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‘Dail we Fridays {The Fadeaway ohew Satie Dance By; [By H. DE VERE STACPOOLE _ Author of “THE SeIP or Conair we. " . and looked again at hia watch. eecapes —— he is etricken “LT make it five minutes past the the hear hour, M. de Coign De Coigny looked at his watch and re re not Ly Bours scough for say aan fa nich CHAPTER XX1. to put bis house in order? What ; \ ; ny a eo, business can he possibly be about i ‘ 4 Margaret. which requires three months at. i, “has any one seen anythin: E \s dead.” said Dr. Pon the q tend to? I don’t like the look of this,’ 3 ; 198 he finished. ‘The Lichtenbergs are & Bp é Chertteg tienes Sinica Cotas I looked at the rapier im 2 ig coneltion YoU must abide b ; ‘ than addressed, “nor have { met any few contracting spots woe, midely the, ol tera ’ “4 ; Jone who has. ‘The Prussian Embassy ‘Then De Grisaaé. iowa en oe eyes | 4 teople do not know anything of his known then the reason why Baron | * : whereabouts; he haw had leave of Ct for me. months In which to but hie house 11 | i ee nhs ” . te feet lense 2d ae : order before the duel! But ne knew | SEE Ly with serene Hee is toy eaeona peslthcsedbaratieieese | &s little as I of the mysterious event heh on lansen’ ugh, ‘s i AN the same, b id toward which Tw ‘being driven—t| J 5 te Hriasac me, he Is ate,” sald De on, it ie unpléasent eno fuly, wads'up 4 ey at: On. L looked at my watch. It waa now the thing is perfectly in order, hed y minutes past seven, an inexcu™ wilt be at the Place Vendome, I a8 s Patrick avolds him ss Gath lay before me. Swords were a b 7 clay on Von ‘Lichtenberg'’s th ty S'ds ‘ —e * berg and Loy Mes at eeceasl : j 2 ‘ Art, unless, indeed, some accident Pore? There will be an inquiryy — pat iy aes woul’ never * ’ ; : had ‘occurred. all that. CHAPTER XVii. pierce Carl von Lichtenberg. Of that, i eS , c Five more minutes slowly passed; And then I found mynelt (Comtinued,) I = Cgsnineg ” . i hi mpletely gees again the two warm hands. e ol ality which had attend 4 : b ; j "The Overture to “Undine.” tne relationship’ of the Lichenvergs | i i ‘ the light struck down the path; {¢ et thinking of De Coigny. I wast, ‘6 ONSIEUR," said Von Lich. and, the Saluces was coming to. a| , s 1 struck the mahogany ii dream. I stepped into « carriage tenberg, advancing toward head. I was condemned fight, | se 4 . { cage under the arm of I that wae before me. I heard De Bria ee but Fate could not condemn me to! ; , etn a 7 | TRO BINS’ Of the rapte sac close the door, and say to the, “I have sought you in yi), s § A Urineke yas carrying concealed in the “ 4 many places without avail — If thie Baron Carl von Lichtenberg | 4 AS % folds of & long, fawn-colored over. CONChMan “Paria.” Then I felt « since the incident which were in reality little Carl, then Von . , ’ ‘ ¥ : abit coat arm round my neck. oéeurred at the Mirlitons on the ist of Lichtenberg had foreseen the duel; it; mr “At twenty minutes pi “Toto,” said a voice, “do you was with this in view that he had at-| ? ‘ , \ ; Brissac, “TE " all declare the duel member the day you promised me, Ostober last. I sought to pay you this tempted my assassination. “Peace, | Z 3 » 2, postpa 2 my principal dog?” cémpliment.” And he flicked me on Yon Lichtenberg,” said I to myself. ‘ f| . ome and T si nd an expla- The killing of of De Coleny had the shoulder with the white glove “No harm will come to your child! 