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Show H . . A"You'nron'ilfnd nmul' Rilil thodoc-' H ' I iter, looting lBlnl!y ut An.ih.lc H ..Anattilortwsrml. B ' J'llohnlcomo. gajly to juulltiiowu iH 173 with Msttlrt frtcnA. Dr. IlnHalu, tlin llluitrloifi Mnnt')iom worl on ruoinau mbstnmra nru known nil ocr tho woiM, wliiwo nobility r liovt niulnost fittrnal ikkIhch AnuttSo H l)iilleanioil to;kiioiv Utttr tliui my H tlierlhinisnohl, imil miw. vrltlumt tlo B .least hesitation or njuratlun, lio linird H IthUtirrllUiroiinoiitLatlou lu from l jtllOBoaUtlH:liUtll)lll H I "Ushamcliilil.whaMinroyouillxier m Tontliiurtl tho doctor. H I "hothlng tliat'I Vhow of," tamiaoroJ' H . lAnatulp, i.TPtttly .ijll m.l. I ' 1 ux J our incmoryt till limi liat yon ha o atcu or ilrunL what ou lia-u lie halcj ' i 1h utvonlM n myot llglit to H ' lAiutolc. That MTy inornli' 1m In I re- B jit IreJ n letter from uuu i.t hit f riem's H inhotroatratclltiKinliiOln. In tho hit- B itirwnjtillov.cr lilm.kf.1 mi n 1ml. ut ? UhoOaiirabytho tmvulor tthtransdj M iloniK J rfil lloucr, thoiirrfutno of whlcll H I -ho now recullil tho net h l,M lnul H 4 i"l'rcnril to him lubo blnipUarly iKiiu- H ' trallvc. Ho hatlly,lruw forth hlninxk- 1 , etbooltniul iroJuce.4 tho letter mil its H 1 'contents muniandl themlotlioiwvant. iH "No doubt U iiMlblo! . ril tho iloc- m tor; "It U tho rjr.iuii'ii. nb Iniltci B tho do idly flower, tho Hover or LlooJt" H "Then jou ii all) U InL" H "Alac! I am Mil o vt it. B "Uut It U linpoMlMfl I nm only M 'Cto and twonty joint of ngo und foil H lull r Ufa nnd health!" H "At what hour did ) on nrn lUit fatnl H I "Thli mornln: at 0 o'cl wl.." B "Will tomorrow initrnlu', nt tho aaino hour, nt thu oaiuo lnlimto. In full lie.dth.na )ou W),uullUeelnpalii lu ) our heart nnd nil will bo ovor." "And yon Know u( no remedy no hhh means ui' H "Nonel'tald (lio doclur. AniUotcringhUrjiowltli Ml hand) Jin lauL Into n elixir overcorao by Rrkf. lis f dco of tho roluund i motion of Iil old friend, AnMolo uudorbtood that 'ho w as really condiimnt d. ftSJ i lio hurrlud fiom tho doctor's lrutvo 'llko n nuduian. IIu. forehead lnlln.l in pcrilralinn, his Ido n nil conf imcd, tro- Inn l know not whither, ho tiwd m undonauildthodarlincMof tho lilnbt, talliiK no lived nf thaloin.luitiMiof tho ttrcets 1 o was trrrliiif. l'or u lonis tluit ho pumu d this blind course, until ut kn'tb,ndliiE n bonch.lio eauVdowvi upon m Uow many hours had still to Hi c? Tlio penlstent rnd dUrosaliu sound BS i of a iviUiitf cotish blot;;) lit him Kick to ' (ouicioutnccs, lo looluJ in thodlrcc ' ll0" vhuico it camo ud taw, icitM iSbVJ C inpontheiismolwncll.tt pain and weak iSbV "Ww!acrBlrt-aciAld not Btore than ,!ght jears old,wb.n lrantoUC'on pea says- f I i Dins! Uu winter wbjcioircrlnsiis the srrlcj. L'ti. V00' U' 1"'' occurred to Itlio &lnd of Auijcli; ho felt in his. waistcoat pocket nrjd found thero tno sssssssa iA mm and Uo lonU Ho was going U. ia ' I J J " iwr child loo two ous. but roo- SUSfSSSMSSSSilllllSIHIIHIllllillllllllll I iouii r lu In ii ho (,nt u In r tho t wo loulu This incident did hlul (,cmI. IIoliadlKcnllkon lum rimmed hyn hlow mi tho head, hiHlieuilderinuit wit o rrcomo now und ho lnati to re isscm bio lil dlilucalrd liens "M Mtilalir.ii.'h.iMld