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Show lliill e a as(laerae' H TBImIItH Wntts Dunstanton drove "To keep the chill off In to kcp tho hand In," li H iiliKIs lltl'l. explain, 1 to linger, and Hurn me," ho add, d, ' Imt 'Hi n old ninrrlng, and Hlr Bf' MiB?K f fflfJi Jinny ilu di un. of n shot " Ho kept Hie mire nt a Iji Ifk il tier nceoidlngly B ilHiiE 33 if '" lh:" "" I l'slcliin behind (.lung to tho hunJiutl lonvulslvcly, and juu could B 'ijwIlQ ,l"' '" hlH Instruments' n-shnko In Ihelr box. H) j!t1jf ft .wA 1,ivi was Kind that ltln cousin wns content to do (he driving, since for his H J.JlHpf ftt ,m" ' "' "' nnntc'1 lo rpflot t. Never had ho felt less Inclined to act second In BmiiJi'iO S'f n due 1 II seemed uch a poor end to that glorious masquerade of the night be- H Mi5kll S nro- lo '"' hou'"! only four hour laler-for the lower fleld of Hampstcad, H InTOS S 111 "" " '" '""k "" tw" """" rnc,nB enrh otnpr wlth Pistols I" th8 fro,t ot tn morn- B s'ojl'j I f3 1'"-' "' ' ""' hi' cousin. It was likely to he n bio idy business, too, for the. men H 1 Wrja " 'jS i ii t i tight until one or other wna dliiuhled. And though the business of war LB J T fol ''111 v"" '''"" i:"K" Dunstnnton's own business, yet this affair wn inopportune. LB M Mfl II ! Til " '" diould ho look forward to the crack or pistols, when far the first tlmo H J i'ifiltf in hi- llf tho sound of a lady's vol, c wafl llngeilng like music In his hoart7 To HHUj 1 i At I" 'I' li d finm hlH dream Into tha dendl) m utile was Intolerable. Hj' A a ' f ' ' ''" '" '' "f ",R mules hoofs on tin road hn went over til. whole events HliLr il " "f h nlklit l'lrst boiedom, then fnsclnntlnn, and lustlv n rude waking to the iLHff PrY ' I' 1 i1 buml nnil lmillng In the cardroom- those woro the cm nts In order. i,l!'r Jlj j ' 'J In lioiiilom began almost at tho, beginning of tin hull, for linger being tLHl! 1 Jn'f"' fiesh rioiu lunipnlgnliig In the Low Cnuntilos und a life Unit was energetic, 1C I'l' '''.'' not v,iy Minimis, found himself ullcn from the gllller and the heat, the dune- iLLV ' ' r I it lnK '""' "' ' lniesnnt violins, it seemed alt tongue and prancing this mas- Bt( ' I ij ,' J iiuiiiidi ilu diinilng brisk enough, tho iluttn lively enough, but to glide and PB'ini' 1 !; j I iv lunge gossip all night long with a mask promised to end In monotony. If liB'' liltrt J ! ' ' ""' '" "' 4 '"' ' '"" discovered their faivs, It would bnve been belter, linger b- iiHlJ.'lir 1 i In ' '" ' ' x i 1 1 1 i ii his vkw or masquerades somewhat Ingenuously to a partner H.iJltT, "' (' uIimiii hi uiih hading through the cotillon flha was light us air and blithe- LiB 1 I' Miii.d He di niuiideil sympathy for himself as one tut off from enjojlng mere H !((!' y " ( L tyi t by iUhiihc and long months of harder nfTuln. LLBhir ' ' t ' n( "' rf" iiinsqui k me abominable," he suld. LLLVrilt . ' i '"I', sli. ' hu ansmrvd, "this is rank sedition." iP H..M LLHl&P' ' ' '''"' "'" ,"n"nn- because It Is the dullest thing to lay, and all dull irdi nre LLIi 'M f ! trallniH nt n mnsiiueiiide" .-j. iiHUlUj,' "j 1 4)1 i 'An I fur another?" linger nsked, plmieil. 