The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-31


done?'
Gym me, father: deserve it,"
The Young woman fell on her knees
,ofore her venerable parent, whose
,ook betrayed more sorrow than Sc
,,oritv. He raised her and held her
.,osa TO his breast, while she wept Bit
terly.
NJ Grignon- Dumoulin was a judge
81 the criminal court of Nantes. Su
1anne was his only child. whom he
"a educated himself with great care
aftar the early death Of her mother.
Che was only Is years old when she
nos hetrothed to Paul de Gennevray,
+be son of judge of the appellate
court of Anglers. The patricians of
Aniou and Vendee pay little heed to
the hearts of their offspring.
NJ Grignon- Dumoulin and M. de
cennevray arranged the match in a
husinesslike manner and notified their
children. The latter. like their pa
wants and ancestors for generations
hack obeyed. They were expected to
continue the humdrum existence of the
iudicial dynastics who for centuries
we're shining lights in the courts of
France.
The young couple would undoubted-
" have followed in the footsteps of
their parents as regards respectable
itv and conduct in society were it not
that Paul de Gennevray was called to
Paris, where he became the silent
partner of a prominent law firm.
paul de Gennevray, after having par
ticipated in all the unquenching dissi-
nations of Partisan life, became NOR
phinomaniac. His young VIE was cas-
ilv induced to follow his example and
she was dragged along in the whirlpool
whose victims are legion.
The conditions in the new home of
the couple became so critical that the
PARENTS were forced to interfere. Their
little boy Pierre, who was born year
after the marriage, had to be taken
with the consent of the couple to the
home of Suzanne's father. They had
enough common sense left to see that
he would suffer under their unwhole-
some influence. NJ Grignon- Dumoulin.
it goes without saying, saw to it that
the boys education was properly at
tended to.
wild career. Then Paul learned that
his young wife received the attention
of wealthy roues and he became jealous
for despite the marriage de conven-
enCe he really loved his wife. Suzanne
refused to explain her conduct First
there was years separation, then the
husband was granted a divorce on
statutory grounds.
Suzanne made no defense. Even while
the divorce proceedings were in pro-
gress she continued her life of aban-
con.
Then followed a season of remorse
which brought her back to the parental
roof, where she fell in despair at the
feet of her father Six months later she
gave birth to a girl baby
If You will stay at home with me-"
said her father Il will provide for
both Pierre and Martha"
Il will never return to Paris" prom
Used Suzanne.
There was a great stir a few months
ago in Nantes when Paul de Gennev-
ray backed by his father began a suit
for the custody of his son Pierre,
claiming that Martha was an illegiti-
mate child. Sedate provincial society
was shocked. The proceedings were
conducted in private. only a few
friends and relatives being admitted
The writer was present. To the So
ciologist the trial was of the utmost
Importance.
The judge said:
'Messrs. Gennevray, father and son,
demand the custody of the boy, Pierre
Gennevray. They claim that the pres
ence of an illegitimate child in the
family of M. Grignon- Dumoulin will
have demoralizing influence on him.
NJ. Paul de Gennevray will state his
case"
The young lawyer arose. He looked
pale, hollow-eyed and emaciated. He
tried to speak in a self-possessed tone.
am convinced that the little girl
Is an illegitimate child of Suzanne
Grlgnon-Dumoulin. Despite this, she