lo himself,' I that nfn man rundeuined to death. A mini in that peuitlou may ntlll, howeu r, liono for purdim many of tint sort uro pjnloueil lu our da) lu put times mm Mime, htu u Iwou hni cd from t lio ux nr tho cord til del oln tin melvM to douiii dinicult iirdau,troiu)ileio nf Mork tho launching of n ship, for example, or ns in tho tliuo of liub .M to marry uu old wounn. If I ucro tousultod in tho matter 1 should 1 rcfi r to launch u idilp. lTufortuuael) lib ill nut lu lonsnltcd during thu short lnlcnnl of tllno that remains In me, Uut, by tho ia), lion filing hato Igottiilittf' lio hotel nt his untih. "Thrioo'cloek in tho monilng It is llmiito go to Intl. To lwd wiuito In t1cci m) last six hours! Xot if I know it. I halo certainly bometliiu Ktter than lli.it to do. Dut what? Of courso toluaVoin) will." A ri stauraut onu nt thosu u hlch Let p o;.ii nil nllit us not far iff. Ann-tolo Ann-tolo literal it, 1 Onrion, ii Imtllo of clinmpajrno and ink nnd ii r." 1 lo drunk u !! of Cllcijuot and hxiknl thoiiKht fully nt thu ehettot impirbo foro him. Tom horn shall IlK'mcalli my 0,000 frnncH n j ear? 1 hu o nolthcr father nor mother happll) for thiinl Among tho nton who interest mi;, 1 oeo uul) ono Nlcctto." Nlcctto uas n (.harming gltl ofiU'lit-icn.wlth ofiU'lit-icn.wlth blond trcoiiH und lurgo black i)co; nu orphan 111.0 hlinself a ecu lnuldt) in inlsfortnuo which had long i stublUhiil lietwecii tin in a seen t mid coni Utus)inialhy. ills hut will nnd testament was ejiecd. lly drniui up, iinheiirl legated, Xlu'lle. ' That dono ho drank u second tlatis of champagne. "i'uor jMceiiorno mtiwui "sno was vur)' tad when I hut miw lur. Hir I'uardlau, who knows iiolhlnr of tho world outsldo his class of wlndlmtru-miuts wlndlmtru-miuts at tho Conin ntolro do IdnMipie, liml (alien upon hllimlf to priunUo her luuidton brut i) of an nmiiteiir of feiic-ing feiic-ing whom shu dotosts tho nioto eulx-cause eulx-cause sho has giien hor heart to come-liodyclse. come-liodyclse. Who Is that happy inort ilf I lirtcn't tho least Idea, but lie H ur-tnluly ur-tnluly w orthj of her, or tho w ould ui i er lull o cIiom n him. tloo.1, gentle, In .lull-ful, .lull-ful, lining Mcetto deserves the ideal of husbands. Abtlho Is tlii'M'O wife tint w ould lm o tuitml mo if if "lly Joio, its ni infamy to compel her to dostioy her Ufa If conildlngsucli u trcastirotosuch ubrutot 1 liaiuneicr bcforosowdl uiiAcrstooil tho binerous ardor which ilred tho breasts of tho w audcrlmr kuights nnd spurred them on to tho deliTer'i n of niipresse 1 beant j I juim now I tome to ttmilt ot It. what litndcis mo from becoming tho knight irrntitnf Klcitti? My fato is settled ut I) o'clock after that it Mill In) too late, low thircforu is tho tlmo fir notion. no-tion. Iho hour Is n llttlo ummialfor visiting iople, but when I rellect that 111 0 hours hence I shall 1m iio more 1 concludn that I lu o no time, for stand lug on cthmvtto. Forward my llfu for , Elicit) Anatoli' i iw, and then rceli Ing that ho had n i mom ho git o his gnl 1 V. at b tothvwuliir in iNijinintforthochuiu iiigne a watch worth VU) frillies, 'J li gnre-ini took tho ihronoincler nnd exumluiillt iliMtlj wctlml it In Ills Ii mil, pcticd it uu 1 Anally put it in hi p K-kct iloub'fully und without