1914-04-25 — Page 9

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.

SHORT STORY.

THE

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DE LA POMMERAIS

AFFAIR

BY MARIE BELLOC LOWNDES.

[Edmond de la Pommersie

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EXTRA

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, APRIL 25, 1914.

impossible for him to dy from NEW CHINESE RAILWAY. justice, should he wish to do so.

It is terrible to think of what

Millions."

the wretched man must have Proposed Issue in London of eight gone through immediately after the departure of his unwelcome visitor. He had to tell his wife much the same etory he bad told

SHORT SERMON.

His Name Shall be Called

Wonderful,"

fied by the compassionate Samori. tan pouring oil and wine into the wourde of a stranger, then we are moved with a now wonder. Then indeed with fy in our hearts and with humble spirits

And the way.

showing that the decessed woman story: but he so far modifies what sentence WAX had transferred the insurance he perhaps meant to say that he when the high legal officers of already signed, policies to him, in payment of a Dow explains that Madame de the Orown one and all declared large debt.

Pawr owed him only twenty that they would resign if the For a while overything fell out thousand dollars and that the Emperor interfered exactly se Doutor de la Pommerais balance of the money is going to course of justice! Be that as it with the had hoped it would. Hie claim be spent by him as trustee for may, Seraphine de Pawr's one- was duly acknowledged by the be children!.

Amongst the many theories of we ory: "His name shall be insurance companies, and at poor

time lover was made to pay the the origin of religion, that of called wonderful." Seraphine's funeral Madame he takes from it the love-letters

Then, going to a secret cabinet, full penalty of his cruel crime. wonder, takas a prominent placa Rationalistio critics see no rea- Ritter thanked him for his good- the unfortunate woman wrote to criminals, Edmond de la Pom-the new-born mind of man was Bat suppose we were to question

To use au expression dear to Far back in the inserntable past son for our unwonted emotion." pesa to her sister. But he did him many years ago. He also merais "died game." His last overpowered with the majesty that the Samaritan, woman as to the not say one word of his former fetches later letters of here, prov-action on the scaffold was to hand is in all things. The renting change wrought by Jesus in her loan to the dead woman or of the ing the debt, though in no letter the priest a lock of his hair for cataract, the trembling star, the life, what would the answer? means which had been taken to is the actual eum mentioned bis wife and child. And, as he oft-shining moon, the thunder She would say, amid her praises: pay him back. The long day wore itself away

indeed, these pathetic epistles was being strapped under the and the lightning, tough bim to The large sum of a hundred simply contain vague expressions gaillotine, he called out in a bow in wonder. Thus, sny some, ward boy roba cut bis wondering

"Wonderful! was a young phys cian, noble and Seraphiae did not seem to thousand dollars was just about of gratitude for money received. strong voice: "Tell my parents, religion arose (writes W. Deane. love in penitence upon a father's gifted, happily married, and get any better. The kind neigh- to be paid over by the insurance just entering upon a brilliant bor once more went to her own companies, when the bead of the sously, but after he leaves, the that 1 die innocent-the, victim worder leads the stumbling mind fell among thieves in dumb with

The police official listens court- tell my beloved wife and child, MA.. in the Methodist). career. The crime of which he doctor and begged him to come Paris police received an anony doctor, going to his window, sees of a judicial error.".

Fur neck. Moreover, the man who was accused was peculiarly at once; but she foolishly told him mous letter pointing out that that there are detectives posted brutal. He was defended by that she had seen Madame de there was something strange in the street below, and that it is

to think of a Presence, a Soul ingratitude and wonder.. From the world.

those days to the present, the the most celebrated ad vncate Pawr pour away the medicino be about Madame de Pawr's death,

not separate from the sympathetic and seat heat tally, and againat of the time; the Empress gave her! And, naturally an- and that it would perhaps be

