Show Hand HandBy By Mrs E. E D. D K L N. N Continued from Yesterday Morning Nevertheless she arose by daybreak in the morning dressed herself voni and unlocked her drawer took out the carefully loaded them and them hem down for Then she went downstairs where the servants were sere only jut juU to stir and sent for or her groom Join Jem whom she ordered to saddle her pony and also get a se for himself to at attend attend at- at tend her In a morning ride After which she hc returned upstairs put on her riding habit and buckled around her waist a morocco belt belt Into which she stuck two revolvers She then throw threw around her shoulders a short circular cape that concealed the weapons and put on her hat and gloves and went below She he found her little groom already at the door lnor with the horses She then sprang into her saddle and bidding Jem Jern follow her took the road toward Ti Tip To p-To p. p She ko knew that Mr Le Noir was Inthe in inthe the habit of riding to the every morning and she determined to meet him She knew from the early hour of or the tho day that he ho could not possibly be ahead of her and she rode on slowly slow slow- i ly to give him hman an opportunity to overlake over over- lake tako her Probably Craven Le was later that morning than usual for Capitola had reached the entrance to the vil village village vil- vil lage before she heard the sound of his horses horse's feet approaching behind her She did not wish that their should be he In the streets of the village so she instantly wheeled her horse and galloped back to meet him As both were riding at nt run full speed they soon met Site She first drew rein arid and standing in his way accosted him with Mr Ir Le Ie Noir Your most obedient Miss Black he said with a deep how I I happen to be 10 without father or brother brotherto to protect me rae from affront sir arid and my uncle Is an Invalid veteran whom I will not trouble 1 I am therefore therefore there there- fore under tinder the novel necessity of lighting light fight jug ing my nw own battles Yesterday sir I sent you a note demanding satisfaction for a heinous slander your circulated against me You replied by an InsultIng Insult Insult- lug Ing note You tb do not escape punishment punish punish- meat ment so so Here are arc two pistols both are ue loaded take either one of them for roi sirS sir we have met and now ve we do 10 donot riot not part until one of us ps falls from the orse And so saying she rode up to him himmEl mEl ind offered him the choice of the pis- pis Lois Ho Ire laughed partly In surprise and In admiration as he said with seeming coming good humor Miss Black you are a very cry charm charm- ng young woman and delightfully or or- and piquant in nil all your ideas you outrage all the laws that chat goy goy- em ern the duello You know that as the challenged party parly I hive the right in to inthe the choice of time place and arms I Imade made that choice yesterday I renew i It today When you oti accede to the terms pf Pt the tho meetIng r endeavor e VC you ou Good morning miss ralsa And with a deep how bow even flaps of the saddle he rode past her That base Insult again cried Caplola Cap Cap- lola with the tho blood rushing lo to her herace face ace Then lifting her voice shin sho again accosted him ill Mr Le Noir lie ire turned with a smile She threw one of the on the round ground near him saying Take rake that up an ami yourself defend I Tie IIo waved his liand in negation bowed smiled and rode rodo on Mr Le Noir s she he called in n a peremptory per per- tone Once more She raised her pistol took deliberate aim at his white forehead and fired Rang Bang pang hang hang bang bang hang bang hang bang Six times without an Instants Instant's inter intermission mission until her revolver was spent When the smoke cleared away a terrible ter ter- vision met her eyes It was Craven Le Noir with his face covered with blood reeling In hits his saddle from which he soon dropped droppO to the tho ground In falling his foot remained hanging in the tho stirrup The re well trained cavalry cay cay- airy alry horse stood perfectly still though trembling In a of ot terrol from which he might sit at any moment start to run dragging the helpless body after aft aft- er Cl him Capitola saw v this danger and not nol being cruel she tempered Justice with will mercy threw down don her spent pistol dismounted from her horse horie went up to the fallen man maii disengaged his foot from rom the stirrup and taking hold Jf f his ils shoulders tried tiled With ith all her might to o drag the still breathing form from he the dusty dutty road where It lay liy In igei da of being run