thanklu Ai Hole. It was lu'iloc'iin tho morning when horuigntthodiKiriif it. llouinrd, the guar 11 in of 31. Jflcotle. Ho run,,' one i', luice, aud at tho third tiu Irnko the KH wire. AtltugtliM Uonvard him Mil, lii his ldghtdrcu mil in great alarm, initio und iiwncd tho door. " lmt Is tho matter hi tho 1 oaso on firc' "Xo, my dear JI Homard," sal Ana tolu. "I luiu only paid jou u llttlo lIt." "At this hotirl" "It Is plo.iMiit Id seo nu nt any lionr, in) iliar JI. lhiiiinrdl Hut jou aro ei lightly drcjsid i ray gtt into bed rualii." "lnnigolug to do bo. llut I suppro, mciislcur, that it w ns not simply to Iron-lio Iron-lio mo lu this wn that on Ii.no como it smlt an honrr Yon lulu tomilhtng of Imiwrtauco lo ray to nn f "Viry Imiuitnnt, M, Uontirdl It Is to till jou that jotiinr.it nnouncotho iden of marrying my cousin Nlcctta to M. Cainliuac." "What ilu) nun))' "oil mult leuouiico that project." "Kiur,inoublenrl novcrl' "IXint lly In tho fnioot l'rovldeuco by using sneli 1 nuungel ' "My nwilutloii is llxcd, monsieur; this marrlago w ill tako ihico." "It w ill u it, moi sltnrP "Wo Mill seo nUnit that. And now that ) on Inn o had m iiusn i r, monsieur, 1 11 not di tain ) on." "A i.cch uono too jiollte, M. Hon-Tanli Hon-Tanli but, ns I am as goii'l liatnred as I am tenaiious.I wlllniss in or it, mid rtinaiu," ' htu) , it it jile nsos j on to do no, but I thill comldcr ion initio mil hold no further (OUicrMitlon with) nil" tfi)ing which M. Howard turned Ids f ice to tho w all, grumbling to himself "Was cur such n thing tmn? musing a mini nt micli mi hour, bre iking hUi ulevp, Old) to 1 our Into his e.irj uilch a pat k of uonseiiHOl ' hu Ideal) M lloui urd pprang into u titling poituio in his bed. Anutolo had itossossoil 1 Imselt of the profetMor ii trombone, into wide li ho w is blowing liko n dcif lniiuund Miidlng from tho tortured instrument bounds cf ludescrlliablodetestablint . "Mypritaitation truiubonc, glicutio b my pupilst Let tint lnitrvneut iiione, inonileiirl' "Motiklunr yon consider mo gotu. I sht)U comldtr jou absent, und shall muuno mj self until ) on l etum. Coaaol couacl fromut broutl Ch? That was a lino note' "Volt will get iao tnrucdontof tho house, my landlord will not ulluw u troiuliono tobajlajcd hero nftct,iuld night." "A mm V ho ct Idently hath not music In lil.i noull l'rroutl trrout, prrrl' "ou will c-rllt in) law! You'll rpoll my instrument n trombouo badly pi i; fd cu is a trombo&o destroyed, uou-bicitrl' uou-bicitrl' ' Couacl j rounn, pra pra prrr" ' I in mei i o.,;iwonr! " Will Mill l UIIKUtl ' "To what. "Tuiinouncotho idea of that nar rlagi!' "MoiKleur, Icatmotr' "Then coiiuc "M. Cnnlenao" "rrrrronur "Is n tirrlblo iniu to tlcil wilhl ' "riTroutt" "If I wiru to offer him cntliuu nCronl ho would kill m".' "Is tbnt tho only reioii which stops ) on4" " 1 hit und sol erol nlhers." lu that caso leato tho matter to mo only swear to mo tint if I obtain ?! Cjpdeuii smiunclatlomu) cousin shall bo freo to choie n husb.iiid forhirsolf." "Jtoiill) , moiloiir, )o nbiito" Cauao, frrroi tt, lTult, hrrrout ' I'Moiuleur, moinleur sho slull be frc ' ' .