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DUTY to the family is the theme OF
Henry Bordeaux's story Of h VIII
to Live" translated by Pitts Duffield
tDufield and Company. In the be-
Rinnins here we have Mr.. Roquevil-
lard, the lawyer. overlooking with sat
'~isfaction the gathering OF the vintage
on his fine estate OF La Vigie. Cen
erations of Roquevillards had ex-
pended proud and loving care upon
this estate. Their history was writ
ten upon 1.-THE past history OF a
strong race faithful 10 Its native land
For centuries the men of the family
had been lawyers. They had pro-
duced Judges and leaders of the bar,
as we'll as Presidents Of the ancient
Senate Of the province, and had given
to the new Court OF Appeals a Council
lor who had refused all advancement
to die at home When he had paid
SdY the harvesters Mr.. Roquevillard re-
rected upon the family. Alone on
the hillside he Joined to the beauty
Of the evening the pleasure OF COM
munion with his race. He felt h
the obscure past had given an inn
portance to his corner OF h EARTH
He felt buttressed by the past and
secure against the future.
Trouble came when his son.. Maui
rice. ran away to Italy with Mrs.
Frasne. she was a thin. dark
woman with large eyes" who had
secretly distracted from ner husbands
safe the dot" that he had bestowed
upon her when they were married
She had supposed that she had a RICH,
to her own dot, but the law was
contrary to this supposition. Maurice
was no thief; he had nothing what
ever to do with the distracted dot:
still that was not the general view.
Mr.. Roauevillard defended his son at
the court trial. The shades Of the
family appeared ana fortified him for
his plea. "All at once his whole being
STARTED. With the darkness the snades
were mounting. all the shades. TheY
had left La Vigie. they were com
ing. There were some OF
them on all the hillsides. 1t was
a. II an army were rallyinS round
their chief as he stood there at the
lDot Of the old oak" They spoke to
him and encouraged him.
Margaret. his daughter, got out the
family Commonplace books to helr
him prepare his plea. There were a
great many Of them. Five hundred
years Of labor and good repute were
shut up within their leaves" He said
to Margaret: Have dinner At 8
I've almost two hours ahead OF
me, time to refresh myself on the
details Of this brief. which 1 know
pretty we'll already. I'll go to bed
at 3 and get up at 3 in the morning
Frem 3 to .. before the opening OF
court. I'll get my argument in hand.
when Margaret had gone he seized
eagerly a photograph of his Oldest
son. a soldier. who had died a shor'
time before in Africa, and address
ing 1t said: Forgive me. Hubert
I'm thinking only Of your brother now
You must not think that I've forgotten
you. You see. | am not free. To-
morrow | shall be yours. This eve
ming | belong to all our race" ~
set down the photograph and pro
Ceeded with his work as he had out
lined 1t to Margaret.
Inc ADDRESS mat ne mace 10 I'M
jury next day reviewed eloquently TIT
virtues and services or the family. A
Its conclusion a voice cried: "Hurrai
for the Roquevillards." and the GROVE
= IN the court room broke into loud ap
plause. The jury retired, but returne,
Immediately with a verdict Of &C
Quittal. Mr.. R~oquevillard led Mau
rice away Were going" he said
Ito our family tomb to thank GU
dead for having saved you" The.
found Margaret kneeling there whei
shey arrived. An early star appeare,
in the deepening sky. In the darkene,
graveyard Mr.. Roquev!llard held Mau
rice to his heart. The story does no
shun sentiment.