over by ly Wagons to tho green grcen hank bank where It might lie in corn com safety safely But the heavy form was too much for or her single strength And calling her ier terrified groom to assist her they removed the body Capitola then then- remounted her horse anti and rapidly Into th village and ami up to the ladles entrance of the hotel where sending for the proprietor pro pro- she J ald t L have just been shooting Craven Le Lc NoIr for slandering me he lies liy the roadside at the entrance to the village you had better heller send somebody lo to pick him up Miss cried the astounded Inn Inn- keeper Capitola distinctly repeated her words and then leaving the innkeeper tra with s' s i t h on she abc crossed tio street and entered a magistrates magistrate's magistrates magistrate's mag mag- istrate's where a little old gentleman gen gen- with I ft pair of green spectacles resting on his hia hooked nose tat sat at a writing table giving some direction to toa toa a constable who wIio standing hat In hand him Capitola waited until this fills functionary function function- cry ary had his orders and a written pa paper im- im per and had left tho office and the magistrate was alone before she walked up UI to II the desk avid and stood before be bc fore him Well well isell young woman Well Vell well veIl do jie yon want inquired the theold oUt old gentleman impatiently looking Up from froni folding his papers I have come lo to give myself up forI for I Craven Le Ie who slandered slain slain- dui dered Inc me answered Capitola I quietly Tho old man let tall fall Ills his handfuls of of papers paper his lionEl head and stared athor at her hor over the tops of his n green spec slice What did you s fay y young woman 1 he jO isled asked In the tone of if one who doubted doubled his own ean I L say Fay that I have forestalled an arrest ar tar- rest by coming coining lucre here to give up for the shooting of t tv dastard who slandered Insulted arid refused to give HI nie a satisfaction answered CapE CapE- ala tola very distinctly Am Mn I awake Do T r hear aright Do you mean to say that you have killed a tuna man asked the tho magistrate Oh J I cant can't ay say as to the tho killing I S shot him him tiff off his bis horse and then sent Mr terry Merry and anI his men to pick him up while 1 carno here to answer for If Unfortunate girl how can you answer an an- for such a dreadful deed exclaimed ex cx- claimed the utterly confounded magistrate mag mag- istrate i 1 Oh as to the dreadfulness of the tho deed that depends on circumstances SaIl said Cap and I can answer for It very well lie made addresses to me I refused titan him He lie slandered true ine I challenged d him He lIe Insulted me I shot him Miserable young woman If this bo be pro proved od true I shall have havo to commit you Just as you yon please said Cap but bless your soul soad that wont won't help Craven Crayen Cra Cra- yen ven Le Ie Noir a single bit As she spoke several persons en entered ew- ew the In a state of excite excite- ment meat all all talking at once saying That is the tho girl Yes Yep that Is her hir She is Miss Black old niece Yes he said she he was etc etc What is all this neighbors what is all this inquired the troubled magistrate rising in his place Why sir theres there's been a ii gentleman Mr Craven Lo IA shot eliot Ho Jo has been taken to the Antlers where he helies helies lies In m mortis and we wish him to be he confronted with Miss CapEtola Capitola CapE Capi tola Black the young woman here present that he may Identify her whom ho he accuses of l' l having fired six charges into him before his death She needn't deny it because he lie Is all ready 10 to swear to her said Mr Merry Merry Mer Mer- ry who constituted himself spokes spokes- Inn man 0 She Sho accuses herself said the te magistrate ate In dismay Then sir luaU had she not bettor better betaken be betaken taken at once to the presence of Mr Lo Noir who may not have many minutes to live Yes come along salt said Cap I Ionly Ionly only gave myself hp Lap to wait for this lila and he H is already at hand lets let's go and have it over for I have been rid riding fag ing about In a this hits frosty morning air for three hours and I have got a good appetite and 1 I want tant to go home to breakfast I 1 am afraid young woman you will scarcely get home to breakfast this morning said Mr Merry Well see to that presently answered an an- Cap complacently as they all left the ollice and crossed the street to tho Antlers They were conducted by the tho landlord land lanti- lord to a chamber on the he first floor where upon a bed lay stretched al almost a- a most niost without breath