However that may be, we can hopeless have hope, the weary Eagonic herself interceded for gered and disgusted by this worth while to see who had a him; but he was condemned revelation of what he took to be large pecuniary interest in the

is the soul uplifted, the noblest wise, transformations take place, survey of God and His works the a way without tally, to death. on the pitiless evidhia ungrateful patient's stupidity avent!

feeling of wonder. And thereby the expectations of the great and ence of a woman. Mrs. Belloc and folly, the doctor refused to Lowndes, has made this case attend

It is now about a fortnight

impulses arise, and worship hidden virtues come to light, her again. "There's after the death of Madame de the basis of a study in nothing the matter with her,

becomes easy. Even while we holy fire leaps forth from dark Macture's "The do In For he said impatiently. "She's an has not yet received the money the police official, and in an hour

Pawr. Edmond de la Pommerais

Peking, March 31, ssy, "Such knowledge in to places, now worlds are discovered, merais Affair

presonte a buf- hystorical, willy 'woman," and has due to him under the dood of the poor girl learned of her bus-railway loan agreements aver cannot strain unto it," our soula mena in Nature pale before us. One of the most important wonderfal for me; it is high, I so that the corresponding pheno fling and complicated psycho- simply got into the way of lying transfer, but variona courteous band's former intimacy with Mad. concluded in China was signed stretch out appealing arme to that When the soul is at its worst and logical problem to the reader. in bed since her accidopt. In last week's issue was told in the course of the evening and the insurance companies behalf, of his imprudent renewal Government and the British and God our Fabe Nat

letters have passed between him are de l'awr, of bis "follies" on her this evening between the Chinese Mighty One who is for ever awake weakest, when the mind is most abominable, there comes the how ho was intimate, before Edmond de la Pommerais same concerning the delay, and he is of their friendship, and last-Chinese Corporation. his marriage, with Madame de to see his poor victim. Fle scem-expecting the money in a few though to her it seemed least-of

The study of Nature, as the touch, there is heard the still. Paur, and of how, long after ed much concerned at her con days.

The agreement involves the visible and tangible manifestation small voice in the depths of Boul; and there is he was married, and had condition and gave her some more We find him at table with his of murder with which he was king Railway through Nanchang Ask the balieving astronomer, ny/lodia or the slums of London that

the preposterous half-acousstion extension of the Shanghai-Nan-of the Unseen, is fraught with the ed to visit her, ho reaumed his medicine.

It is not only in blessing to all religious meu. peace. Then he went away pretty wife, when there comes a now confronted. friendship. Ile persuaded mentioning the fact that be bad sudden ring at the door, and

to Pinghsiang and the inclusion with mighty lens, be drywe rear wo find "Broken earthenware" ber to be insured. Strange too join his wife, who was in the Madame de la Pommerais glances was only twenty-one when this Chuchow Line already construct the infinite spaces, only to find re-made in the hands of the say, the business of insuring country nour Paris.

Madame de la Pommeraie, who in the system of the Finghsiang-

this poverty-stricken woman

across at her husband. She has awful blow struck her, behaved ed, thus providing a connection them thickly populated with Peter; the facts are world-wide, for the enormous sum of one and worse.

Madume de Pawr grem worse noticed that during the last few with wonderful magmanicity and with the Canton Ilankow Railway unnumbered stars. Or, again, ask which, if made known, would hundred thousand dollars was up her spirits and would not nervous when the bell rings-questioningly Elmond's account westward to Wusu and eastward read with unstadalled feet in

But she still kept days he has seemed a little trustful love. She scepted and branches with those constructed the microscopist who, as it were, cause millions to praise God in carried through with the great-allow what she called Годня est smoothness nud secrecy. to he maile.

rather as if he were expecting an of all that had taken place, and to Kwangtechow and, on com-

temples unknown from the begin At last, however, Edmond de la Pommorais did she falt so torribly ill, and the ant visitor. But today never admitted for a moment the petion of the main line, to Bang-f the infinitely great from the ning of the world, and learns there not personally apper in the griping pains became en intense,

he hardly notices the ring. theory of his guilt.

chow. The amount of the loan, The maid comes matter at all: On the contary, that she caseated, rather un- gentleman to see Monsieur."

