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I 1'iiyi'iKiil, 1900. by American Press Asso
ciation. 'i i - it ntory I rescued from some
'. 1 1 papers Hint hud not been
i ii nii'd In linlf n century. 1 hnvc
ri-ii i muted It from Its original letter
f nil iiicsi'i vlim the first person In
whli ii it was written:
1 iiiuio to New Orleans In 18-15 from
Frame I was sitting one evening,
soon ufler my arrival, lu n cafo when
tin elderly man. about fifty-five 1 think,
stopped up to me and with a broad
southern accent huh!, "You are M,
Desmounes of Paris, 1 believe, suh."
"1 am and nt your service, monsieur."
"I am a stranger In the city. suh. 1
am a planter from the interior of tht
state. I desire the sen-Ices of some
one familiar with the code duello and
have been told that you have otllclated
on several occasions nt meetings among
gentlemen. If It would not bo too much
to ask, sub, 1 would like you to act fo'
mo In nn nffalr of bona', suh."
He was a typical Louisiana planter
of the period, but withal having a sol
i dlerlv bearing tall, erect and with
grizzly gray hair. "
"1 shall bo happy to servo you, mou-
sleur. But 1 should llko to know
something about the case."
"Certainly, suh. My opponent de
clared publicly that General Jackson
at the battle of Now O leans used cot
ton bales fo' breastwo'ks. 1 told him
that lie was mistaken. IIo persisted.
I gave him the He. IIo challenged me."
I was surprised. 1 had not then
learned of the various methods among
gentlemen in vogue in the city of pick-
ing a quarrel which was based on nil'
other cause.
"Were you right'" I asked.
"Certainly, suh! 1 was present nt
the battle, suh."
"And who is your opponent?"
"Camlllc Trudcau, suh."
"Camlllo Trudeaul Is ho hero? Why,
my dear sir, he has been out twenty
times and always killed or winged his
man."
"So I have heard, suh."
After a failure to Induce Captain St.
Leger the namo ho gave me to find
n wny out of the difficulty, I consented
to net for him. Ills opponent's second
informed me that his principal, who
was twenty-flvo years younger thai)
St. Leger, would not kill tho captain
if he could possibly help it. St. Leger,
as tho challenged party, selected pis
tols and n ground under the leveo n
few miles north of tho city. Wo pro
ceeded thither nt daybreak tho next
morning. I noticed that tho captain
stepped from his carriage gingerly and
walked on to tho grdtnd with n slight
limp. There also seemed to be some
thing tho matter with his left nrm,
We plnccd tho contestants thirty
paces apart. Tho captain told me that
ho was a poor shot and named the dis
tance himself. They fired nt the drop
of a lint. Trudeau was unharmed
St. Leger received a ball In the leg
that nearly knocked him over. But he
maintained his bnlance nnd awaited
tho slunnl for another round. Trudeau
looked surprised. He had aimed al
tho captain's log Just below the knee
and knew that he had placed Ills uul
let there. Such n stroke should be
sufficient to put any man out of the
Unlit. Wo endeavored to Induce the
old man to withdraw, but ho would
not himr of It.
Just before tho next 'signal 1 saw
Trudeau looking at his opponent's
right arm, as if ho Intended to shatter
It 1 was not surprised that lie
changed his Intention, for he could not
carry It out without killing his man
When the shots rang out Trudeau wuh
still unharmed. St. Leger's left arm
swn.vcd and then hung limp. He stood
as steady as over.
Trudeau turned nale. Was he to
continue to nut holes In his adver
sary's members without any percept!
bio Injury? I confess I was puzzled
Trmlenii nnnenred to bo rattled. The
captain's shots had been drawing
closer to him. and this doubtless hud
an effect upon his nerve.
St. Leger Insisted on another round
When their hands were raised for
tin next shot 1 thought 1 noticed n
slight irouior nt the muzzle of Tru
dean's pistol. The captain's face was
a study It showed plainly that this
time he was deterinlueJ to 1:111 his op
noiient and showed, further, groat con
tldence In his ability to do so. I be
lieve Trudeau considered that his own
life depended on taking his opponent's.
