South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-28

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One day Madariaga goes to Buenos
Aires to indulge his profligate nature
and due to certain circumstances he
is compelled to accept German i'm
migrant, Karl Won Hertrott as an
employe. Now Karl is as distasteful
to the Centaur as Marcello is &C
ceptable. He hates him with a
venom beyond expression. But as
long as he minds his business ana
keeps away from close proximity to
the testy old Spaniard, he is toIer-
ated. Won Hartrott is Of the Ger
man fatherland His ambition Is to
make money enough to return and
make his home there. He takes
particular delight in painting the
advantages of possessing German
blood and what the fatherland
stands for. Desnoyers tolerates him
with his kindly forbearance, even
going out Of his way to paint aim
in attractive colors to the old Span
lard
The time comes when Karl mar
ries the other daughter, Elena.
Madariaga had never had any great
love for this daughter and when she
marries the thrifty German, his
hatred becomes overwhelming. To-
ward the other daughter he harbors
an entirely different feeling. Event
ually the German becomes the
father of three sturdy sons, while
the Frenchman's wife remains child
/ less. The old Centaur, realizing that
his days are numbered. does not
take kindly TO the idea that his
vast property will be left to Har-
trotts offspring. So IL is a moment
of great rejoicing when finally a son
Is born to the DesnOy.rs. lie re-
Julio The lad grows up TO be the
apple of the old mans eye. Where
/ ever one is. the other may be found,
whether riding, over the broad plains
or resting at the hacienda. He even
takes the boy TO Buenos Aires where
the latter forms the habits of the
Ibertine under the able tutelage of
his delighted old grandfather. Until
the hour OF the old Spaniards death,
he lavishes his entire affections up
on the boy and takes him on various
wild debauChes until age units the
Centaur for such unseemly revels.
When Madariaga dies, the estate is
divided and the two families leave
the Argentine, the Won Hartrotts to
go to Berlin and the Desnoyers,
later, TO Paris. In the French CAPT
tai. Julio's father establishes his
family in a luxurious palace, his
vast wealth being expended upon
collecting curios. He buys a castle
on the Marine which he fits up with
his collected antiques. Julio. how
ever, has inherited many of his
grandfather's wild chara cterlstics.
lie opens a studio where he paints
pictures He also becomes the lead
er of the smart dancing set and
instructor in the intricate steps of
the Tango, which he had learned in
the dance halls of Argentine. After
engaging In this aimless Bohemian
existence for some time he falls
genuinely in love with Marguerite
Laurier. the youthful wife Of a
French senator Of double her age.
Youth calling TO youth. Marguerite
returns Julio's love which eventual
" leads TO a separation from her
husband. A divorce is under process
OF arrangement when war takes a
hand in shaping the destinies OF all
| the characters in this vital story.
Laurier. being a patriotic French
man. at once enlists. Julio. con-
sidering himself a South American
at first elects 10 remain in civil lif,,
attending 10 his painting. Marguer-
tie. however. becomes a nurse. Julio
/ becomes desperately unhappy and
dissatisfied with the emptiness of his
| selfish existence. Gradually his
patriotism for his fathers country is
aroused until Il becomes a burning
| flame which burns away all the
| dross and sends him repentant TO his
| father. wearing the uniform OF a
] soldier OF France. In the meanwhile
the elder Desnoyers has journeyed
from Paris 10 his castle on the
Marine which he reaches at about
the time OF the arrival or the Ger
mans at this historic spot. tre-
mendOus battle ensues. Desnoyers
IS caught in the bombardment in
| which his castle is wrecked. He
himself becomes the captive OF the
invaders. The remaining part OF
the castle Is turned into the head
quarters Of the officer in command,
who proceeds TO make himself COM
I Portable in his German way. The
I wine cellars are emptied IN a de-
bauch OF shocking magnitude; the
| inmarss OF the castle. masculine and