New York Clipper (Aug 1880)

I rjaAPTJC Q XT ELK IV. ) Sdltor and Proprietor. (" FLOWERS. IO« THI nw TOM CLirpSB. BY VABDTKS BBOWK. ^Vbtoceeamatbrrant; Oo whmt tklr mora Tb« bama places ororth to idont , When tbe flowcn emms— ° Aiid.lf ita«glartai.ba«, known br'whatererainie Did Niton flDd. In b«r Idle boon (II ilattira crei knav IdJaoM). In tba aimpla flowan thMt mtMadmn mt+k* Ab. s«et would be tha SSfSiftiJSS^- ,^««ra-it tall oj God'i KMon fcr urwrth • TTe know, aclaut. Uiw Id ramloi iSchi5t.,I Jlsaa anotbcAawanfaloonied- Ana ago, br good annia plantud. _Tli «alro f Edeo their bre&'Ji perftamed. T?)er ware ak7 and mn, cbeak. Hp and flam*" th!??they wefe wild And, tboocb baailiii man/ • qoaiot, old name , To common ona ehann all aowera had-T To comlort tba wearr and loothe tba aad. Jtow, alto- tba oantmlaa roBad awar That cbaim la tbaln ai or old to-iSr' Wbo bu not marked Mnna magic bonr Bt a fuled RM tbu atm haa power Tha hldd«Ddeptbi or tba aoalto awar r IM mna^ odor bungs back azam Tba old, old plearan;. the old, old iMln. AnaTenI<ttarlian<!ballow«r On tbe Tcnnm or relret leaf of life, Aod nolblncoo aaitb nball hare tha power TocBt It oat except Daatti'aknUe. ROMS are naes erer the same. Bo UttlelCmattenlC known br what name Wa do not tin lo call tbem OTtr, Maiden Illy or m a^o nee, e-f?!.*"^?,' »"nnM««one ttaatgrowa Fall ot aunjtiloa or or lorer. '''il!*'.?' common flowan are beat That bsTe no Laan Bime^ The flowoa that an not oranlmed IJke women, wbov hot Ilpa hare praaaed rS!i??°'''','." bldatbeirshaiaer^ •I Kl^it'. 'Wld that Ilea ii^eJWillh the swamp, aad dear I prite Thejlolet, modest, dainty, tree, g}U> "55 01 bea»an In iJ Iim ; * Bren toe sonllower, itabtly seen In his «ltow gimndeor leonine, IJ At for tba canopy o{ a qneen! Roaes are rosea arer the same. TlSl'i{n!^!,ZiSA^^•«« «>'ars wm bloom; Time win Qoench thelrred heart's flame : t"bS;hV„'?;frj!'~ ■^'* lute blighted hopes that hayeMossomed In rain ~aan^ STlm epactres ol lieatli and Decav laraln-eirwhoihaUdaor ""nlstari ate not come "tS?l5frtP!?!?«" It I. to diet I His lips -were white. (nomlrt could not lut.„ behind this sinister mask, rnlly avenged! - -.=l2.1^4^^?*^o=J.'WcompaniedbyaDorter I>rjiW YORK, S^TUHD^Y Jnaignerite had been AUGrXJS 7, 1830. JPrloe Ten -No. Cents. ao. ^ fortunate In anlvinir to- nvht,='he Mid; "a little laterand he woSd Lve found no lodgtoK espeoiaUy at thto hotel thi sSJn-i*'™-- season is OTersnSw hSSS" ?S?°'!^"5. the hiS'dto: nmong other notabHldM a ?oU!^l^ri^ couple, o„iy ,nrre?i,''thU sole of beauty. The lady can pass as a mix- The husband went to the Cur- 1^tatta fraoanee whieb they ihSt pLOITDE SIBEN: .TIER DE MONTEPOr. In "La rigm'" orPaifa " " oupm. seal tameainW „J„n i^^"?^^^"™^^- aad inade his det>at thion^h^toiSK one Sn- dred thousand francs t EvarvhSo «» ^iT? ^f£u-^-4rS£rb«^ andta^4'.°"'°'^''*'°"*"*«>-™'0''«r Pau°°sllps h J^y'^fii^?. *^ Russian Rambler?" "S?™rf ^2.'?? tempered by efflnf Lndanoff," answered the waiter "I 3rSL^5^l?„'^„"*'"*."'«" ourboowTfrom niB passport. He comes from Paris with tha SSfllT''"*""' ^ hip™n^ Tou ^ repeat, fatigue." I retire to let the gentleman sleep." I this hotd?"""*"*- ^""^Ladanoff Inhabits "Yes, slr-^n the same floor with the oentle- I,T?S?-'^ hlKhness to-morrow that a per of his acquaintance arrived to-niRhtr Jto nowise. I do not know the Count." The genUemnn would be pleased I think to I have me take charge of his pMspiS?" to-morrow. Go I" goi-w^t/* *" gentleman The waiter retired. S^™2?"°*i''''"^o-sl»e whom be iMd loved to frenzy, and even to crime—she whomho aSn ^ent ^hIJ^^T To enjoy thS ?Sn^ £«ii??*J?°^°.'''8"™m'»r7v<'na4anep what prevented? The length of a5orrld^«^ebSreS luK-ln of adoor whoro number he knew^thcrto rnsu"^"""!? ^•^'^ ready^^ to'^ecute "volver in his rl^ht hand tS^^^l'^?^:'^'^^^ U^ttwlthhlslefthSd and darted into the corridor. He did notbro^ center. Asudden reflection abruJuyStop^iJ^ ' Sn5 o?hL"*J^;tP^5?n'^'?«Tl^«"«^«. -"-tC*""?" or URCEY. NoSTd^p ^?^i5r^a"S.^ out with his Si^lfeoS^&l?-^^^^ '"^^ ^.hlsvSinatn ,^ i„„^.n:, . J STOSjiohe Is gpilty-tfa infamnna • p HII T giBS .13 lorFnot to die. Whaice can I ■^^>*"^^^«"te a^ to strike her ndbred those divine " " pit ■ andother pape^-^^SSh I'^riii'd; wSu^tJtS'^ J^j!^fi,°^°S' WaUaohlan, having piok- *J°V°*" ooat;.seaixjhed hlB^SoEeto pocketbookiwhence heextraotedthebankbilte i "^seei by tlie Countess, with the doiterity ol a . professional prestidlgifateur. ™«™y oi a ■■ inin^^f^** paasport," he continued, exam iS^ w°™' I?P«"' "»°<1 a rumpled sheetl , rI^h'"?