Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-06-30


To escaps hanging on the charge
ANDRE LOUIS MoREAU fees from
his native town OF Gavrillac and
hides his identity as a member OF
. band Of strolling players in
which he makes a great success
in the character of
SCARAMOUCHE.
His flight has caused him to de-
lay revenge on the great and power
MARQUIS DE LA TOUR DAzYR,
J who tricked Andres dearest
PHILLIP DE vILMoRIN. a di-
vi Jty student, into a duel and
thea killed him because he feared
the idealist's Dangerous gift of
eloquencs."
Over the dead body Of his friend.
zndre-Louis swore to carry on his
work Of reforming the lot of the
4 peasants.
so4ramouchs. a. Andre Louis is
now called. falls in love with
4 CLLAnENE, daughter of the owner
Of the troupe. and tries to forget
the beautiful
ALTNE DE KEDCADIOU, whom. he
4 ~ ~ hAoA "a
Clfmene treats him with coldncss.
J do On With the Story
and so you find me cruel?" Gil
meme challenged him at length.
Andre Louis looked at her with a
half smile.
You have grown weary Of your
part OF cruel madam dull part,
believe me, and unworthy of your
talents. Were I a woman and had /
your loneliness and your grace, Gil
meme, I should disdain to use them
as Weapons of offense."
sIoveliness and grace!" she
echoed, feigning amused surprise.
But the vain baggage was Modified.
when was 1t that you discovered
hills beauty and this grace M. scara-
mouche?"
"Ons morning when I beheld you
rehearsing q love scene with Lee
andre"
why. that was the first time you
saw mel"
II had no earlier occasion to re-
mark your charms"
You ask me to believe too much"
said she, but her tone was softer
than he had ever known 1t yet.
Then you'll refuse to believe me
II I confess that 1t was this grace
and beauty that determined my des-
tiny that day by urging me to join
your fathers troupe?"
At that she became a little out OF
breath. There was no longer any
question of finding an outlet for re-
sentiment. nResentment was all for
But WHY? With what object?"
with the object of asking you
one day to be my wife,"
you 60 very fast, don't YOU she
asked him, with heat.
.I do. Haven't you deserved 1t? l
am 4 man Of sudden impulses. l
have curbed and repressed myself
not to scare you by precipitancy. i
have waited-oh! so patiently-untii
you should tire OF that MOOD Oh
cruelty" -.
Mechanically, and as If by tacit
cohaant, they resumed their walk.
<4hd I ask you to observe" he
said, when you complain that l go
very fast, that, after all, / have SO
far asked you for nothing
s'How 2" quoth she, frown1ng.
II have merely told you Of my
hopes"
II was his vel f-possession that ex-
asperated her; for after that h
walked the short remainder OF The
way in silence and so, for the mo-
ment, the matter was left just there;
But that night, after they a
supped. 1t CHANGED that when Gil
meme was about to retire, he ana ~
were alone together in the room
above stairs that her father kept ex-
clusively for his company.
A. Chmene now rose to Withdraw
for the night. Scaramouche ross
with her to light her candle. Hoidins
IL in her left hand, she offered him
her right, q long, tapering. white
hand at the end of a softly rounded
arm that was bare to the elbow
Thus = moment, then he took the
tips of her fingers in his grasp, n
bowling over the hand, pressed his
lips upon 1t. Then he looked at her
again, The intense femininity OF
her lured him on, invited him. sur
rendered to him.
BY the hand he continued to hold,
he drew her toward him.. b came
unresisting. He took the candle from
ana set it down on the side
board by which she stood. The next
moment her slight, 1.-THE body was IN
his arms. and he was kissing her,
her name as II 1t were
prayer.
Am I cruel now ?" she asked him,
painting. He kissed her again for
only answer. "You made me u
because you would not see," she told
him next In a whisper.
And then the door opened and NJ:
Binet came in to have his paternal
eyes regaled by this highly indecor-
Gus behavior of his daughter.