Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1902-08-27

should ride In upon them DerOre tney
can do any mischief So they whis'
pered.
Said Captain Crowle: XIII him, my
lord. Kill the villain. XIII him.
LET me warn your lordship.' said
the gentleman who had last spoken
His method will be fierce attack. He
will try to break down your guard
~ know that method Lord Fyling'
dale replied coldly. Then he stepped
forward and took off his hat. Mr.
Rising he said. this affair might
very we'll be settled by two or three
sailors or common porters. We are
willing. however, to treat you as gen.
tleman. which. sir. you no longer de-
serve.
".Go on. 60 on said Tom. Twill
be all the same In FIVE minutes
81 am therefore going to do you the
honor of fighting you
81 shall show you how l appreciate
that honor. Stop talking, man, and
begin
81 must. however, warn you that II
you are to fight as q gentleman you
must try to behave as one for this oc'
casion only. Should you attempt any
kind Of treachery my friends will in.
terfere. In that case you will certainly
! not leave the field alive
"'What do you want. thenT
"'You must send away those tive
hulking fellows behind you. am will
ing to fight you with swords, but ! am
not going to fight your lackeys with
clubs
tom turned round. Here, you fel'
lows: get off. Go and stand beside the
chair Whatever happens. don't inter
fere Well. my lord. the sooner this
event comes off the better"
He laid down his sword and took of
coat and waistcoat. turning up the
sleeve of his right arm. Then he turn.
ed to Molly and saluted her. mistress
Molly" he said. with grin. "you are
going to have very fine sight. Per-
haps when 1t Is over you will be sorry
for your shilly shally-statId off-no,
won't fuss You're not worth carrying
Off. If Id known Now. my lord"
Lord Fylingdale had also removed
his coat and waistcoat and now stood
In his shirt. with the sleeves rolled up,
hatleSs
Just ut that moment the sun rose
swiftly. as Is his manner in this fiat
country 1t was as If the earth had
leappd into light In order to give these
swordSmen q clearer view of each 9th.
er. They were strange contrast-Mol.
ly's champion erect. pale and calm,
his adversary bent as II with passion,
grasplng his sword with eager hand.
He means mischief" repeated the
gentleman of the troop. II would this
business was ended. wonder II the
noble lord can fight. he does not look
afraid anyhow"
He looks as II he could feel neither
fear nor anger nor love nor any pas.
sion at all. He Is an iceberg. Ha,
they are beginning"
They faced each other.
The swords crossed. Look to your.
SELF" cried Tom. ~ will spit you like
pigeon"
He stamped and banged. The thrust
was parried easily and lightly. Tom
lunged again. and again with slight
turn of the wrist the thrust was par
ried, but as yet Lord Fylingdale SEEM
ed to stand ON the defensive.
HE knows how to fence" they whis'
pered. See! He means to tire his
adversary. He parties everything.
Tom thrusts like q mailman. Why, he
exposes himself at every lunge. See!
He has lost his head. One would think
he was fighting with an automaton
who could only parry"
At the door stood the object and
cause Of the cncounter-namely, the
girl-who had brought all this trouble
upon Tom Rising's head. She stood
motlonless, hardly breathing. watching
the duel as they say the Roman WON
en- used to watch the fight Of the glad
iators in the amphitheater and as
have seen the Spanish women watch
the men who fought the bulls In their
circus believe that women. IN spite
Of their tender hearts, are carried
away, out Of themselves, by the sight
Of mere fighting. 1t Is a spectacle
which they cannot choose but gaze up
on. 1t shows the true nature Of man
| as opposed to that Of woman. He
stands up and risks. his life, trusting
sometimes to his skill, rs In duel with
swords, and sometimes to chance. rs
on battlefield where the bullets are
| flying. Molly therefore watched the
| fight with cleaning eyes and parted
lips. She was almost ready to forgive
the man who had attempted this In
jury for the sake Of his courage, and
she could not sufficiently admire bis
adversary for the cold and impassive
way in which he met every furious at
tack. just with simple turn Of the
wrist, as 1t seemed to her.
Tom was a strong and lusty fellow
and he could fight after his fashion
which was with thrust upon thrust
fast and furious. as If reckless Of him
self so that he could engage his ad
versary wholly in defense until be
found a moment Of weakness.
He had fought many times and hith
erto always without scratch or
wound. the fight always ending will
his adversary PROSTATE. On this occa
sion. however, he found that every
thrust was parried. that his adversary
yielded not So much as al inch ol