^'?'>-™'"" 'andwritliv. my denrj^ • ^Ih^^"^^.- Conotess dl^NanMy has I with pSS« r^**""^ y'=~. °l h" dep^uro , BO many sorrows, "And now" she nitrini ! tearing the fatal mlsellTinto tamnlnto a^d 1 ""^S^"*". and the post no longer exists." ' «rt oorpee, and In turn lean- ed over it as Oreffory baddone ThetarSMn around was crimson. The Countess aipneff ( everafte^d^"?." ' »»' mi'iSS^iSiiS^^ce "Let us go r said she, And,wlthoi aatisfledvltbmgSI^ 'Instead of ptsUSEfSEng his nar- Onds that I have promptly led to things?" d times, yesl" exclaimed your thousand francs—they Bat hasten I I am dying wltn leplled the young German, " and resuming his nanation. fact, very little baggage— p nothing—only a dreeslng- oned to the hotel all the French dressmakers, to be 1 likewise a tmnkmaicer, but The lady made large pur- deal ot money. Hence she Uke a teal bride—yes, sir." n V marmured the Count. more, sir." right—what should you know? there." -where you gleaned this In- :el where these travelers pnt imnn and lady have gone. This o'clock, the notel-omnlbus took ilnmd-depot—with real baggage [Claimed Paul, twisting his hands ible fit ot iSKe. "Thns they have ,n. Gonel" he repeated, "and ThinklntT that this detail might eleur, I went as far as the lallway- liave a friend employed there. I made - ' The dark gentlemnn and blonde a coupe tor themselves all alone, f went to Hombouig, near Frankfort, Tou "Lwell, s^—where they gamble. Ahl it Il-known place—and pretty, too, sir— fV^y pay through the noee, as they say at iry takes Blanche to Hombouig, a city ra and ot gaming? Thpn he has no In- ot rapidly crossing Germany, and of , boundless space between him and the 'd whoso wife he has stolen," Pe Nanoey said thus to himself, and felt al- most consoled through absolute certainty of the tugtttvBS being imable to escape him much longer. This comparative calmness did not, hgffrBvej;«dmIt of procrastinating vengeance by day. How many unforeseen Incidents ca]rti6iisplre within a single day I "Within what time can I start?* asked the Count. "KoDflleur will rest here to-night?" haz- arded the waiter. "It will do him good; for tmly he does not look overwall.** Paul made a demonstration of Impatience. "Monsieur desires to go to HomtMuig?" re- ^luned the obsequious Teuton, from whom the Connf s gesture took all desire for inalstance. "Te»—to Homtwurg." "I will run to consult the Indicator, so that .von will know precisely and return iUioo, as they say at Paris." Ilie waiter reappeared almost immediately, "A train will leave in forty minutes," was the. servant's information, "and if monsieur will be ready " "Inm ready. Uy bill and a carriage—quick!" "The hotel-omnibus will take monsieur to the denoL Banhoff, as they say in German." The phvsIcaTphenomenon ot Inevitable sleep, resnltiiig from fatigue overpowering determlna- tioD, WHS reptodnced almost upon entering the 'all way-carriage. Scarcely had DeNancey drop- ped Into a comer-seat than he fell into a slum- ber, broken only upon the arrival ol the train at Frankfort. The short run from Frankfort to Homl>ourB; ^ms accomplished in an hour and a It was past mldnljdit when the Count arrived at pneofthelargehotelsfrontingtheOnrsaaL No longer was hMrd the metnllio ring ol golden coin otuiken by the croupier's rake, nor the strains or ^orohestra directed by Johaim Strauss., "WIlltheRQntleman8up7''lnqulredthewalter, ughtmg the candles in Paul's ohambeor. He shook his head as a negative. "Does the gen- tleman de3lre a visit from the physician of our estabUshmentr' "Why ask such a question?" "Because the gentleman appeais ill." "Ritigued,that'aaU." .. "1 will cause the gentleman's trunks to be brought to his room, and he can go to bed." And the waiter went oat Paul, standing be- fore the ohimney-pleoe, mechanically glanced nt his lma«e, lUnmlniited by the candle^lames. He was aSHgfated. Hisfacewasnoloncerthat ..