The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-08-05

mark that the convict has honor and q
heart.
Here or story begins.
Rudolph we soon learn, has two
aims In venturing incognito into the
filth Of Paris. The nrst Is to dis
cover. K he can. tina whereabouts Of
Mrs Georges son, German, who has
been taken from her In his youth BY a
vicious husband. The second Is to
trace. II possible. his lost daughter.
who Is supposed to have died In In
fancy. 1t Is around these two themes
that the romance moves. In pursuing
them N. Rudolph Is beset by every i'm
aginable adventure. He Is locked up
In a 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. II nurtured. win blossom
into virtue. In consequence he be-
comes a sort Of 'inferior Providence"
to those whom he meets. He saves
the blameless debtor from prison. and
places an honest livelihood within his
reach. He does q 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 be
helpless and the prey Of the strong.
The story is network 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 the tale dealing with
the kidnapping Of Fleur-de-Marie from
her home with Mrs. George by Screech
Owl, the blinded schoolmaster, and
the imp Hoppy Is novel in itself.
I llOW tACSC WkCtCAS0 wall 1OA tuC lis"
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 written Or
der, only to fall victim to band
of hired ruffians who try to drown her
In the Seine. As she Is Heating down
the river, one of her old comrades from
Saint Lazare leaps In and saves her
4rse. Next we see her in the great
il Paris hospital, and It Is at this juno
ture that Grand Duke Rudolph of Ger
olstein obtains trsee Of her; discovers
that she is his own daughter; an6
bears her in triumph to his magnifi
cent palace to be transformed from 9
fugitive of the streets to her Roya
Highness Princess Amelia. Here, FOL
a brief period, we behold our little
Fleur-de-Marie the idol of the court
and sought in marriage by a prince u
the realm.
But the stigma of the past Is evel
fresh in the girls mind. She canno
shake it off. Though she adores he
lover, she refuses to wed him, Saying
that she cloves him too much to Civ
him hand that has been touched b.
the ruffians Of the city," Poor, Draw
Fleur-de-Marie! She at Last seek
peace in 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
, ~ ingenious train Of happenings. Wit
; all M. Rudolph's wealth and astute
: ness it Is no easy task to find thi
: missing boy who is lost in the grea
: city OF Paris. But he is found. Lik
: Goualeuse. the young hero has KEEP
} his soul unsullied by evil. Urged t
: rob his employer, he has not only RI
fused, but has given informatio
} against those who plotted the crime
: that they might be brought to justice
. AS result of this good deed, how
: ever, he has been bounded from on
end Of Paris to the other. At last h
| luis q NACtAm W u AuDlStCT VI CIIIus
, Jacques Ferrand, corrupt notar.
7 who casts him into prison on a fict
+ tious charge. He is no favorite, fo
by scorning to mingle with the viciou
i. creatures about him he incurs thel
!. wrath and suspicion, until at lengt
3 they dub him a spy and resolve I
: murder him. From this fate he
r saved by Slasher, who appears in tn
: prison just in time to fell his assai
= ants and pilot him to liberty. Evel
! tually he is restored to his mother
$ arms and to his pretty sweethear
: Rigolette, whom he now marries.
: The skill with which Sue construct
r his story, Introducing character afte
e character, and bringing these varie
/ elements into unified whole, Is
e marvel Of artistry. 1t IL also int
t esting to note throughout the nov
the authors knowledge Of medicine
n his handling Of drugs, his portrayal ,
r hospital practices, and other technic,
+ touches relative to his professio
e Wherever such data can be turned ,