1 '''it,'lli I.eiiuiHc It Is not to my liking" "TBi """ LLH (llf'J i ' 3! "lie had so i harming a haughtiness thnt he gave In. LLHIiinlr tn 'Then l withdraw the stnti mi nt." lie sold ' I lender my npologles." LLBf It l"'-- 1 ' "'" "" ""' "r '" "" wh" w"ir innsques?" LLBc) ii )', A "T" "" uuioni1ltlnnnll," he suld, ' lliul Is, on condition tlmt ou tell mo it Lt,,f ) J 4 nond urn.,. n for muskliik- ' -', LLBfi iL 'I' I ' 'Truly,' shi said, 'this Is what comes of soldiering This Is unconditional LLLWivl; if,' I ' V surrcudir on our own terms. NeMTtheltss, I will tell you. The misiiue Is Ibf (1 j ' I good for the old miild'" iiBtA') ;, ' i l ' 1'ut ou ui i' joiiim you nre just from school. I know It," lie snld, unuar- 'jt I 1111 ' i ' 'Then, sir, you should hae had the kindness to conceal jour knowledge." Hr-jil ,t' "I only mount" B!ij J i "A inmpllnHut without doubt. 1'or the oung and bashful maiden, then, LLB'b It i piling' d suddi nly Into the midst of distractions, tho tnusque is a protection As Jyj !., 1. i 'i j. I" liliinns the gieat schnliu, hath II. and Indeed 1 hae not rorgotten it, seeing LLBmlH it Si "'"' ,"'" J""'"im " lale "vered mlslieae " LLBvSil 31 fi.l ' ' kl" "' )""' "era finm sihool" LLB It' Ji 1S8U T ' ,'",L ""' ielt It." ''8 went oil without heeding tho Interruption, 'on the LLHhi fij lilhiS'' cr tiny of Kulng lljlj ISfi'il Thn Nmdi nllMnptH the ocenn of Mnj- LLHl',U4ii i flltil Io' as she looks upon Hint sen of beaux 1 !?r'i 1 IfiiO Mhen ilrat. rilinved fr.iin arndnnlo care, iH'Jl'i'ill fill '"' 'nv 1"r '""" wl"' '"'l10 '"'" Iosoin IIBt i'l W'wIbJ '' 'mrn,'l,K Xyinph'" said Hugir, tnken by the luock-heiolc of her reciting .UtICi! JBt "Walt1 she fiownid on his liilerrupllon through liir misiiuc, "for the poem iiB'fnPi 5w u IirocmlH Imiktd by the gieat siliolnr's isiwrleiue: iiBKl ill 3 iRi 1 ' ),"ulv Inslun'ii ' Sift not nl all serene!' And tells how taslly tho Xmph iiBli ' I 1 ?'J! '" 'y ' ,""1"' "" shlpuierk, ami wish hi Mllli that she wero leturneil 'Tn tienth- B)l l"! i v'fcl ' "t bliukliii.nil and Inspiring glahc.' Hut, on the other hind, guarded b her LLBiv! V i) iimsqui she urn look upon these trencheious lwaux, listen to their (sometimes LLB(jIt! ' ' i'uII) (oiiMiHnllon, imd become aciiualnled with their Inevitable slucerlt." She eeHf; ijiiji 4i ended with n little pen! of laughter, and would tune sllppod uway among the H .,1 f i ,i' J ilnnti it If II., Kir bud nut begun. PH'lillV "IIUtlMIW-" ., M iLiili JK "What, Hlr llenu" lijl 1ji JR "lint ou hne but glen me n goml reason for jour unnnsklng." ' ..lUl'Hri "Then lme I bctraid tiosilf?' 'if! Jtili'1 S "Hill u will do Itr he pleaded. iH l' I hk'4 i ! ft! "'N'lUM '" LLIf;rJ iBlJ 3 ,lt' ""1 nnn- nni1 "llxtl1 "'th the throng. Hut the masquernde had n mean- H pi jilfc I JRl I '"K r"r Dunsliinloii nun lly lin k he h id found hei again, nud jit n thlid time, LLI "V IH - I "nJ "lu"5" hl" ndinliullon giew LLBl! vft' J ' I ".MamiuiM now, not miisiiueindes, nit an nbnmlnatlon," he said Liter. BUI il'P 'hi f '""' '"'" "ll"1' '"K"" I" liecampiilgnlug," she 1 uiglied. H , l 'TJ,V V1 ( ' How hIiiiII 1 know Jim ngaln ' ' Hl)'l 'k it t 1v ! A" ""' the Low Countries 11111111?" -l y.1- k l 1 W "l"' merdruP" he said LLHUi , ' t'LliB And for an liistanl she llftul her mask nnd hesaw br. Phe was more benu- H'lljM' ' ( , ,lrul u""1 '"' 'lliil. lips made or music, e-s full of laughter and ndxenture H f"! ,f '- '''- ' Al"' "H"'" l','nl"f I"'1 merr) liiugliti i lu Ills ears she slipped inio the tinwd H "V 'Vjjji I,' i lo lilmwlf IiuiKtnnton 1 1, ul, I not test. He walked Into the caidioom, H Vi rt.t, I ' when he p. lulled ill a Hi, re was a most undlsgulseil ritiui rel on Its couisn iiH jfj jl fS 1 His iinisln, who Hitmed lo lulu, Jimt stnggeied lo his feit from the online table. LLI jil bj; Ids fai ilKiuhed with wine, was fnilng an older man, equally red-faced and J J ti'iiiMJ furious and MliiiKKllug to lome to blows A little