The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1913-12-04
IheCountess de.
la Tour
BY WILLARD BRAKEMAN
Captain Molynoux

VIC AoS uCuiu VI your uue' WIFI luLS
young Jules Eerrier, whom you have
wounded nearly to death. and to say
further that the next duel you fight
will be your last"
Having thus spoken. the messenger
turned and went away. leaving Cap,
tain Molynoux to understand that IL
he fought another duel the cardinal
would have him executed under an
EDIT recently promulgated.
4oiynoux desired that the fact that
he had been forbidden to fight again
SHOULD have publicity in order that IL
occasion required him to vindicate
bis honor the reason for his refrainins
from doing so might not be inisunder-
stood. He determined therefore to
celebrate his retirement from the field
BY giving supper to the most emil
nent fighting men III Paris. lie chose
twelve persons to w. his guests. but it
appears that even a, that day a fatali
the captain. on remembering that host
and guests together would make up
that number. withheld the last invita-
ton. which had not yet been sent
Several Of his guests had been OUT
with him and had lived to become his
friends. Indeed. If any one turned up
who had fought with him he Cancelled
an invitation in order to honor his
former opponent. These details took
up some time. and it was several
weeks before the supper came or.
All Paris was talking about the com.
ing affair. and many with regret that
Captain Molynoux would not now be
punished for his two last duets. for
which he had been much blamed. In
the first Of the two he had killed
young man who was engaged to Mile.
st. Claire. the very day before the
wedding was to have taken place. 10
ayenge this murder her brother,
stripling Of seventeen. had challenged
Nolynoux and had been dangerously
wounded for his pains. 1t was nat,
urai, therefore, that all who detested
such heartlcssness should regret that
the captain had been ordered not to
fight again. for it might happen that
Of Furnishing him for his acts.
The SUPPER took place at one Of the
noted hostclI1aS of the time on that
street which is now the Rue Rivoli.
The cloth was laid in a private room.
with an anteroom where the host re-
ceived his guests As they arrived his
salutationS were noteworthy. AHA,
Lemoyne, my old enemy! am de-
lighted to see YOU" Boyer. old fell
low. had you come an inch nearer with
your rapier to my heart in that little
affair of ours might not now be here
to receive YOU"
There was q merry time All Paris
knew thar the supper among these
heroes WINS Going on and ali Paris
wished that they might ,ook in on
such an unusual banu4et II was com
ing to an rud when a messenger en-.
tered and said:
] "Captatn NolSnouz, lady waits
without who his requested ne TO sag
to you that sifiee those who have met
you ID the field haYe been preferred
In your !l!ylsqtions size wonders why
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