^ a living being, but of atamet. Hi8b^d,an- shavon for three days, browned the contour ot his dhedis, A teiriblo paleness pervaded the rest ot US'faee. A dark furrow eroesed his forehecdL The flre of his eyes seemed extinct. summon oonr- to extinguish St without I I feel It too _ Everything is possible save that—yes, everytblng, even forgiveness. Who knows? A generous pardon may bring her back." De Nancey re-entered his room, closed his door, and passed the remainder of the night a prev to agitation in a feverish, almost delirious condition. Dayligjit appeaAd. Paul had re- sumed calmness, propornonately as approached the time for action. He lookea at himself in thSKlass, ns lie had afewranmnnts subsequently to his arrival, and found himself hldeou!i. "I am frightful The said to himself. "A gen- tleman cannot go on the ground with this ban- dit-appearance I Whether I kill or am killed, I shall be a i^eitleman to the last. Moreover, should the sen me thus, I will horrUy hex." De Nancey rang his bell. He commanded the hotel-barber, caused himself to be shaved, opened his valise, and dressed himself in a cos- tume be ordinarily wore at Paris for bis early momlng-ride. His pains and this toflet could not evidently change nts livid pallor, his sunken eyes or his blanched lips; nevertheless, they operated a considerable transformation. Did he preserve the countenanc*' of a moribund, it was that of a dying gentleman. It struck ten In tne forenoon. Paul pulled on his gloves, emerged from his room, and with a firm step moved towards the extremity ot the corridor. CHAPTER XXX.—HUSBAITD AND LOVES. At the moment of De Nancey'shalt in front of the door lettered No. 21. bis heart beat with tumultuous throbs. Curious noises resounded in his eara. and fantastlo lights danced before bis eyes. He was about to knock, when he poi • celved the key In the look on the outside. He opened, and foand fainBilf in an antechsinber conducting to two other rooms composing the suite—a parlor on the right, a sleeping-chamber on the left Paul hesitated between the two doors In uncertainty, when the sound of a piano determined him to advance, and to place his hand upon the knob of the right-bandaoor, "Who Is there?'' asked ftom the inside Greg- ory's voice. Monsieur De Nancey did not understand this question In the German tongue, the WaUaoblan Imagining the visitor to be a hotel-waiter; but he divined Ite meaning, and replied, while open- ing the door abruptly: "Pardeau 1 It Is 11 You did not expect mo?" At the Instant when tbe Count, ns terrible us Banqno's ghost, appeared upon the threshold ot this commonpL-ce parior, the wife, wrapped in a momlng-gown, her magnlflcent head ot hair floating over her shoulders, was playing on the piano. Gregory was writing, seated at a little table, upon which could be seen, amid papera in dis- order, a brace of ebony-handled pistols. The Prince and the Countess simultaneously turned their heads, and, recognizing De Nancey, com- prehended that some terrible deed was about t6 be enacted. The Wallachian arose, paler than customary. Blanche rememtwred the tragedy of the Place Vlntlmllle. "He will klU ns," thought she, and, obedient to that instinct of heroism so often impregnatlne female hearts, she threw herself in front of Gregory, desiring to make a buckler of her body, an Marguerite had vainly endeavored to save Bene. "Madame, be not afraid I" said the Count, with a struigA laugh, fearfal to hear. "Tou plainly nee that my hands are empty." The' tlrst moment ot amazement passed, Greg- ory assumed a bold demeanor. "I pray yon, Blanche, stand aslde,''qaoth he, gently repelling the Countess. "This Is a seri- ous business, to be settled among men." Then in a more elevated voice he addressed Paul: "I underatand what you expect ot me, sir." "Tou understand, sir?" said the Count, with the self-same ominous chuckle. "That Is In- deed fortunate." "I need not add that I am at your ordera," continued the WaUachlan. "I count upon it thoroughly,"said De Nancey inadeeptone.whilewalklngtoOT^ry. "BtUl, all your blood will not suffice to wash out the stain you have placed upon my honor, and I de- sire, before killing yon, to return Insult for In- sult" Pronouncing these words, Paul raised his right bond, and with Uc^itiiiiig rapidity smote the Wallachian upon both cheeks. Blanche.ntn . tared a cry of horror, and Gregory one ot'jDNie.' He bounded to the little table at whlclrbS had been writing, took a pistol, cooked U;aBd'polnt- ed tbe barrel, towards De Nancey. ii'Vhe latter had drawfi a revolver, and 'already'almed It at the Prince's breast s-: - 'Ahl aa you wilir quoth .he, "Kill each other Immedtntely—heie eveii. I consent will- ingly. It would prove a ricbrt^t for madams, and would donbUess pleaac)3ier.'* Gregory wished to Ul];>Sat not to be Ulledi Did he fire, the Count woud at least make s re^ turn—an uncertain boalniBBS, dU he not fair rMnixorf jS?5,"'^^K*8'ancebackwards, she ^?fh^!.n«**IS?