Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1881-09-15


got out.
Besides the two principles, there
were two surgeons and a second for
each of the dpelists. The man'who
had come to see the youthful look
ing stranger through was none 9th
er than the host &c the night when
the insult had been giyen-Godfrey
Willis.
The others noticed something
strange in his actions towards Law
renee Kennedy. One would think
the young man was a brother over
whom the other exercised almost
paternal solicitude.
Then the dual began, the English
man entering into the business in
his shirt-sleeves, the better to
have free usesof every muscle, while
Lawrence Kennedy fought with his
coat buttoned up to his chin.
No sooner had the swords crossed
than the Englishman realized that
he had at last met his match with
the steel,
Each of the duelists.showe many
points, while the swords flashed in
the first rays ofthe morningssun, but
it was plainly evident to the look
ers-on that the Englishman had the
loesing hand.
He was an excellent swordsman,
and in nine cases out OF ten would
have found an easy victory; but in
this particular instance he found
that he had caught Tartar.
He knew several tricks,Fan tried
them against his antagonist, but
when he found they were of no avail
his face grew purple with rage and
fear.
you are the devil!' he Kissed be-
tween his teeth.
The other laughed mockingly.
Then the swords clashed again,
writhing in and out as if they were
living seFpents with tongues Of fire.
It was q wonderful sight to see the
play Of those weapons, and the
graceful motions OF the two men
that WELDED them.
That it was drawing to a close
could be seen from the change in the
aspect of the young man who had
hurled the insult to the memory Of
Barbara Richmond in the teeth Of
the man from whose foul lips it had
emanated.
The mocking smile had left his
face, and in its stead came look
Of determination, that gave him the
OF d master. From his
wondrous eJes there seemed to lit
orally fash sparks of living fire, and
he griped his sword afresh as
Though fully resolved to end the mat
ter as speedily as possible.
The Englishman could hardly re-
press a cry of horror when he reaii-
zed that at last his unknown enemy
was showing his hand.
Back he was driven, foot by foot.
Before his eyes there seemed 10
be continually flashing a wall Of
steel, from which emanated dazzling
RAYS that almost blinded him; still
he fought on, stubborn to the
last.
Finally be was pressed against a
granite tombstone, and his further
movement effectually
stayed.
He made sturdy effort to re-
cover bis lost ground, but it was
too late. There were a few more
rapid passes, a sharp exclamation
from his enemy, then the English
man found his sword twisted from
his grasp. as though by the hand of
a gis ut, and sent spinning away.
at about the same moment, it
seemed to him as though a. red-hot
iron had been passed through his
breast, for his oppent's blade pro-
truded from his back.
With a cry, he fell backward.
I am killed!' he cried. tMyster-
ions man, friend, or devil, whichev-
er you may be, You have done your
work well-I am a dead man.
Not so,' replied the other, COM
posedly; lyon have only a awound,
and viii live many years to curse
the name of the woman who defea-
ted you in a duel. Barbara Rich
mond has avenged herself, wretch!'
With her hand the disguised girl
raised her hat, ani removed the
wig she wore, allowing shower of
golden curls to escape from their
Standing there,