Evening journal., 1922-11-17

machinery OF criminal court Of
England ds on its way. The ex-
perience OF It IS a horror to me,
monsieur: but IL Il can result in any
benefit TO you or TO another, I am
willing TO recall It. What is the
problem, monsieur. fpon which you
would have my opinion
ct is this, monsieur" replied the
! Prefect OF Police. rs II your con-
clusion. upon this experience OF life,
that there IS a Providence OF God
that undertakes to adjust the affairs
/ OF mankind.-to assist the helpless
and TO acquit the innocent-or DO
you believe that It Is the Intelli-
gence OF man that accomplishes this
/ result? What Is Il, monsieur.
that moves behind the machinery OF
the world-chsnce luck, fortune or
some sort OF Provldence?"
Lord Valleys seemed 10 reflect
while the Prefect OF Police was
speaking, and he now replied with
little hesitation.
"Chance. monsieur" he said, 'as
unquestionably the greatest and
most mysterious factor in all human
affairs. but II is modified and divert
ed by the human will. Human
Intelligence, monsieur, and chance
are the two factors"
The Prefect of Police continued to
look down at his hands
7 have been OF a different
opinion. Lord Valleys" he said. Il
think there is an intention behind
events, a sort OF viii to jusMce. TO
Righteousness. as one has said. It
Is not chance as we usually define
the word, and the human will can
not circumvent It. q. 10 Is strange,
as see It, Lord Valleys.
This thing we call human IN
telligence seems to be able to aid
TO assist, 70 advance the vague, DIM
mense. persistent impulse behind
events, and TO delay and to disturb
It, but not ultimately TO defeat It.
Take the extraordinary events
that have happened 10 you, Lord
Valleys. and tell me. II you can, how
they could have arrived by chancel
Your uncle. Lord Winton, took
the title and the whole properties OF
your family by the accident OF birth.
Your father the second son. having
no title and no fortune, entered the
| diplomatic service and was allotted
to one OF the little courts OF south
eastern Europe. He married your
mother there, and you were born
and grew up IN the atmosphere OF
| Serbia.
There was little chance that you
would ever have fortune or title.
Lord Winton had two sons; one OF
them married an American; the
other remained unmarried. There
were three lives between you and
this title and Its immense estates. in
England. What chance was
there. monsieur. that these persons
should be removed and these bene-
fits descend to your"
He paused.
But they were removed. mon,
sieur, and the BENEFITS have de
scended. The war appeared. Botf
sons OF Lord Winton lost their live,
IN IT. Lord Winton Is himself mur.
r dered; and you come. monsieur
: from a paupered kingdom Of south
! eastern Europe 10 be peer o
England with an immense estate
Even the American granddaughfe
OF Lord Winton takes nothing un( !
this extraordinary English law
entail. Would you call this chance
monsieur"
Lord Valleys found no difncuit,
at an with the inquiry. He replied
directly.
| Monsieur" he said, at was al
clearly chance except the murder o.
Lord Winton. That'was, Of course
design"
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cur merit ixsue.