The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-02-06
His Method
OF Revenge
by RUTH GRAHAM

| hcicnt IN the use Of the small SWORD
rather than writing theses. Having
finished the university course, hc went
TO Paris His father forwarded him
a letter of introduction To benjamin
Franklin. who was then representing
the new American republic at the
court of Versailles, and young Sinclair
WAS admitted into the society of the
court circle.
Sinclair fell in love with Nine.
| Ocrelle de TorcellerS, and his passion
was returned, Her brother, the Duke
OF Lascelles, To get rid of the Amer.
lean conspired with the Count de
Bcauvillc, Il rejected Suitor of his sis.
ter and the two secured his arrest and
Imprisonment
Having got the young man into the
Bastile, il was not difficult 10 keep hiu,
there, FOR the! gave instructions 10 his
iailcr not 10 permit him to communi-
cate with any one. especially the Amer
lean embassy. Sinclair remained there
for several years. gaining his freedom
only when the mob opened the prison
hy battcring down the gates of the
BaStille.
one would suppose that he had had
enough of the France Of those times
ana would 80 home at once. When lie
had been shut up the country was
peaceful: now it was boiling pot.
Having been shut up by royalSts. he
might now dread being guillolincd hy
revolutiouists. But Sinclair had only
one thought-to find the men who had
imprisoned him and be rcvengcd. for
he had heard while in prison that
Jules de IasceleS had died.
The French royaliStS were only be-
ginning to get out of France. Sinclair
learned that the Duke of LaScclles had
been arrested ON charge of being an
enemy To the revolution. but the Count
de Bcauvlle was still free. Sinclair
Went to rhe leader of the revolution OF
that time, told him how he had been
imprisoned on Il charge of melting in.
Surrcction and asked that the Duke of
I.aScelles be liberated that Mr. Sin
clair might seek revenge by lighting
him The request WAS granted.
The next day a prison official an
nounccd 10 the duke that he might 90
free. LasccIes. who bad been expect
ing death 10y the gullotinc. was over
joycd. But whom mt the prison gate
he recognized the man he had thrown
into prison several years before he
turned pale.
Come with me-" said Sinclair. who
led the way into a courtyard near
10y. where two gentlemen were wait.
Ing. the one 10 second Lasccllcs. the
other Sinclair Iascclics. having Is
capped death 10y the gullotimc to meet
it by an encmy's rapior. fought dcs
pcrately, but he was no match for
one who had champoucd his CORPS
at Heidelberg. Sinclair played with
him for time rs a cat would with
mouse. then with n Take that Cor
Your villaiuy." ran him through
Sinclair next sought the Count dc
Beauville He found it difficult to
find him. for the count had been pro-
Scrihed. and the revoutionists were
looking for him rs we'll as the man
whom he had imprisoned Sinclair got
on his track through information Civ !
on 10y one who bad seen him i'm court |
aud supposed him to be Sympathizcr |
with the rOya!ist cause. Sinclair found |
his man, but would neither give him |
up TO his enemies nor seek revenge or |
information that had been impaired |
on the SuppoSition that it was given To |
friend lie proposed To De Beau |
Vile that they journey together 10 Bel |
GUM passing rs two Americans. he |
Eenuviilc could not understand WHY. |
since Sinclair had him i'm his pover. /,
he did not turn him over to the rcvo. |
mtioniSts, ana why the man ne had |
injured should help him 10 get out of |
the country WAS indeed mystery To |
him. However, there WAS nothing for |
him To do but TO accept the offer
Sinclair possessed u passport. though !
of Il date several years gone by rs an |
American citizen. He suggested to De
Beauvile that he travel oStenSbly rs |
his servant, and the two thus passed |
beyond the Paris gates. \ number OF !
times during their journey they were !
held up 10y rcvOlutiOnsts. but every |
time Sinclair by showing his passport |
and ordering DE BcauvillC about ms
his servant. but. most of all, by his |
cool assurance. secured a passage for
himself and his enemy. At last they
reached the frontier. They passed the
border in the night. and De Beauvilc
slipped away into the darkness and
But Sinclair knew that the cmigrcs
escaped his enemy.
were gathered in Belgium. and there
he went II was not long before one
night ut Il ball he saw DE Beauvilc
dancing with the noblcsse Of France
and. going mp To him. drew his glove
across his face. There was no avoid
Ing II meeting, and De BeauviDle con
scented 10 fight.
The two iuen met on II field where
such affairs were accustomed TO take
place. De Rcauvllc was n good
swordsmnn, but somehow there was
something in having injured his op-
poncnt. something so mcauny in that
treatment of him. that the
count could not fight in his usual
form. Sinclair soon showed that he
had the advantage both in coolness
ana skill aud after giving his enemy