South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-05

kAonIttutfl rfIt Buf LAST ISSUE
Pouchiuelie and Rhodomont ex-
changed chances. the formed w-sk-
cd not without m.rtL
But their attention was held by
the voice ~ Scaramouche. He had
stepped to Che from. OF tho stage
"He doubts ff." le was telling the
audience shall convince him
shall q tell 1lr now "a company Of
noblemen backed bs their servants
under arms-x hundred men in All
sought 30 dictate 20 the Third rs
tate of Reuues2 Must ] remind him
OF tho martial front shown by the
Third Estate, and how t1cv-swept
the streets clean OF that raba.e OF
Toble=-cet-e caralile noble
Applause interrupted him. The
phrase had struck home and caught.
"BUt Iet me tell SOU Of their leader
lie Tlus noble le rette cau8il.c. Ci
blen De- plus caraIle dc ces nobIest
You know him bait one. Tie fears
MANY things. but The voice Of truth
he fears most does this proud lead
o.. 81 de- in Tour d'Azyr You have
Af-.a 20 Na .t.." afAA. NAa"r HAA -
great lord OF life and de4th2f
The pit was in au uproar a mo-
meut 10 quieted again as Scara-
Jnouchc continued:
ooh 10 was fine spectacle TO see
this mighty hunter scutuing TO cover
like hare. Renncs has no. seen
him since Rcnnee would like 20 see
f.m again. Put ir he IS vaIorous.
De is also discreet And where do
YOU think be has taken refuge this
great noblemau who wanted 10 see
the streets OF Rerues washed in the
blood OF its citizens. 10 silence the
voice OF reason erd Of liberty that
presumes % ring through France to-
day. Where DO you think he hides
himself Why here in Nantes"
Again there was uproar
What do SOU SAVE Impossible
Why. my friends. at this moment he
IS here FIN this thcater-skulking up
there i'm that box He is too shy to
show himself-oh. n very modest
gentleman. But there he IS behind
the curtains. VIII YOU not show
yourself TO your friends Vt. de Ia
Tour d'Azyr. Monsieur De Marquis
who considers eIoqucuce so very
dangerous a gift2"
Challenged thus and despite the
ominOus manner in which the bour-
geOis element In the audience had
responded to- Scaramouche's appeal
10 its passions. the Marquis swept
aside the curtain a the side OF the
box. and suddenly showed himself
HOots and yells assaulted him. fists
were shaken at him. canes were
brandished menacinEy
Assassin ScCundreH Coward
Traitor"
But he braved the storm. smiling
upon them his inenable contempt.
Tn the pit pandemonium was al
ready raging. Blows were being
freely exchanged, there were scuff-
linz groups. and here and there
swords were being drawn. but for
tunately the press was too dense to
permit OF their being used effectively.
Men fell quickly into groups rep
rSsentative of one side or the other
OF this great quarrel that already
was beginning to aEitate the whole
Of France Their ral,ying cries were
ringing through the theater.
Down with the canaulet" from
some
Down with the privilesed!" from
others.
And then above the general din
one cry rang out sharply and in
sistently.::. "To the box, Death TO
the butcher of Rennes. Death 20
la Tour d'Azvrt''
There was n rush for one Of the
doors of the mir that opened upon
the staircase leading to the boxes
NJ Binet succeeded i'm breaking
past PolicbincIle and Bhodomont.
Half a dozen gentlemen. habitues OF
the Ereen-room. had come round to
the stage 90 diseuboveI the kuave
who had created this riot and 10 was
they who had flung aside these two
com edians who hung upon Binet.
After him they came now. their
swords out. but after them again
came PoIichincl,e I,hojomont Har-
leouin Pierrot. PasquarieL armed
with such implements 3s they could
hastily snatch mp and intent upon
savinE the man with whom they
symp3thized ~ spite az all.
Wen ahead rolled Binet. swinging