Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1922-07-05
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Q By RafaoI Sabatt'lt

SYNOPSIS
1dealistic and sensitive.
PHILIPPE DE NILMORIN, DIVINITY
student was filed with horror whei
he learned of the brutal shooting Of
the peasant Mabey. discovered poach
Ing on the estate of the great noble
MARQUIS DE LA TOUR D'AzYR
With his young lawyer friend,
AMBIGUOUS MOREAU, he appeal
ed for Justice to the rough but good
ot1NTfN DE KERcADIoU. Lord OF
Gavrillac, who is popularity believed
q be the father Of Andre-Louis The
Marquis was present at the Interview
and Andre-Louls learned with horror
that he was suing for the hand Of the
young and beautiful
AL1NE DE kERCADlOU, the niece Of
Gayrllac. At the request of the
MARQUIS the discussion Of the death
OF Mabey is continued in the inn.
There was something sinister in the
Marquis attitude which made Andre
Louis fear for Philippe.
at seems. monsieur, that I must
refresh your memory" The Marquis
directly faced NJ. de vilmorin. you
spoke. monsieur-and you spoke
very eloouently. TOO eloquently al
most, it seemed TO me-of the in
fanny Of such a deed as the act of
summary justice upon this thievlng
fellow Mabey Infamy was the pre-
else word you used. You did not
refract that word when / had the
honor 70 inform you that it was by
my orders that my gamekeeper
Benet proceeded as he did"
NJ. de Vilmorin's fine face wore
a look of perplexity. He did not
understand the drift OF this.
1T occurred to me. M. lie Marquis,
in view Of your readiness to assume
responsibility, that you must believe
In some justification for the deed
which IS not apparent to myself.
.ghat is better-That is distinctly
BETTER" The Marquis took snuf
delieately, busting the fragments
froH~ the fine lace at his throat
.sWhen / tell you that for months
nasf ! have been annoyed by similar |
depredations, you will perhaps I'M
derstand that it had become neces-
sarv,to employ a deterrent suitl-
cientlv strong to put an end to them'
Andsrhere is more than that. IL Is
not The poaching that annoys me so
,,,,tcr MS the contempt for my aDso-
- md ,nviolable fights. There is,
monsieur, as you cannot fail 10 nave
observed. an evil spirit Of insuoorol-
narion in the air. and there Is one
orlv wav in which 20 meet 1t. TO
.-,e,-s+e IL in however slight de-
r-~ao TO show leniency however le-
,,,entiv disposed. would entail nav
~ ..sconrse TO still harsher measures
,o,torrow II anything in what
j, aue said is still obscure to you
"a, 1ou to the game laws, whlch
vour lawyer friend there VIA
ootind for you at need. ,are
aAre. there in the world no isms
~ game laws?' he denahueu'
,,.;Iv Have you never py snS
,hance heard Of the laws OF nu
Tl,s MARQUIS sighed YEARLY
xst,st have I 10 do with the laws
,f'b,nanitv ." he wondered II
Il a. vilmorin looked at MN
- IN speechless amazement' I
Il ..>-o.hipr NJ. de Marquis. That IS
30 obvious. 1 hope you !
~, remember it in the hour wheh {
'an NAV wish to appeal to those ,
~ which YOU now deride"
"0f vour charity, spare me a ser |
aon. NJ labbei ,.,,,,,
.'You mock monsieur. You lausn,
VII YOU lawn wonder wheh LOU ,
resents Il, ,ckc 7g 10 you ~
be bloc, a-( pl' with "hioh
our hands ar X
.,Revolrtionist, saio Nj. lie Mar
,,is contemptuously. you nave
!, : effrontery to stand before my
acs and offer me this sinking cant
4 veur modern so-called intellec-
uals!" . .+ =
hat the feudal grip is on all things
hat i've. crushing them like grapes
n the press, to its own pront' anu
10 vou think in your pride that
france. this Job among the nations, G
rnl Suffer it forever? S
.,Do YOU see nothing Of the gather v
nc clouds that herald the coming OF T
he Storm The Third Estate when S
you despise, will make an end or
This canker Of privilege that is de-
gouring the vitals of this unfortunate r
S
IN. rabbes said the Marquis, +
you have a very dangerous gift of
1 can conceive Of men :
being swayed by it. Had you been
bornsa gentleman. you would not so
easily have acquired these false
views that you express"
NJ, de Vilmorin stared blankly, un-
Had I been born a gentleman. v
do YOU ssy?" quoth he, in a slow, o
voice. But I was born h
a gentleman. My race is as old, a
my blood as good as yours. mon 4
sieur. d
~You have been deceived in that, d
/ fear" p
sDeceived?"