The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-07-11
s1co,nI,fiIn1ider From our Last Issue

underkanygdelnsio as to the mans
sgdelfberafe8p nor were those
sWho#6tobd@ near him, who made j
Ssbeaated and ineffectual attempt to
acIOseaabouta him He was grfevously
was not Chabril-
5 lasnsshe chad been expecting.
/ Sif#Chabri1lane was the man
apppinted to- deal with him, he
lSsWou1d make the best Of it.
fhink#you are pushing against
mesmons1eur, he said, very ciyilly,
land with elbow and shoulder he
thrust N. u LEI Cha brillane back into
Now.sfora all his slenderness, his
asfduous% daily ssword-practice had
SgiYensAndre-Lou an arm of iron.
zsssA Iso he threw his weight into the
sssf thrust His Sassailant reeled back
WssardS fewsstep:ss. and then his heel
struck a baul TX Of tim Der left on th :
my some workmen that
he sat down sudden
Sin the mud
roar OF laughter rose from all
witnessed the fine gentleman Is
rose, mud be spattered
aSsin fury, and in that fury sprans
sgatSAndre-Louis.
on shall meet me for this,p d,
|sspInt TERED &.' shall kill you for
s.sWheneyer you please, mon
ISL etlr. e Is for you to say when it
VIII suftzyour convenience to kill
sI1e Ell think that was the intention
as Ssuavity itself.
$500 tomorrow morning In the Bots.
s Perhaps you will bring a friend l.
Certainly, monsieur. Tomorrow
sSsmprnfng then.I hope we shall
have fair wea Their. I detest the
ain..'
flame locke dat him al
most in amazement. Andre-LouIs
smiled pleasant y
Sss Don t let me detafn you now,
We quite understand
each other.. shall be in the Bots
u at nine o'clock tomorrow morn
f 5
the morning, when the AS
semblySmet, his place was vacant.
sand so was NJ de Chabrillanes !.
Gloon and resentment sat upon
the&members of the Third, and
II brought more than usually acrid
note into their debates. They
s@disapproyed# OF the rashness Of the
new recruit OF their body. Some
openly condemned his lack Of
Very feW-and
SSst hose only the little group in LIE
sChapelier'ss confid ex-
to%see him again
1T was, therefore, as much in
A amazements as in relief that at a
ssfeWkminutes after ten they saw him
SHenter, calm. composed, and bland,
and thread his way to his seat. The
speaker occupying the rostrum at
that momen t--,a member Of the
riWleged-stopped short to stare
s1nincreduIous dismay Here was
Ssomething that could not under
ssstandsat all .S Then from somewhere
"a voice explained the phenomenon
8cpntemptuous1y.
shirkedit at&the@ last moment .
must be SO, thought all; the
ceased, and men were
SETTLING back into their seats. But
now havingsreac his place, hav-
sing heardSthe voice that explained
the matter to the universal salts
5sfastion, AMBIGUOUS paused before
;s3t taking his seat. He felt it incum.
him to reveal the true
Sfact.
ssSssss. le Presdd ent, ,my excuses for.
my late arrival ~. '.ss There was no
for this. It was mere
moth ScaTamouche's nature to
sforego Il have been detained BY
IAN engagementso pressing nature.
sISbr1ngsyou also 1.-THE excuses OF M.
de- Chabril1ane. He, unfortunately.
viii bepermanently absent from
this Ass emily in future
The silenceWas complete. Andre.
Louis sat4d own.
CHKPTER VII A a35
Nobody41 aughed now at Andre
az 1onisfippancy.H He did not intend
that anybody should. He intended
Ito be#terrible:: and he knew that
sth EN- esfiippant and casual his
tone the more terrible would be
thsHaffectshesde desired.
WI en- the session rose, there
were AID ozenS spad assins awaiting
him inStheSvestibule.
He3paused,s seeking the man he
pected s8t the ian he was most
sanxious to ob1ige. But NJ. de la
ExTourss dss-Azyr was absent from
Those eager ranks: This seemed
hiniodd La Tour d Ayr was
iNGhabrillane,ss cousin and closest
sffrfeu u Sur rely be should have
sbsenSsaInonE.the first today.
ToAndre-Louis, since La Tour
HI misunderstanding on, that Tuesday
who should be the next.
The smext,sa t. happened, was the
young ViepnteS de La Motte-Royau
Zone of sthesd cad Hest blades in the
;Erpup.
On the ed nesd Day norning,
coming again an hour or~so late
III N sS SP#A$NJTE,En