South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-10-12


This result was due 70 the remark
able pleading OF Charley steele.
popularity called Beauty Steele" a
brilliant. handsome young lawyer.
addicted 20 strong drink. His sue
eess in this case also won for him
he hand OF the beautiful Kathleen
Vantage. whom he admired. al
though he did not love her. any
more than she loved him.
After the trial 10 tried 10 thank
Charley; Get out Of my sight he
replied you are as guilty as hell
Five years later found him still
more brilliant and more a slave 20
me bottle. He had corrupted Kath-
leens brother Billy and General
lied the popular preacher. the Rev.
John Brown. Billy forged Charley's
name and squandered S25, 900 OF
trust money. but Charley resolved
TO save him from ruin He went
that night 70 the Cote Dorion"
tavern where ne drank heavily.
quarrelled recklessly with some
rough river-drivers and was kicked
senseless and flung into the river.
Just at that moment 10 Portusais,
on a raft opposite the tavern. heard
the scufIe and the splash. jumped
into the water and rescued the in
sensible man. whom he recognized
as his former deliveTer. Taking
him to his hut on Vadrome noun
tain, near Chaudiere Parish, he
nursed him seven months till ne
was restored TO health, but with his
memory completely gone. After
the cures brother. VI. Loisel.
skilled surgeon operated on him his
memory returned He did not know
10. but his eye CHANGED to fan on
a newspaper which told Of his own
death. Of the marriage Of his wife
10 a former admirer. and accused
him OF having embezzled the trust
money.
What was he 10 do? He could
not 20 back even to clear himself.
re decided 10 remain unknown, as
Charles Mallard. in Chaudiere. The
village postmistress, ROsalie Evan
tureI. a charming girl Of fine fam
ily and convent education, made his
acquaintance by bringing up TO him
a parcel post package from the sur
econ. Charley became apprentice
u the elderly crOtchety tailor. Louis
Trudel. and went TO live with him.
Louis was suspicious of him be-
cause he was an infdel. and deter
mined 10 show him a sign from
heaven so as 70 convert him. He
stole from the church door the lit
tie iron cross blessed by the pope.
and late one night after Charley
had gone 10 bed. heated IL red-hot,
and rushing upstairs, dropped it on
Charley's bare chest. ROsalie from
the postoffice opposite noticed a
light under the tailor's door at that
unusual hour and suspecting some
tking wrong saw through the shut
ters what the man was doing. She
FASTENED through the kitchen and
upstairs but too late 20 stay the tail
or's hand. He turned and fell head
long and died soon after, calling
Charley "a black inf1del from hell"
Resale took the cross to the post
Office and afterwards restored it to
the church door Chaudiere be
lieved that the tailor's death was
due 10 the infdel and was ready TO
mob him, but the court took his
part and urged the people 10 pray
that he might be brought into the
fold
Charley lived on in the tailor's
house and continued his business
giving most OF his earnings to the
poor and tho sick and fghting the
demon drink which frequently as
SCALED him.
To was St Jean Baptiste's day
Cnaudiere was allied with festivity
As the militia came noisily into the
village Charley rescued a man and
his frightened horse from death
The man proved TO be John Brown,
row become A Quacil doctor and ad-
vcrtising HIS nostrums by singing
comic songs Charley. hiding be-
hind some trees, heard him telling
the story OF his old friend Cham
nagne Charley" All day he had
been hghting fierce battle with
raging thirst and Questioning him
SELF about Rosale. Could he marry
while he wife was still living?
should he tell her all and let the
law separate him from Kathleen?
But Rosalie was & Catholic and the
church opposed divorce.
Just then a bottle OF whisky fell
from the pocket OF drunken
''habitant" at his very feet with
an uncomfortable impulse he seized
10 and drained it. 10 Portugais fol-
lowed him as he staggered home
and Charley in hts deIirium recoE-
nized him as the murderer he had
pleaded for He took 10 ny the
throat. then fell TO the floor. For
Eve DAYS 10 struggled 10 save his
life and then carried him back TO
Vadome mountain. Rosalie came
10 warn him that ne was suspected
~ stealing the gold vessels from the
cathedral I'm Quebec and trying 10
BLOW up government house. She
had hardly finished speaking when
the cure. the seiEneur and the Able
Rosslgnol entered with two con-
stables The abbe charged Charley
with the theft. which ne stoutly de
MED. 10 called the able aside and