New-York tribune., 1919-04-20

s,ontlv He bec*oned to the waiter.
".notber bottle" he said. "My friend
hoo drunk all this.
Gaspard removed the wine from his
uh;sters with the local poper and leaned
,uor the table toward Jacques.
"Tbis must be wiped out in BLOOD"
10 said slowly. "You understand"
"perfectly" replied the other. "The
or,v question is whose"
"Name your weapons" said Gaspard
yolauyent grandly.
"Aeroplanes,' replied Jacques Rissole,
after moments thought
"Bah! cannot fly"
"Then | win" said Jacques simply.
The other looked at him in astonish-
ment.
"What! You f1y?"
mo; but l can learn"
"Then will learn too," said Cas-
oard with dignity. eve meet--in six
months?"
"Good." Jacques pointed to the cell
ine "Say three thousand feet up"
"Three thousand four hundred" said
Casnard for the sake of dlsagreeing.
"After all, that is for our seconds to
arrange. Ny friend Epinard, of the
poullens aerodrome, will act for me.
He will also instruct me how to bring
serpents to the ground
with the idea of cleansing the sky
Of caulihowers," said Gaspard, IL shall
proceed to the flying ground at Dorman-
court. Blanchaille, the instructor there,
will receive your friend"
He bowed and walked out.
Details were soon settled. On date
six months ahead the two combatants
would meet three thousand two hundred
feet above the little town in which they
lived and fight to the death. In the
event of both crashing, the one who
crashed last would be deemed the victor.
1t was Gaspards second who insisted
on this clause; Gaspard himself felt
i that it did not matter.
The first month Of instruction went
by. AZ the end Of it jacques Rissole
had only one hope. 1t was that when
/ he crashed he should crash on some Of
Gaspard's family. Gaspard had no hope,
but one consolation. 1t was that no
crash could involve his stomach, which
he invariably left behind him as soon as
the aeroplane rose.
At the end Of the second month Gas
pard wrote to Jacques.
MY friend,' he wrote "the hatred Of
you which l nurse in my bosom, and
which fills me with the desire to purge
you from the sky, is in danger of being
transferred to my instructor. Let US
therefore meet and renew our enmity."
On the last day of his training Gas
pard spoke seriously to his instructor.
You see that I make nothing of it,"
ne said. "My thoughts are ever with
me stomach that / leave behind. Not
once have | been IN a position to take
.0asFol. How then can fight? My
'nend, arrange it all. You shall take
ny place"
I is that quite fair to Rissole7" asked
Sanchaille doubtfully.
4 10 not think that I want you to hurt
aln. That is not necessary. He will
au'. himself. Keep out of his way until
a' mas finished with himself, and then
" nack here. 1t is easy"
II epemn1 %Lo bn~+
VA'y way. Gaspard Volauvent could
Ever get to the rendezvous alone, and
:. sould be fatal to his honor if Jacques
lived there and found nobody to meet
A'n' Reluctantly Blanchaille agreed.
4 4. the appointed hour Gaspard put his
,'ao cautiously out Of his bedroom win
/ -" aho gazed up into the heavens. He
1 '"o aeroplanes straight above him.
l ~ 'ae thought that he might have been
4 0ne Of them he shuddered violently.
\ seo ne felt so unwell that the need
'one slight restorative became press
ne trlpped of to the estaminet.
i " was empty save for one table. Gas
4 ~ ~ walked toward it, hoping for
s,., .'iVersation. The occupant low
:.s' the newspaper from in front Of
X 'ace and looked up.
a. .. was too much for Gaspard.
0"ward" he shreked.
"a. a0es' who had been Just going to
'Ae same thing, hastily substituted
IT,. 1n'" you" cried Caspard. "You
M =. y'ur instructor up in your place.
'~ques picked up his glass and
the wine Of the country over
70 friends head.
sna a'"n' serpent" he said magnifi-
s.,.., he beckoned 10 the waiter.
b',s'ef bottle" he said. "My friend
ofank all this."
n' nss'pard removed the vine from his