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SERIAL
"THE LIFE OF EMILE ZOLA”
A serialisation of the forthcoming Warner Bros. film. featuring Paul Muni and other stars.
Fictionised by
HARRY LEE
THE STORY SO FAR: Emile Zola, after worklug his way up from poverty to fame and fortune by his never-ending flow of inflammatory novels, eri- iiclams and articles in favour of the under dog-is approached by the wife of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who has been falsely convicted and sent for a
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MONDAY,
JANUARY 24,
1938.
TO-DAY IN HISTORY
THE STORY OF JAMES STUART, REGENT OF
SCOTLAND .....
long term of imprisonment on Devil's Island. Reluctant to leave his hard-THERE was little room in Scotland for an honest man won retirement he finally decides to agahs enter the Aplit for justler and rushes to tha ofice of "L'Aurore."
the
He is
He in
ife began to pace la and tro, more He goes occasionally to the country furiously desperately trying to still of his origin-crime! Be endeavours
ve ved my to learn everything-crime! voice within,
"he was myg as he not easily worried-crime! walked. "I've had enough of fight- easily worried-crime?"" ing, and struggle and turmoil Fin Will trembling hand he turns happy-contented--here" Suddenly page,
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in the days of Mary, Queen of Scots, and Elizabeth of England.
First one queen and then the other. Induced him to betray his trust as tegent of Scotland, and it was in the midst of intrigues that he was assassinated and ha country was reduced to a state of anarchy.
The common people who had called him the "good regent" mourned his death, but among the nobles there were barely half a dozen, even those he had befriended, who regretted the foul deed.
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he stopped and glared at her. "Why The Minister of War, the Chief should I sacrifice my happiness" of the General Staff, and the Assiat James Stuart was the natural son of James V. of demanded savagely, "my security-ant Chief never doubted that the fa- Scotland by Margaret, daughter of John. Lord Erskine, 1142 family for a man I've never mous bordereau was written by Ester-At the age of 17 he went with his sister, Mary, to France · seen?
hazy Bu the
condemnation of Es- tu complete his education. Madame Dreyfus eyes were more erlazy involved the revision of the eloquent than words, Zala came to Dreyfus verdict and that, the Gen- ward her, his fawx drawn from the cral Staff wished to avoid at all cost!!
ost! strain of his warriag emotions. "You For over a year the Minister of War The chief reason for this was because he was al- must go now, Madame
"he said
und
the General Staff have known tracted by the preaching of John Knox, and as a result that Dreyfus is innocent but ey he was converted to the new faith.
Surt became one of the most active of the lenders -?" have kept this knowledge to them--
with strange gentleness,
***
Thr
Intended for the Church, he was matte Prior of St. Andrew's, But he had no intention of following the clerical profession.
JAMES STUART, Earl of Moray
"Then you won't help "I don't kn
I'll have to spives. And those men sleep and of the Protestant porty, and Knox himself expected a think. When I've made up my they have wives and children they great deal from lds young convert. mind let you know, Madane! love!"
The overthrow of Ruman Catholle- ... You might leave the documents
wind was moaning at theism and the establishment of Protes- door, Zala read on.
tantism were hastened by the efforts Zola's battle with selfishness was
be "Dreyfus cannot
vindicated of
Stuart who, with the Earl of won when he looked up at the port without condemning the whole Gen-Argyll, accompanied John Knox on trait of Cezanne and seemed to hear eral Stall? That is why the General his notable tour through Fife which his words: "In the old days, Emile Staff has screened Esterhuy
led to the destruction of the monna- ..we starved together
10 ther gladly..
demolish Dreyfus once more, Sucts teries. for truth
for justice." Zela
ifc WILS eutamissioned by the seized his pen and began: M. Felix en Mr. President, is the simple
It is a fearful truth! Bul-Scottish Parliament to be present at truth! Faure, President of the Republie
affirm with intense convletion the marriage of the youtiful Mary All night long he wrote madly the Truth is on the marchand nothwith the Dauphin of France in 1558.
feverishly and when Ale-
After the death of her husband Xandrine come to protest, he cried will stop here"
Zola paused again to polish his Mary showed that she intended o Impatiently "Send Albert at once glasses. A deathly stillness pyvalled, jhave her own way. She refused to. leadership of the councils of the con-
him to have
of
Clemenceau! Aukc Scheurer-Kestner, Charpentier, An- so much so that when Clemenceau satisfy the treaty of Edinburgh which object fran the secured the independence of Scot- tole France, and Perrenx at thir ollice Ranked a small
land from France.
