Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-10-15
Through His
Nerves
A DusliSt Is Conquered by an
UnSkilled Antagonist
BY WILLARD NAL THE

The old story OF one girl and two
lovers there are intuite varieties Of
it. Usually one Of the lovers is the
villain Of the plot. the other the hero
1t first the villain has the advautage.
but in the end virtue triumphS oNrr
vice, This is tale of one girl with
two lovers. both OF whom are noble
extraordinary nerve.
1t is now moro than half century
since Il family OF Americans named
Wentworth made II tour abroad. Wv
len Wentworth was then girl of
nineteen and considered Ivy all who
knew her lovely girl She had been
brought up in sCClusion and had there.
fore not received much attention from
young men The visiting OF now and
10 her strange countries nj 4 time when
few Americans went to Europe natu.
rally produced upon her marked i'm.
preston Being OF an artistic tenn.
permanent, she enjoyed especially the
works OF art to he found In Europe
and while In Rome had n special nd,
vantage in being shown through the
marvellous collection OF art treasures
in the Vatican Ivy II young French art
list named Armand Trudcau
This young man was especially fitted
by nature to captivatc II young girl of
an ideal makeup He was very hand
some, with large, dreamy eyes, n high
forehead and an olive complexion He
gave great promise rs an artist and
wrote very clever verses lie soon
won his way into Vivien's affections,
though he WAS opposed by her parents.
who did not wish her to marry for
cigner.
So the matter stood when Egbert
Kenworthy, an American OF an entire,
ly different type from Trudcau, ap.
pearcd in Rome and made the nc.
qunintance of the Wentworths, While
Trudcau's face might have served for
model OF st, Sebastian, Kenworthy's
would have made an admirable David
He was the son OF New York bank.
er and was taking an outing previous
to entering his fathers counting room.
These two men became rivals for
the hand OF Miss Wentworth Ken
worthy upon entering the list did not
know that an attachment had already
sprung up between her and Trudcau
The latter. being opposed by MIR. and
Mrs, Wentworth, after devoting him
self to Vivien for n few weeks daw.
ding through the galleries, ceased his
attentions.
1t was at this time that Kcnworthy
appeared on the scene. He was given
every encouragement by the parents
Of the girl he wished to win and not
long after his meeting with Vivlen pro.
posed to her. She accepted him. but
with frank avowal that she preferred
Trudeau
Kenworthy, though he had met tho
disappointment of his life. declined to
ask her father for her, contrary to her
wishes. He Mt once withdrew his Mt
tentiOns and left Rome. Then Vivien's
parents. being convinced that her heart
was fixed upon the artist. consented to
the match. and the couple became on,
gagged.
The warm season In Italy was now
approaching, and 1t was decided by the
Wentworths to go to Paris and accept
an invitation to visit Trudcnu's family
at their chateau not far distant from
the capital Trudeau was to accom-
pany them. They found his relatives
to be eminenuy refined ana were great
~ pleased with the intended connec-
ton.
But the marriage was destined not to
take place.
At that time there was In Paris Jules
Charter, one OF those duelists Of the
earlier part OF the nineteenth century
each Of whom tried to make longer
list OF victims according to the code
duello than any Of his predecessors.
These persons have disappeared. and
dueling is now only prnctlCed In
France by those who consider that
they have Il cause, and even these ex-
pect only little bloodlctting
A printing Of Trudeau's was hung IN
the salon. One day when the artist
was present chatting with friends who
were admiring his work Charter stop
ped before II ana began to ridlcule
it. Trudeau flushed and made re
mark irOnicaI to the critics knowledge
OF art Charter lightly slapped the
artist on the check.
II seems strange that system
which justified murder should ever
have prevailed. The insult, which was
given publicly, forced Tfud0au to chal-
lenge the man who had slapped him
or be forever taboOci by his associates.
He had no skill whatever with any
weapon. and the affair must result In
his being vanquIshcd and probably kill
ell. lie knew that he must suffer
death and wished to bid last fare
well to his fianccc. But this was not
permitted She might take measures
to prevent his lighting and thus dis
grace him
The morning after the insult Tru