4 } y nation, M. d maddened which be had drawn from his hand. through me, unles he flings himseif/ 4 y % \ Soarcely hi Dr, some distant past nto full birth £ bowed, aad he withdrew on my sword. Even then I would let) A ‘ } Fons, who looking along sorts of strange and hitherto 4 4 the weapon drop from my hand.” And , a . the drive in the direction of the known attributes of myself. ‘That was all. A deadly invuit, very | gaid this not from special goodwill! Champs Elysees, cried: “Here he It was as though Phil r pe nicely wrapped up, lay in “this com- to the living or the dead, but just be- | S 3 ‘ comes.” Saluce, slowly struggiing into plimént’—and he had struck me. be +d refused to be the instrument | . A closed carriage, drawa by two birth during the last forty~ OS magnificent Orloff horses, had entered hours, had, with the slaying of wan 7 it was ied Lag Although I © fe preferred to be the victim, and tee the broad drive and was advancing adversary, suddenly become full ‘aa a living man with @ will of My this I was prepared; nay, I felt al-) at full speed. 1 do mot know how the It was necessary for me to kill, | own, it seemed that my will could most certain that I should remain on; weird impression came to me, but the seema, before he could not prevent my meeting Von Lichten- the ground; and all through that! bei he thought filled [cease carriage drawn by black and thought, and stand fully reincars ; ap raed the thought me w va BM eke ( rg; ahd, to point the matter, the S cislanchery, y a | |Russian horses 4 |funeral carriage; and before it, as it "Oh, far beyond that—far beyond F challenge would have to come from ie landscape of life more beautiful, ! b le *, the sunlight seemed to wither i e. could not escape. jeaven its di “s and its beauties more r rom the drive. me. 1 id Hi id | if knows I have a sufficiency of animal grand, Its bry jalities more futil _— \ oats 2 | A few paces from us the coachman ine only that mysterious doors courage, yet for a moment the was the 26th of J ine—| net . © f |}iterally brought the horses on thetr been flung open, and that thi thought ¢ leaving Paris 4,284 re ehed the Place Ven-/ a x haunches, the door of the carriage them a epinie had rushed, filling acannon deine pga | | " a , A opened and @ lady stepped out and embracing through me @6. woman at my side. % and ignoring the insult, sacrificing my guardian wished to see m Ag! honor and name rather than submit an sek ~~ old gentleman in his| ons A i ‘ ' e ‘ bgp ‘. she said. And for . f 7 tows ressing g0' re a > r i" - = ba any jbright, so cted, that the nm moment spoke no more. Mee wa ank Gene a toward Capen . eee. P e, : : ihe t . i ( ; trond ‘me. used. to ‘beauty, world. In thoe two words she told tail, Tt, { ee soe wee Crag ae “Yam leaving Paris,” sald M. cn . iiig Rey we eR pIH & , ‘ wae’ worn and cynical as they wer wan an though she had said: “I Some instinct tola me that this duel Yicomte, “for my estates in Auvergne, : 4 mH Ag ids OT ce peri no word and remained motionless ag all. You are Philippe and Tam would have consequences far beyond Where I have to put some things in| . i maved ‘ ere payee os statues, while I clung to the arm of garet. A is peas See betwen: what 1 could imagine; that it was a by cs cas am starting on! 7 . De Brisaac. : fee ue forse’ wees * turning-point in my life, having # ¥ sia A For the gifl was Margaret vod orime of long ago le cose peel lly Bod fate would be ire way ment pha Aa me rosbif,” an a a —* = = = ___N ehtenberg=-Margaret yon Lichten- 10 re young again, and the Only for a moment came the aii- replied the old gentleman. Then, ris- ped Md yg ev get oan tence “Lat ub forset, cial’ thought oF lent, t0 be imniedi- he opened the door of the room ‘Then I returned the compliment. I rose, put the book on the table So my destruction of the win of half mockery—the way one would ®Petheosa toot in anewer to these words cite Ganamed. "Las comes when * We practised for half an hour, and and came downstairs. been in vain, it would