or motion the form of Craven Le Noir Ills face was still covered with blood that the bystanders bystanders by by- standers had scrupulously refused lo to off until lie arrival of the mag- mag istrate Ills His complexion as far as could be seen was very pale lie IIo was thoroughly prostrated if not actually dying tho ho Around his bed were gathered village doctor the landlady and anal severa several sev sev- eral era maid servant The squire has come sir are you abl to speak to te approach I eO jV Yes Yes Iet Met him swear swear mci mo- replied the wounded man nuan and anal then send for a tk clergyman The he landlady immediately left lo to send for Mr di Goodwin and the magis magistrate approached the head of the bed arid and speaking solemnly exhorted the wounded man as us he expected soon to give nn an account of the tho works done In his body to speak the truth the truth and anal nothing but the truth without reserve malice or exaggeration Ion tion both as to the deed leed and its ils provo ca cation t IonI Ion I will I will for T I have sent for fora a minister and I lo to try lo to make iii my peace with Heaven replied Le Noir The Tho then lien directed Capitola Capitola Capi Capi- tola to come and take her stand at the foot of the heal bed where the wounded man who was lying on his back could see sec her without turning Cap came as she sho was commanded and stood there with some Irrepressible ble bhe and incomprehensible mischief gleaming out from under her long eyelashes and from the corners of her dimpled lips The magIstrate then administered the oath to Craven Le Noir and he bade him look upon Capitola and give gle his evidence He lIe did s sq and under the terrors of ofa ofa a guilty conscience and Of expected death his evidence partook more of the nature of a confession than an ac ac- ac He testified that he had addressed addressed ad ad- dressed Capitola and had been re rejected rejected re- re by her then under the tho once ence of evil eti motives he had circulated hated Insinuations against her honor which were utterly unjustifiable by fact she seeming lo to have heard of them look tok the strange course of challenging thai chal him just him just as if she had a aman aman man he hc not of course meet tho lady laly In ha a duel hut but ho had taken advantage of the technical phraseology ogy of the tho challenged party as to time place and weapons to offer her a adeep heel deep Insult then she had waylaid him on the highway offered him his choice of a pair of revolvers and anal lold him bin that hair having met they should not part until one r or r the other fell from the hor horse e hi nil uh again laughingly laughingly laugh laugh- refused the tue enc cue enter except upOn upon up up- on the Insulting term term- he hind had before proposed she had then thrown him one of the Iho pistols bidding him defend himself he had laughingly passed her when she called him by name he had turned and she fired bc times limes In lii succession sue suc cession cession and and ho fell He knew no nomore more he lie was brought lo to his pres- pres onE enl room He lIe said raid in i. he helid lid did not wish that the young gui bo be prosecuted as itS she had only n her own honor and that he hoped P death woUld be taken by her and h hi r friends as a sufficient expiation of hi offenses offences against her and lastly IK hr requested that he might be he left akin alom with the minister Bring that unhappy young ying woman over otea l my office Ketchem said thc magistrate addressing himself to a constable Then turning turning- to the tho landlord land land- lord he said Sir It would be he charity in you yoi lo to loput put ii it messenger on horseback and send scud him to Hurricane Hull hall for foi Major Ma jor who will to enter entera a recognizance for Miss aliss Blacks Black's ap- ap al at court Stop Step said Cap Dont be too certain of that lint Be always i ure you are right then go ahead Is not any anyone anyone one here cool enough lo to reflect hunt if I hind had fired six Ix bullets at that mans man's forehead and every one had Imad struck I I should have havo blown huI his head to the sky Will not someone at once wash his face fuce and see how heel deep the wounds arc ale Tho rho doctor who had bad been restrained restrain restrain- ed cd by others now took look a sponge and water rind find cleaned thai tho face face- of Lo which was found to be well pep pep- with split peas pea Cap looked around and seeing than tho astonished look of Iho thu good people but st into an Irrepressible fit of Inu liter h- h 11 ter my saying Ing as soon as she hail had got I breath enough I Coial Tomorrow Morning r |