Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-22

81 expected that" said the Minister Neville was
lnuinerent YOU can't expect to bring yourself
went ON Pierre. "But there is one thing you do.
You can learn the difference between swinging q
sabre and using hunting knife. There is a good
master Of broadsword in the city. You shall take
a long lesson each day"
The Duel
lie accompanied Neville to lie Grand. n profess
sOna duclist, next morning. and for three hours the
young man was drilled IN the use Of the heavy
weapon with which be must defend his life Neville
took little interest I'm the manoeuvres and went
through them halfheartedly His father took him
70 task when they went home together
Consider a moment" said Pierre 1T Is your
right 10 risk your skin often and as careessly as
you please but &c is to be remembered thar you are
here as an American and that you are fighting for
an insult placed upon the name OF your mother.
whether or not D'Ava guilty.
1T wearies me- father" the answer Il
object In an this following Of rule. The
breads word Is a weapon. not a dancing stick. Let
DAlva be villain that fights by the book Of arith-
meuc.' ] have learned how to stand on guard aud
that's enough. Let the Duke look 10 himself when
We have once laid 10 with the blades" And Pierre.
glanclne with approval at the athletic build and
square shoulders OF his son was content
In the event it proved just as well that Neville had
formed his own conception of the way In which he
would conduct his share of the duel When the young
presented himself ai the home OF the fencing
ter the day he learned that lie Grand had left the
city hurriedl& The explanation which Pierre was
not slow .. asp, was that the same power OF which
De Turgot and DAlya were pawns had sent peremp-
tory order 10 The dueIlist
On the morning SET lof the meeting the Young Alfrs
lean. with his two seconds and "a surgeon drove in
carriage 10 field about i've miles from the city
cording 90 prcarrangemenL The Duke arrived a few
minutes later
The preparations were quickly made. TO D'Alya
the affair one Of slight moment now that hc WIS
fully embarked upon a. lie would kiIl cor seriously
wound HE young man and lac hoped that his brother
inlaw would be- satisfied Three parallel lines were
marked In the turf with n sword point Across tho
central one the men would face each other Neither
must retreat beyond the line behind him pain 0f
being branded poltr0on aud coward.
Neville was "a model ~ strength ana yire youth
he stood with arms and neck barred ready for the
hrst word. he was 1.-the but firmly musclod and ho
moved bis feet with the exact poi-c of ana animal
no D'AWas seconds be- looked dangerous. ISN'T the
Duke while approving the handsome figure before
him. saw nothing but fair target FOR his blade nud
"a man who could not hope to cuuu the skil of
Spanish ducst. Tile Duke himself sturduy
built and bis reach a thing to fear
Tho two mon faced each other Tor long minute.
eyes nckcrug against eyes in ihe first clash uf per
sonaHfy That prcccdcs such combat ln Aerllles
face was 40 trace of fear or uuclsness Tho Dukes
mouth had sen in his nghtlug smile. Whatever his
opponent might prove 90 lack boo knowledge OF lhe
game he knew ln that instant that The American
would not give am inch And then General dc la
Concha spoke the sharp words of command and the
harsh clash OF steel 60 steel rang out.
The Duke opened DIS play with "a graceful fcnt
and "a quick. ripping downward slash. Neville par
fied cumsy and Che wrinkles tho sides of dAlga's
mouth tlebened. This decidedly too simple. no
bad supposed that The American, apparently gentle.