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rs room In great excitement. with the
Information that his wife is in a very
iecarious condition. He is in doubt
where 70 90. when Justine's You must
decides him in the path OF duty and he
sts quickly TO his wife's room, as the
curtain falls.
act Ill is at the office Of Christian
Lsscuyer, now Prosecuting Attorney for
France. After a scene with Laparse. In
which Lescuyer admits that he Is miser-
ably unhappy, they discuss the recent
murder Of the pawnbroker Soldmayer.
Lscuyer can see no excuse-Laparge
tads thousand motives. They are IN
erupted by Donadieu, at the announce
rsat Of whose coming Laparge leaves.
SEARCH FOR A CHILD.
Lsscuyer tells of a fruitless search that
es made for Perrinette after she hao
written him OF the birth Of his boy. and
how bis remorse lie making life a living
bell to him. The entrance Of the Jolly
Asoise Of the first act, now the happy
Madam. Donadieu, lends a bright tone to
The atmosphere She mentions casually
hat the murderer of Soldmayer has been
'oand Merou, the clerk, informs him
Nat the name OF the murderer is Chris
| Tan Forgeat.
TIE curtain is down for a moment TO
e'note the passing OF twenty-four hours
s''ng up on the same scene. Gaumont'
Vatt Of Police. is trying TO convince
.<seuyer Of the necessity Of exceptional
s'erty in dealing with Forgeat. Les
'1ye', cornered by his own policy, can do
a'hlhs but promise acquiescence. the
auance Of Donsdieu gives him an OPP
N'tuhity to seek solace. To him he con-
uses his desire to do something 10 help
rs boy; he tells OF having gone TO the
'nson the night before TO see his own
" In the murderers cell. Seeing, for
He nrst time. the connection between his
azure to provide for the boy and the
1uers miserable life, Lescuyer admits
1s' ne himself 10 the guilty man.
me fourth act is in the courtroom, at
y uial OF Christian Forgeat for the muir
= OF soldmayer. The evidence in the
s easily fixed. Forgeat. with great
sapacity but tremendous effect, de-
''Oes his life. his mother. the years In
reform school, the harshness OF It's
s ..'nods. He relates how always he has
~ mat his own life did not chime with
oNace IN general. and that when Sold
~. 1unted him about his dead moth
saa MS own bastardy, the insult mad
died ~ q" A''"'
49,. Witnesses for both sides give their
S0ny Louise, the former maid of Les
-" though not summoned. asks for
49, assion 10 testify. She relates her story,
nn esnsforms itself into an intensely
s.e appeal for the boy. Her own
A. NE was very short Her husband
~ Saving her with a baby. Through
M. '0ent' she found herself in debt
francs. Realizing the impossibility
n A. UP mat sum, she determined
a. "hat others had done. The first
a. she meets on the street is the boy.
4. . sves 70 her apartment with her, but
/, s"' OF her baby in it's crib shames
a. realization Of what she is doing.
sa,'es how the boy, divining her
y ~ feeling. thrust some money into
adnd and departed
N, peeeh is not without it's effect
H.. , 49, having been given. it is
10. n. 'ne prosecution. Lescuyer rises,
sksy, Ou'room listens eagerly for the
a,e,. vigorous attack, but instead the
kAgs ore surprised to hear from Les
aasn,p'ea Tor mercy to the prisoner,
" s.,.. ''' showing the unnaturalness OF
ss,1,a ne has occupied. and finally
sa<I, ~ wherein Lescuyer takes upon
"e fuii responsibility for the