The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-06-26

THE DUEL WAS FOUGHT ACCORDING TO
THE CODE.
ton as gentleman It was With Pay
son Grnbnm's wife. lie WAS also II
dawdler, II dandy and n gentleman.
| This affair was his only lapse, and he
| lived to regret 1t. When he found him
self In love With his friends wife and
realized that the wife rcciprocated, he
acted the part of II gentleman. Where
his lapse occurred was I'm falling In
love. All thnt followed was according
to the ethics Of gentility lie naturally
suggested an elopement. His sense of
honor suggested that IT was his duty to
remove the wife MS fur M possible from
her husband The gossip over nm elope-
ment IL always unpleasant, but II does
not sting like the gossip over the dis.
coyery OF Unison under the gulso of
friendship. II WINS agreed all around
that Stafford acted Hike Il gentleman In
bearing the unfnlthful wife away on
his yacht. Some gentlemen pursue an
clipping wife, and some SIT cnlmly down
and seek TO forget her. 1t IL for him
to choose. and he loses no prestige.
Graham decided TO pursue, and II was
recorded In the books of society that
he was quite Within his province rs Il
gentleman. He was also II yacht own
er. and when he discovered which way
his late friend Ind headed he took up
his watery trail.
Luck, accident and Providence were
nil on the side of the pursuer Stafford
had headed for the Mediterranean,
meaning 10 make trip of n couple of
years. II Is Il good bit of voyage
from London to Gibraltar. and It had
not been completed by half when the
yacht with the clippers ON board was
overhaulcd No gentleman who elopes
with another mans wife must seek TO
skulk away when fairly ovcrh0uled,
and ns Stafford was n gentleman lac
calmly waited for events to take their
course. Perhaps the loss of some Of
his spars in "A storm, thus leaving him
rather badly crippled, aided him some
what In being philosopher. As n gen
| tleman and an injured husband It was
| Graham's place to make the first call,
and he did It. He was rowed off to
olhhpIb yutht III MS ElG. Hlli 40 Nv
went up her side he was received with
all due respect His wife bowed to
him, Stafford lifted his hat and hoped
he was we'll aud II the sailors had
been looking for II braWl tley were
| disappointed. Unless gentlcman's
wits have been driven out by wine, and
that occasionally happens, he does not
roll ia the mud In public. Tie wife
| had no tears, Mysteries Or excuses, md
| Stafford did not put forward any re
| grets over his conduct On his part
| Graham did not ask why this or why
that and then pull dagger and tear
Ills hair
1t was all very quietly and nicely
arranged. The trio descended to the
cabin and even lunched together. r her'
were no hot words or loud voices. A
the end of about an hour II was settled
what should be done. The wind hat
died out. and the sen was calm. and
there must be an affair of honor Moth
Ing less could be reasonably Offered
and accepted In rcparation. The cap
tains OF the yachts were 10 act MS sec
onds as far as they could but It wai
not to be duel Oh board of either
! yacht. When all was ready, each prIn
elpal entered his gig aud pulled away
| TO Il distance, and the two captains fol
lowed and stationed them as near the
regulation distance as circumstances
! permitted. With more discretion thar