His parents bastened to his aid,

which will have a currency of

Or let the infinitely small, he took the very greatest care willingly, that yet another doctori

and his old father sought out

45 years and bear interest at 6 cientist speak who discovers that Elmond de la Pommerois takes Lachaud, the greatest advocate of per cent., is eight millions sterocks and metals are as unstable "to remain invisible, though he should be sent for by her friend. the card, ses8, on it a name aahia time, and engaged, him for ipg, secured by the railway and 18 the shifting clouds, whose wand over shall not receive the King-

When he came, this physician known to him, but under it the his beloved son's defence. his name to be quoted as guar-who, of course, knew absolute words" de la Parete."

bra guarantee of the Chinese seems to call this into being and dom of God ae a little child he He gets antor, for the premium was ly nothing about the case or her up from the table.

sholl in no wise enter therein." Doubtless. owing to the fact Government. A safeguard is amid all the slange that there is While we read the story, the

to bid that depart; yet who learne close on to four thousand circumstances at once declared be more than a few moments, almost entirely on circumstantial

"I shall not that the prosecution had to rely provided by the appointment of One who lives for ever. Then beauty and majesty of it break dollars a year. Madame de that she had all the symptoms of darling," he says; and then we evidence, as also to the social accountant, and train manager. mystic glance and inspired pen.

British engineer-in-chief, chief Maur pretended to take ill, cholera. He therefore gave her can imagine with what a sick status of the accused, the trial] The loan will be the largestrives to write down the lines-olcquence, not in power nor listen to the post, who within upon us. It is not then in the learning of this world, nor in but she told her sister her some drug which is supposed to feeling of dread he goes into bis aroused the most amazing smoant Chinese railway loan ever floatedments of the Universal Spirit. All wealib, nor even in culture-not

elieve that awful disease luxurious consalting-room, of interest throughout France, in London. generally, be it

For a moment he breathes and, indeed, throughout Europe. of the line. has already beer will cry together, "Wonderful! the wondering faith of a litte onge for a visit from the insur pedemia in Paris daring the sum- freely. This is no minion of the An intimate friend of the Empress made, and the route,

those witnesses, and hosts besides, in any one of thee things, but in

nce companies' dector, for she mer and autumn months-and law come to arrest him. This is Eugenie was one of the young favourably reported upon, rune

His name is Wonderful!"

child, that at last we find the key went away.

a pleasant, smooth-looking official, doctor's patients and a firm be-

Nor was it any marvel that the to the Kingdom of God, We did even in the midst of her agony comes in.

The doomed woman-laughing who bows politely as the doctor liever in his innocence, and it through a rich, populous country. Pealmist, with hushed voice, yet not see it till Ohrist showed us, Yet it was there all the time. aahe did not

told her eldest daughter that

was whispered that, even if the largely devoted to tes cultivation, unable to control his emotion as Who has not seen the little child "Yes?" says de la Pommerais prisoner were condemned, the and includes no expensive cop of a Jadnean night, broke out in looking ap at bis father, with

ho gazed upon the starry banner think the

DAR inquiringly. doctor's medicine would do her

Emperor would commute his

struction. In commenting on the "I have come to see you," says sentence to lifelong imprison the British and Chinese Corporat: the glory of God; and the firm to say can care for me; above it is necessary to know the, the man of power deferentially. ment.

praise:"The heavens declare 30s fall of wondering love, as if

yours, Doctor, a. Madame de was far from an easy one. He set "about a one-time patient of Pawr.

