The state herald., 1920-07-02
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to England as II private gentleman.
eager to begin life anew.
Sydney Carton wns young English
lawyer, brilliant In intellect. but stead
lily detcriorating through his life of
dissipation, able to advise others but
unable to guide himself conscious of
the blight on him and resigning him
self to let 1t eat him away"
He and Darnny soon became fire.
qncnt visitors Mt the small house In
Soho square, the home Of DIR. Manctte
and his daughter. Through Lucie's
care and devotion, the Doctor had al
most wholly recovered from the effects
of his long imprisonment, and 1t was
only In times of strong excitement that
my truce of his past insanity could be
detected. The sweet face Of Lucie
Manette soon won the hearts of both
the young men, but II wns Darnay to
whom she gave her love.
And so thnt interview between Lucie
and sydney Carton has n pnthos that
wrlngs our hearts. He knew that even
II his love could have been returned, II
would have added only to his bitter
ness and sorrow, for he felt II would
have been powerless to lift him from
the slough OF Seliishness and Sensu-
ality that had engulfed him. But he
could not resist this last sad confess
sion of his love; and when she weeps
ut the sorrow Of which she has been
the innocent cause, he lmplores: DO
not weep. dear Miss Manctte; the life
lead renders me unworthy of your
pure love. My last suppllcatlon is this:
Think now and then that there is
man who would give his life to keep
II life you love beside you"
But dark days were to come. In the
year 1889 the dOwntrodden French
peasantry turned upon their oppres-
sors. The streets Of Paris were filed
with crowds Of people whose eager
cry was for blood" Madame Defarge
no longer sat behind the counter of her
small wine shop, silently knitting into
her work the names of her hated
enemies, but axe In hand md knife at
her belt, headed n frenzled mob OF
women on to the Bastile. The French
Revolution hnd actually begun.
! Madame Dcfnrge was one of the
leading spirits of the Revolution.
Early In life she had seen her family
| fall victims to the tyranny and lust OF
| the cruel nobility and from that time
her life had been devoted TO revenge.
Three ycars Of crime and bloOdshed
passed. md in 1902 Mr.. Jarvis Lorry
und Charles Darnny landed in Pans.
the former to protect the French.
,ranch Of Telison 4 Co., md the latter
to befriend an old family servant who
had besought his help. Not until they
and set foot In Paris did they realise
Into what Q caldron Of fury they had
plunged. Mr.. Lorry. on account Of his
business relations, was allowed his
freedom. but Darnay was hurried at
once TO the prison Of La Force. there
o awnit his trial. The reason given
Tor the outrage was the new Law for
the arrest Of all returning French
migrants, but the true cause was that
he had been recognized ss Charles
EvrenlODde.
These tidings soon reached Londoh.
and DIR. Manctte. with bis daughter
Lucie. hastened to Paris. for he felt
hure that his long confinement In the
Bastile would win for him the sym
pnthy Of the French people. and thus
enable him to save HIS son-in.law.
Days and months passed. and although
the Doctor succeeded In gaining q
promise that Darnny's life should be
spared. the latter was not allowed to
leave his prison.
Al last came the dreadful year Of
the Reign Of Terror. The sympathy
which ut hrst had been given TO d.
Mnnette had become weakened through
the influence Of the bloodthirsty
Madame Dcfnrge. Also, there hnd been
found In the ruins Of the BnstiIe n pa-
per which contained Dr. Manette's &C.
count Of his own abduction and I'm
prisonncnt, ind pronouncIng solemn
.urse upon .he House of Evrem0nde
and their descendants. who were de-
cinred To be- the authors Of his eighteen
years Of misery. Charles. Dsrnay's
doom was sealed. "Back 10 the Con.
ciergerie and death within twenty.four
hours"
To Sydney Carton. who had followed
his friends 70 Paris, came m insp,ra.
tlon. Had be not promised Lseie that
he would die 70 save life she lovedf
by bribery. he gains sdmittascs 10 the
prison Darnay 10 removed uncOnscious
from the cell. and Carton sits down to
await his fate.
Along the Pans streets dx tum-
brtls ere carrying the days wine to Il
guillotine. In the third cor sits = young
man with his hands bssaa. ~ the
cries from the street srise against him
they only move him 10 y quiet smile a.
he shakes more loosely his hnir about
his face.
Crash A head is held np and the
knitting women who nre ranged about
tho scnfrold count "onc."
The third curt comes uu mud the stut.