Hut his nerve had gone, ami he looked
anxious. The captain stood straight
us a ramrod on his wounded leg, which
ho had not permitted the surgeon to
examluo and on which no blood was
visible. I looked to seo It oozing from
under his pantaloons where they were
strapped over his boot, but looked lu
vain
At tho next lire Triideau's bullet
knocked St. Leger's pistol out of III
hand, glanced and burled itself in n
tree. Trudeau fell with a hole In the
center of his forehead. The others
present, except myself, ran to Trudeau
1 started for St. Leger, but was sur
prised to see him walk to tho carriage
with no more Impediment than his
usual limn. Ho told me to get In. and
wo drove nwuy
"Your leg, captain, and your arnil" 1
exclaimed,
"Whot about them?"
"Tho wounds."
"I lost my right leg and my left
nrm nt tho battlo of Now Cleans, suh."
Trudeau had been firing into wood
It cost him his life. I learned after-
ward that when Trudeau had first
como from Paris ho had selected Cap
tain St. Leger's only son for it target
on which to make a display of his
skill.
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By ELIZABETH FOX.
Copyright, 1009, by American Press Ao-
elation.
Edgar Trask was born with a gift.
It was not the gift of money making.
but tho gift of producing that which
If properly handled may lead to such
desirable result. No; Mr. Trnsk was
not directly a money maker. Ho wnl
a playwright and had produced sunn
pretty good plays, but ho had no busl
uess Instincts that would lead him to
get out what there wns In them. lb
had sold several of them without hav
ing made a written contract. The
profits on them hnd been considerable,
but they never got Into the author's
pockets. Then he sold a couple more
for which he made contracts, but did
not think to examine his copy of them.
One tho purchaser hadn't signed; the
other was so drawn that the author
was easily beaten out of his royalty.
Ho hadn't oven business sense or en
ergy enough to get out of tho clutcher-
of tho manager to whom he had madi
nil these so called sales.
One morning he was sitting In lib-
study when the card of this manager
Mr. llelnhnrt, came up to him. Mr.
Itelnhart; a red faced, portly man with
puffy cheeks, beetling brows and a big
diamond In his shirt bosom, was ml
mlttcd.
"Trask," ho said brusquely, "there's
HomethMig wrong. For five years you
have been pestering me with your
plays, which I have put on the boards
to get rid of you mostly at a loss
The last I brought out, 'The Mask,'
did well enough to give you a little
reputation, and I looked forward t
innklng un some of my losses. Hint
was a year ago, since when you liavi
not been near me. I've henrd you're
ready with another play and nro go
lng to take It to somo one else. All i
huve to say Is that if this is true ni
sue von for oast losses, which I can
recover."
"Good gracious!" exclaimed Trask
"How?"
"The contracts. Do you suppose I've
boon In this business twenty years not
to know how to draw one?"
"Snllte!" called Trask In n high key
ed, drawling voice.
A ladv entered whom Trask Intro
duced ns his wife. "She's a sort oi
IhihIiiokh nmnnuer for mo now." he
eald. "She'll talk to you."
I didn't know that you had mar
rled." said tho manager, surprised.
"Yes, I've married." snld Trask, wltn
the same drawl. "Sitllle, sit tiown
there and talk to Mr. Itclnlmrr. I'm
struggling with a third act. But be
fore, you begin I .want, to say to you
that my tobacco Is all gone."
Mrs. Trask went to a drawer, tool
out a pi-rtenionnalq nnd said, "How
much, Edgar?"
"Oh, n quarter '11 do."
She gave him a quarter and watched
him to see that he put It In his pocket,
then turned to Mr. Itclnhnrt.
"What can I do for you?"
"I wns Just saying to your husband
that tho ungrateful course bo is pur
suing"
"I henrd that. Tho door between
this and my room wns open when you
said It. Whnt Is It you wish?"
"Well, I want to keep up my friend
ly relations with Trask. I've reall
brought him out. 1 want to make a
contract with him for tho n.nv play."
"At what royalty?"
"Oh. I'll do very well by him. Of
course there are losses to make up on
those I've nlrondy produced. I'll glv
him $.'100 down nnd $50 a perform
mice."
Whv do you make so liberal an
offer considering your past losses?'
"Oh. friendship. I want to encour
ago him."
"You must have heard something."
"What Is thero to hoar?" lie col
orcrt slightly.
"Mr. '1 nii k has sold a play since he
parted with you. It was produce
last night for the first time. I, aided
by a lawyer, made tho contract for It
"You? Where was It tried?" stam
mered. Itelnhart.