She offered her half-brother- the 'Aurore immediately! Tell desk: the others started. Clemenceau to get hold of Captain Mr. President, it is time to con Dreyfus' brother Mathieu, too! I'll clude accuse Colonel Dert of cardinal's cap and some rich bene. be there myself in an hour"
having been the diabolical agent fices in France, which he refused.
Nevertheless, Mary did not esteem
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At the appointed time Zola, manu- of the affair, and of coutinuing to de-him the less, for she promised to script under arm catapulted into the fond, his deadly work through three make him Regent during her absence uditorint offices of "L'Aurore." years of revolving machiations! from Scotland. When she returned
the haze of cigar smoky, accuse the Minister of War Through Clemenceau, rusted forth. "What's having concealed proofs of the in-te her native country she made him it all about, Zoin? What are you nocence of Dreyfust. I accuse the her Prime Minister. going to do?"
of Staff ond the Assistant
a bomb!"
Chapter V
Chief
Cusc
the
ot
cf.
Thrusting the manuscript into Chief of Staff of being accomplices It was Lord James Stuart, as he Clemenceau's lands, Zola sald with in the same crime Accuse the was
called, who, during the neri- quiet intensity, "I'm going to explode Commander of the Paris Farrison of monious disputes between the Queen the most inonstrous partiality! f de-and John Knox, succeeded in pre-
handwriting
experts venting a definite clash between the
Imperious representatives Messieurs Belhamme, Varinard and two Couart of having made tying and different faiths. fraudulent reports!
He would not allow any infringe "I accuse the War Office of having ment on the Queen's religious free- and brooked no interference vilely led a campaign to misdirect dom. public opinion and cover up its ainst with her chuplains when they per
This I accuse the First Court-martial nt formed their religious rites. violating alt human rights in con- caused much discontent among the "I wonder what the Bear's got up denning a prisoner en testimony kept extreme Protestants.
At the same time he suppressed and accuse Perrens, editor-in-chief of "L'Au- the Esterhazy Court-martial of hav- the plots of the Romish party, and rore" flicked the ashes from his cigar in covered up this illegality by order restored amity for a time with Eng
THE MILLS OF THE GODS
his sleeve this time!"
your
bomb,
secret from him
land.
in
Queen
and-smilled wryly at Anatole Fall crime of acquilliis a guilty man; in
thus committing in turn the judicial The administration__of_ pubile who remarked sardonically, "A
affairs was carried un impartially for someone to swallow, I'll wine that I render myself open to prosecu
making these necusations I am aware and discreetly, but with firmness. "Explode
1562, the January, There was a noment of silence as tion for libel, But that does not created Stuart to the Earidom ut
matter! The action Zol flogered hiş manuscript, Then
I take de Mar, on the occasion of his mariage, he began to read.
signed only to hasten the explosion and a few months later he becane "Mr. President of the Republic of truth and justice! Let there be a Earl of Moray.
Perinit me to tell you, that trial in the full light of day!" your record, without blame so far, The lund that held the manuscriptį is threatened with a most shameful dropped. The leonine Jend of Zolaj
The affairs of Scotland might have been tranquil and prosperous but for the
the foolish marriage between Queen and Darnley, which she car ried out in spite of Moray's objec- tions. Moray then refused to appear at court. He declared that Darnley and his father, the Earl of Leonos. were conspiring to murder him.
Moray tried to stop the marringe by intercepting the Queen and Darn- ley on their way from Perth to Edin- burgh, but, having prior notice of this intention, they managed to es- cope the Earl's party.
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that was after the marriage Moray appears to huve been caught In the toils of Queen Elizabeth, The English Queen made lavish promises and Moray and his friends rose in revolt. The Insurgents, however, were chased from place to place, and when it was seen that the great body of prople of Scotland were against them they crossed the border and took refuge in England.
with
same
Elizabeth publicly disowned them, declared that she had no knowledge of their plot, und ordered them Ienve her presence. At the time. however, she furnished them
a sum of money. The humbled Moray now saw the absurdity of his action and was anxi- ous to return to the allegiance of the Scottish Queen. He even cult- vated the favour of David Ricclo, her
valuable diamond ring a
Mary was advised to pardon the Clemenceau was the first to break plotters, but she chose to follow the hazy-a supreme slap at all truth- the sllence. In deep-volerd and all Justice! But since they have ironic admiration he
Mods the Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop her."
