The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-07-11
IN MORAL
REVOLUTION
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the tropical beauty Of the country that
attracts the denizens Of the sunny land
of France Soon after the French revo.
luton an old aristocrat who had es
capped the euillotine By getting away
IN time went to New Orleans with his
only child. daughter. Old CharIier
was younger brother to a duke, who
before the reign Of terror had supplied
him with an income which the younger
| Charlier pieced ont by gambling with
others of the nobility When he came
to America, broken down Ia mind and
body, he eked out u small living by
his skill in cards.
About this time q Creole Felix Du-
vol, came into the possession Of sew
eral large plantations. A man OF the
world, he denied himself no luxury
money could buy One morning he saw
Denise Charller at the flower market,
where she had gone 10 sell some roses
/ she had cultivated, or rather. which
had grown unassisted in her fathers
! little back yard. Duyoll purchased her
roses and learned from her where she
/ lived. He determined to possess the
/ girl and went about 1t methodlcally.
/ He made old Charters acquaintance,
/ invited him to his city residence, played
4 cards with him and permitted him TO
win quite a sum of money. Charlier
/ invited DuyoiI to his little house and
introduced him to Denise II was rather
/ the fault of Duvoll's surroundings than
a natural predlsposltion that led him to
/ evil. He was a fascinating man TO wo-
/ men and Denise fell la love with him.
After permitting Charlier to win VA
rious small sums Duyoll gradually led
\ the old man TO understand that he de
/ sired his daughter, but could not ask
for her in marriage without great pc
4 cuniary loss. Then be adroitly inti-
mated that If Denise were to be ex-
/ posed in the slave market he would
4 gladly give $4,000 for her Thus be
4 insidlously put II into the old mans
4 head to gamble the girl against $4,000
I at game Of cards. Ey this means
Chariier saw himself in possession Of
4 $4,000 and his daughter as well He
4 considered DuyolI no match for him at
cards.
And so 1t was agreed that ie Charlier
lost he should sign papers declaring
that Denise, who was brunette. had
negro blood In her veins and that he
had bought her Of negro trader. 1t
/ was also agreed that he should sign a
bill Of sale for the girl
One day Denise entered the room
where her father and Duvoll were
playing and saw nj once that an I'M
usual stake was being played for. Du
Won, whom she had always noticed
playing carelessly. was concentrating
all his mind on the game and played
Z with great skill The girl stood by
and saw her father lose n number Of
games in rapid succession. Looking
\ into bis face, she noticed intense agony
4 pictured there. Then suddenly there
came q change, and her father began
to win. She went over and stood be
hind him. where she could see his
cards. 1t was not long before the turn
Of the tide in her fathers favor was
4 apparent. When IL came his turn to
deal he would direct his opponents at
tention TO some object In the room or
out through the window, and while he
looked Charller would manipulate the
cards.
Denise was horror stricken Had II
indeed come 10 thisl She had borne
the terrors OF the revolution. she had
seen her family dwindle by the gullo-
tine, but thus far there had been no
dishonor. Her resolution was at once
y taken.
"CGn you not stop your game long
enough, NJ. DuyoIl, to come out and
see, some new plants | have just Sc
curedy"
certainly, mademoiselle." And, arts
ing from the table. be went with her
She had no sooner reached the gar
den than she turned to Duyoll and
said.
Monsieur, promise me to take no
action to punish an act am about to
reveal TO you
Il promise" said Duvoll surprised.
"My father has passed through an
ordeal that has weakened bis brain.
His elder brother, his son, my own
brother. besides many relatives and
friends, persisted on the Place de Ia
Revolution In Paris. My father es-
capped In disguise From comparative
wealth he has been reduced TO want
II has broken through that sense Of
honor for which our family has been
distinguished for centuries. Oh. that
one OF our name should have fallen so
low! Stop the game, monsieur. My
father is"--with an effort she finished
cheating you.
Duvoll stood looking at her without
speaking. A revolution more impor-
tant than that through which France
had passed--a moral revolution was
at work within him Born to regard a
" human being as a chattel. he had been
led by love the sacred nature Of
which he was unconscious TO a deed
compared with which her fathers eff
fort 10 save her from the results OF
his own weakness was noble
"Mademoiselle," he said at last In a
faterinG voice, SHOULD | tell yon Of
the guilt lying at my own door you
would despise me. We're | worthy OF
YOU would ask you 70 be my wife
IF ever find way TO atone for the
wrong / would have done but for the
quick change you have made In me
you shall certainly have the privilege
Of spurning me, as deserve"
IT did not take long for Denise Il
forgive a sin IN the man she loved--a
sin che never knew, though she lived