The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1911-02-09

then, giving him the farewell kiss, left
HIN.
At 3 O'clock In the morning Mrs.
Stewart arose, went into her sons
/ room and put on tile clothes he had
laid out to yea In the duel-all black.
Then she kissed. him-shedid not fear
to awaken, HIN, for she had given him
nm opinte-and went to the door to
meet Langstar. who was riding up to
the house. Entering the carriage. Che
was driven to the field where iForshay
and his second, with a surgeon, stood:
waiting. ;A
Instead of Q mask Mrs. wore
Y blue veil. covering her face to the
chin and tied sbehlnd. so asito conceal
her long hair. Langstatf. who was
DESTROYS to save one whom he sup:
posed to be his yotng friend. Fitz
Hugh. approached Forstay's second
With 4 proposition for. settlement that.
would clear all parties from any stis.i
mn. Forshny declined t%osacceptit.
.very well!si said Lnngstnff; "it. you
are determined 70. ktI, this boygl prom
tse you that yoli will hare to 80 bnck
to the state you came from. for: you
will not be welcome here"
When Forshay was convinced that
the Ave phces which were TO separate
the combatants was not a blum he
made, a! protest through his second, In
slsting that fighting at such,a distance
was murder or suicide. Langstaf re-
ported the matter to his PRINCIPAL. who,
said firmly that they would fight at
FIVE PAGES or not at MI. Forshay re-
luctantly consentcd-indeed. he must
either consent or be branded as n
coward. This close range was intend
cd by Mrs. Stewart to prevent the
meeting II that were possible. but II
Forshay was not thus to be driven OF
the Aeld she had no idea Of the con.
test being given up and Ind another
motive In being close to her antngo.:
mist.
The two seconds stood together on;
one side and eGuidlstant from the prin.
cipals. Langstafr holding a handker.
chief. He raised It md held 1t sis.
pended fora few seconds prior to CIV
Ing tho signal by dropping 1t. During
this brief interval Mrs. Stewart raised
her left hand and lifted her veii, OK.
! posing her face on that side which
was farthest from the seconds: For.
shay recognized her and changed col.
or. Before he could determine. what
action II any o-take the handkerchief
floated down from Langstaff's hand,
Forshay sprang up on bis toes and
fell dead with a bullet in his heart.
Mrs. Stewart walked with a firm
step to her carriage and was driven
toward her home, Walter r.nngstatrs
beside her. For a few minutes she lay
back in the corner Of the carriage,
then. turning her face toward Lang
staff, raised her veil.
"Great heavens!m
There was silence between tho two
for a time; then Langsta1 asked:
"yVby did you do this"
ut was the only way to save my
boy"
but was It necessary to. Kill your
enemy?" D
Eyes; after my expedlent Of insisting
on close range failed l must Kill him.
"Why|
III I had not the affair would have
gone on till one Of tho two had killed,
the other, randf my son would have
been the one to die. AS It Is he will
consider himself demeaned that his
mother should have done-the work
which should q ye:fallen TO him.
Langstaff was. silent for a moment,
then said sadly;S
"IfSI had known that you were to
fight this batter should have insisted
onstaking 1t upon myself
When Eitz Hugh Stewart awokei tho
sun stood high. His mother approach
ed his bed. He started up.
tLte down, my, boy: It's all! ovar.nf
And she toldihlm what she had. DONE.
TO this day no one in that section
knows TINT It was a woman instead Of
.a boy that gave Forshuy his DEATH
wound. ! gothic story from that boy
when he was admin Of sslxtyas
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