Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-19
Translated From The French by Florence Creme Jones
Copyright, The Frank A. Munsey Company
BY ALBERT BOISSIERE

YOU. Your mother wished it; you were
her BOY"
He lifted his head and looked at me
sadly the tears streaming down his
face. "
"You could not understand. You do
not know what 1t is to love like loved
Lucie We'll. Only in novels do we read
what it ia, but I know what 1t means
For six months tried to win Luciees
love. All! II you only knew her; she
is beautiful"
AS he uttered these words his face
was transformed, his eyes lit up with
a 10y that he could not hide; he
paused moment, and then continued:
81 loved her since last spring, ana
pleaded with her in vain. In the
Quarter it was known that William
Kingsley was going to marry her.
They said that he was blinded by his
passion, and everyone pitied him. /
alone envied him."
He was seized with q violent fit Of
coughing; when the attack had passed,
he continued:
81 ought to have had the courage to
tell you and mother that wanted to
marry her. but knew in advance what
your reply would be-" A little milliner,
without dowry, and no education!,
What can you be thinking about, Poly
dore. It is caprice that will soon
pass
81 ought to have shown as much in
dependence as William Kingsley, be-
cause I loved her as much as he did.
Then when knew that another man
was going to marry her, saw red! A
,comrade told me that Kingsley had
given her a magnificent bracelet for
her fete. could only offer her little
ring that would cost five LOUISE loved
her to distraction. She is honest, I
swear it, father! and oh! she is beauti-
ful-Lucie! Lucie!"
This time could not control myself.
I threw my sons thin hand away from
me, as + cried out in frenzy:
migrate! was it for such a caprice
that you murdered your mother? From
what mire, from what Shiny clay isaa
mans soul made, when it can be pos.
sessed by such vile passion?'
II think" replied my son. calmy,
"that at such moment there are two
sible for the other"
His quiet answer Gained my indig-
nation. l looked at him in sorrow and
felt great pity stir me.
Tell me what happened afterward, =
| said
ooh! it was simple enough. BY the
step you took my poor fother, you left
me the choice between an easy suicide
and a hazardous disappearance. II !
had only listened to the first man that
is in me, it is certain that should have
followed the first course. but was
too much of coward not to listen to
the counsels of the other man-the
crazy lover of Lucie We'll, wrote the
letter that you know Of to the police,
so as to battle them. Your daring act
had cleared my brain and had given me
an extraordinary lucidity of mind.
"I spent the five louis that you gave
me to buy this workman's suit instead
of the little ring had dreamed about,
which was useless now. left my
clothes on the banks of the Marine.
thought that they would believe that
through grief I had drowned myself.
Then racked my brain to think where
/ could hide so that the gendarmes
would not find me. Then my love for
Lucie gave me an inspiration. / wan.
dered about all night in the woods;
and the day after, came to this asy-
lum, belonging to the man whom Lucie
loved. 1t was risky thing to do;
could not foresee that my ruse would
be crowned with such a complete sue
cess. simulated madness. DR.. King
sley might have sent me to the adj
ministration, and then l should have
been discovered and sent to the
guillotine but I do not think that
anxiety for my personal safety counted
much in taking this risk; Iseemed to
be obeying an instructive force-an i'm
pulsion that pushed me to the thesh.
hold of my rivals house.
Polydore stopped talking and seemed
plunged In thought. I was silent
was crushed and overweight by what
he had told me.
When he came out of his reverie he
murmured in PARKWAY voice:
Tell me, father, has the doctor mar.
ried Lucie? All! she is so beautiful
ma belle, ma belief"
My son." I replied, II am broken,
hearted to see that even now, after the
terrible lesson that you have received.
you still have single sentiment which
dominates all others. You still love
Lucie We'll ."
81 shall always love her." he replied.
"And If you were offered your lib
erty, and you had Lucie, you would go
through all risks and perils for her?'
Il should not hesitate. would go
through any peril and risk for her.
would commit any crime for her,"
"Polydore," said gravely, II have
made a great sacrifice to save you, I'M
worthy though you are. But did not
do this for you; it was your mothers
wish; it Is your mothers face that has
always guided me, and l should re-
proach myself all my life II had failed
in saving you from the consequences OF
your crime. You are right. There are
two men, face to face, in the brute that
yor are, and one is not responsible Tor
the other But it is my duty to put an
end to any illusion you may have con.
corning that girl. know Lucie Well