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D. ISABEL NORTON

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One afternoon toward the Close Of
the seventeenth century \ yoaug lady
was sitting In the garden In The rear
OF. her home 10 New Orleans when .
negro cams from the house bearing q
silver salves on which ,ay . sealed
note.
Mile. Therese. can you tell 10
where can 6nd Marie 0eorger' asked
the boy.
Instead Of replying. the Giri took the
massive from the aaiver and looked II
over. especially examining the hand
writing 10 which the address was writ
ten. Ia
who brought III" she asked.
"A Guild boy"
"Who~e bOy!
~ spec be beiopga to MARI Win.
ston.''
MARI Winston was the intimate
friend Of Clarence War6eld. and Clar-
ence Wartieid had been attentive tc
the young isdy who was inspecting the
note. George Carnoux. her twin broth
er. was ~ wrapped up 10 bis sister
that the idea Of her marrying any one
wax abhorrpnt to him. He said tbat he
would BE- perfectly willing ahe should
marry provided The man Of Der ch0it'e
was good enough for her. but thaf man
had not yet appeared. Mile. CarnOux,
from the opposition her brother had
shown to the attentions Wardeld had
paid Der. suspected that her brother
had insulted the latter. and this was
4 challenge. Hut she could NOT under
stand. II such It were. why Louis Win
ston should mt have brought 10 i'm
portant . communication himself in
stead Of sending It BY slave.
~ will 70 and see II can 6nd him"
she said to the servant "Eet the boy
walt"
she went into the house and MP to
her room. taking the note With her Her
brother was not at home. and she had
little fear Of interruption In what she
was about TO do. Sitting the paper
about the seai-enveiopen were not
tneu uN<'u-Hue feau Nur uos0. ~ waNs
a. she suspected. challenge Wardeid
hnd sent through Winston. who o.
planned his sending 1t BY slave be-
cause " he called himself Mile. Car
noux might suspect the object Of bis
visit. Winston said warfield hoped
that Caruoux would withdrew the Ian
kunRc ~ nnd used that mOruiuR. TOT
~ considered the analr very untcftn-
nate. and II snousd De amtcaoiy settied.
Mile. Cnrnoux knew her osotner toe
we'll TO believe that ne would w1tnornW
anything he had said In the race of
challenge. She sat with the letter In
her band for long while revolving
plans 10 her head FOR preventing the
meeting. She loved VARIED. ana nes
anectfon for her brother was OF tnat
strength that n natural between twins.
AT laxt she came to Y conclusion. TAX
ing FROM cabinet bundle OF nef
brOt hers letters, she replied to the note
In MS mime, Initiating nls handwrtt.
ting. appointing for the meeting the
next morning at 3 O'Clock IN the wood
near the city. where must dueis wers
fought. Then. sealing her note With
wax. she called n servant and told MIN
to give It to the boy.
When George Carnoux came 10 40
hour later be found biz sister waiting
for him expestantly. She told him that
word had ZONE from plantation own
ed BY the CarnOuX family that the
levee on itR b0rder showed signs Of
breaking aid MS presence was ueeded
there NJ once.
Now. CarnOu1 wAs not well pleased
ut this news since he expected visit
from nome friend Ut Warbeld's. whom
he had insulted that morning. But on
asking II any gentleman had called to
see MIN aMi being assured that there
had not he reluctantly mounted horse
and rude way. len wing orders that any
one calling wax TO receive an expiana
ZION Of his ab~ence and b. told that he
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