The advocate Lachaud's part ment hee tiken

meat showeth His handiworkbe keepsme from harm. How tion recently under an old agree-Day unto day utterath as eeoh he does it I do not know; hat he himself to prove that Madame de Shanghai-Hangchow"

and night unto night showeth doesit, and that gives me peace?” Railway

Were we to take away the And then the young physician, Pawr died a natural death, and already construsted and will knowledge." And the religious

was, at last, obliged to allow

great secret.] But poor 'Scraphine de Pawr

a really very ill and it seems a ity to go through all this poin Ind distress for nothing.

remembered,

At last, when she is feeling fitle better, she is cheered by a ote from de la Pommerais saying

at he is coming to spend the any good. Back cane the doctor veaing with her. Co overjoyed she was easier, but in a state of in the morning. By this time she at the thought of seeing collapse, and at the end of about im in this pleasant, intimate Ashion for it is years since he thirty hours after the faist does

me and spent an evening with or that she actually sends out

umble flat!

It is on record that Edmond de

Pommerais came at six that yening and stayed till about ten.

last.

was met coming there and seen bing away. That same night adame de Pawr became terribly

so ill, indeed, "that her went

in and fetched not only some

nt, Madame Ritter.

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in.

"A

Survey of the Route.

A flying survey

most

the

of

the words: "His name sbali be called Wonderful,"

scientist. One day He took a Christ excela all as a spiritual little child, and placing him in the midst of His disciples, said, "Verily I say unto you, whos

The

Lord is mindful of His own,"

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had been administered to her by till behaving as if the matter he made great play with the fact shortly obtain the right to con-mystic finde food for wonder wonder from the attitude of the Edmond de la Pommerais, dur- really concerns him very little, that the two able doctors who struct an important extension to everywhere. He strikes the flints child towards its father, half the neighbou to purchase some ng that little dinner for which learns that the police, guided by: had attended ber had neither of Ningpo line is complete and briskly robss rod, and the fire faith would le gone at a stroke. Ningpo. When the Shanghai-rock, and sparks appear. Не beauty and reality of the child- buge, in order that she may look she had tried to make herself ex-on anonymous letter, have baanthem suspected anything wrong, connected from Hangchow with barns. F am the black cloud Thus do God's children wonder

best when her one-time lover ceptionally pretty and attractive making investigations. In fact, His "alternative system phors her by dining at her Seraphine de Pawr breathed her the woman's body has already defence to use proc idiom the new Nanking-Chuchow line, the lighting leaps. In every

of

and believe, as day by day they been exhumed, and it is now was to suggest that Madame the whole system, with branches, dewdrop there gleams a sun, in prove the saying true: Toward evening of the same proved, beyond, a shadow "of de Pawr, had deliberately com. will total mear' 1,000 miles of every wave a star. What are and is one time lover's young Will it be strange then if in the and vigorous step

e stair her death some one administered pay her, debt to her one-time engineers with material mainly derful symbols of a wonderful Happy Land itself the glorified o one saw him in the flat, but heard on the humble stairesse to her an enormous quantity of lover, partly to provide for her British, Launced by British Being whom his soul loves, he sainta will be "Lost in wonder,

The sad news was broken to him, the vegetable poison known as beloved children! and, with his arms round the digitalisa poison which dis

money, and supervised by British fore whom geeth a flame, whose love, and praise?" There also presence in the Sheehinah, whose will wonder be the handmaid of three motherless children, he

officials, But, though Lachaud did his appears from the body within a very best, and though his publish will be immense, while the con-

The economic gain to China spirit descende as cloven tongues worship in presence of the King. and gazed endly at the

comparatively short time."

fire? "Wonderful! His corpse of the woman he had once

ed speeches in this defence are. Jildren, terrified at her stile, loved passionately. As he turn- found in her flat which prove not even the famone advocate's give reality to the British claim

Certain papera have also been among the finest be ever made, struction system will do much to name is Wontierful."