-ivo! I hio yonr word. Will jou now nlliftv mo to retlri? lly tho way, wlicroilorttjourCopdeliau lhei' Ono liuudrid ltuo dM Dtiix-riiees." I tl) thithirl Until wo meet ngalnl' "You uro going to tluow i onrsclf into tho lion's mouth, nnd ho will ti'iili jou n lemon ) oil doHriv." slid M. Douiuid ns Anilolo liurrltil from the bedchamber bedcham-ber and t-liut the door after Mm. Without a moment's hesitation Ana-tolo Ana-tolo IxrtooL hlui'tlf to tho adilreics of tho Uro fating finer; It was just 0 o'clock when hu arrived there, lio mug tho doorbill. "Who is thcrei"deiiHindid ii loujh oliobthltilthoilnor. "Optu ery liioilaiit couimunici tion, M. llouinrd." The eour.ds of u night chilli nnd tho Innilngof akiy In n heaiy loekwero heard. "Hero is n man who does not forget to protect lilmsclf ngaluit iiiiwcUome liltorsl" remarked Anutolo to hliurilf. Tho door ojn ucd nt length. Auntolu found himself in thu lrnenco of n neutlemau Willi n muitachu tlcrieh un turned, w lio.o nightdress appealed to iw tho icuijlcto custumo of tho fencing school. "Yon tec, nlncya ready; it' my motto." Thu walls of tho nwordsunn's iiutv-chumber iiutv-chumber were completely coicrrd with iuopllisof urut of ull descrli lions, jntaguus, tuisoncd arrows, sabers, rnplers, ono and tw o handed w ordi, 1 Is-tols Is-tols a regular i rsenal enough to terrify ter-rify any timid minded obsencr. "BihP thought AnatoK, "whit do I now risk? At moot tiru hours and n half I "Monslenr," said Cnpdcnac, "may bo iillnneil to know" "Monsliur," n'pllid Auatolo, ")ou want to marry Mcittcf ' " cs, monsieur." "Monslenr. )oj williiot many her!" "Ah, thuuiUr blood! W bo will pro vtntmtj' "Ishill, inonilcntt' CiiUnio stared nt Anatole, who wai notur) h!g,but unnaied to bo lery decided. "Ahl Young mm, ) ou nro t cry luck) to lmt o found mo In ono of my placnbU nioiiidits. Takoadiautago of it Mit )onrilr while jouhaio time;o'hirwlsc I will not answer for jour dijsl ' Jiorlforjoars" "-iTrnJiattrr srsniiii ! mi i it -r-fiTTinmsi "A i lull, fi'i torn Ol!liuii , you kiinwlhnt 1 luro lmu u nn.ti of tin urt of f tut ing for ten ) r irsv' "flu re t nothiug of feiieilo nb it u momlonrl ' "I hue fought twenty ducK and lu d tho luMortuno to 1,111 Uioiif iiyudvrr tirlM, lildi iToiiudlng the llfteen oth cm! Come', I halo liikiu Ity on ) om Joiith; oneumori, toiiua)!" "I sen by ) our j reparations that )on nro nn nil ersory ivortliy of no nnd in) lotirc growing iltmreto eiintront n mm to rcdonbtul le. Lots fee what chnll ws fight wlHh? Tbosn twodnubluluiiidttl swords standing by tho llreplace.' Oi tluiso two boarding nxes' With iai nlr) beni, or would jou prefer n ilr ot cune.1 jatagms' Ymi hultnte. Can't jou mako up jonr mlndr ' I am tlilnkiL'rof your mother nnd hor coming illttres " I hnicn't n mother to lio distressed Would ji.ii rather light with u carbine liistolorroiolrer." tmng iiiaii, don't jlay with firearms fire-arms " "Aro ) on af ral 1? You nro trembling.' "TrembUngl 1? It s with cold." "Xhf ii light ornt unco icuonnco tht lnnd of Nlcctto." Koioimeotlolmiilof Mile, Nlccttci DyJinc.I Ldmlro juui-umier)! And liaio lmu aro Inado to understand one another, bhall I mako n confisslou te Jlmi ' t-ptukl" "lur como 1 1 mo past I hino nijaell had tlinn;hUof lrnkiugoft this mar rl ige, but I did not knuii' how to do it. liumtnt thereforowitli pliusura todc what jou Mlsh; lnt nt tho sumo time jou inuil reo that I cannot appear