The Mobridge news. [volume] (Mobridge, Walworth Co., S.D.) 190?-1917, 1913-11-28
He Wanted His
Adversay's Ears
BY MARK HATHAWAY


guage. The party consisted q IA
ther. mother, daughter nineteea
years old and young man, also an
American, whose method Of speaking
Indicated that he wss a southerHer.
Opposite these persons sat 4 couple 0f
young men in the uniform Of the Ger.
man army. Hearing thcso opposfts
them conversing In English. bat not
being sure that none Of them spoke
German. they refrained for a time
from saying anything that they would
not like to have overheard.
But finally the younger Of tho two
remarked TO his friend in q low tone
that the young lady opposite wls very
pretty. The other cautioned him 70
say nothing about the party in their
hearing, but without effect Tho young
man made several remarks that were
complimentary Win a view 70 testing
the Americans comprehension of the
German language, and when he dis
covered that they paid no attention 70
cSed them Numerically.
1t happened that the young man sit
ting beside tho young lady was a stu
dent at German university. His
name was ThibadsauK aad his homo
WAS New Orleans. He was q member
OF dueiins corps and at the time its
champion. He spoke German Auently.
and, thongh ne pretended not TO IN
derstand what the pair were saying.
he took in every word While chat
ting with his young lady companion
the question arose as 10 the date Of
the blowing up Of tho tower OF tho
castle Of Heidelberg. Thibadoaux said
that lie would ask one Of tfe oAcev
opposite Then he said IA German to
the younger OF the two:
Kerr, have heard your remarks
about our party and especially tho
young lady on my right. Ki,dly teil
me where friend OF mine win AAd
You after dinner"
The man addressed saw from tAe
young lady's-Miss ArcAard'S-Ac<$Sn
that she was igAOsant Of what WIS
being said and, thsugA As cs3oseA
slightly. did not give tho matter away.
He could only give tAe address 10
Quired and his name, which was VSa
Wrag!er.
What does he say" asked Miss Ar
chard.
He says he doesn't know"
After dinner Ihibsdeaux keft the IT,
ers to smoke, but moro especially to
find fellow student named ReiAhart-
Reinhart. who acted for 1MbaAesux
in the affair, said nothing as to Ats
principal being 4 student IN Germany,
member Of corps or = cAanspfea
with the small sword. A neet1ng wss
arranged in wood Aesr tn dty.
where number Of duels had hsaA
fought, for the next morning at .
O'Clock
Thibadeaux, having smokea his e.
gar. returned to Miss ArcAard and
spent the rest Of tho evening With her.
But by 10 O'Clock she gAve q sAsAt
yawn, which she hastened 20 cover
with her handkerchief, and her visitor
soon bsde her good evening wftAsut
giving the slightest hint that in the
morning he would risk his life in her
behalf Indeed, he was not cory to
depart, for he knew Reinhart Was
waiting for him to give him the final
details for the meeting. These hsving
been transmitted and approved. Th1-
badeaux went to bed Reinhart was
to call for him tho next morning at 4.
Long before daylight the second
burst into the room and stood over
Thibadeaux's bed.
us it 4 o'6ockr' asked the latter.
trying to rouse himself.
NO; II Is but g."
Then why 40 you awaken nae!"
TO show you that"
He showed paper under Thiba-
deaux's nose snd held a lamp, which
he had lighted, SO that his friend could
read II.
"An apology" exclaimed Thibs-
deaux. What does 1t mean! Surely
that young officer would not dare to
apologize under a challenge. Ne viii
be tabOoed by his brother officers
Not under the circumstances. It's
your fault that the affair has gone
amiss. What induced you to give o
challenge in the presence Of the WON
an about whom the duel was to have
been fought"
Miss Archard. She doesn't under
stand word Of German"
perhaps she doesn't But what these
women don't hear with their ears they
see with their eyes. The young lady
must have known that yCu were CIV
ing q challenge. for at midnight she
called upon Won Wragier In company
with an escort. He was In bed. bat
dressed himself and came down to ~
ceive her. She said that she knew he
was TO fight you, but since the duel
wns about her he should light her frst
lie tried to explain that II he fought
woman be would be d!ss-aced
whereupon she said she would accept
an apology. Won Wragler offered to
APOLOGIZE to her. but fight you. To this
she denurred.
FINALLY Won Wragler, fearing the
affair, which was TO his discredit'
would reach the ear OF the emperor,