The evening world., 1914-02-14
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COriOlis went up II, ObcyinE Balaoo
as BalaOO had once obcyed him. and
not even wondering whether he could
resist a gesture OF command OF the
ptthecanthrOpe. accompanied by that
extraordinary human and divine look
OF sadness which he had not yet seen
In his eyes. having never seen any
there but childish looks.
They climbed into the tree.
That tree was an large az "a little
wood that might have surrounded
Balaoo's private dwelling.
And they came to the private
dwelling, to the hut built IN the style
OF the Forest OF Bandong which CO.
rolls, remembering the huts built by
tho pithecanthropes on the man
groves In the swamps. was not at all
surprised to ind there. Only this hut
had q door. a. In u mans house.
He opened the door. while Balaoo.
moro and moro sad and more and
more polite. like any man inviting "a
stranger to cross his threshold. stood
modestly behind him.
He opened the door and found
himself IN the presence OF Madeleine
lying on a bed Of dry leaves and de-
Gently covered with a rug which he
remembered once missing from his
pony chaise.
Madeleine was pale a. death, but
not dead. At the noise which her
father made on entering she opened
her eyes. and two syllables came from
her blootlless lips:
"Papa!"
Corioiis fell on his knees before his
chilA, raised the lear head, pressed
It to his heart and bathcd II with his
tears.
"rorgive me! Forgive met"
Forgive you for what. papa?
Hasn't Baiaoo told your Embrace
him: he saved mel"
Coriolis's eyes wandered from Mad
oleine to Balaoo. who. standing on
the threshold. turned aside h's head
30 that he might not be seen to
weep.
what! He saved your"
Then Madeleine. putting her shapcly.
trembling arms around her fathers
neck, told him the terrible story OF
her abduction from the room at Mou-
Tins by Ellie. the albino.
Mother Vautrin's son must have
heard OF the marriage OF her whom
!, he had never ceased to love and Of
the approaching arrival Of the newly
Ills sudden resolution to go and lie
In wait for them. like an animal Turk
ing for It's prey. spake volumes for
the mental attitude OF the Three
Brothers. who. definitely driven from
the society OF men by their death
sentence. had for years led the lives
Of wild animals In the depths OF the
forest. -...--..-...-.--------.-
But, whereas Hubert. and Simson
lair. Files heart was still. at inter-
walls. fiercely reused by the memory
Of q white figure that used to appear
to him in the old days. when he re-
turned Of q morning from his clan
destine hunting expeditions. at the
edge OF tho dawn-swept fields.
The image OF Madeleine fingered
deep dovn In that brutal brain; and
II he had sunk 10 low a. meyer to
speak a word. never to rS6ly AH'his
brothers' call, II was becaus6 he rever
ceased to converse with NadeIeine's
image and to say things 70 her that
could be confided to none other.
When providing with hts brothers
which they still terrorined at inter-
walls with their plunderings. Ellie
heard OF Madeleine's approaching re-
turn to ClermOnt with her young hus-
band. He said nothing to his brothers.
went 20 Clermont, made Inquiries In
the neiRhborhoOd OF tho Ituo do ! Ecu.
and went back to MoulinH. ..
His aim was to kidnap Madeleine
before her arrival at the capital of
tho Puy- de Dome There he might
have had TO abandon HIN sinful plan;
whereas II he carried OF Madeleine
In tho open country he could under
take, by travelling only at night, to
reach his haunt In the forest .undis-
turbed.
To get into the train. take advan-
tage of stop at an intermediate sta
ton, or even OF the slowing down Of
the train at certain places on tho limo
OF which he knew. and rush into the
night with the young woman In his
arms-this was the exceedingly simple
plan that suggested itself to his brute
brain.
Events turned out In such way as
to simplify things even moro. At
Moulins he saw Madeleine and Patrice
alighs from tho train. 1t was all that
he could do to refrain from seizing
her on the platform In the midst OF
the passengers. He might have made
the attempt then and there had she
not passed 40 quickly on Patrice's
arm, He felt his heart seethins. his
brain afro, himself trembling with
inpatience to effect his rape.
At the hotel hs walked straight In
behind them. and then made hts way.
with wstchfui eyes and ears, to tho
courtyard. A light appeared In n
window and he saw Madcieinc'B
shadow. Ten minutes later, Made
leine was In his arms, He stopped
her screams by thrusting his hand
into her mouth, and flung her half
dead into a cart. He jumped on the
box, and did not stop until the horse
dropped between the shafts. by this
time he had covered long way on
tho Paris road. going In tho opposite
direction to the Cerdogno country;
and this. q few hours later. must have
thrown first Patrics off tho scent and
then Coriolis.
Lastly, the coincidence Of tho events
for which Gabriel was Responsible
completely restored his ease Of mind:
and he proceeded to travel by short
and careful stages TO the Moabit
clearing.
He did not speak a word to Made
leine. but he forced her to Eat and
drink out Of terror. She hoped for
moment that tho pursuit Of which
she was hound to be tho active and
desperate object would end by discov-
sr;n1 nor hoforo sho vas imprisoned
for good and all In ono OF tho horrible
Moahit quarries for which they were
making.
Sha knaw the terrible Legend OF
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