Rift.
blot-this abominable Dreyfus is lifted debantly, as he reads the final secretary-adviser, sending him affatri—A courbnurtial boa recently, words, "I am waiting - by order, dared to acquli ene, Ester-
dared. I, too. shali dare! I shall tell child has learned to womed. "The dictates of the French and the Popish
Int.
tor-
Mathieut
"In
my traktor... Throw him into the
the truth, because if I did not, my Dreyfus stepped forth with wet eyes, nights would be haunted by the murmuring unsteadily, spectre of an invecht being, explai brother's nume want to thank river Misalles few by him!
under the most frightful
the Finally cluding his frenzied pur- Zoln made his way into his ture, a crime he never committed!" you! As they clasped hands
"The sucts others crowded round Zain. Zolu paused, removed his pince title's too long!" sald the editor, "We house, dishevelled and bleeding-and nez and wiped his eyes. The room need one phrase" "Zola has spoken followed by a shower of stones that, was all and tense. A rising wind " Clemencenu cried, "It is 1 Ace shattered the windows. Alexandrine toward him, gasping fainly blow the snow stingingly against the cuse,***
"OI 1 Is it beenuse of frosted panes. Clemenceau sal on
Well, no matter Soon the edge of his sest, hands gripping
of 'L'Auror Accuse, yes, the pressca
. But I'm ofrald the chair-arms. Tears were straum were thundering .. running off what happens ing down the pale cheeks of Mathieu copies by the thousands! The new there'll be more serious trouble for
them in the
you Dreyfus. Zoln restuned, with in- boys were hawking
"This was delivered an hour ago," streets! All Paris was in a frenzy! creasing conviction.
heavy. an excited she said, handing him a
He tore it open "It is impossible for honest people Zola, passing by, saw
crowd milling about a heap of debtls realed envelope.
chme
to read the iniquitous bill of accusa on which was a caricature of him and said with a grim sunile, "The tion against Dreyfus without being bolding
a copy of 'I Accuse' An nilla of the Gods don't always grind overcome with indignation and ery-emy of Dreyfus was tossed onto the so slowly!
It's a court sum- ing out their revulsion!" Then, pile and a match touched off
y on iceused t ringing tones: "Dreyfus knows sever-
whispered Alexandrine ul languages erine! Ife works hard blaze! A man in the bowling mob
Zala. recognized
Soon the crowd through white 1ps. Zola nodded,
(To be Continued)
the mons
crimet No compromising papers in-hot pursuit, yelling Kilt the. are found in his apartment crime!
"Libel"
ut
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party and resolved to have them and brought to Justice several branded as trailors at the next intel- thuse who had been cancerned in ing of Parliament,
the murder of Darnley. But he
ita To prevent this a further conspirey showed weakness allowing the was hatched by the Earl of Morton, more powerful conspiralors to Darnley and others to murder Riccle cape. and expel the Queen's advisers.
When Mary escaped from impri- To what extent Aferay was coll- sonment, Moray took prompt cerned in this plot is not certain. It sures to crush the rebellon on her Is said that he knew of it, though se behalf. In eleven days the strug- did not take an active part. He re- gle was over and Mary had escaped turned from England the day after into England. the murder and was elected to the
spirators.
mon-
Moray was now undisputed ruler The Queen now took the strange of Scotland, and all would have course
of pardoning Moray on his gone well if he had not become en- promise to have nothing more to do, tangled in further intrigues ot with the conspirators. For a time Queen Elizabeth, Moray and Mary were on good terms, When Elizabeth brought charges though he took ittle part in the against the Scottish Queen, Moruy munagement of her affairs,
unwisely, supported them and thus Then came the murder of Darnley, furthered the designs of England whom Moray detested; but There rather than of Scotland. He took
is no reason to believe that the Earl vigorous measures to suppress the re- was concerned in the crime. He was maining supporters of Mary, but it not at the Court when that deed was had the reverse effect. The plot perpetrated.
for the restoration of the Queen Unable to prevent Mary's marriage grew until Moray's position became to Bothwell, Moray left the country untenable. and went to France. When 'civil war
renewed, which resulted in the flight Elizabeth to deliver up Mary
To strengthen his hand he asked
for of Bothwell and the imprisonment of safe keeping, and offered to surren the Queen, Morny was made Regent der the Earl of Northumberland. of Scotland,
who was then taking refuge from Most of the nobility, hostile or Elizabeth in Scotland. otherwise, submitted to his authority,
But Moray was now a discredited and both England and France were man. On January 23, 1569-70, he compelled
recognise Jalm as was murdered by Hamilton of Both- leader of Scotland.
wellhaugh, who had always hated Ile sent in pursuit of Bothwell, hlm.
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