The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1920-08-03

live for the little one and guard her
with his life. Henri consecrates his
life to the child, Claudia, whom he
dares not acknowledge as his. ss,<,t I /
S Twenty years pass, and Claudia
.Harle has become$'a bright, attractive
girl, !. reared in a. convent near the
estate ofEthe Marquis. 3 Her supposed
father, now q financial power in com:
merce, has become socially ambitious.
In his efforts to climb socially he has
become infatuated with q Visconte
and Comtesse, who are tricky adj
venturory;-HI1d =7at whose instigation,
he sends. foRaA bio daughter Claudia to-
come to Paris and live. It is the plan.
Of the Visconte and the Comtesse,
who are lovers, to have the Visconte
marry Claudia for the money they!
would derive from such q marriage.
While on his way to port to en-.
bark for his home in the United
States, Maurice, q young American,
Of French birth who has been q sol
der, meets Claudia and is struck by
her beauty. He is offered a position
by Harle and decides to stay in
France. !; -. :. - y si@1, 49,. +.
when Claudia goes to Paris, the
Marquis and Maurice 60 with her.
Claudia, who never has been in Paris
before, becomes enraptured with the
city's life and forgets the simple way
in which she has been reared. Maur-
ice, in. the meantime, is making rapid
progress in Harle's employ. The Wis
conte and the Comtesse are jealous
Of this young American and watch
their chance to disgrace him in the
eyes Of his employer and Claudia.
The Marquis is busy trying to pro-
tect Claudia. - I@. :: - i
By playing on the social ambitions
Of Harle, the 'Visconte and the Com
Jesse secure from him an agreement
that the Visconte shall marry Claudia.
Then, by planting q stolen necklace
in the pocket Of young Maurice and
accusing him to robbery, they dis
grace him in the eyes of Harle.
!! But Harle has become financially
Unsuitable. War orders have filed
his Golfers to OVERLOOKING. but he re-
fuses to spend one franc on improve
ments in his factory. Anticipated
causes much trouble and
many Of his employees are killed in !
accidents. that leave their dependents
helpless. -,,,=. II
- Maurice, with the assistance Of the
Marquis, has learned about the Wis
conte and the Comtesse. The Marquis
tells the Comtesse that through the
Prefect of Police he has learned that
she is an adventures and that the
Visconte has been living with her. as
her husband. The pair learn where
the Marquis keeps the letter from the
Prefect of Police and that night they
break into his house and steal the box
which also contains the deathbed
letter Of Claudia's mother, telling the
Marquis he is the father of Claudia. |
The Harle factory unrest becomesl
so great that the employees threaten
to destroy the home Of their employ
er. They kidnap Claudia. The. Mar
quis, the Visconte, Harle and the
Comtesse trace Claudia to a cabin
where she is held captive. The kid
nappers fire on the party. The Wis
conte takes refuge behind a tree, but |
the Marquis, moving forward to
rescue Claudia, is shot down, and dies. |
MAuA4C0 VA0WAS: ~ VIC AVUSV oAAA
manages to rescue Claudia. The po-
lice, having enough evidence, go to |
arrest the adventurers, the Visconte !
and Comtesse. They show Harle the |
proof that the Marquis outraged his
mousse, and is in reality the father Of !
Harle is crushed by the dis
,overy. When Maurice and Claudia
who loves the young American-t
come to Harle, he closes the gates Of
MS home in their faces, saying to
= ''..Go away. You are not my
and / do not want anything
% do. with you" Y s3s :s3 !
The law takes its course with the
Visconte and the: Comtesse. Harle
retifes to his castle, broken in spirit
md in mind ~
Maurice and Claudia leave France
Tor the United States, to begin life
anew in a country where love and
ruth and honor are ''The Strongest"
BEES HOUSED IN COTTAGES"