The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-09-25

will be sweet, since the greater It
weighs me down, the greater will nv
atOnement be-"
The vanquished lover said goodbye
to Love and Happiness, but this re-
pulse gave him a new impetus to fill
the acacuum of his empty existence
When Paris was threatened and re-
fugees told Of the wholesale sackings
OF their homes, Don Marcelo began
to fear for his castle, and went to Viii
leblanche, arriving in time to witness
the discouraged exhaustion Of the
French army's retreat. Closely fol-
lowing were the invading Germans
shouting Mach PARISH
Nilleblanche became the camping
ground for regiment and its bewil-
dered proprietor was subjected to in
Vulnerable indignities; saw his choice
possessions looted. and was the DOW
erlcss witness to the murder of prom
inent civilians of the village. A young
officer arrived who introduced him
self as Captain Otto Won Hartrott
He explained with true German cal
lousness the ruin and plumber of his
uncle's castle by saying to him, 1T is
war We have to be very
ruthless that it may not last long.
True kindness consists in being cruel,
because then the terror-stricken en-
envy gives in sooner, and the world
suffers less"
For four days Don Marce!o lived
| through a period Of SPECIFICATIONS
slashed by most horrible visions. The
village was reduced to a mass of ruins
before his eyes, and his household
suffered unspeakably from the besti-
oJ; ,,c+ T.
hospital was established on the estate
but moved on under the stress Of
battle, though the banner of the Red
Cross remained to deceive the French
about the artillery which was installed
in the park When a French aero
plane discovered this bit Of treachery,
Don Marcelo found himself in the
heart of a furious battle. The can
nonading Of the Germans and the
bursting Of French shells terrified him
until at last he saw at the foot OF
the highway near his castle, several
Of the attacking columns had crossed the
Marine. They rushed forward IN
moved by the deadly fire Of the Ger
mans. and he realized his beloved
French were driving back the Teuton
horde.
Only ruins Of his once beautiful es-
tate were now left him and he said
farewell forever to Nilleblanche. AZ
ter his return to Paris young soldier
Of the infantry called to see him. 1t
was his son Julio, never so distin-
guished looking as in this rough,
readymade uniform. Their reconcil-
iation was complete.
With his son on the battlefield Don
Marcelo lived through months Of an
xiOus suspense. Through the influ-
ence of a friend he was able to see
the young hero. It was a tortuous
journey through the zigzags and
curves Of the trenches. while bullets
buzzed like horseflies through the air,
and on through dark galleries and sub
terranean Notifications until he reach
ed the outer intrenchment line.
Desnoyers hardly recognized his
son on account Of his changed appear
ance, but in spite of his hard life,
Julio had found content in cOmrade-
ships such as he had never known.
For the first time in his life he was
tasting the delight of knowing that he
was a useful being. AS his father
left him, hope sang in his ears, NO
one will kill him. My heart which
never deceives me, tells me so"
Julio became a sergeant, then a sub
lieutenant and for his exceptional
bravery received the Croix de Guerre
| the military medal, and was finally
proposed for the Legion d Honour
One afternoon during the Champagne