Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1913-07-17
THE FORCE OF
CONSCIENCE
By DONALD CHAMBERLAIN

This brief dialogue occurred In faTh
between a Partisan and a South Caro-
llnian named Louis Glenwood. The
time was before the middle OF the nine
teenth century. when duelIng was more
common than now throughout the
world and far more in earnest In
France, where n semblance OF the Gus
tom still fingers. Glenwood had no
especial acquaintance with Whitney,
only knowing him MS the afflanced hus
band OF Muriel Ellison, an American
girl whom be. Glenwood. secretly
adored.
some one must stop these murders"
be said with intense emotion.
That cannot be DONE" replied the
other: at least, not I'm any ordinary
way-not by the duel, because vellllers
IL so skilled in all weapons that he can
defeat any antagonist. There Is but
ono way In which he can be worsted-
through his nerve. II one could end a
way 10 break through that vellllers
skill would not bo available"
A few days later veilllers was din
Ing at n cafe on the Champs Elysees
when n man entered who attracted nt
tentlon nj once from n malicious. sar.
donlc look he wore on his face. lie
strobe straight toward the table where
Veilliers was sitting and deliberately
slapped him on tho cheek.
veilllers. who had noticed the man,
looked up into the face OF ono whom
he had mover seen before and whose
expression startled him.
what means this insult. monsieuri'
he asked. Il do not know that have
any quarrel with you"
"You arc used, monsieur" said the
other. TO ofrcr these insults. | choose
TO ofrcr this ono myself"
"who are your
Il am the united embodiment OF all
your victims, and have como TO make
you my victim"
While the speakers eyes showed dif.
fercnt emotions, his face retained the
samo lnvariablo sardonic expression.
VERY well. monsieur" he said.
"will you kindly refer mo 10 any friend
OF yours who will receive n message
from me In your bchnlfT
"Fricnd7 Are not we-those you
have killcd-i.a Tour, DcsmoullnA,
MERCER. Ia Rogue and tho others, In.
Guiding your last victim. tho American
all my sccondsl Come. monsieur; I have
arranged for a private room In the fenc.
ing academy Of NJ. Mcydieu. Let US
proceed there"
"But there IL tho selection OF yenp
ons. besides other terms TO be settled
As the challenged party you have the
right 10 choose
''rermsl Weapons. DO the dead
need 10 dispute about such thlngsiI
They are for you 10 decide, not u.s."
"Usy"
Yes: you are TO aght a representa-.
tive. not an individual. but we will
not waste words Come: let us be on"
Veilliers rose. aud the stranger slip.
ped his arm through that OF his an.
tagonlst, keeping his face turned 20.
ward him all the while. ycllllera
shook him OF. but tho stranger walked
beside him. those who had been dining
with the latter following. 10 the fenc.
Ing academy. where they were shown
into a private room, Vellllers chose |
folls. and the lght began.
by this time the duelst showed signs
OF unsteadlness. The strangers con.
ndence. his indifference as 10 terms |
and weapons. his talk about represent.
Ing Vellllers' victims. and, above all.
bis sardonic smile. had produced an
effect The duellst, as soon as be be.
gan 10 fence. stroye not TO look al his
opponent But he must keep his eye on
that OF his antagonist, and he could
not do this without the smile being
constantly before him. Indeed. do
what he would. II drew his sight from
that feature on watching which his
life depended. The unknown, obsery.
Ing this, waited I'll his enemys gaze
was diverted, then made a quick lunge
and ran him through the breast
The next morning all Paris knew
that the famous yellllers had been
killed In a duel by an American named
GlenwoOd. but few knew that Glen.
wood had relied almost entirely ON
breaking down his antagonists nerve
through his conscience The South
Carolinlan's face had been painted by
skilled artist aud 80 dellcately done
hat the paint could not easily be dl,.
covered. Il was assurance backed by
his device that enabled Glenwood 10
I'D the world Of the duellst.
Miss Ellison, who had gone into
Mourning for her lover. was one OF the
irst to hear OF THIS remarkable duel
When she learned the name OF the
'onqueror her surprise was great in.
Iced. lie had long been her friend
sort or brOther-but she would NOT
AVE expected him to endanger his life
o avenge her. She sent for him IN
'ome 10 her at once.
"Why did You do M" she asked.
DO not ask me now" was the re-.
'ly; some time In the future | NAV
ell you"
Suppose your effort to work on the
mans nerves had failedg"
~ should have been another yictimp