°y*^«"»<»totown. ' to^n auel-it it be possible thus T.H^iJfj"*'°y?i*,:'~°'«t_the two accom- SJ^^^^,"^* ttrirblU and packed th"lr ™jK8. quitted Bombong, to the neat dnnlr ^tlV^ ^ Countess layoff ™m J'fi. mannet In which the cS™t ■f^^SL'" a living and double lure. Th« of the day had passed awav. hS? K^2J5^ descended to the fiorton;lSS *°P™Ple»i'd gold. Nb per- son had passed sinoe momlng tlui.UKh the cross-out where lay Paal's InaSLote^" hta P«ur^SLtte?S^^e5SJ^^?: ^i^Ko of iWoouid bl^Vo; rather imsgined. the toob ot a oounSr^ and the inclosnres ot sirast gniden house; very simple, sflU«|«SrtlnTteSmnUoltlr vvas composed of a mainlaiflM of UvlstoriM sperscd with beds of scariet-colored fra^i«t>t tending to the cross-cut existed a waU ninin^ w.U, two openings-one by a gftettS other by a smaU door, BehSS^tSs wm a weSl'°adC^*.'r^ pS^^ted^'.!^- fi,T!:«?r'*°°®4 growth, and snpnlled with to o'e i^dS2^^*;?'*I^T¥«"«^«^'<^^ ju ine gardens ot the wealthy vflls^wTumi «f tiS^''™'Sss'i:?{?'=»' StSSaL™ rf ™*' evening last Winter at a schoolgirls'reunion or somcthlSirVf Uit lirt «t only a transient girlish timTiL ^,^JS^ "J 0«nK<'«e«- Perastedrand^BfooniSe J^^Pl^ef To B»yl was channM is pnw^t very mild. Daring the recess we haS sumt.! Jfi'^/-.i5?""'J?- Alexlnn. as yon tarow to tdo sDCgested her as a snhecltote- ah* enna<fnte!i yon Witnessed tbe reSSuiSt iliw..""*'"*^' ertr?,?Ji^'*.P*'**='- ta, then, no DOV- P<w«e8sed the art of brtnB?iS??n«ir?iS!L?°'*' M^^t. utteianoea of aObcaon. pre«nceror PhCICr'aX^X-'ISJSS?' theBolniBrtan InffllitoJroAd M^e%SSJSK tal m Fellpo Ojlvanl's MnSSsMtoSi SJTlS?: season wore on, brtngin»eTer%Sh uS5S?^ £S S^'*??!'' "■'«'• from the nhort Dailowed to iDtensit An^iut morning, wii srrt^'nM??^ay2?KiXS•^&^' lected tor her, and he had ee- The openlDjr of the Vall trade ■enti>i>nin_<ii. within two miauteiMjStoftlS^— ™>„?^fo"«*lob ttme OWBtltaiyVoasbrtS? —' their nopdali. There that wondroo*con>otSJnwhlih hiSi 8ure?f/%?^t;n'i.S'nis?iirj;!fA'j?j^ Call the time the bSy^^fflS"***^ ^iherJHlMbtlght I :.hla 01 Dan Shelby, Manager and Ethiopian Comedian. FOB BIOQSAPHICAIi SKETCH SEE PAGE 13C. stone-dead. Balls discharged pointblank rare- ly epare, and Gregory felt himself lost This incontrovertible logic calmed suddenly the Prmco's fury. He allowed his pistol to toll upon the table whence he hod taken It, and the Count, at the same time, caused his revolver to disappear. Expert In advantages, Oregory already con- gtatiilated himself upon the olows he had re- ceived, as they placed—as he at lenst Imagined another trump-card in his hand. "Tou have changed the situation. Count," he said in a husky, hissing tone or voice. "I now am the insulted patty, and have choice ot aims." "It Is Indifferent to me." "I select swords." "Bo It so. Have you youra?" "No." "I have mine—do you accept them?" • "I do. When do wo fight?'' ;' "In an hour." - 4 "It is well," quoth Gregory, "and I tnst to chance for my seconds. Oh, the flist-cpmen, and I am with you." rM' "Ot what use seconds?" sharply retunuM the Count. "Are wo in that normal oootdltlon wherein conTenttonolitics assume the fdrce of law? The combat will be mortal—at least tor one. That is all that Is wanted. Who wOl pnt hlmselt out ot the way to-mo^^ow^'when finding the corpse of on unknown man? No one here knows my name, nnd you do n6t bear your own. Should Justice in this counliy jkuve sensitive and endeavor to prosecute, whom will it pursue? The murderer will by that time be afar. No, no, no seconds. Do you consent?? , "Wailngly." • ;.■ "It only remains to designate the field." "Select It yourself." "I am at Hombourg for the first time, and am unacquainted. "The subuite ot the town are familiar to me. I can instruct you." "Then do so." "I know, a qnaiter ot a league henoe, ot a small wood, little frequented liy pedestrians. Within tbe wood exiBts a cleanng','e6nvenlent for a host fie meeting. I have atoefady fought there. We will not be distnrbod^jmd I doubt if a better spot can 1)0 found." . "Designate the way, then." '■ i; The (Urections were most simple. Gregory traced upon a sheet of letter-paper a sort of map, by moons of which De Nanoey could not go HStray. "It is welV' sold the Count upon leaving. "In an hour I expect you dt the border ot the wood." Vv • "I will not keep you wnlUng," replied the WaUachlan. . '-- Blanche, her