To his death. and In a
short time he was forgotten.
One night at n masked bail n fIrurs
entered the ball on whose mask wns
painted the spotted death Evidently
an artist hnd designed the mask. for
nothing could be more horrible. repre-
sentinR. ms It did. man dying with
the dreaded Asiniic disease The spots
had been So arfisticaily PAINTED ss TO
appear those Of the verl,nble infiction
Every one shrank from the Ioath.
some looking masiSer who gnzed about
the room TIL his eye fell on o man
dressed ns Spanish grnndee. then
walked across the door. every one
Withdrawing before him with a shud
der. I'LL. reaching the Spa nish gentle
man. he stood very close IL him and
spat In his face
Ladies and gentlemen" said the az.
gressor I'VE iwo-i and this man-hrc
twin brothers W. are both tn. spot
ted death wear my coIors Oh Inv
person. his ar. In his name"
Al receiving ,h. insult the Spaniard
recoiled for moment then recover
Ing himself tore on his mask and re-
vealcd the features of the duelisi who
had killed Edouard l.. t.vr.
'tnmask a. | hnv. done and let M.
know who you are" he said to tn.
man who had spat upon him
THAT j. unn., ..~Shry am the spot
ted death TIA, person OF your twelv.
victims Tn. thirteenth Is abou, to
die"
And he -
Yourself
Whether IL was the confident tone In
which the word was spoken or the Nv
III agony expressed ln the mask the
dueli~' could not repr-ss n slight start
Enough NJ this" be said Your
coming here to disturb thes. festivi-
ties shall be punished will send .
friend 10 any address you name
Pardon me; bur. lest the insult I
have given you should Iot b- suthcient.
I will duplicate II"
Bending forward quick ns lightning
the speaker struck the dueiis' on the
cheek with the palm OF his hand A
drop OF blood followed the blow The
duciist did not notic. II At once. but
In u moment. putting up his hand. he
wiped II nwny
Your address" he cried. irritated at
this second insult
You shall have II In time. Mcssicurs
aud mesdam-s. pardon for interrupt
Ing your festivities ON with the
dance II Is now 10 o'clock By mid
night or within an hour later my twin
/ brother shall have my address de-
sire to accord him few hours Of mer
| riment b-for" l .mbrsc. him
The dueiis' with d! fhculty maintained
| his composurr
Al midnight the revelcrs unmnsked
] The du~list who after the alter ation
/ had resumed his face covering. on
| taking II on second time WAS seen
l TO t@ suffering lie attempted to leave
the hall but staggered and before
reaching the door ell II was 10
ticsd by those who went IN hts a..
sistnnc~ that his face vas covered
n WIN W~Te patuteV pu
the mask Of the man who had insult.
ed him
The spotted DEATH some oss es-
claimed
Then his enemy. s'ill masked. ap
peared IN the sc~ne aud. b-ndins ovss
him. said
u emt<sce you. my brothee."
Thea. tearing OF bis own mask. 10
stead of y mans ~"man's face VA
rrveai~d-s . WomAn wbss-e rarV bsau
u NJ hssp ulasrsd ~ ss9eeiag
"Ysa vtli snt ess1 ~ a11rsaa." ~
said when I slapped yous chsek
10 my palm was . nepdis on wboss
fso,nt Wss ihe virua of the spotied
6eath Your victims including Edou
ard IL fsvre. aes nveneed
While sh~ spoke the spots % tn
| -aHss e~-> DA~sv - er.ns s~S "A lea .