The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-07-10
CONTINUED from our last issue.)

NO6 lOI = HcNOuO vas
Louis under any delusion' az to the
mans deliberate purpose, nor were
those who stood near him, VINO
, made belated and Intellectual at
tempt to close about him. He was
| grievously disappointed. 1t was NOT
Chabrillane he had been expecting.
/ But IL Chabrillane was the man
appointed to deal with him, he
would make the best OF. 1t.
Il think you are pushing against
me. monsieur" he said, very civ
lily, and with elbow and shoulder
he thrust M. de Chabrillane back
/ into the rain.
Now, for all his slenderness, his
assiduous daily sword-practice had
given Adre-Louis an arm OF IRON.
Also he threw his weight into the
thrust. His assailant feeled back
ward a few steps. and then MS
heel struck baulk Of timber LETT
on the ground by some workmen
); that morning, and he sat down SUD
denly in the mud. :,
/ A roar Of laughter rose fromrall
iwho witnessed the fine gentleman 5
downfall. He rose. mud-Despat-
tered, in fury, and l nthat Jury
sprang at Andre-Louis.
You shall meet me for this" ne
spluttered. Il shall kill you for it,"
Whenever you please, monsieur
It is for you to say when 1t Will
suit your convenience to Kill me- l
think that was the intention you
announced, was it not?' andre
. Louis was suavity itself.
Tomorrow morning in the Bols.
{ Perhaps you will bring friend
I "Certainly, monsieur. Tomorrow
+ morning, then. l hope We shall
have fair weather. detest the
| rain"
, Chabrillane looked at him almost
, with amazement. Andre = Louis
). smiled pleasantly.
3 Don't let me detain you now.
: monsieur. We quite understand
: each other. I shall be in the Bots
+ at 9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
In the morning, when the AS
sembly met, his place was vacant
j, and so was M. de Chabrillane's
!, Gloom and resentment, sat upon
: the members of the Third, and
a brought a more than usually acrid
= note into their debates. They dis
. . approved of the rashness Of the
= new recruit to their body. Some
openly condemned his lack of cir
. cumspection. Very few-apd these
: only the little group in LIE Chape'
4 lier's confidence-ever expected tt
q. see him again.
1t was, therefore, as much il
amazement as in relief that at 6
. few minutes after 10 they saw him
enter, calm, composed, and bland
and thread his way to his seat. The
i, speaker occupying the rostrum al
;. that moment-a member of the
Privileged-stopped short to, stare
. in incredulous dismay. Here was
something that he could not under
stand at all. Then from somewhere
a voice explained the phenomenon
: tcontenptuously.
" They haven't met. He has
shirked it at the last moment"
1t must be so, thought all; ths
mystihcation ceased, and men wer,
settling backk to their seats. Blu
now, having reached his place
q having heard the voice that ex
n planned the matter to the universe
satisfaction, Andre-Louis paused
before taking his seat. He felt i
incumbent upon him to reveal tn,
/ true fact.
II M lie President, my excuses 70
my late arrival" There was II,
necessity for this. 1t was mer'
piece of theatricality, such as
was not in Scaramouche's natur
to forego. Il have been detainet
by an engagement of pressing ma
| ture. l bring you also the excuse
of NJ. de Chabrillane. He, unfor
: tunately, will be permanently alb
sent from this Assembly in future
The silence was complete. An
Gro-I ouiS down