cour.tenimce mora^pale than that ot a statue, liaJ listened, mote and mo- tionless, to the extraotdlDAiy Interview. She approached her lover as soon oa the door dosed upon Paul, leaned both her hands upon his shouldere, and. fixing her beomlog eyes fuUy upon those ot Gregory, said, lix a singular tone. In no wise resembling her habltoal voice: "Tou will kill that man, will you not 7" "Tes " coolly replied the WaJiBnnian, touch- ine with his finger the cheeks on vriiich the Count's band had left a scarlet Impression. "Tes, I will kill him 1" "Are you sure ot It?" "Pardleur "Are those pIstols.',ahaiged?" "T<s Why ssk the question?" "Should misfortune J«H»en you, and that man remain alive, I wlU flottat which you lelt undone. I wUl take care of that" And Blanche, taklng one ot the weapons, clipped It beneath the folds ot her drenlng- '^<^ I ybd are a true woman of a savage land, my dearest Blanche r responded tbe Prince wtth a smile—"a woman oouiageons In lore, d^ly In hatel But ttie Count wDI not iiave tbe honor of dying by yourddteto haadj 3y me wIU hlB blood be ahed." ' \- ■. v^. 'i ; v : ; "Who'caB'say^'mnrmTiied VbS(:C(mitaeai shaking: bar blonde looks; iftdb; an. iqmlnoua spend to the requirements ot his manly deter- mlnatloh, imd that his Imme, so thoroughly overtasked tor the past few days, was about to betray him at the very momnnt wheu the full- ness ot his atrenaith scarcely sufficed him to combat victoriously an adversary ot Gregory's metal. The Count could not thinik at that point ol employing solid nutriments, repulsive to a contnioted stomach. He resolved upon gain- ing, a' flotitlouB strength throDgh a resoit to stimulating spirits, and ordered to be served vMh a bottle ot mm. After having drained in SQCoesalon two or three glosses of its contents, he felt himself singularly reanimated, and, taking with him his isplers and Bmall-Kwords la their leathern ease, he quitted the hotel, gazed aroimd him, left the town, and directed bis footsteps towards the little wood wherein the hostUe meeting was to occur. The morning was splendid. The sun, at in- tervals veiled by vapory clouds. Inundated with light the environs ot the Gamester's Paradise. The stimulating odor of now-mown grass per- vaded the atmosphere, beneath the Influence of which heavy-fromed Fritz unplatonlcollyclasp- ed tbe buxom waist ot Oretohen with the straw- oolored hair. Here and there more reflned.coa- ples. still no less in love, passed slowly, hand in hand.boneath tbe shade of covered walks. Paul observed all ot theM things, and soliloquized: "Thns It Is true! Beneath this magnificent sky, amid Uiese balmy fields, there are men loving and beloved, who love and are not be- trayed , who love and are not abandoned 1 Hap- py are they, thrice happy I" The infatuated man had forgotten Marguerite, chaste virgin, loving wife, betrayed by him, abandoned t>y him, slain by him I He remem- bered not that into his hands had been comtnit- ed bappineeii, the most perfect by Heaven's bounty accorded to mortal being, and that he had voluntarily flung It away. The miut was a blind idiot I He Invoked by his acts the de- scent of thunder, and when came the bolt, crushing him, he bewailed his sad fate 1 Paul reached the edge ot the little wood; .'.. CHAPTBB XXXL—THE SWOBD-tHBUST. . Paul's astonishment was great upon per- ceiving Oregory, who had I>een the first to ai^ rive at the place of rendezvous, in waiting .for him. seated upon a moimd ot grass, beneath' a tree more than two centuries in age. He looked athls watoh. "Ah I yon are not I>ehlnd time, Connt,'? said the-Wallachlan, arising. "I have walked faster and followed a more direct route. Tou perceive the spot to be charming. We will turn to the lelt, to be a trifle distant from that oountry resi- dence peroeptlble throu^jh the trees, and thus gala the clearing ot whtoh I made mention." "Is the fltiwring far from here?" asked De Nancey. "Seareely five bnndted paces." "Five hundred pooes are a great deal," mat-> tered Fanl. upon whom the temporary excite- ment produced through alcohol lessened In effect, and bis flctitlouB strength consequently rilmtniaiiail. "I einMrienca some fatigue, and we can fight hare, should It please you." ' 'fin this aroes-ont?" exclaimed Otegoiy. "Whyncit? Thespotappeaistomeexoellent" "Bat it is a passage-way." ^on peroelve no one Is passing." 'Hiey aan'eome unexpectedly.