The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1915-05-25

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Won der Goltz sprang up on the
: seat and looked ahea..
"A white hare In running before
U.s." said he. THAT II bad for Count
. Carl Won Lichtenberg."
My father bowed slightly, as II TO .
half heard remark.
~ white hare, IL seems. was the sign
, s-Of death in the house OF Lichtenberg.
Turning a bond In the road the
carriage drew up.
We waited for a moment till the
sound behind told US that the second
carriage had come up and then, the
torchman running ahead Of us. We
). Aiighted,
"Joubert," said my father. handing
him a packet, you will stay here
y with tho dog. Open this packet
should anything befall me. Patrick.
you will come with me-"
. "Dieu vous garde!" said Joubert.
land. following the others, we entered
the forest.
We had not gone more than two
hundred yards when we came to q
/, clearing amidst the trees-a breezy,
open space. that the moon lit over the
waving pine tops. Here the juegers
yards or so apart, and stood notion
less as soldiers on parade. Baron Won
Achtenbcrg with his arms folded stood
with mis- back to US, looking at the
clouds running across the face OF the
moon; and the two army officers.
= drawing aside. began to undo the
swords from the bundle.
d. Patrick" said my father. leading
. me under the shade OF the trees, 81
a N In,
-" night. The only excuse I can
ks for that action In u kill him.
n let this be lesson to you the
~ .th OF your life" He stopped.
81 ped, Rugged me In his arms, and
s'~-a strobe out into the rchlight
and took his sword from Won der
It was a curious little speech, or
would have been from any one but
Frenchman Of Irish origin. But l
was not thinking OF 1t. ] was mes
merized by tho sight before mo.
When tho two men took their
swords they returned them TO tho
seconds. The swords were then bent
20 prove the steel, and measured, and
!, than returned to the principals.
Then the jaegers moved together
almost shoulder to shoulder. and In
the space between the two lines OF
torches the duellists took their stand.
There was dead silence for a moment.
could hear the wind In the pines,
and the guttering and slobberinK OF
1.-The dambeaux, and a fox barking.
away somewhere In the forest.
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= and instant upon IL the quArreiiing
of the rapiers.
n The antagonists were perfect
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