The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1921-08-17

Rudolph we soon learn, has two
aims In venturing incognito into the
filth of Paris. The first is to dis
cover. K he can, the whereabouts of
Mrs. Georges son, German, who has
been taken from her in his youth by
vicious husband. The second Is to
trace, II possible, his lost daughter.
who Is supposed to have died In in
fancy. It is around these two themes
that the romance moves. In pursuing
them NJ. Rudolph is beset by every i'm
aginable adventure. He Is locked up
IN subterranean cellar, where the
waters Of the Seine slowly creep up to
his neck, and from which predica-
ment the faithful Slasher rescues him.
Innumerable traps are laid for his
feet; but from each successive snare
he miraculously escapes. And through
out this series OF entanglements he
never abandons his premise that no /
matter how depraved the individual,
there is potential good In all human.
ity. which, il nurtured, will blossom
INTO virtue. In consequence he be-
comes sort of inferior Providence
to those whom he meets. He saves
the blame!ess debtor from prison. and
places an honest livelihood within his
reach. He does thousand kind
nesses. On the other hand he does not
hesitate to bring the unworthy to
Justice. Relentlessly he causes the
eyes of a wretch Who has been pitt
less to the weak to be put out. that
he may know what it means to De
helpless and the prey Of the strong.
The story is network of crimes
and their eventual punishment. and
everywhere triumphan, we find the
creed that in the breas' of humankind
burns a spark of the p'vine.
The portion Of the tale dealing with
the kidnapping of Fleur-de-Marie from
., her home with Mrs. George by Screecfi
Owl, the blinded schoolmaster, anf'
, the imp Hoppy is novel in itself.
How these wretches wait for the In
? nocent girl; convey her 70 Paris by
r coach; and thrust her into the Arms
. Of the police, who in turn deposit her
in prison Is exciting reading. From
!; prison she is released by a written OF.
Z der. only to fall a victim to band
/. Of hired ruffians who try to drown her
;. In the Seine. As she Is floating down
4 the river, one Of her old comrades from
). Saint Lazare leaps in and suves her
= life. Next we see her in the great
= Paris hospital, and 1t Is at this juno
" ture that Grand Duke Rudolph Of Ger
h olstein obtains trace Of her; discover
, that she is his own daughter; and
Il bears her In triumph to his msgnin'
a cent palace to be transformed from q
. fugitive Of the streets to her Royal
y Hiehness Princess Amelia. Here, fo'
. brief period. we behold our little
n Fleur.de-Marie the Idol Of the court
n and sought in marriage by a prince o.
a. the realm.
- But the stigma Of the past Is eve'
IA fresh in the girls mind. She canno
a shake 1t off. Though she adores he
lover she refuses to wed him, sayhl
n that she "loves him too much to CIV
q him a hand that has been touched b.
n. the rutfians of the city," Poor. hrav
~ Fleur.de.Marie! She at last seek
Ia peace in a convent; and when sh
h. dies there, we have no regrets tina
y. her blameless but troubled life Ia enc
ne ed.
~ In the meantime what Of GERMAN
Mt We search for him through an equa
&c " ingenious train Of happenings. wit
N. I'll NJ. Rudolph's wealth and astut'
it. ness it is no easy task to md tn
ur missing boy who Is lost In the eres
in. civ Of Paris. But he Is found. LIZ
pr. Goua,euse, the young hero has kel
as his soul unsullied by evil. Urged
le- rob his employer, he has not only =
fused, but has given informatic
ne aeainst those who plotted the Grim
L. that they might be brought to justic
"a A A result Of this good deed. HOY
he ever. he has been bounded from OF
Id end of Paris to the other. At last
las falls a victim to monster OF GRIM
Ike Jncuues Ferrand, q corrupt notar
NV who casts him into prison on nc
Tor t,ous charge. He Is no favorite' I
all. nv scornine to mingle with the viclo
nh creatures about him he tncurs the
ms. wrath and suspicion. until at lehe
ing they dub him spy and resolve
cd. murder him. From this fate ne
her saved by Slasher, who appears IN &
DO prison Just in time to fell MS ASA
ga. ants and pilot him to liberty. Eve
m. .ua,,v he is restored to his mothe
his arms and to his pretty swectnea
Tor. Rigolette, whom he now marries'
NV. rho skill with which Sue constru'
,.ox,, Introducing character All
we character, and bringing these VAR
mi. elements into unifie" whoie' -
one marvel of artistry. 1t Is also nht
Of esting to note throughout the mo-
the authors knowledge OF medic'ne
an his handling Of drugs, his portrava!
her hospital practices. and other techn,
es- touches relative to his PROFESS.
the Wherever such data can be turne"
in use he does not hesitate to enplo!