"Not in America. Wo havo Just had
a cablegram announcing a very re
mnrkable hit."
"You don't mean It," trying to np
pear surprised.
"So we expect a pretty good prlco
for the next, which Is nearly ready
"How much?"
"Three thousand dollars down nnd
$.r00 for each performance."
"I nccopt your offer."
"Excuse mo; It Is not an offer to
you. Mr. Trask will sell no moro plays
to you."
"Snllle." groaned Trask, "I think you
are treating mo very mean. This foun
tain pen Is worn out. Why don't you
give me some money to buy another?"
"Because you haven't asked me, dear.
I'll remember to give It to you before
you go downstairs tomorrow."
"And 10 cents for car fare?"
"I'll see to It."
Meanwhile Mr. Itelnhart was think
ing of the bluff he had made. "Very
well," he said, rising and buttoning his
i oa I ; "I'll begin Hiilt under my con
tracts for losses on the back pluys."
"I havo already ordered a suit begun
under those contracts for nonpayment
of royalties."
Itelnhart paled. lie had recently
changed his lawyer. The last one had
d If covered a flaw In one contract In
voting Slfi.OOt). He stopped to the
door astonished and troubled. As he
passed out he henrd Trail: say to IiIh
wife In 'tis usual drawl:
"S il IIo. 1 wish y u w uldn't give me
any nun t"o drllir 'i- iu g.ive
me o' yesterday to t: a doll ir, and
( never thr-"-'lit of the change"
"I won't tt-r ulle you tint way again,
dear."
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The Disadvantage of Misun- l
derstanding Among
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tg rf 4 t ! ! $ 4 4" h 2 4
By A. B. SEARLE.
Copyright, 1003,
by Amorlcnn Press Asso
ciation. If nnythlng goes wrong among as
sociates the more persons lu It the
worse the trouble nnd the less chnnce
of an explanation and reconciliation.
In the most Important, episode of my
life I became Involved with two other
persons to my permanent discomfiture.
If my dealings had been with one the
trouble would not have occurred.
It was tho very common case of two
fellows after one girl, and the two
fellows were friends. I wns one of
the fellows, mid Bob Hoyt was tho
other. Eileen Gilbert was the girl. It
was Bob who Introduced me to her.
but ho didn't tell me Hint he wanted
her, so I wnsu't obliged to keep off on
his account. Bob wns a quiet, back
ward sort of fellow, while I flatter
myself I have that gall nbout mo
which wins with a woman.
There nro several principles that I
considered. The first Is, "Don't show
your hand to others;" tho second, "If
you want anything don't make It np
pear valuable." 1 determined to keep
Bob In the dark ns to my Intentions
nnd to lend him to believe that Eileen
wns no great catch. Of course this
wns dllllcult for me to do and at the
same time seo enough of her to win
her. But 1 handled the matter so well
that I got In a number of visits with
out Bob Mowing anything about them
How far I succeeded In leading him to
believe that she was not worth trying
for I couldn't find out. He wasn't
much of a talker
I know very well
he admired her and that I'd better do
what I could to head him off.
Eileen for quite awhile was on the
fence between Bob and me. I had
some property, while Bob had nothing
but pluc U and energy, and I'll do him
the Justice to admit that he had plenty
of both. There's nothing menu nbout
mo even in spending oi n mm. mm
showed no disposition to win tne gin.
but 1 didn't know whether this wns
becnuse he didn't fnncy her or because
1 had Intimated that she was not es
pecially to be desired. This gave me
every chance, and I availed myself of
the position.
Eileen lived at her father's country
place, about fifty miles from the city,
and during the summer 1 made hay
while the Kim shone, snendlnir a iniia-
her of week ends In the village near
her home ostensibly for the fishing.
