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Show HEiiAItKAULE UUKLS. IHE"HISTOHV OF TWO ESCOCJ-'TEBi FOl'GlITl THE DARK. .',. Several remarkable duels have been fought In the dark, inlaw Isaac Cony and Harry GratUn.eu-gaged GratUn.eu-gaged in a tlercedebite,whlch cnl-initiated cnl-initiated In Cony raying that Qrat-tao. Qrat-tao. Instead of addressing himself, should.lf lie had hljdtserts,bettauj-iug hljdtserts,bettauj-iug at a fi-Ion's bar. They left the house Immediately with friends, and, although it was pitch dark, a meeting was then and there-arranged, and at the ilrst shot Corry's left arm was fractured. One ulghtat Casala. SI?nor ltossl while playing "Hamlet" was Interrupted Inter-rupted by the loud talking and laughing of a body of young Itali- ans. Finally he stopjied in the middle mid-dle of a speech, and walking to the lootlighto said: "I will continue when you will allow me." The chattering stopped, but at the conclusion of the play the box-kcejer box-kcejer handed him a challenge from one of the young men. The actor did not wish to appear afraid, but it -was absolutely Itnjierative that he should leavu Casala early the next morning, as lie had to give a performance per-formance at Mllau. Ho went to tlie address of the challenger and explained matters to him, adding: 'If you will dispense with" the formality of secouus and will accompany ac-company mu to my hotel, I have a big room in which we can settle. ourlitUediMercnccsiu time forme to get avray to Milan, if ytu uill allow me." The pnijiueal was agtced o, and they repaired at once to Ilns-l's ho, tel. Hut they were not allowed to fight their duel in peace, fcr ' the landlord came to the door auu begged to be allowed to eutcr. He had heard of thecliallenge, and seeing see-ing Korei return with n stranger his suspicions were aroused. It was all in vain that Rossi told him that his visitor had gone. Nothing wcnl.f satisfy him until he sa?,- the light extinguished. "Wc must humor Mm." wlito pered Rossi. "It will be easy to take aim by the sparks of our cigarettes." cigar-ettes." So the light was put out and tlie landlord went away, only, however, to hear in a few minues two loud reports aud to find Ms fears (tin-firmed (tin-firmed on rushlngbackagain. Rossi Its d uninjured and his antagotiKt Is- with a broken shoulder-blide. ' Er. |