^' ^ ^Wbat jnatter, U they come not? Our oom- bat,-'m<neaiver, will be short." ' '<Be it so," said the Prince, teldngoffhls ooot andfyiBBt - '.'Knl'foUowad this example, ptodueed the awords from their ease, seized tbem by the points, and presented the hilts to Gregory^ say- ing; T?Cho beSan^/Tetniiwdltoi]^ irith e. And In the fltst instutce assure yuui s d f, I beg, of their being of equal length." The wallacnlan took one ot the wisapiHUi at chance, with'a gesbue ot Indifference, i . .''Choose, likewise your place," eaittuned De Nanoey. ' .... "ISieieis no ehblee." replied GniBfny;'"both arealike. ThegiDiind Is good thitSgtiootand the toUage 4XmcealS'the sun. riemamwtaenl am-"' ■■' • ■ — - ffUpon your guard, then 17, <. , The two men Tvaie npon the point of oroseing bln<1«i whan Pniil's nttnntlon was diverted by an unexpecte 1 apparition, none the less eiiiga- lar lu buuu a plttuu and at such a moment. The Count saw a female figure ot incomparable grace displaying itself among the troes at some I'Oces from the spot where he stood. He fixed a glance upon that form, and recognized Blanche. ".Kb \" exclaimed the Coiint with intense blt- toroess, "onr duel must, then, have a witness. Were vou aware «1 it, sir?" "I wjs aware of it," rarUed Gregory. "And, doubtless, apriov,id of it?" "Whether I approved or not, I could not pre- vent it" "Ton desired to come here, madame," said the Couiit, addreaslng the woman bearing his name, "and you have 'jome to witness a death- strugRle lietween your lover and your husband V Ton havo come to gloat your eyes upon blood- spilling or which you are the caupo 1" ^ "I have desired to como," replied Blanche, "and I have come to see von die." "HiBilotI" exclaimed Paul, carried away by wrath. "Greitory, you haar him; he Instdts me I Break the only obstecle separating us—kill that man r "Uariotl" repeated the Count. "I love thee, Gregory I I love thee, and hate that men I Kill him." Fury revived Pnnl's strength. He plied his steel with on Impetuosity of which a few min- utes belore he appeared Incapable, and the Wallachian, not without astonishment, recog- nized that he was confronted by an antagonist he litle anticipated. Without being what Is called a "blade of the first-class, one of those swordsmen known and classified as such In soiZet Sarmea, De Nancey greatly excelled a majority ot second-rate, fencera. Still, what Imported that to Oregpry, whose skill as a bravo knew no rival? Besolved to leave noth- ing to chance, and to strike only a sure blow, the WaUachlan laid Us plan. It was simply never to uncover himself, and to taUgne the Count through parrying his thrusts, without making an assault To fatigue the Count! Alas 1 too eesywork. . A. few moments had scarcely elapsed after commenoament of the combat before De Nan- cey materially weakened beneath the sword ot bis adveisaiy, and the glare—the Implacalde pjare—ot Blanoha welgning him down In In- tensity ot hate. Bodn the muscles ot his sword- arm relaxed; his bond no longer obeyed his wlU; his ean resoimded with singular noises, and before his eyes danced those sparidlng scintillations, as in tbe morning, when juepor- inghimseU toopen.Grego^sohambor-door. The moment awaited by the WaUachlan ar- rived. Nothing longer prevented his bestowing upon the duel the stamp ot oaaaselnatlon. He did so. The secret thrust, so laboriously com- miinlcaled to Clev^and, came Into play. The deployed aim ot Gregory, Arm and supple as a steel spring, suddenly straightened. Thesword- polnt stzack Paul fuU in the breast, and omened en the other side of his body above the shoulder. The Count dropped his weapon without the emission ot a groan, tottered and tdl tipon his bock, his eyes open and his arms xgBSHed. The WaUachlan placed his hand upon the braot ot the inanimate body, and, turning to BittMdie.Bald l^Oountaes, yon ore a vridow 1" :;!?B8 Wf woman desoended with a bound the {nUB<overed, slanting side ot the hlUook, upon KUoK she had remained a breathless witseae of •rxunder thus calmly planned and deUberatdy aUwled. -^Vkie yon quite certain that he has oeased to UreV^imiolied she ot her lover. ■'fljyB, most certain—the heart no longer beets. I ■ Mw m yselt when I say It TouarefrceT 'Apeand avenged 1" murmnied tbe Countess, wifiMU'lndeecrftiable Intonation. "And I owe tbJiMtftjmu Oregory. I shaU not foiget that" T||*;frince resumed his gaonente with an eanMsureness, as If the meet trivial Inddeot ImagUhUe had taken phtce. Upon