seer salute a child. volce— Kl titan voles, heard thou ‘anapoken by her lips, were, eee eemianect mo fault t would. “‘Beril has the ply! Again on the next da: The workmen had gone and they for, just as at a first debauch tho [had been a child in his eyen until Jone yea jo—again murmured in by my spirit. satiny seconds to Von Lichten- ear to keyholes,” he explained. “3 And day followed day, till the 4th had locked the door! demon of drunkenness enter now, but now [ was evidently a man My ear: - i. ‘nave 4 berg inthe morning. Then turned ™y dear Patrique; it Is not the state Of July broke over ‘is, cloudless Not for a few moments did my posl- heart, so at the orgie of his master; and nothing seemed, up “Little Cart is girl, wn Bhivae 94 iby to wgloue, and found. her leaning ‘f my health that is moving me to and perfect. tion realize itself to me. did the demon of destruction enter to this, to have divided mo so sbarply — Then I knew that it was she—the pever ‘Talke of that against the side of tl pale, anu this journey, but the state of France. palit) up oat, M4 dat ten o'clock — Every door I knew to be barred and Mine. |, fs from my childh “ some Crogan oak egos | “when we were ren?” You know the story of the rats and led upon De Brissac at his rooms, locked; every window -was also oubert,” said I that night as 1 this suddenly my iM J Teorey ory ine Te. “Yea, Do you remember" —— mingly in a faint! ; ie) right, murmured, the sinking ship’ it Weis his face!” “Y the Rue Helder, said he, “1 you have everything rs manner norrow ? the hall doc eplied Joubert, felt that L at half-pas' And your I om mem ibe ontemeat tf of thought 1 remembered Von ‘Do I remember! Where in Gretel? dead, I must tell you all; a tenpine for the frat Lichtenberg’s mad attempt to assas- “She tv P ‘Cannot we tine Into the world of manhood, that nate me, his dying words; the ap- but we are nearing Pals. | Coie we all had been play with me til now, parition of little Carl that eee 5 Maik and be alone?” barred on the ground floor, except Went to bed, im glad to se@ those that were too narrow for a Pedy for hed call me a rat.” man's entry or exit, No one would p “How 02” replied I, for his man- vance. He went on rs, . Come till the morning, Mudame Ance Cer no teeh taatwith ell,” T said HeMhreat- Der indicated something more than jot would think I had returned’ to water of the moat, drowned, and with . an ondisary greet! ipl c ning France T remain. '¥y greeting. Paris by train and send the carriage i and that now, this morning, the grim me into the gravelp! ys Sesiehatea gap aay when, onerhat Is as you ple: replied he. State Os & catter of fact,” replied back. 1 was trapped in ae coatoed Mee, Cant ately ith anes business of life had begun for: life: Baron Carl yon an fa shit: y sheinnee were emay. and ivr . he, 6 ast night—in fact, it was of Saluce; and at seven o'clock to~ Or Sel wi 10) ou are Joubert got he box’ bea and his pursu epee Sane Geen ee — generally spoken of on the Boule- morrow L hud to meet Von Lichten- 80lne to Hehe eee BOE Om Ue, ron, Denlde the against tates a wit, we could ge to Vd tale 8 pte gy abe had saen what seemed a face. CHAPTER XIX. Rarderthat fou) ra orrenand cae (Were cele dln aera ate on tormerrow morning ‘t'am acing ,, rhe early sun was bright on the Roll Will NOt, Lent Se dead pan {a'take the road to Jaron von ni ual i" * Om BONE ¢ id jo une ol I ive," sald, taking her bands 4 yesson With the Foils. Lichtenberg T laughed « m pure rage {0 scratch Baron Carl vou Lichien Anthin teuee of the Hols de Bone mball lead me or drive me,” ASN? Show back inte the i the trees of the Hols de Hous *DA IWut TMever thought of this, I her hand slipped over my “come to yourself, The