Show I TIIE STUDENT— A TALE OF GETDIAX BROTHEIUTOOD G2 lie paid so a tlirill ran through me and I grew cold from head to foot “ I see you arc sorry” said lie tenderly while he took my hand within both of his — “ but you would not blame rnc — indeed you would not —if you knew all” “ AVhat tlipn was the cause of this quarrel — how came you to an open rupture ?” He turned round as lie did so his face was purple the blood suffused every feature and his very eyeballs seemed like bursting with it — he tried to speak but I only heard a rushing noise like a hoarse-draw’breath “Be still my dear Eisendecker'' said I “cannot' this be settled otherwise than thus?” “ No ! no 1” said lie in the voice of indignant 'passion I used to hear from him long before “ never 1” He waved his hand impatiently as ho spoke and turned his head from me At the same moment one of his companions made a sign with his hand to- wards me “ What !” whispered I in horror — “ a blow ?” A brief nod was the reply Alas ! from that minute all hope left mo Too well I knew the desperate alternative that awaited such an insult— reconciliation was no longer to be thought of I asked no morebut followed the group along the path toward the mill In’ a little" garden as it was a neatly-chose- should - father term it grass-plo- t — where some tables and benches were placed under the shade of large chestnut trees Adolphe von lluh-jstood surrounded br a number of bis friends lie was dressed in Jus costume as a member of the Russian club of the y Lands-jnanschufU- a kind of uniform of blue and white with silver braiding on the cuffs and collar — and looked handsorucrthan ever I saw him The change his features had (Undergone gaye him an air of pianlincss and confidence that greatly improved him — and his vhole carriage indicated a degree e and energy which f A faint became him perfectly blush colored his cheek as he saw pie enter — and he lifted up his pap straight above his head and saluted me courteously but with pn evident effort to appear at ease before me- I returned his salute piournfully— perhaps reproachful ly too — for lie turned away and whispered something to a friend on his side 'Although I had seen many du-pthe syord it was the self-relianc- t it x ’ half-close- d mill-strea- : called-w- e first time I was present 'at an affair with pistols in Germany — and I was no less surprised than shocked to perceive that one of the party produced a dice-boand dice and placed them on a table Eisendecker all this time sat apart from the rest and with folded arms and eyelids seemed to wait in patience for the moment of being called on V What arc they throwing for yonder?” whispered 1 to a Saxon student near me “For the shot of course” said lie “not but that they might spare themselves the labor Eisendecker must fire first and for ” who comes second after him lie so as that?” asked sure “Is I in terror for the fearful vision of blood would not leavc-tnmind “That is lie the fellow that can knock a bullet off a champagne bottle at' paces may chance to hit a manat fifteen” “Muhry has it” cried one of tjiose at the table and I heard the words repeated from mouth to mouth till they reached Eisendecker as lie moved his cane listlessly to and fro in the “ Remember Ludwig” said his friend as he grasped his arm with a strong clasp “ remember what I told you” The other nodded carelesslv and merely said — “Is all ready ?” “Stand here Eisendecker” said Muhry's second as he dropped a pebble in the grass Mulny was already placed and stqod erect — his eyes steadily directed to his antagonist who never once looked toward him but kept his glance fixed straight in front “ You fire first sir” said Muhi ry's friend while I could mark that his voice trembled slightly at the words “ Younmy reserve your fire till I have counted twenty after the word is given” As he spoke he placed the pistol in Eisendecker’s hand and called out : “Gentlemen fall back fall back —I am about to give the word Ilcrr Eisendecker are you ready?” A nod was the reply “Now” cried he in a loud voice and scarcely7 was the word uttered when the discharge of the pisSo rapid indeed tol was heard was the motion' that we never saw him lift his arm 'nor could any one say what direction the ball had taken “ 1 knew it' I knew it” muttered Eisendecker’ friend in tones of agony' now” “ zJi is over with him m Before a minute elapsed the word to fall back was again given and I now beheld Yon Muhry with his pistol in his hand while a smile of cool but determined malice sat upon his features While the second repeated the words over to him Iturnedto look at Eisendecker but he evinced no apparent consciousness of what was going on about him his eyes as before were bent on ' vacancy his pale face tin moved In showed no signs off passion fearful “iiow”rung an instant-thout and Muhry slowly raised his arm and levelling his pistol stca-'(lil- y stood with his eye bent on his victim While the deep voice of the second slowly repeated one — t w o — th ree— foil r — neve r was anything like the terrible suspense of that moment It seemed as if the very seconds of human life were measuring out' one by one' As the word “ten” dropped from his lips I saw Millay's hand shake In his revengeful desire to kill his man he had "waited ti)6 long and now he was growing nervous he let fall his nrin to his side and waited fora few seconds then raising it again ho took a steady aim and at’ tliC’ word “nhieteen” fired ' A slight "movement of Eisen- - decker's head at this instant full front and brought the bullet which would have transfixed his head now merely passed along his cheek tearing a his-fac- as it wentA half cry broke from Muliry I heard not the word but the accent I shall never cease to remem- ber It was now Eisendecker's and as the blood streamed clown his cheek and fell in great drops upon his neck and shouK ders I saw his face assume the expression it used to wear in forA terrible smile lit up iner’days his dark'featurcs and 'a gleam of time passionate vengeance made his eye glow like that of ai maniac “ 1 am ready give the word P cried lie in frantic impatience But Muhry 's second fearful 'of giving way to such a moment of when Eisem passion hesitated decker again called out-- “The word sir the word ” and the by stftnders indignant at the ap pearauce of unfairness repeated the t cry The crowd fell back and the Eisendecker word was given raised his weapon— poised it for a second in his hand — audthen elevating it above his head brought ' |