The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-17

fire that told the world That Ia. long
| suppressed storm had blackcned the
skies at last, that at last the long
damned sea had risen When the
great stone grave fell. the stone grave
to which the rich and powerful had
consigned their living enemies, there
/ began that cruci reckoning that new
CIR In the history of the world has fall
cd 10 come at last to tho opprcssors
the monstrons reckoning that Is en-.
forced by Tic smttcm when he be.
comes the smitcr, when the fear and
submission and misery in starved
hearts become triumphant hate
Tho echoes remained echoes still in
Lucia Manette's quiet home Throug
three years. three years OF fire and
risinss of sea. they remained echoes
though ever coming cioscr, ever sound.
ing louder. menacing. hcadlong. Then
they burst into her life
There came to Tcllson's Bank In
london. the headquarters of all the
French refugees. II letter that was ad-
dressed: Very pressing. To Monsieur
heretofore the Marquis ST. Evremonde
of France Mr. Larry. inc bank man.
ager, DR.. Manettes Oldest and dear.
est friend, asked Charles Darnay if he
ever had f1eard Of or seen such n per
son IN London. Darnay replied that he
could deliver il. took IL. ana as soon az
he Was alone, read IL.
That night. after a day of agony
though never of DOUBT OF hesitation,
nc sat up late and wrote long lot
Ter to his wife after she had gone to
bed lie told her that he was In reali-
t| the Marquis ST, Evrcmondo. THAT he
mad been brought up by his mother to
the fun knowledge OF the cruelty OF
ms race; that he had sworn ia her
when she lay dying that nc would do
all mat IN him lay to right the wrongs
mat they had perpctratcd to give back
10 inc suffering people under their rule
somc part OF what had been ed
from them. He told how he had striv-
en- TO do this when at last the family
possessions came to him: now he had
lntrGsted an agent with the mission
ana had surrendered everything So far
as the laws would let him Then he
told her OF the letter that had come
TO him j was from the Prison OF the
A6baye in Paris Ilir agent Gabclle
Mad been seized by the pcopic. To his
DEFENSE that he had acted for the In
terest OF tho people and not against
them, MS accuscrs replied that he had
acted for an emiErant. prescribe ell un-
der the laws, and they demanded to
know where that cnigraut was For
tHe ioNe Oh iieaNcn or justice, OF
generosity. Of the honor of your noble
name, supplicatc you. Monsieur mere
tofore the MarQuis!" ended the pris-
oner's letter. My fault Is that have
been true to you. Oh, Monsieur here.
toforc the Marquis. l pray you to he
true TO me-
He knew that if he abandoned the
faithful servant, he aband oned him tc
death: for the hdeous figure of the
Suillotinc already had become as famiI-
lar rs IL 1t had been before the gem
crnl gaze since the foundation Of the
world Charles Darnay. heretofore
the Marquis 81. l5vrcmondc, sealed his
letter laid 1t beside Iucic's bed. look.
cd AT her long ana hungrily, anil went
forth with a sinking heart
AS soon us llo entered France he
perceived that lie was III n trap There
was much talk of II now, decree thar
proclaimed the death punishment To all
aristocrats who might dare to return
to the country. AS he passed barrier
after barrier with the armed escort
that had been forced on him, he raa-
lied that in reality he was their prIs-
oner and that each barrier was anoth-
CT gate that never would open to let
him out.
The sullen temper OF all with whom
he dealt. the fury with which the peo-