pel a berg on the arm, and I t ‘That I had arranged the matter?” and vexation, and ho above bande Ga hy Rh A ere waving in th 1 Tet other people see you pale like thie. B departed for Auvergne people ray You have upologized to turned my laughter moc drive my sword throuh M." de |e" scene: wit wan bright wad all wan had played againat Fate, and aow { and her arm found my Sees, ry “4 ex wh rit, an im. In my despair I tri y fal { it seemed a pity a thou. felt dimly that I had los! What matters it? He and 1 have aa a pile of luggage, A num- “I apologize? Why, my dear sir, ic useleasly; they were aolid ax the do toh, dalelitenbergt® cried Joubert. sang pitiee—to have to die 4 morning ected this card which the desler wit, nr Pest" ogee > 4 i i was he who insulted me! He struck of the Bastille. ena ye Y apeeen like this, to shut one's eyes fo had slipped up TamebaNe - fo reed io silen of ber of people saw him off Te the shoulder with his give, ‘Then i remembered a window that npere DF Saat gecursed lot! Ind Hever inore nes the Sun," now appeared to confound me, this | would have Seeoren. y * from the station, including myséf. fyow. was not barred—the stained-glass 2 ght with M. de lovely being, Whose voice | now heard but for Gretel, drew near our destination, 1 then, could I apologiz He Jy Baron Carl von Lichtenberg: Not for that, but for the occur- Window of the banqueting room. It he was little Carl. Do you remember saving De Coligny? mg me renemien, have come on behalf of Baron Ware of you, tf They did not see a rat leaving a Uy as | often bad felt in #4 i the sinking ship; they saw a jovial old rence at the Mirlitons, So it iy a Was fifteen feet from the ground, but fr od himise yes 1 when at rn % pol gay now ee Rreakad away gentleman, with a cigar in his mouth, ©anard?” had it been more L would have risked air. decal lai he Th rn 7 Yeuurn Carl von Lichtenbere mot lly Bn og Me a imterthe forest” — anisHae! @ stikatcel aii * The wildest,” it. Mon aried: ihe oldiitatiow, 2 goupléd with a seis longer a Baron Cerlwon Lichtenberg. ‘ther Gretel tous salte a before iloise could answer the “Cringe a firet-class carriage, & «Ah, I thought so. And J think { 1 went to the banqueting rovin and grawing “te It you that are. Nance to face what had to ti Ho In dead.” he Vv te returned, and the curtain "0bleman departing to visit his e8- know who set it flying—-De Coigny.” stood bef the wind speaking, or the devil?” uvenue of the Miniaie ston,” whispered De Hrissac, / vape on the forest of the lovely land tates. “L would not be surprised; he is an way to freedom and he T wan sittiogaud in bed, uid Ih a eee ine ly plate tree. clutehing my arm. “Thin i* Very ing jagers took me hunting. (where Undine met her lover. I returned to the Place Vendome, 4 enemy of mine.” lovely creation of stained last TM mipror acronw te pou 1 aa the wan 1 and Wading “by a’ pond strange! J would, 6 Oe eer cieetences Tae Th [ply tell AL ay Ra where I found Joubert in a despond- ee oor Be de Ree, nee De pie fhe noble families with whom. they rofection of MY own fice and tart Where the green rushes whispered be Haron pert Rees “ihe Barber of Seville” had’ Paris Mt mood. acting with me aiso ne your wecond, were connected atood there Lich black he mee A Aur the taney ok atin tie Claas biater” shown such enthusiasm. But the "Joubert, I told me that the rey tenberge amidat the reat. The evens 4 had hated De Coligny for years, Ad out of a broad = “On his bebalf," she went on, “1 pleasure was dimmed for me, and ! Monsieur!” replied Joubert. friend of his from the mouth of M, '98 Wahl. shining through the stained hur not Ul now did b know my awa M. Patrick Mahon; and saw everything at a distance, “Attention.” de