Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1913-07-25

Tiers account She remained faithfp
to Gaston's memory. refusing Didier's
and other offers. but Didier believed
or at least hoped. that by perseverance
he would be able at last TO dominate
her even il he could not make her love
him.
At last in order to escape world
that had become obnoxious to her, she
took the VEIL
Cardinal Richelieu died and was sue.
ceeded by Cardinal Mazarin. The eff
forts of the former to eradicate duel
ing were a failure. and after his death
his edict was not enforced. One even
ing D'Alger was supping in cafe IN
Paris when a man entered and swept
his eye over the room. his glance final
~ lighting on the count. Then he
walked directly toward him.
The strangers features were those
of a man of about thirty. but he had
evidently suffered. and his sufferings
had left their trace. His hair was
gray and evidently prematurely so.
The moment he saw D'Alger his ex-
preston changed from habitual sad
ness to one of intense hate. The count
was sitting with his feet extended.
and when the stranger passed him he
| deliberately kicked them out of his
| way. D'Alger rose angrily. but the
| stranger passed on and took seat at
the other end Of the room.
"Alphonse." exclaimed the count to
| a friend at the table. 'go to that fell
| low and make arrangements for me to
/ kill him tomorrow morning."
The man addressed went to the
! stranger, bowed politely and asked for
satisfaction for his insult on behalf of
! Count D'Alger. The person challenged
! gave his name as Luigi Masseillo and
his residence as Rome. This indicated
! that he was an Italian, but he spoke
French without any accent whatever.
He agreed to meet the count in a
wood beyond where the Arc de Tri-
omphe now stands and chose rapiers
for weapons. The hour Of the meeting
was the next morning at sunrise.
D'Alger had formerly been an excel
lent swordsman, but his skill had been
reduced by dissipation. Nevertheless
he was still dreaded. When he began
1 to fight with Masseillo it was supposed
that he would soon disable him at
least. But those present were aston
ished at the Italians skill. He seem
ed for awhile to be playing with the
count as a cat will play with mouse
before eating 1t, and his enemy saw
in his eye the same look that the
mouse might see in the eye of the cat
In vain D'Alger sought to get the point
l.; I'll hot af 10 odv
sary. Every thrust was parried with
consummate skill. Finally when his
lunges began to lose their force and
direction the Italian made thrust and
pierced his enemy in the heart.
When the counts clothing was open
ed to examine his wound Il was found
that Masseillo had given the point oi
his rapier twist that had left cnt
something like an Interrogation point.
Scarcely had the PGrisians ceased t.
talk about D Alger's death and the want
of an explanation OF the enmity OF
the man who had killed him when An
tome Partelow, walking past the Palai:
| Royal. looking at an equipage in the
street. bumped against a man coming
from the opposite direction.
Pardon. monsieur" said Partelow.
Pardon? Do you suppose you cal
knock against a man on the street IL
thai fashion without paying for doini
seq and he slapped Partelow's face.
Partelow stepped back astonished
His assailant drew forth card. hand
ed it to him and walked on. The carr
bore the name of Count Rumsdorf o
st. Petersburg Within an hours tim
he received a challenge from Anton
Partelow.
At the meeting that took place tn
next morning the count was recognize
? as Luigi Masseillo, who had kille
, D'Alger. The fight was very like tn
one between the Italian and D'AIgel
: Rumsdorf displayed the same remarks
7 Bile skill with the rapier and. afterSdt
, Tending himself for awhile, pierced hi
enemy in the same place he had pierc
, ed his former enemy-the heart. Ant
what was still more singular, by tn
= same twist he had given bis sword bC
? fore he left an Interrogation point o
2 Partelow's chest
{ All Paris was by this time talkin
|
Y different names. but left the san
: mark on the bodies of his enemies an
e wondering who would be his next vi
e tim. They had net long to wait Or
( morning it was announced that A
phonse Didier had been killed in dn
: by German baron. and the mark lie
e on his body was the same as that LEI
: on his other two victims. But dbl,
7. was not killed outright. though he die
e on the field. AS he was dying bis en-
i my went TO him and. looking him
$ the eye. said:
q ''YOH wish to know who I am? a.
e CASTOR Roche. who would not fight
s duH and whom ton conspired to rui
q have left my mark on the bodies ,
s. the other conspirators. Yon are Il
last. Since you would have 1t so
?. have become a duelist. Neverthele
q have fought my last duel havil