tc gli o way to threats, an 1 j ou Iuto threat i lied me." "I i timet them." "In that c iso ull Is understood." "Von v ill gil u'lnu in writing J our lev nnnclition" "Young man, jou liat o so completely m ou liy i) miuitli) that I can lof uso j ou uothlmr " l'liiniihcd with tho precious docn ment, Anatolo ilew bail: to tl o dwellliu llneoof M. Ilouiard. Ill) hi 1 niousld crablo distance to walk, und by tho time ho reached tlm pivfeiwor'ii door It was in arty tl o'clock In tho inurnliig. "Who is there. ' "Auatolo." "Qo homo nnd goto bedl' cried tho professor, eava-elj . "I h n o got diidcnac'ii renunciation of Xicutto'ii hand! Oicu thu door or I 1 HI break it down" M. Liomr.nl admitted him, and Am tolo placed in his hand tho nit minions pajitr. Ibat tlonc, ho riislcd to the door of Ii'icitto'ii room an 1 cried: ODiuln. get up-diess jourrelf tjtilikl) and como hill." ' It appears, montleur, tint I nm no longer master lu ui) own how.! 'ex claimed M. Ilomiiril; 'joi como mid go i tod ordir nn )oti pleusel Tucnko jou understand (hat I will hno iiolhhig merolofu) lo )u, I I wllli;o liuektu in) morning now spajier, in tho leading of whlih )uu hao interrupted mo! ' A few mlliillen later Hleette, looklna fiesli us diwn, (irrlud in tho drawing ,130111. ' What is tho matter?' 'Tho matter," said SI. Eouurd, "li that j our cousin Is laadl ' nreragrnrnmixriiB fTTiTTWi.ls jkssi Vnd; ii' .eilinl A tin' ' I.nt iilgm, i i i en litllnioniin I t tilii"il two thiiiir Mi n mini bt I'M ir jiur hand bj SI. Cjinleuic, nnd 1 proiuliioof jiiiu" in rthj i;niirdlnii tu 1 stow it tin Hip man if jmr choice th man jou Ion ' ' Do j on renlly w iU mo to marrj -rtolo. giur lliiur "Uir ' criitl Anatole, his breath noaih taken twiiy. ' flucol loiojon, co'islu!' At tbnt moment An itnlu Mt his I em' lit nt 1 lolentl) . W'oa lent I'lonsuri' fnu l tho uneiinctci ctownl liiadobi-Jileet'i, or in It tho agony, tho ilea Ui njmp-oi i p-nllcteilbj tho doctorl "L'nfortnnuto tLnt I nml' ho crh ' "iho loi 1 1 ni I am within rem li happiness), ci d uui to dlo wlthont nltiili iug itf Then, taking Iho hands of Nlcctn fmirtshlyi Ithln his own, ho toll hi nil nbout the letter, thoinomous tlowtr bo had Minted, the I togi:'tle.itlu i . his old fiteud, thu will ho hud writt i end tho ati?p I l.ohad liiiccetKfnllj take i t rclcaio 1 or from tho claim cf tap dense. ' And now," 1 e sal 1 in conclusion, ' I hai o i nl) to r homo nnd dlel "Dnt this is lu'irasslble "cilrd Jilccttt. "This doctor uast halo mlstulcii; win Mie.-' ' A man who Is noicr In error, 2lctttj l)r.I)irdil ' 'Ilirdniil liardals!' cried llouinrd, bursting Into laughter, "Listen to what ui) newspaper hcioeujsi 'flu humid Dr. 3J.irili.1n hni biei suldenly r-elr d with intntal nlienalloii. '11m uuilntrs wit li whli h ho li 1 1 lieeu stricken Is ot n nlentlllu iluiracter. It ii will know t!ru ho was absorbing!) engaged in ai lnotilry into tliu naturo of iinomrti kubstaucesv nnd litter!) ho had fall i into tho delusion lh.:t ol el) body 1 o lunt was under thu iul'ueiuo nf poison, ai i eude'iiortdtoiiorsuadetheiii that rueh was their icndltlou. Ilowas lift nil, triui-i'ortfd to tho Slalsou do idauto c l)r. Illiuik,"' "Metllo! "Anatole. 'lhiitivojouufiKTSona fell Into cart other' arms - trat.d JIujslne. |