Coligny Me ES gece mane R. Senbi bi br AR ity for hate, Thus we mmissioned by him, ye i 1 between i “ 0) volished parquet of the through lite for ye ot knowing c- _ wocond And third acts, went sme dill, attention,” grumbled Sou your another fileitl- toma ie hot in four. ‘The Hight, abining throukh ti" some day nome wand siramn. tee” Sam ees AP ta return for oll the lie aed Pall ane abet tts te to De Brinsac and another fri on with his busin lsponed to De Coligny. tueinurrow. tender colors of the glass, BrouRnt tain py ve you this.” And she hfe BL ‘ho were In the house to meet me at Which happened to be the brushing of “Why? with it an Indefinable sadnews eat I stood up, Yeu wan bs ppg Lota tae teas Rattly end 4 7 ee following to ‘at the Place Vendome that night; and pat, “I'm attending to the mothe + any" Then 1 stopped, break this thing would be like mtcik iy has hidden ther carriage, in fact, we were iN nct eleven haae po fp ne ame Ph cng toward 1 In the morning we met in huve got in your overcoat,’ for the determination | had come to jie the dead id PA a art of Monsieur Jekyll Ss erent ae hon f woke up, and t An act of va wyond na *, und see hei { heard you falling my epartinents, and t gave them their weave them alo: was of such @ nature that ( thought Ras: eae urme te to ton comralasion, 1 took @ pair of foils from the wall, jc best wo Jeave the declaration of it. This window was more t CHAPTER XX affair of thin description Ia obs of the Shim aie’ deaas tt with her ierwae Food lee EE Then 't went to bed and to al and prewsnted one of them by the (i) aewgre on the around dow; Tt'wan w barrier betw my 4 x) nomt wnsettiing WingH powelbie tor alt parted ins eied omile; eer Go on rth gr with the music of “Undine” ringing Bilt. ; Why?” again asked De Bris my fate. ‘The arma of the ‘ We up ey / ‘i Mivmmyenray and in my" heart the (Catch hold. t want s teagan.” Oh. iuat aaa apectator” 1 wi bw beraw, the Muluene. th Mun The Duel. Fad rl My oy oN i lla are renziue’s triumph, an ; 0 4 worth hi f rt ot cles, bad drawn themaviver | Sale dint \ a ongpery ae that I hed helped him Joubert, putting thy foil under his bb oe pA fr et n not oles f ne 4 gt veges Wee ALL PARY ¢ ; ‘ id rending its husk, my imprisoned Ah, yes, myself! Well, 1 pry im, and Bnisning the coat tpaice martina af Tee ee eed sha ancanater Joubert wan mtunding by ' vroke * dragon fy th Ciretel died three years ago; At 11 o'clock next morning De of the Minin jue morrow, but only as a menace the window, my bath towele & Klorioue a sy ce J “4 when ~~ wge tae 8 ahe Hrissac was unnounced I believe, our y could offer no real apposition te over bis arm, ite bad ,ghill here they came [ons ceanion aualy ana € R's me th, one Von Lichtenberg had of mocking D plyewal they could only way ple ir gal hem A carriage y ony akin oldly ng a i challenge, with an extraordinary pre De Brissue bowed ake warning ; ( : ; ea i was aaap wolng her In delirious “And vou viso-the duel was “1 will bring # friend” ald he Then, with the brute t your Halt of sarty morning filed the 1: ie ie Wilaee bad M. de Champ: Unanouae wt a ; *Chacme to be 6 nan” Be 4 : Mitt agi you to-day if you "A hundred, Which oni tate Sie T IMnK cr the Surpeiniog er en salmel aad iy pe tired dpi arrestee thew ' ' cronage who "M de Couny,” satd the volee deiiciourly, and her ie < o bert ao y rT that friend would see: and | i) on anil, and lowthinn i hind kemaand mae . ely by Cte ee eich ata Pe ant h te poem ae Fg 5 tg emg you elias 4 Cae ahabe the 5 12 414 De Wein dream thet the business, atrikes fiercely and blind! ' te ees Pe Tice ea ae. Thane me ps. p rae 8 Si ne ina } ut he, a 16 Wo yefore yo! » place bn MDE guel in cauning more dewr than Heer “ “ valieve, vemnle