finishing heiiHiUiiiil; • useless. It strikes me. that, when dead body Is dlsonrered. blC b« revealed. Tourhnsband should ing, burherregular feeAuree able expression ot goodness Icnce. She bad a sunshade In her Rarden-bonnet upon her head. She wards the Interior ot tbe house, and while' buttonlne her gloves said in Fraioh, a little sharply, but by no means.lmpatlently: , "Alice, my ohUd, oome, then. It is already late—dinner is near at hand—our promenade will be too short Alice, my darling, hurry 1" TO SX O0NliMUai>. THE AOTDirSJOUiTRT-SUT. wmiriMJi won, rnm www tobk CLfrrzB, BT MIOBOIaAB NILEa Ob. when In SommVa tmralng' prime Yon look fbrbtm In Union aqnArei, Intending to nucat 'lU time Be paid TOU bftcx that borrmved dime Yoa lent Um when tale eaata wm ipaiv. He U not there. Ton TUt aD hit UTohtohsQDU. * To which nioet fift he did repMr; Ton ec«rch tfanmxta bear reeUannU. Aoooer hU etstcn, eoaalna, ennu. Explore the nitendee with cue- He U not there. If to hU bawdlmr-hooee yoo go. The mUtreee meets roa with e etare. YoQ'reiooUoir for jour fHeodr Jojt0<^ And where be 1> ahe'd Uke to know; BemarUnr. with u lojared nlr, lie U not there. Ton find some others who would Uln DUoorer how be went, and where; nu KOiag cMued bU t«Uor pain. And pnt one ehlitto nndoe etirnln. For tbe other he left lo bU waehwoman's car*. And Btill *tli there. And ret no apprvbenelons need Be had that be*e Tanlshed loin air. For hen In the pap^r one mar read That Brown has rods, with all doe apeed. To hU eoanliT-Met in Delaware, And he U there 1 If Brown were rleh. to yonreeli joa ear. Or eoald borrow enoavti to pa/ hie tare DOT laland or Bockawar* Twoold DO but nataral not to stay In tha dty*! heat and dost and itUi«» Tboogh 700are there; Bat odd it la that a chap like Brown. Wboae onlj eeat la a bench In tbe Squre, Who coae to seed whenerer In town, Showa BO, when the Bammer*a eon poore down. To a coontij'Beat In Delaware, or anywhere 1 A DUAL LIFE. DEBUTANTE'S LEGACY. WBimr rOB THE SEW TOBK CUTrSII- "Deoldedly a Bucceaa. There is a grace, a daah of Bplrit, stwnt ttilB lair joang debutante I have never seen equaled since the days when Urs. Bow- twtbam Rreced tbe Old Druiy." "Lout, mon. ye're a'tegather wxang. Dinns t« mind Lucy Walatelnt I tbocbt yeatemlght ehe wor bock agin; ttao', of coarse, there ns ehlel o' this day can bond a candle to ony o' old Bob May- wood's stock." And then there were ten minutes in which Ule. Lncettewas lost sight of amid booming eulogies upon the wondrous company whose orbits per- meated tbe dimmatlc flnnament of wlilcb the great Scotch manager was the central light. "jrercf, gentleman. In wblch of the past een. turtea did tbia brilliant galaxy of talent appear? Tbere Beems to have been no nennlae among uem." During the langh wblch follows this sslly, and the conseqtient explanation, let us tirieay describe tbe interiocntora. Ifessta. Adams and Fleming were merchants, the one to the manor bom, the oueraackm or"Anld Beekle." Prolonged bmlneas Intetcoune and Blmllari^ of tastes had crested a warm ftlend- Bblp between them. Stalwart In pbyBlque, they twR well the burden of tttree-score-and-llve wltn which Time hod thus Ikrlhvored them, and their warm hearts bade.stnrdydeflance to the thoughta and cares ot ImbecHe old age. On tbeir way down to 'Change they tiad together dropped Into the greenroom or the American to felicitate the man- ager upon the Bneceas of the ptevlauB nlglit The third was a yoang Florentine exile, who was fkat winning public bvor as a lingiial In- structor. "Pray, friend Blchlngs," tsked Mr. Adams, "where did you flnd that talented yonaglody wbo aeeonded Murdoch last nlghtt. It IsaraostdliB- cult part Ibr a novice, but ehe made It a splendid Buccess." "Mile. Lueetter" tesponOed thecointaoas man- ager. "Ah t—ahem I Miss Lucy Fltzgenld, daugh- ter of the deceased Third s ti ee t shce-deler, who as I learn, was a playgoer or tteou se^iol," wlt£ a Bly smile and a bow to the two ««»«g»p iiriinii ■fromwhomBhe has donbtleaa'inherited hcrre- moTfcaMe aptitude for the atue, which she has Ittrther improved by a ready todL aided by the ex- cellent education hf was aple to tOoia her." "I see. Widow in reduced dreumitanees—beltk leu little.ones—noblsjdanEbter.to theretcne aiid au that son of thing: WeU^l predict a okmona career for her." , ^ "Oh, not" smiled the genial uninBsi i "That gag la not played on these boards. ftets are of OS the dames 1 ales