cmwd nt men fctood about H 'lilt ll,u" dlibleil lu sMiipulliles ltogi r was linlled Immediately. iiH i ' Vi m ' Ah uiuslii'' said A alls, 'Jim mo come In good lime." M I '( M ' hat Is the ninller'" linger nsked LLI r t M "I demand sullsf ii Hon fiom Sir lliu rj Mayue," said Watts, fiiilously. LLB U( i ' Ht ' Whli h, 1 wuriunt. nij fatliii will bo iniiHt uadj to glu'," satd n )oung man, LLB 1 'it ' stepping Toi waul . iiB 'i 111 i ''2 H"",u "" '"tiodiiced linger to Mr. ltlihard Maj ne nud he found himself H T' H ,''! IiM Imnkdly iiirunglng a m ling with pistols at ii oiloek In tho morning Inlweeii H l li ill Ids teunln and Hh lliiii -eiuli to tiling a doeior and a uise of pistols. Bi I !'" 111 "I'm the rest, I Himelte we inn settle It on the ginund," sail Voting Mnjne. Bl ifSlLl, fjM Itogirbnwid He was unnwaie eeu ns In the iiiiise and xteut of the quariel 'iliB't 'if US souutliliiK to do wllh the luids, It setmed. Walls was sullen enough oier the H II s'iJv' JR m.uti i as tin j went bin k to IiIh lodgings log ther ill'l 2! "He stiiiik me' he growled. ' llgud, Isn t Hint enough? ' B !'( L M A'"1 ""' ",ro f,u" """ ,llllvlK a' the ginuiid Watts had pulled up and H iJ! Ii ' 'III (nH di "i iidliig. The) Ufl tho ulit with the mull and uosned a utile on the I'!' l '4 Sj finzen guiss B '3ilii.l.lulH?! ItoMt n in wed his Hcqunlntnme Willi joung .Mnjne, and exchanged snluta- 1 Wl'TlIin ll """" '""' '''"'t'lils stood apart while these lonicrsed and the phjsiclans fra- LYeYfll lAltU lisit' jM ternUiil oei Hull liisliuineuts somewhat In the Inn kground. H '!i r''Ni.,!a'l m "' IH",H"' tltttt we had best ploreed," snld Ilogel, coldly. B ll'I I1 d i UP "Tl"' 1"ll""r ""' letter." said loung Maine, drawling. 1 I'll" Jl !','' fl5 T1" '"" ,1"'11 ",,e Idaiud ut llfieen jhicis uml ltoger Kae the word. Watts fl lift! i 'Jlil'lH llunsl niton fill Instantly. B iSlll fr S Nott I""'-one woull Imtfl thought was the woist luck In tho worll for n B '$31 1!k' i mn" "kL """'i ull lu"' """, lm" ""' ,ll'l1' much against Ills will, lielng lnoie B 'rtnit V iil Intuit on I.imi Hum ilgliilug. l'or tlm phllniis wagged tlielr heads together B li 1 'Km m" "" f""'1 ,lu,n' "l"' w,'ro of oiliilon that the wound would prmo fatal- B rU'li ' L iff whli b iiuiiut ImiiKillale lllght for those concerned, seeing that men to abet 111 B " ( ( .4 1 ifcl n duil wusiignliist the liw, and to 11 meant tu mlsa a linlf-pi-oiiilsed trjst. Hut B '"! ' I " fl worse was to t nine. Young Ma lie. illwlutnful as eer, must iieuda let fall some fl "ill '' I'H tllsiiiiiihln icmurks. BBI v iu ' "' n I'l '"t r "'at at curds again." as what lie snld, HB t I l' '' "K'1 I!"Hur' angrily. BBj t I ,f m ' "r m(Ml lo '"' t"1""!' iiiuers by nn lionnrnble man," went on Maine. BBI 'ft !) i H ' "" i"" "t"'"1 "f ,ny ousill ' ' ileni iiule.l linger. flfl ' dt r I B ' V"11 llav ",0 l,llHl'",l,ll"' to ,l1" lelntod, I belleie" said Mayne, and nt that HHj K n lUv-r siiuik him nil the mouth I'm a innim nt the daiid) w. is moved from his BBI i "11 si If poKM. hsIoii Then he 1 1 1 n en ,1 hlniHolf and mined w 1th n smile to his father. HV ,! .U Mil, ' he salik, ' (heie Is a smiud tuse ot pistols' ' ' it ill "Hut no witnesses, IHik," snld Hlr llun, anxiously I J) I'ii 'That Is nothing Mr Hunstanton (he linwid courteously to linger) "will, Bl i "I 'Jfj 1 ""1 """ ""'l,t "ul serkes. and Hi Hiown will do his best for me." J J i lU It itfi i ictuineB to liow", nud expnssul his hi lief tlmt theio was no tlmo like j ij' JJ the pr, - ut. lU' Hrnnii, who showul no gieat enthusiasm