ni + he will require three nerve rune, ao shel ile arm ia, pale rn iy ted sory. | seveed « heavy Winner bar Inu full blaae of ‘ 4 tin ; Bs esiusnel: enaats 4) ‘hats hut the Maron Cari Rew, Oy, yam I chose to be «mam ‘ si wich ty arraige hie Yale oul,’ aaid the. old. fellow, Susie in the bi fry the fireplace and attacks boon walkie the a wot : . ; arrived “and if youp toate ba Mi given? And ho one hacw, The Mae whieh are thy pollt Me oul” aay al alow, Oty th wledow. op ae dag ope ” wou an up rraven heart will #} fe ane P continued De Hrisaac apher with the bultum My he wow had rain « y ning DD ' "allow you to held a awerd 1b bem to BO My J wtp ee { ae dou have. evads “Ti tom omant / | ‘ rag te ; i marg-and Dr. tbat than fotlnmes ‘ w three ee faiio a 4 wat ot " 4 ilies in courtesy retiae | returned trom We 4 the walk a loon ; ' q enue weg ty mind, thawed the {ervey Mo be added that Plane Vendome, arhor rites peta 1 a tir dha ; nll ' mouiting. | heued Bie Morauis Har ) aren ip nd p pair of with id Vilaed ON " yp Ferhtiinty ; { 4 bis we and te kode tees fa. "Me to 9 abrenae person’ (he Koehn Wo bake by Mnvsamast dows, wh oe [ . ss do Chand tise taaren tees Ah that 1 muttered, ty “hose I wished to shake bande with Fras " i F y eee ate wee the bew * os portent arenes. Be 1 6 vide ond kine Klolee wauin 1 bad fined ' sandied yout M 1 yo ‘ribulations” whe laueg Te sme ihe mauveine querelie uf wetion nn te ou . ae a vou | wae bharly a0. aneae on Joe ‘ There have been several duels \o And why sot kit bint eebed on earhed ' " were yourself, | hed all my ife dee fp boveee” re Joubert. “Mordiou, @ to the wae Pe Ulvine w ' “my ae termine’ (hal | would avoid yous but y vite fai, jet it he wo, On (he of Ranting. elec? Why (eke « om Maden: vi ou hed y {wie oh! (hat Wight 1 your band if yeu waly wun! te poy mane 4 with shew, onde ve be ot Fay we Bee we eral moe” He fyies ymin ¢ - dana Af" Thay ofien 4:4 ‘hie, annyel nen . r 1 could not wlnow f Meee mind. § don't want to bill (OF a caunle of deve e #yie “ ps be CHAPTER PTER XVIII. war was ia Feantiar tan raauires 6 * ar ae i Preparing for the Duel, © OnSr hey 4\4 not eoy when ihey wovid F , i the afternoon of the fem the morning of be becn® ' +d ' Me . of duiy We mnet Madame Anecin * , ' * day vpn whl cont bie wlegne ‘ oud én ¢ why 414 vow not my seconde, Heron Con ren ” 4 you @ ' ¥ ‘ voureelf then?’ | muttered Lchtenvers left Paris te ¥ J ‘ Avs nto the warenth oft her Aclietous the whole offer 0d Joubert wide mined ot yD ' ’ ¥ = mo trengacied of the opere that met On +My WY! aicat! sail sath Sanges Garey att tee J ' - ‘ ree! eet Re Continued.) Mh woow the suiowing Gey 26 My ue » bit uver ceventy, ut A asa tae te ~ ' ous beer of yond & ovresd \( ver the & y . ' f y Me wes rether vieseed of te ne a f the oi crawled oe . aaa antl just as COING AWAY FOR these Aaya & young ten fould wot il, dropped. aid wae fre ' hieneeld » wun co eatden i ® eiand Homme weve been anid to make bie detrut 1)! 1 Hed oom . oe , metionne t 7 he hed proves Wie cour Hewson trees Oe saw wow that | wed 1 ning World prints cach weels 7 wuppeses innit 9 the Haron had , ' ‘ monty we ore ane fowler WAN & TD copie updodale novel ng “ees oe tee escent f Po i , rye aukin ° week's seading! have The tive ard of the ee ago Ma . D . oon wan : “nt * « umer be 8 World wnt © your sam mrnthd condition wy guardian © ‘The bulton ef toubert’e fall sen! & the bonne When we wanes th conption meine beard the” ae we wig plosesd : ow. a my oF. Protiaiming (het ors came wey wy me felumped. 1 ware the » meiuocholy ery; tor mer address. iby three montheT” e0i4 be “le whe opet teen reached. “ Oh ee wey trom Kuvies” ealuied me betere, enceys meet be ’ \ it ie 6rying tue the @ wane oved