The Savannah morning news., 1901-08-31

Is permitted to live in the same house
With my son. l desire to have Pierre
taken from the custody of his grand
father"
Suzanne, who sat next to his father,
showed uncomfortable anger.
Coward" she cried. Flow dare
you take this action? God will pun
ish you for this!'
Paul shrugged his shoulders and re-
sunled his seat.
M. Grignon- Dumoulin said: Il ask
that the demand of NJ. Gennevray be
not granted on the ground that it is
cruel and inhuman. l deny that Pierre
is subjected to unwholesome influence
IN my house. Even should the allega-
ion as to the illegitimacy of the child
De true, | cannot see how the little one
would be to blame for that, and why
IL would be wrong to have her grow
up carefully nurtured by loving grand
lather mother and brother"
Now followed an indescribable scene.
suzanne was weeping. Paul looked the
picture Of indifference. His father made
ready TO refute the argument. The rel
atives quarreled among themselves and
a! ltrled to address the court at once,
thing possible only in French prov
inces. AT last the judge succeeded in
bringing order out of chaos. He sud-
denly asked Suzanne with which of the
TWO children she would prefer to part
With great emotion and tears rolling
down her cheeks she exclaimed:
Il VIII part with neither Pierre nor
Martha, no matter what your decision
may be-
Il declare that Paul Gennevray is
not proper person to educate his
son" added her father.
This produced angry rator+S froy. ~ =
various members of the Gennevray
family, whose pride could not tolerate
the thought that one of their relatives
would be considered unworthy to take
care of a son.
The judge poured oil on the fire with
MS well-n1eaning attempt to settle the
matter in an amicable manner.
IT seems to me-" he said that 1t
would be best for little Martha to be
paced In an institution under the care
OF the pious sisters of our church. This
would guarantee to the mother that
the child would be in good hands. and
then Pierre could stay with NJ. Orig
nom Dumoulin."
Ihls brought storm of objections
nom both sides. Suzanne was heard
to protest again and again: Il will
not be parted from either Pierre or
Martha"
At last the Judge said You cannot
keep both. If you will not give up
Martha, you will have to part with
Pierre For the present, my decision
is that Martha be placed in a convent
or religious home chosen by your ia
Their"
Words cannot depict the uncontroll-
able grief that overcame Suzanne when
she heard the decision. She rushed to
the ante-room of the court, where her
two children were intrusted into the
care of nurse. She pressed them to
her bosom, and her cries were heard
in the court room.
A sudden change seemed to have
come over Paul, who had shown until
now callous indifference. He startled
when he heard the judges decision and
realized that he could not have Pierre.
Then he saw the anguish of his wife
and remember how he led her into the
life in Paris which caused her ruin.
AS the judge gave his decision and he
beheld the grief of the woman who had
been his wife his chivalric nature
seemed to assert itself. He hesitated
for few moments, but when he heard
the walls of despair in the ante-room
he jumped from his seat and rushed to
her side.
None saw what happened in that
ante-room. All that could be heard
was that the cries of Suzanne gradual
y changed into low sobs. Gods angels
llone could have recorded that scene.
There was a strange silence in the
courtroom. Then Paul entered, leading
Martha and Pierre. his wife following.
The eyes of the couple were red from
weeping. Paul whispered a few words
to his father. Then the elder de Genne-
vray addressed the Judge:
~ ask your honor to dismiss this
case. My son and Suzanne are recon-
ciled. May the Precipitation prove per-
manent"
The judge granted the request. There
was sudden display of affection be-
tween the families which would make
the spectator believe that there never
had been a quarrel or harsh word be-
tween them.