ofthe dead man during the long boors or-the may'nfinu&^Snr she had experienced In anhsr weddad fSOP '-SL conid not explain it to henaU; she hodhMjtff^ speak of him In no nnceitaln toam, ahaSd im? Bome or his works with trntw and ed sdmlraSaiLhiM^ personally he was unknown to her. wSTbin this bitterness over a dead stranger, tlluMrlouu be mlgbt be f The great city sent her noblest and best to do honor at theobeequlsB, and Iiocettesmlled tbrausii her tears as she beheld tbegnnd pntiUcdemoiistra^ tlon or respect paid to the deceased ftnow-oountrr- man or her husband. She went home fisellns sad and desolate, and days lengthened Into wcekswlth- oot bringing Philip. Bat the month brenght Law- yer Onstave and a college dignitary. "Executors." he said, "or the late ProftaorSTl- vanl, who bad I>eqaeathed to Mrs. Philip silver the sum or tO|000 In Oovernment secnritlea." And the necessBfy docnments ware placed in the lundBorthe SBtonlsbed woman. Tbe directions therein were remarkably explicit "It Is Btnnge, gentlemen," said Lneette. "that the ProlfesBor Hhoald bequeath ttila money to an entire stranger. Apart from bis repntaoon and tbe iKwka I have read. I know nothUur of him and^ to my knowledge, I have never seen bim lii my Uie." • . "Pardon me, my dear madam," said the eoorilr Gnstave; "I earnestly crave your pardon. iKitlait not remarkable that yoa Hbould hang the nottialt of an entire stranger In snch close pnzimltr to wtnt^ U undeniably an exact copy of ye^- iwa "That, sir," exclaimed Lncetto, rialna wttb'>Anch emotion—"that, sir. Is tbe UkeneBS or my hvatead. Philip Silver, whose rstum bome I am ameadir awaiting." "^'•J Tbe two gentlemen conversed apart Ibr a uln'ite or two. "My dear madam." said Ooiuve, "the nasa. l>Unce InwonderiuUr striking, and we kmnr not yotir husband. Bad that gentleman anyarttflctal mark upon his person by which yon eotud IdenaCr his body in ease of need?" ^ "Tes: the letter "O.', over the word 'Italia.' tat* tooed npon the ikln on the left side, over the heart" Young Italy would have stamped these noon the heart ItaelT, could It have availed the Man <7canrL There were other qnestlons and other Interrtewa- papers and letters were examined and comnared- the worthy priest teatlfled to having united the lady to bis ftfend the PrDtesM>r, and the wtah re- —'— or St Maiy^s eonlliDed him. ThS nai or Silver had been an honored one in tlw eommu- nlty since the days ol PcntL but no nercantUe firm employed a tnvellng aaleBinan io caned. Ber Pblllp was never again iKard ot And tkan Ln- eette nodeiMood wbTsbe had experienced such bitter grief over the death or the miknovn Fro- lessor. That gentleman had died worth a plum (•Hlwo) and alter tbe neceasary legal proccedtngs fSeOtml directed the whole amonnt to be pald~over to her who was now imlvetaaUy scknowUdged as bis widow. And BO ends the story or "The Dibotimtx's LUACT." Iota. FranKfora, rnaa.. July, 1880. .A. I@lcei»lii|g Gill. jm latejt;;^ping girl" has Just turned up in the itoytl Free Hospital London, Ens,, snd thb is the way they awoke her: The girl haviiJr^M her passlre poslUon, a grain or tartar mwST Iriaced on the back or her tongue, npon which she vensoon bean to show algaa ofTwaklna. aiS altilnff tip, endeavored to"as8nasehertrmSirbr <^nghts ol lukewarm water, and later to solace with a uttie brandy as weu." Whii the effectsortteOntdose bad snbsMed,shereUp^ Into her state ortoipor, bat In another twenty-fcnr l'i227JS£f^!SK*'*~ wasrepeated with exactly slm- Uar eflkcta. "She was much disgusted with the BTo- eeas, but after another period of wakeiuineas she once more reUpeed. A third dose was ordered. In "S"J5?V?f • roused henell and once Sw allRiasedtosnbmlt" The victory was now won: for, rather than snbtect herwir to a contlnuanoe of the tmwelcome cure, the girl got np and walked about the ward, and In One. "with the terrors of the third dose belore her mind, made neb recov- ery that In tbe conne of a very rew days she pocked np her boxes and started home." Hor were the eOtets or ttds treatment only temporaiy, for a visit to the girl's home anerwanb oonTlsced tbe doctor that bis patient tiod been transfmaed ms It br niagle into a "robust, IntelUgent yeuag woman," tuefnl to bciseir and those anuad her. OKS or the greatest myirterles ol nature' Is the bole in tbe heel of a stoeUag. Bowltgete tbere DO one knows; tha need of Itho ooeseca- tbe^gUosopby of It no one can explain; tbe legto