The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-09-20
ADuel That Never
Game Off
BY RUTH GRAHAM


able him TO sec the world. Luther had
Inherited the faculty of coming money
In many different ways.
When he had gathered In enough "a
enable him TO do what he liked he re-
solved 10 join the then annual hegira
OF tourlsts-that was before the great
worlds war-to Italy.
His native shrewdness enabled him
10 see how plainly the great gaping
crowd Of travellers were gulled by those
who humbugeed them. While In Ma.
pies he visited museum containing
articles that had been exhumed from
the city Of Pompeii some 2,0oo years
ago guide was taking a party Of
Americans through the place. explain
Ing what the articles were.
These are the cups" he said. "out
of which the Pompelians drank their
coffee"
Hold on there. my friend" put In
Luther. 81 didn't reckon the people
over here In those days had coffee"
You spoke too late" said the guide,
with 4 grin, and passed on, manufac-
turing other statements equally Inn
probable.
Persons meeting on the street In Italy
pass to the left instead Of the right, as
In America. Luther was walking one
day on street in Rome when, on
neetlng man. he kept to the right
The man kept to his own left which
was Luther's right, and the two came
to a standstilL There was an alterca-
tion; but, the custom of the country be-
ing explained to the American, he apol-
ogized The Italian would not accept
an apology. He was too angry to listen
to reason. He handed card to Luther,
who. supposlng an exchange of ad-
dresses was Intended, not understand
Ing why, gave his own card. Then the
Italian passed on. muttering impreca-
tons.
The same evening Luther received
visit from Ricardo visconti, who said
he bore q challenge from Signor Ed
gardo Murelli.
II apologized for that matter
uiuu hHoW w" lucy S'ee'eu wv.
here"
But my principal refuses to accept
an apology"
"Oh. he does Well you just tell |
him that he can do as he pleases about |
that"
You. signor." the gentleman pro-
ceeded, being the challenged party. /
have the choice of weapons
That's generous. choose feather
busters"
II beg that Signor Baldwin will not
attempt to make light Of a serious af-
fair. VIII you fight with foils or pis-
,oisf"
Though luther had not been long
abroad, he had become impressed with
he fact. as he expressed Ii. that Eu
rope was big show ground for Amer
cans. and the ways Of getting his
to leave their funds there
we're mutifarious and diverse. He
began to suspect that the challenge I
vas matter Of extortion, I
See here, senor," he said whats {
lie damage In good American money {
or passing man on the street on the
sroug side?'
Signor visconti relaxed. IF Signor 9
Baldwin" he said. considers the mat
or a case of indemnity rather than an
Intended insult | think possibly the .
natter can he arranged on that basis :,
Just So How would the payment of !;
hundred francs suit your esteemed /
riendT
"A hundred francs.'' The man held
~ his hands IL horror at the mention
I such small sum. I
VERY well: name your figure"
"Of course snch settlement has not
ccurred to my principal ] shall have ;,
. refer the matter 10 him." :,
About what do you think would he !
fair settlement
ut seems TO me TINT II you pay for
he injury done Signor Murelli 1000 =
'ancs would be al equitable amount"
This satisfied Baldwin that he had
IMPLY run up against one OF the many
avs OF bleeding Americans.
"Signor." he said. 1000 francs is
100 in American money My life isn't
orth it. We Americans don't count I
irselves as valuable as you consider
over here. I've concluded to
yht. I'm ambitious to die In that arena
here gladiators died thousands OF
ears ago | reckon that, having the
loice OF weapons. have the choice Of
me and place. Tell Signor Murell
at will meet him at Y midnight In
e arena OF the Coliseum
But. signor." protested the Italian,
I that hour the Coliseum is not open.
,sides. the place is too public for such
affair"
1T wasn't too public for your ances.
3 to feed Christians TO lions. was it?'
'Ah, signor. with that | have moth
, to do. would suggest as a place
meeting a spot on the Janiculum hill
ross the Tiber."
IN fight In the Coliseum or not at
Do you suppose I'm going back to
nerica to tell my friends that l
ight a duel in a shady place when
re was a field at hand twenty cen
les old with the memory OF thou 4
Ids OF men who had fought and died h
inspire mel No. stree. Luther
ldwin amt any such galOot" !
luther Baldwin as he spoke the [
rds resembled Uncle Sam in news
Der cartoons when he Is depicted