The Washington times., 1924-09-27

YOlanda, Charles Majors Famous Novel, Has
Been Created Into Super Motion Pic
ture by Cosmopolitan Productions.
Directed by VignOla; Settings by
Urban; Scenario BY
Luther Reed.
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Luther Reed.

Inc ailefaIlOn OF the wv IN
now" to It, making it read NOT.
produced an effect ON the King OF
France almost like q stroke OF
vertigo. He tore the parchment
| to pieces and handed 1t to the her.
aid with instructions to hurry 1t
back to the hands OF its insulting
author.
No one was more surprised than
Sir Giles de Bruelle, the herald,
but there was nothing he could do
but obey.
It was shortly after our depar-
ture that he reached Peronne and
delivered into the hands Of the
duke the reply of his good cousin,
Louis.
One glance at the mutilated
document revealed to the choleric
Charles that some one had tam
pered with the writing, giving It a
meaning exactly opposite to the
one intended. He was quick
enough to guess who this some
one was, even though he could
prove nothing.
AS fiery as his temper was, he
could add two and two, and the
devotion Of Mary to Sir Max sup.
piled 81 key to the riddle.
He made his way to the cham
Der Of his daughter and found her
working at a tapestry with the
queen. He wasted no words, but,
holding forth the torn fragments,
he cried: If either Of you did
this, it is your death warrant =
The queen recoiled before him,
but the princess faced him. II
changed the wording. father
now kill me"
No. he said, "I'll not kill you.
I'll marry you to the half-wit son
Of Louis
The girl threw herself on her
knees to- beg him to change his
hideous plan; he thrust her way.
BY Sir Hubert, III deliver you
into the hand Of Louis myself, :"
he stormed.
Mary had fought hopeless
struggle. The queen, reused to
fury at the heartIess attitude Of
her husband, drew forth, small
dagger and threatened him as he
raised his hand to strike his
daughter.
Charles seized her arm and
forced her to the floor. Mary
dropped beside her and there, with
her arms about her, listened to
the raging duke, who stood shak-
ing his fist and swearing by all
the saints Of Burgundy that the
princess should become the Queen
Of France as quickly as he could
manage it.
From that day on, until favor.
able reply was received from the
French king, the whole city was
in a ferment preparing for the
march on Switzerland.
The army made brave show
ing as it marched forth, Charles
at its head, with his mobiles on
gaily caparisoned chargers and
the lances Of the knights CLEAN.
ing in the sunshine.
And with him was Mary, going
to her doom. The French king,
with his retinue, had agreed to
meet the duke at the narrow river
and there to receive the daughter
formally on behalf Of the French
kingdom.
But Louis, who had been caught
mapping once and nearly lost his
life as result of trusting to
Charles, saw to it this time that
there should be no chance Of
treachery. He had bridge built
across the stream and in the CEN
ter OF the structure he erected a
great barred gate to which Oliver
lie Daim held the key.
Never was more wonderful
scene witnessed than the deliver
ing up Of Mary to the French
king and dauphin.
They hillsides on each bank Of
the river were alive with men-at-
arms; the lily Of France and the
banners of Burgundy We'd with
each other in splendor; many Of
the most renowned knights in
Christendom sat their horses and
looked proudly on while the duke
advanced along the bridge with
Mary at his side, "a vision of
beauty, her head high, showing
not at all the sorrow eating at her
heart.
On the other side of the gate
the dauphin, poor, puny, pitiful
figure, more like a court Jester
than a prince, stood with his fin
ger In his mouth, gaping at the
prize he had unwittingly fallen
heir to.
The building of the gate was in
itself almost an insult to the
puissant Lord of Burgundy, and
d'Hymbercourt remarked with
some asperity: 81 fear the King
Of France does not trust the Duke
Of Burgundy" Charles gave q
mirthless laugh as with a few Of
his mobiles he approached the
barrier.
1t was then that Olivier, sat
urnine face peering at the grating,
gave forth the request from the
king that all save the princess
retire
'Is this good-by, father" asked
the beaten Mary.
The dukes stern features soft
ened trifle as he regarded the
girl whose heart he was sacrific.
ing on the altar of greed.
IF / were only your father"
he said, "you would not be here.
but l am also the Duke of Bur-
gundy."
There was small comfort in this
Tor Mary as she embraced him in
what proved to be, a last farewell.
Philip the Good Would never have
thus acted nor many another Duke
Of Burgundy whose thoughts were
Of their people rather than OF war
and bloodshed.
My Lord d'Hymbercourt told
afterwards Of the heartbreak he
felt when the princess passed the
barrier and there entering the
royal carriage emblazoned with
the fleur.de-lis Of France, left her
hopes behind her.
King Louis was charmed with
his future daughter.in-law. He
was a little wizened man himself.
always seen with his peaked cap