Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1920-12-10
HNOOD morning, Sir John"
m The bewilderment of a
dusty, threadbare peddler

Thus addressed was speedily con-
verted into a majestic pride upon
kearning that he. John Durbeyfield
u Marriott was actually a lineal de-
ssrerdaHt of the noble family of Dur
herrffae.
And no sooner had Joan, his hand
suzae, shallow-minded wife, the easy
Epfng mother of his many children,
beard of her exalted estate, than her
runantic soul began secretly to de-
wise a brilliant. and fitting alliance for
her beautiful young daughter. To
which end Tess was artfully prevailed
uR0u TO seek work in a wealthy up
sfzrt family of the same illustrious
name
: And so the innocent child, whose
single7m1nded desire was to mend the
e<soken fortunes Of her family. became
Rs&flugF keeper for the blind woman of
) zuusSum nile and ultimate prey for
Nsr son, a Tissalute wretch, young Alec
DUrberville- BITTER a while back to
marriott came fsfe disillusioned girl,
where lived in a gray seclusion IN
tn her waRzened little bahy's death.
{ Tut after several bitter years of
beart searching, Tess determined to
saarus. hume again-thIs time to be
~sfnhy1naid at Ta~lbothays, a large, fertile
farm in the valley of the Great Diaries.
And here. too, was a young man, the
vuuneesa son Of a stern and jealous
sfsikse Of the old school. Angel Clare
had sadly disappointed his father,
Erxt by non-con1ormist views and then
by sincere scruples against taking or
ders. SO now, in process of becoming
gentleman farmer, he was specializing
at varions farms. Cultured, ideal.stic,
syzz@athetfc, he seemed to Tess a demi-
god and though she had sworn her
self to celibacy, the enforced propin-
guilty ripened into intimacy and drifted
zate lowe Together they went a6eld In
the wenirous dewy dawns and the
wxrna summer afternoons found them
making butter and cheese in the cool
white dairy house. The birds sang fol
ehem and for them the stars shone an6
the whole verdant valley teem.ng witt
richness and incense. gave up its odor
GUS vapors.
Tess specter doomed but vaguel.
row., until loves honest declaration
brought her to poignant realization o
her situation In this man-made world
But all Withdrawals were overcome b,
Ggare's gentle insistence; all attempt
AT revelation were lightly thwarted
Esaezsiy. within a week of the weddinI
Dig which she had reluctantly set, he
resolution took shape in writing
f-oxrvaxge confession Is breathlessl
rhrust under his door. Ironically col
Seafei under the carpet it lies unit
Tess, with a sudden late intuition o
her wedding morn discovers its hidin
place and tears it up. In a lumberin
.asf relic of coach days Symbolic of a
zxxfent D'Urberville legend Of crime
Tess and Angel are carried to church
:zrsS usson their final departure a whit
srnek erows thrice. IAN ~afternoo
~ru1Ss and the dairy folk shake thei
hends at the evil men.
To the cid farmhouse-a derelict
an ancient D'Urberville mansion
ready range Of a model mill, Clar'
with a Of h practical and til
romantic. takes his lovely bride. Frol
the paneiIed wall outside her door, tw
old D'Urberville portraits CLEAN evil
and Clare q Tess shiver as the
grace n subtle likeness TO her own |
the malignant yet noble features. b
ahre the glowing fire the adoring brid,
xxAazn, his wife's hand clasped in hi
Tells the story Of his one alteration
AZ kzs 48 hours dissipation with
Scarlet Woman, and confidently crav'
her pardon, which Tess is only too d
Tfxhfed to grant; and, with the fir
MI CLEAN Of hope, unfolds her ON
~md story.
1he wanton action Of a man Of m
nHxy-fbe deceived innocence Of 9
lrnorxnt childl And yet. the ms