The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-10-11

words: II have found myself" Meantime
the search for the boy ends with the dnd-
| ing of his little hat in the river. The shock
kills the marquis and Diane Is left at the
mercy of Vidoche
The second act opens eight years later at
the Inn of Yvetot Renaux. as Notredame,
quently happens in psychological cases, the
nature of the man has changed his iden-
tity. Cruel, reckless, crafty and unscrupu-
lous, he seeks by easy resources OF art ana
trickery to obtain mastery over his fellow
men. A wig and weird costume-part of the
astrologer's stock in trade-with the para
| lyzed muscles of his face, have obl1terated
every trace of the brave Renaux. During
the lapse of years Diane, believing herself
deserted by Renaux, for whom all search
has been in vain, has married V1doche, ana
awakened too late to the knowledge of his
brutality. Vidoche, having fallen in love
with a favorite of the count, desires to be
rid of his wife that he may marry his in
amorata. Thus travelling to Paris with
Diane, he meets Notredame and the idea
of killing his wife, which has been smolder-
ing in his mind, takes fire under the SUD
tie insinuations of the astrologer. At the
same time Diane whose life is a torture.
conceives the idea of giving her husband
love-philter which may at least cause MIN
to treat her with respect. Meanwhile the
stolen boy has become a wandering acrobat
under the care of his gypsy master, and the
story of how he comes into the possession
of Notredame and attracts the attention OF
Diane is exactly as it stands in the mover.
Diane, prompted by forlorn hope in Notre-
if he can tell her aught of naoul De Renaux
The name rouses some latent memory,
touches some chord of the paralyzed heart,
for he pictures in the freight the old garden
at Martinbault, but 1t is only gleam or
reason, for the reality of his present closes
in on him, and with the words SHADOWS,
only shadows" he sinks into REVERE as the
curtain falls.
The third act is in situation an exact trans
cription of the great scenes OF the novel,
the scenes in the alchemist's oen, where VI
doche obtains from Notredame the poison
to kill his wife, and Diane, entering III
search of the love-philter to win ner nus
band, is given the poison by the astrologer
with instructions to drink 1t herseh as IN. ane
charm she seeks. At her exit a most thrill
ing scene occurs in which SNotredame exuits
in the power he holds over Vidocne. me
latter, in a temper of rage, strikes ms TOT
mentor senseless, and locking MN IN the
room leaves him for dead. But the ploW
has not killed. it has merely broken the
spell that held the brain captive so many
years AS the astrologer comes to his senses
the present falls from him, and his mlno.
resuming it's normal function, takes up the
old life where it was dropped years before
on the terrace at Martinbault. With horror
he notes his surroundings and MS WeiId
dress and with cry of terror he turns 70
the boy jean who has witnessed everything,
and demands the truth. Then. in rev
words the horror of what ne mas done
flashes on him and he starts to rescue tne
woman he loves from the death to Wnlcn ne
himself has doomed her, but the doors are
locked and the act ends with most IN
tense situation. The last act, IN q Series ot
true and vivid scenes, leads to climax Oh
striking power.