But strange are the reactions their neighbors, but also their the neighbour room, he said to that the was very highly insured, casuistry and marvellous to of commercial predominance in of the human epirit. In the Libels on Sir J; Robinson."

the neighbour who was taking and the insurance companies, quence were able to save his the Yangtaze basin. This in

course of the ages the soul of man The Court of Criminal Appeal But the unfortunate Seraphine charge of the children,

There when approached by the police, client.

teresting success of British transfers the wonder engendered bas dismissed the appeal of Louis Pawr, if not a good woman, home no doubt that poor Maatute that Doctor de is Pom Doctor de la Pommerais was enterprise should prove to British by natural phenomena to those Cohen from his conviction and as a brave woman. She was one de Pawr died of obolera morais is owner of the policies. condemned to death, mainly on captains of industry that there is which are spiritual. Nor is any-sentence at the Central Criminal ill to death; but she made and the new doctor who had at-That is why the Prefect of Police the clear, pitiless evidence of abundant scope in China and the thing lost in the transition. When Court for eabornation of perjury

"Never tanded her during the last bouro Lae seat & representative to ask Madame de Pawr's sister, Mr. Chinese are perfectly ready to at last, in the end of the days, committed in the action for libel. and !" she kept whispering in of the life signed the certificate, the doctor how it cams about that sme Ritter, who was able to re-entertaia British proposals. As Christ appears as the express which Sir Joseph Robinson had embling accents to her sister with cholera as the cause of a woman as poor as Madame de peat, almost word for word, the frequently emphasized in the image of the Father, as the very bought against him.

death. Remember that this the price I

As for Seraphine's erstwhile for so enormous a sum as

Pawr should have been insured imprudent confidences Seraphine columns of The Times, the British outshining of His glory, and sentence of three years' pansk paying for my annuity of four re thousand franca. Think lover, it is on record that he went hundred thousand dollars; and abad made to her.

Lagation since the recent modifi- when this same Jesus wearily aita fervitule passed by Mr. Justice To the last the Empresa cation of the policy in regard to upon Jacob's well, while He Horridge was allowed to run from ch su income! Think of the mourning and enjoyed a good know where she procured the doctor's innocence. She disons give the fullest assistance to words of Heavenly comfort to a all I should be able to do with mougin home from the house of the police would also like to Eugenie believed in the young industrial loans, is prepared to graciously condescends to speak the date of conviction.

Boy Scout Endowment Fund, Jacation I shall be able to give dinner with his young wife. The money, three months ago, to pay sed the case exhaustively with British firme operating in China,sinfel Samaritan woman; then]

Towards the £250,000 fund darling little girls. Why same night he wrote to the in- the first premium ?

Lachaud; she even received in

our onder becomes truly defined, which General Sir R. Baden- buld I mind a little pain, a little curance agent, apprising him of

the and fact of adamo de Pawr's who, fortunately for himself, has wife; and abe persuaded the Edmond de la Pommeraie private audience the despairing

Or when we read how the God of Powell is trying to raise to endow fcomfort nawe ?!!

Hosts, the God of Sinai, the God the By Seout movement sixteen sudden death by cholers, and a very fronk, pleasant manner Emperor that, innocent or guilty, asking him to inform the eight in- at once takes the police official Edmond de la Pommernis had The King has approved the with dim eyes shaded, watobes change fund now

of lightnings and thunderbolts, London banking house have sub- is represented by the Father, who, scribed $4,805. The Block Ex- that of this brave, misguided due must be paid over to him, will tell you all about it," he cumstantial evidence. It was Beauchamp Duff, Commander-in- dusty road that leads to a for land to £1,000, and the London surance offices that the money into his entire confidenco. "I been condemned on purely air-appointment of General Sir for His prodigal sen down the to £1,750, the Baltic Exchange. amounts to man, dying, all 'unknowingly. Edmond de la Pommerais, as he says calmly, and then he tells at whispered at the time that the Chies in India, to be an Aide-de country; or when we find God's Commercial Slate Room fund to her own hand?

had a deed in his possession length his carefully prepared document commuting the death Camp General to bie Majesty, attitude towards ering man typi- £1,050.

fass about it.

Was there over so pathetic, so

mical, so horrible a situation

-Times.

Sir Beauchamp Duft,

The