The Ronan pioneer. [volume] (Ronan, Mont.) 1910-1970, 1912-04-12
waiting for reply, arose with the
others and left the cafe.

what was to be done. tOnSiuellnM In
sentiment prev;upnt at that Zine,
WAS determined shat il Edouhrd di,
not meet In. spotted death he NIGH
as We'll give ~ ais ulcer 80 far us hi
native country WAS concerned, an,
there was thou no civilized land wher
HAN WAS excused i"om resenting III
Insult. Eouuurd resigned himself t.
his fate. lie sent Il Challenge. and tn
meeting WAS .tliai.-el for the follow
Ing morning. at sunrise.
That night Ellutuu wrCte Il lettc
to Helene 'oucheu in lAs terms of on
who expected to die within a few
hours. lie had no skill III any weapon
and AIeW Lc WIS TO be murdered. Nh
main trouble that occupied his mine
was the suffering his murder woul,
occasion ler. lie be" we'd her to do al
LII HcH power 10 FORGET him
AS WAS to have been expected. TN
spotted death the next morning mad
short W0".& Of his antagonist. !unMn!
him through the heart with ease. Th
student expired ilAmediatciy. Hi
comrades regretted the want Of eau
ton That led to his Gcath. and in
shol, tine Ne wax ror%nlten.
Ctr nj: It Ut Il insisted hall ti"Ur
painted the s,uttrd death. Eviden1l,
an "r;i:st had Ces.2npd t,c mask, fo
n0th.y- could - Mor" hDr"ile. repre-
seMt:n%. H# it Cd. a w;Dn diving wi.l
tie t,rcaGc; tsi:':i fiSe@s". +ri,e spot
hrd EN"n - a.'.@'i Hliy painted MS t
appear tho&" of the ve"|ahie intiictio;
Every one sIraNi. from he lontl
some looking ln";>iier. Who gaHed abou
tie room IN II p'e fcll on Il maj
drCs I'd - y Spanish YranlcH. the
walked @Nroe% Me roor. every on
withGrawil." h~"a"e him vi h Il shnd
der, ill., reN''!lir" he SD#ni III gentle
man. he stood No:y close to him AM
spnt in his face.
Cradles ard gentlemen" said the nc
grcssor, 1--WE two-l a"A this man--ar
twin brothers. We arc both the spui
ted death. I we'r Y rnio"s on M
person, his are in his name"
At receiving the insult the Snaniar
recoiicl for Il moment then. recover
ing himself. lore off his mask and nc
vca]cd the features of the duclist VIII
had killed Edouard lie Fevre,
"Tnmasli as | have done and let m
know who you are" he said to til
man who had spat upon him.
"That is unnecessary. | am the spot
ted death. the person of your twclv
victims. The thirteenth is about t.
die"
"And he ISL"
"Yourself."
Whether it was the confident tone il
which the word was spoken or the liy
i'd agony expressed in the mask tn
duelist could not repress slight star
Enough of this" he said. "You
coming here to disturb these festivl
ties shall be punished. I will send
friend to any address you name"
pardon me; but, lest the insult
have given you should not be sufficient
I will duplicate it,"
Bending forward quick us lightning
the speaker struck the duelist on TIL
cheek with the palm Of his hand. !
drop of blood followed the blow. TIL
duelist did not notice 1t at once, bu
In IL moment, putting up his hand, h
wiped it away.
"Your addressw he cried, irritated a
this second insult.
"You shall have it in time. Messicur
aud mesdames, pardon for interrupt
Ing your festivities. On with TIN
dance! 1t is now 10 o'clock. BY mid
night or within an hour later my twill
brother shall have my address. l de
sire to accord him few hours Of mer
riment before | embrace him.
The dueist with difficulty maintaine,
his composure.
At midnight the jewellers unmasked
The duelist, who after the alteration
had resumed his face covering. OF
taking it off second time was seel
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 We're painted OF
the mask of the man who had insult
ed him.
"The spotted DEATH" some one ex
claimed.
Then his enemy still masked, ap
peared OH the scene and, bending ovel
him, said
Il embrace you, my brother
Then, tearing off his own mask, in
stead of mans womans face was
revealed---a woman whose rare beau
ty had been marred by suffering.
"you will not need my address, she
said. when l slapped your cheek
in my palm was a 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 tho
mans face grew stronger and it's eX