The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1921-08-04

ne binds the slasher to him i0' ,h ha' ~
onerlng him his hand WIZ ga
mark that the convict hss bow "ud
heart.
nere our story begins hoe .,uo
Rudolph we soon learn ,ot. w.. ~
aims In venturing incOgnl'V, 80 s ,ns
NTH Of Paris. The 6rst p ~ ~ us, =,
cover K he can, the vheIs' ,,h" .O o
MIS- Georges son, German ,,,S ~
Deen taken from her 10 bis -" w
vicious husband. The sew 49, - ~
trace If possible, his los' ,,od =. H.
VINO Is supposed to have w" ILL ~ -
lahcy. II is around these nnr0.,,ng
that the romance moves d,.a. su ,,,,'
them NJ. Rudolph is besei " , o..'y 30
aginable adventure. He y -oNAeu r
In a subterranean cellar - =. 90
his noel, ".s En- which predlca-
ment the faithful Slasner ia 20. lie
foot. b.. ~. - successive snare
he mirnculously escapes .,s,na.t~ no
out this series OF en'hns ,.a ~. M
never abandons his pIsn'' ,, una
matter how depraved vuo u 49,
there is potential gOOa !" .,,, ~ I,anso,r
ity, which, IL nurturee W.. o So NO.
coroos 80. % ",osedor Providence
to those whom he peets' ne onS
the blameless debtor llV'n pllsvn' nIa
places an honest liyeIlnVou "i,' ,.,,S
Dassos ~ .ho other hand he does not
hesitate to bring one u'i"or'n' "
justice. Relentlessg ne causes ,ne
eyes Of a wretch who mas Oeeh piu,
loss n tho veal, 10 be put out. that
he may know whal II lieans W oe
helpless and the PREY VI the strons'
The story is pet"orK OF crimes
and their eventual punishment and
everywhere Triumphant we find the
creed that in the breast OF humankind
burns a spark of the Divine.
The portion Of TIE tale dealing with
the kidnapping of Fleur-de-Marie from
her home with Mrs George by Screech
Owl, the blinded schoolmaster anc
the imp Hoppy Is novel In Itself.
How these wretches wait for the In
nocent girl; convey her to Paris by
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 q written or
der, only to fall victim 10 a band
of hired ruffians Who try to drown her
In the Seine. As she Is floating down
the river, one Of her old comrades from
Saint Lazare leaps In and saves hei
life. Next we see her In the great
Paris hospital, and II is at this juno
ture that Grand Duke Rudolph of Ger
olstein obtains trace Of her; discover
that she is his own daughter; ant
bears her In triumph TO his magnifi
cent palace to be transformed from
fugitive Of the streets to her Roya
Highness Princess Amelia. Here, TO
D brief period, we behold our littl'
Fleur-de-Marie the idol of the court
and sought in marriage by prince o
the realm.
But the stigma of the past is eve
fresh In the girls mind. She canno
shake II of. Though she adores he
lover, she refuses to wed him, sayinI
that she cloves him too much to Civ
him a hand that has been touched b.
the ruffians of the city" Poor, brav
Fleur'de-Marie! She at last seek
peace In n convent; and when sh
dies there, we have no regrets tina
her blameless but troubled life is END
ed.
In the meantime what Of German
We search for him through an equal
ly ingenious train Of happenings. wit
all NJ. Rudolph's wealth and astute
ness 1t is no easy task to find thi
boy who is lost in the grea
city of Paris. But he is found. Lik
Goualeuse, the young hero has keI
his soul unsullled by evil. Urged I
rob his employer, he has not only r.
fused. but has given infOrmatio
against those who plotted the crime
that they might be brought to justic,
As a result Of this good deed, how
ever, he has been bounded from on
end Of Paris to the other. At last h
falls victim to a monster Of crim
Jacques Ferrand, a corrupt notar.
who casts him into prison on a fict
tlOus charge. He is no favorite. fC
by scorning to mlngle with the vlclor
creatures about him he incurs the
wrath and suspicion, until at lengt
they dub him a spy and resolve
murder him. From this fate he
saved by Slasher, who appears In tn
prison just In time to fell his assai
ants and pilot him to liberty. Ever
tually he Is restored to his mother
arms and to his pretty sweethear
Rigolette, whom he now marrbes.
The Skill with which Sue construct
his story, introducing character afte
character, and bringing these varie
elements into a unified whole. is
marvel OF artistry. 1t is also inte
esting 10 note throughout the nov'
the authors knowledge Of medicine
his handling Of drugs, his portrayal
hospital practices, and other technics
touches relative to his profession
Wherever such data can be turned