,..,.i,,i. i in the i,.,i.,i,iw,i-immi
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rinany i souuuou ci.eeii muU ,
to discover that a proposal was 'ii'
to ue accepted, this wns ny icuer.
nud I resolved to go to tier and close
the matter. As luck would have It.
who should be at the station to see his
mother off on a train but Bob. 1 had
to confess where I wns going and
whom I was going to see, but I lntl
mntcd that I hnd promised to go to
make one of a house party and ex
pectcd to be much bored. Bob told
mo he thought I'd have a good time If
I only made up my mind to do so. but
I refused to be convinced
I made my proposition to Eileen, nnd
It wns graciously received. But girls
never like to give an answer on the
moment. Thoy like to keep a fellow
worried. It's an awful suspense to a
man, nnd tho more feverish a man Is
under It the better the girl likes It. 1
told her that I wouldn't go back to the
city without an answer. I remained
two dnys. but tho answer didn't come
I wished I hadn't said what I did
about waiting for It nnd began to
think of nn excuse for breaking the
cmbnrrassliiK tiosltlon. Besides. I
couldn't remain away from my duties
I hit on what seemed an excellent
plan. I would telegraph Bob to call
mo back "on business." This would
convlnco him that I was being bored
nnd enable mo to await my answer In
tho city. I sent n message to Bob as
follows: "Insufferably bored. (Jet me
out of this by wiring me to return on
Important business."
I directed the telegraph operator to
send the reply to mo at the (illbert
residence I told Eileen I hat I would
go on a tramp during the day and
hoped that by my return at evening I
would receive the long deferred an
swer f!he would not promise definite
ly. but gave me to understand not only
that I should have It, but that It would
be favorable. I hoped to find my re
call at the h'.use when I enmo In from
my tramp and get away on n night
train.
I tramped nil day, returning nbout 5
o'clock. I .expected to seo Eileen on
the plnz?n dressed for tho afternoon
nnd hoped to bo mndo happy. But ns
I approached I saw that the piazza
was vacant. I went up to the front
door nnd rang for admittance. A maid
came, opened the door and poked n
telegram at me. with the ominous
words:
"MIhb Gilbert s:iys to tell you that
she opened it Ihluklng It might be
best for her to end for you. Please
nccopt her apologies "
I took (he bit of yellow paper from
tho envelope and read It. Horror of
horrors! It was my telegram to Bob
It had been sent to tne Indorsed
"Party not In town." While I was
staling nt It the maid shut the dour
In my face
As I said at tho beginning. It was
having n third party lu the matter that
brought trouble. If It hadn't bpon for
Bob I'd never have sent that tele
gram. And If It hadn't been for Bob
I might hnve made It up with Eileen
She was Just mad enough to write him
an Invitation to visit at her father's
house with other friends, and when
after repeated efforts to seo Pl'een, I
went to the tlty I saw Bob pnKslng
inn uu ii iriiiu roiiig hi uuve in' noie
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Myrtle News.
Mrs. nnd Mrs. L. C. Mitchell cele
brated their sixth wedding anniversary
bv inviting in n small company of
friend!", Juno 3rd. the guostB were
fi st hnndi-d a card nnd asked to find
fo -r letleiB. tho snmo four letters to
,pC five different words that would
suitably fill one of tho blanks in this
stanza.
V old woman with intent
Put on her and away she went
0 said she, tell mo I pray
Tho wherewithal to today.
Next tables were arranged nnd pro-
lrressivo flinch was played in which
Cvde Allison won first prize, n box of
mm Dons, ami Jonn saiuo ino conBoia
turn prize, a bottle of catsup.
A three courso luncheon wns served
at this time. Then tho ladies cave date,
nlnce. time and bv whom married, the
gentlemen telling some nmuBing inci
dent that occurred on their wedding
dnv. nnd bv tho In nntv of tho assent
bled gusts thu narratives proved to bo
nuito ns amusing when recounted ns
when thev hunnened.
Tho guests then departed wishing tho
bride and ifroom of tix years Imuny
happy returns of the day nnd ns one
lto benedict said, "innt ho hoped
when ho hud boon marr ed six yeurs he
could look as nleasant about it ns Mr.
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no(ls. Chas. Abbott and John Wnlz.
Rnloiirh Itevnohls was transacting
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Mr. Mnnn renrcscntintr mo orcio
Nursery Co., is canvassing this noigh-
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Mrs. Bowers who suffered a stroko
f n.irnlvs b s erettint: some better.
A eood sized crowd attended tho
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The State of Nuliraskn, lM11
Lincoln County. Is
Tn thu County Court.
In tliu matter ot ttio esUto of llllinu
II. W'ulty, deceased. To tliu credi
tors. IiuIfh and otln-rs Interested In tlio
CHtato of William II. Wulty.
Take notice, that .lolm E. Evans has
Hied In tlio county court a report of lili
dolncs as administrator ot said estate, and
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