Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1913-07-23
THE
DUELISTS
How They We're Punished
For Fighting
By F. A. mitchell

hHtPASb. NuuE tAthfut&11s "a HPAh1l
has been arrested for masquerading In
mans apparel. She desires to be
hrought before your eminence."
WHY should | be troubled by mat
,sr Tint pertains to the watch:" asked
The cardinal. looking up from his pa
pers.
The young lady says, your emf
nence. that she has information to give
which you would value"
"Of what naturer
.Dueling. She will give you the
names Of two officers Of the army who
are TO fght today"
The cardinals manner changed at
nnre. Another of these affairs. eh.
despite my orders but just published.
II don't put a stop to this practice |
shall In time lose every officer in the
service. win stop II IL have to
hang the whole army. Admit the
girl"
She came In. blushing for her ap-
parel. tall for woman and well form
81. She stood before the cardinal with
bent head.
why are you so attired?'' be asked
Because intended to take the place
Of man In duel today"
"You fight duei,' snarled his emil
hence. shall have TO bring the wo-
men Of the kingdom TO the block as
well as the men:"
Hear me. your eminence. One OF
the best swordsmen In France is to
meet on the field OF honor oae of the
worst learned OF the meeting in
tine. sent for the latter and succeeded
IL iocking him Ia a room from which
be cannot Escape I intended TO fight
In bis stead"
Their names.'
II viii die. your emlnence. rather
than reveal them without yonr promise
that their lives shall be spared"
The cardinal hesitated for moment.
then gave the required promise.
Captain de la Tour. the famous
swordsmnn. and Lieutenant Dnrant."
said the girl.
On the cold visaGe OF the cardinal
appeared a trace of admiration for this
woman who was going TO meet death
In place Of another.
"You are Mile Remercier. ] believe.
one Of the queens maids Of honor.
This nefarinus dneling pest that Is kill
Ing on every year hundreds OF the
kings best officers seems TO be more in
vogue among persons Of quality than
the lower orders. | wish you were
man | wnuld hehesd De la Tour and
give you his commission. Why were
you about 10 give your life for that of
Lieutenant Durantt''
"R,zause | would rather die than
lose him.''
The cardinal paused moment In
thought. singular" be said. half 10
himself and half TO the girl. this thing
called love. | can conceive OF all other
PASSIONS. Int not this one. and love
that will sacrifice life for the object
ioved Is TO me as great mystery as
life itself" Then. looking up. be ask
ed. Where Is this duel to take place."
In a wood on the outskirts OF the
city, on the bank OF the Seine"
"When:"
AT noon"
III - now near noon.
"fes. your emfnence. I was going TO
the ground when a eendarme of keen
er eye than others suspected my sex
aud arrested me-
presume Captain de la Tour Is
now waiting for his victim"
Doubtless he is. and wondering why
ne does not appear"
Something was running with cleo
uie rapidiy through the cardinals
ofain. Whatever II was. II came TO a
nead at once Summoning an attend
ant. he directed him to proceed to the
auelng ground and bring Captain de
"a Tour to the palace. Then. turning
70 Mile. Remercier. he asked II she
aao the key to the room where her
iOSer was confined. She gave II to him.
ana ne sent another attendant for Du-
rant Then he sent the girl to another
apartment TO await the coming Of the
would be duelists.
Inc messenger who went for De Ia
.our found him pacing back and forth
npatiently waiting for bis enemy. his
seconds standing together chatting tc
pass The time. When the captain saw
man coming wearing the cardinals
livery be turned pale.
Mon Dieuw he exclaimed THE
.aruinat has got wind of the affair. l
an lostr'
dis eminence desires your presence
~ the palace" said the messenger.
lie la Tour babe his comrades good
" ne and they believing that they
WOULD never meet again. Only few
usys before two men had been behead-
" Tor like affair. and with every
vase the cardinal had grown more de-
sfmined. Having pressed the hand OF
sscn OF them, he set out for the Palais
ncneiieu. afterward called the Palais
-oyaie and today occupied by shops
aeanwhile Lieutenant Durant was a
p.'soner bewailing his fate. Proud
suu sensitive. his mind dwelt on the