Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-12-02

But presently De 1ialet came ub 20 me
and said. 'Lansett. we shall want YOU
in this affair, although I'm afraid that
| you won't have chance Of showing your
surgery, Tor Do NillcuouvC never wounds
without killing just then the crowd
opened, and / SAW 10 my Management
that this man who had iusuitod and de.
hci ih1m terrible fighter iu am France
was % slim httofellow. with arnlo. inca.
ger face
" As the challenged party. have tho
choice OF weapons wo hoard Dim uy
quite cooily, and choose swords
"'hn sou ma4f cried DE- Nai0t. ss.z.
ing Hs a-m Don't you know Do VILE.
ncuyus thn lotliIast swoId-mau boo Eu.
rope. Choose pistols-gIyo yourself o
chauccr
"'Pstos may miss swords can't. au.
swor.d Che stranger Joe tone Of such
savage determination that every ono who
heard hIm oyou Dc Nillonuoyo himself.
furious though Boo was. gave % kind VI
shudier u bad vowed ucyor t0 faht
9gu.u, fayn with man who doargoI 600
d.o but y0l hIsr 1aHrvrl DO urIl bv
your cold blna1.i murders and jio you
shlIlr
"Whoro both lda wrres, raear 10
ii-hI ,lHH wH u1 need OF much urrul.
nlau. They mot chat evening. Colonel
do Mairt being tno stranger secondhand
another French officer acting for BE- vi.
loua1y,.
"rho' fought Tor some tim, without
af.utCh ou either side. and then aud.
dUly The Engishmau stumbled FOR.
wlrl, exposing bus left side. Quick 1s
lightning tho franchman point darfol
Boo. and Instantly the others SHIRT wlaaIl |
erin Iu with blood. but tir moment hr .
f'lt thc steel pierce him ho made % thrust
with OLD mH strength aud buried bis f.
sword up tl Che mlt in Do Villonouyos I
body Then uudor.iood that ho had .
deliberately lu'd himsslf open 10 his op. .
pouruta weapon iu order 90 mako sure .
ofkIlliHg h.m. So ho had. Tor Do vi.
lonouyo rUvr spoke again"
jus. as thcloa,0r said this. down fell
q chHir with great crash. and looking
mp we saw Che quiet man trying 20 slip
past uH 60 Che door d. Llumtt sprang
up and caught h.m by both hands
lyon h,fn" ho cried. "Let mo con.
graduate you upon having punished, as
no deserved. tho most cold hearted cut.
throat iu cEislnuco trust your wound
does not pain yon muchY
WHAT wo 90 shouted. twas II he
who killed Do NillcncuvcT
'lnd0od 10 was, answered the doctor.
"and % was tho pluckIcst thing | ever
saw
We all jumped mp from our chairs and
came crowdiag round Tho hero. setting
mp cheer that made tho air ring, but
ho looked az us 20 sadly aud dartly that
u made tho shout die upon our lips.
"Ah, ludal lads" said ho la a tone Of
deep detection. "for heavens sake don't
praise man for having shed blood and
destroyed life. killed that runinn na 1
would have killed a wild beast 10 save
those whom DO would have slaughtered.
Bat God holp the man who shall take a
human life merely 10 crafty his own
iridc and angrr' II you wish 10 know
what happiness u successful duoliat On.
.oys. look 90 me. Do you remember that
story which Captain Thornton told hero
he other NIL ht about the duel In which
Colonel Fortcsguo-tho famous duclist.'
isyou call hin-killod Sir Henry Martin.
galcy
TO DO sure, answered Charlie Thorn.
on looking rather scared. But what
II ~"
81 was once Colonel Fortoscuc," was /
he answer. Exchange.