for his now role, fli i fAl I lif w ,H "u"h"' 'h10 niqulisienie hy the lenmrk Hint neer in Mr Ul, haul BBI J , I ''Si M lyiies ixpul. nre rniiV nr iilislclnn shown himself averse from tiecnmlng- flHI j U i' 'Js thnui.li It wi ii but for it moment n gentlemiin Thcie was no cast for priority Ht (f ri or kllllmi Ihls Ume, for that Is a llnrness Inxentid by older and coldor blood, and HBJ j ijlj Mi M lyiu. Tin all his calmness, was boiling. BB .i i ' "'"'' ' '"' ho l"""1 "" re '" ,he w-t "ri"' tor ,,,e ,un WB I'lsher now and HH-. iji "" '""' f'llll'ig) cursed the Ill-luck that had followed on tho masquerade. The J ,- ' a l'h isuin of his diennis wns anlshing, and ho was listening to the fatal count Bn ' , If (.'u"' diiul he muld sec his opponent standing easily In his plain, still smiling HH I U - "in ' two' thins! Mr II. my dropped n Imiidkuri hlef, and both filed together' HH ! ii ' u I'uiintaiitoii saw hi, in, one llng still In tha wet glass, uml It was not himself. ill Ii jl Ho si mil about him uihi italnly, flfl ; itil nVi, J,M 'Tint Is quits, he said BB If I All' ' 1 "Tl"" '" my """" "''' "lr il"rr- BBI.JtfJ' ' 'S 'J ii hut It, Itugu Ikgnn tuitwnnior. "X regret It exceedingly, but uu will BB i IM I " I ' li ' ' wl" "'lml1'" b,ll,'0 I" s,r Harry, hoaisely, that I cannot, for link of de- Hfl 'I I 5 ' il' ft "nl wl""'"B," ,B" "l",n y"1' " stand up again to me. but. Define (lod sli, BH ( ! I 'Vk """ ,u" l' "" u'n "r 'lulls by me until at Kiist I have pul a bull-t la )nui HJ!l It I ill, lnall1' fl! ' W a 'lunlliinenl gentl, mi n'" crlid f)r Ilinwn Implorliigly, "all. idy one man is wounlr 1 and another killed) I hr coch sou leae the field now!" Mr Dun-iinljii, Dun-iinljii, jru mu-i 11) And you, Sir Harry" a I rLioiin, snld thi 1 It r Then lit me nik )ou to go nt onee," said the doctor, turning again to DunMtiiiiii.ii 'I will nttind )our cousin to the nearest house and my colleague will remain with him. Hut blood Is hot, sir. Hlr Harry Is a father" "Yes' es!" snld Dunitnnton. "I am going" He lift the Held nnd found his cousin's cart waiting He told the man to drlM him to his lodgings He scaicely belleed now that he would oven receive the linlf-promlsed lotttr, Blnce his luck hid deserted him Tho roid eeemed In-tumlnnlile, In-tumlnnlile, though the drovo nlmost ns quickly ns when going. At last they unhed, and his own man nnsweied the knock. ' Theio Is no news, Stocks, I suppose?" ho nsked. "Only a letter, sir." Hunstanton took It eagerly and broko tho seal. It wni written ungrammatically ungrammat-ically and ran thus- ' "Slnco thnt a Tcrtaln benu did with Kmlncnt Importunity desire to Learn what might bo Indeed her name, who As a masque only Mlspoisessed his wits, hereby Apprehend tho same, reading Your puzzle by the Number four unto tho L'nd " ' l'or n moment he wns content to know tint lie had held the secret In his hand without spelling it out. It was what he would have expected, what he would hao wished. Thn he burned to know her name. What after nil was It? Did it inntch her spirit? blowly ho began tu put tho cnpltnts of oery font th word together, c'ella! Ho spelt it out, repeated It, and approved it. Cella was almost enough for him, since some dny sho would change the other for his Still, it would be as well to know her present surname. It began v. Ml "Mlspnssessed, ' with M In fact. Very slowly ho spelt out M-A-Y-N'-U. The letter fell from his hands and fluttered on the door So this was Ids luck, this wns tho end of tho masquerade. He had shot her brother dead un hour npo |