South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-06-30
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~ ob RaaoI SabattnI
Q BY RaEaoI SabattnI

hand at the end of a softly rounded
arm that was bare TO the elbow.
Thus a moment. then he took the
tips OF her fingers in his grasp, and
bowling over the hand, pressed his
lips upon IT. Then he looked at her
again. The intense femininity Of
her lured him on. invited him, sur
rendered 10 him.
BY the hand he continued TO hold,
he drew her toward him She came
unresisting. He took the candle
from her. and set it down on the
sideboard by which she stood. The
next moment her slight, 1.-THE body
was IN his arms, and he was kissing
her, murmuring her name as if It
were a prayer.
Am 1 cruel now2" she asked him
painting. He kissed her again for
only answer. You made me cruel
because you would not see" she
told him next in a whisper.
And then the door opened. and N
Binet came in TO have his pater1al
eyes RECALLED by this highly indecor-
/ GUS behavior of his daughter.
And what may be the meaning
OF this?" demanded NJ. Binet. be-
wildered and profoundly shocked.
Does it require explaining?"
I asked ScaramoUche. 1T means that
/ Cllmene and 1 have taken it into
our heads 10 be married"
And doesn't it matter what I
/ may take into my head?"
/ "Of course. But YOU could have
neither the bad taste nor the bad
heart 20 offer any obstacle"
You take that for granted? Aye.
that is your way, 10 be sure-to take
/ things for granted You have done
an unworthy thing. Scaramouche.
You have betrayed my trust in You.
I am very angry with YOU"
lie rolled forward with his pom
/ derous yet curiousiy noiseless gait.
( Scaram0uche turned TO Climela.
smiling, and handed her the candle
III YOU viii leave US, CHmene. !
, Will ask your hand of your father
/ in proper form"
She vanished. a little huttered
1 lovelier than ever in her mixture OF
, confusion and timidity. Scara
mouche, closed the door and faced
/ the enraged NJ Binet. who had flung
himself into an armchair.
"Father-ln-law." said he. ct con-
\ graduate you. This Will certainly
mean the Coincide Franchise for eli
meme, and that before long. and YOU
shall shine in the glory she will re
fleet. AS the father of Madame
/ Scaramouche YOU may yet be IA.
nous"
You're a damned corsair." he
cried. thiCkly. banging his arm-like
list upon the table a corsai-
First YOU sail in and plumber me OF
half my legitimate gains; and now
YOU want 10 carry off my daughter
But I'll be damned II I'll give hei
10 a graceless. nameless scoundre
like YOU. for whom the galIows are
awaiting already"
Scaramouche pulled the bell-rope
not at all discoGposed. He smile ed
There was a flush on his cheeks an,
6 CLEAN IN his eyes. He was very
pleased with the world that night
Tie really owed a great debt 70 VI. d.
Lesdiguieres
Af%AANtf CeAANA AlNr AOl EtN LOF 0nEi
that you are Pantaloon. and behav,
, AZ a nice amiable father-in-lav
, should beha, when he has secure,
, a sOnrin-law Of exceptiona Of
merits"
CHAPTER VII
: The Binet Troupe opened il
Nantes-as you may discover il
surviving copies OF the 'rCourrie
z Nantais"-on the Feast OF the Puri
D hcation with Les Fourberies d.
Scaramouche"
For Scaramouche himself tn,
J opening success was not confined q
the public. AT the end OF the pla,
e n great reception awaited him iron
J Ids companions assembled in IN
-een-rOom OF the theater.
on tho following night they play
Ell The Shy Lover 20 a fun house
; the fame OF their debut havsn
; gone abroad. and the success o
Monday was conf r-ned.
J After breakfast the followin