The Whitefish pilot. [volume] (Whitefish, Mont.) 1904-current, 1912-03-28
AN AFFAIR
OF HONOR
By THOMAS r. DEAN
Copyright by American Press Asso-
citation, 1914
By THOMAS r. DEAN

ticipated in 1t all. the lighting they
wanted for many a year to come-in-
deed. for the rest of their natural
nves-but 1t left It's effects in differ
emit way on many boys who were too
young to fight for the Union. Peter
Brit0n was seventeen years old when
the Confederacy collapsed. and he ever
after regretted that the fight hadn't
been kept up long enough for him to
get q smell Of powder.
When Peter was twenty-one this
spirit developed with desire to take
part in a duel. He maintained that
affairs among gentlemen would better
be settled by the code than by bloody
noses. though why blood coming from
place where there is little or no dan
ger rather than one where death may
be instantaneous did not appear in
Peters logic. he mistook himself.
The reason he believed in dueling was
because he rather fancied getting into
a duel
When this fad with him was at his
height he went abroad. Dueling has
always been more or less in vogue in
all the countries in Europe and is so
on the continent toy Peter went to
London. but no one insulted him there.
and he continued on to Paris Even
in the French capital he saw no
chance to participate in his hobby. so
he went on down into v.
The middle class Italians are peace.
full people. and Peter found himself as
far as ever from duel. Fearing that
he would be obliged to return home
without q scrap. he resolved to pick a
quarrel with some one. In restau-
rant in Rome he saw man ut neigh
boring table eating macaroM in man.
ner Cispeasing to a well bred Ameri-
en-. Peter signified r. displcasure by
calling to the man I, make pig
of himself. The man instead of Civ,
ilg verbal reply. tossed the contents
of tumbler Of wine in Peters face
and went on eating his macaroni Pc
ter wiped away the wine with his
napkin and laid his card on the maca-
roni eaters table. receiving one in re-
turn.
Picking up the mans card. Peter took
1t to an American friend of his. Gun
ter. and told him the circumstances
Gunter looked at the card and ex-
claimed:
Good gracious. man. you've cnal
lenged Castelliv'
"And who Is CastelI?"
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Peters face fell.
Hes not only that" Gunter went
on: hes a noted duelist.'
Peter turned very pale.
Hes not only a noted duelist. but
he kills his man every time. There is
great deal Of prejudice against him
in Rome. but he finds all the pupils
he cares to have among the young
Roman swells who may possibly some
time need to use his instruction. They
find him splendid teacher
"But can't we use pistols?" asked Pc.
ter. i've done a lot of good work
with the pistol
You. having challenged the follow.
will have to fight with any weapon he
may select"
"'That's SO. didn't think OF that"
'''Of course he'll choose foils or IA.
piers. though he Is a dead shot with
the pistol" y.
II don't like this flx." said Peter. Civ.
ing shiver. what can l do to get
out of it?''
II don't see what you can do. but I'll
think It over and try to hit on some
plan. Since you are the insulted party
you don't have to fight unless you wish
to. but you don't care to put yourself
in the position Of a coward. suppose"
no." said Peter. II don't wish to
do that"
"Well. stay here till You hear from
me-.
Peter passed terrible half day: then
the door of his room was thrown open
and two men entered and babe him 60
with them. They placed him in car
riage and took him to u large building
that he thought was hospital. 1t was
lunatic asylum. He was put into a
room by himself with an iron grating
on the windows and locked in.
Peter never experienced such Joy
Of relief in his life as he now felt
locked up in madhouse. where the
fencing master could not get at him.
He recognized In his Imprisonment q
scheme Of his friend Gunter. who had
doubtless taken out papers to have him
confined as n lunatic
The next day Gunter came to see him
and admitted the plan as his own.
Gunter told Peter that be had seen
Castelli and advised him that Peter
was not responsible for his acts. Cas-
tell was very much disappointed mt
not being able to add one more to the
list of those he had killed.
Peter asked Gunter how long 1t
would be necessary for him to remain
a maniac and could get no definite
response. But one day Gunter brought
him letter Of apology from Castelli.
Peter. greatly surprised. asked how he
had secured It.
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