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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY,

Charles Dickens!

APRIL 14, 1936.

ATALE OF TWO CITIES

Adapted by

LEBBEUS MITCHELD

SYNOPSIB

Dr.

Charles Darnay, nephew of the Marquis of Evre- monde, return to Paris from London, during the French Re- volution, to attempt to save the life of his old tutor Gabelle, who hon already been murdered. wife, Darnay is imprisoned.

Manelia her Lucie, father,

been imprisoned (who had 18 years in the Bastille through the machinations of the Marquis of Evremonde) go to Paris an attempt to save Darnay's life. The Revolutionary Tribunal demns him to death. hours before the execution, Syd- ney Carton, English Advocate in love with Lucio, redeems his mis. apent life by getting into Dar nay's coll and changing places with him.

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aho entered quickly, maw Miss Prosa condemned the same day you were," In the act of picking up two packed] "Yes," repiled Carton, keeping his baga. Sho turned to hurry down to face turned lest she discover he wan the entrance to stop the carriage or but an impersonator, have it followed. But she was not quick enough. Miss Pross interposed her bulky person between. Bladame Defarge and the door.

"Oh, no, you don't!" she cried. "Let me pass" ordered Madame Defarge Importantly.

"Nover! know what you want, and thank heaven I'm put here to stop you. and stop you I will!"

In the name of the Republic" "In the name of no one, you evil woman! You've killed many innocent people, but my ladybird you'll never You may be the touch again! wife of Luzifer, yet you shall not got

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"When I go to the guillotine, may I ride with you, Citizen Evremonde?. Will you let me hoki your hand 7 1 but am not afraid,

am a little weak She broke off suddenly, as Carton's face was revealed to her upturned oyes. After that start of astonishment, she whispered, in won- der: "You're going to die in his place? He was your friond ?"" He motioned her to say nothing to arouse suspicion. After a moment LONDON SERVICE sho accepted the situation. "That

MENESTHEUS sails 22 Apr. gives me such courage, she whis pered. Then, if you let me hold

anile 29 Apr. your hand, stranger, I shall feel strong."

the better of mo-I am an English- "Yes," answered Carton. "I will

hold till the last."

"Till_the_last," repealed the giri,

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woman. No, you wicked foreign wo- man, I am your match."

"Pig, get out of

ing down at the picture the words "Break then! I am a Briton conjured before her.

away

Guards esmo clattering in; oxclama- While the foregoing events took I don't care an English tuppence for

GLAUCUS the myself. I am desperate. The longer tions were heard from the condemned. place in La Force prison, morning

of the day appointed for I keep you here, the greater hope A woman criol with anguished sobs.

small group thero la for my ladybird.

The little seamstress stood up, keep. Darnay's execution, a

vas xed The two in the Defarges

women clinched. Pross in her oyes

The upon Carton. nasembled wine shop. To them came the harsh seized the intruder around the waist, guards began to call the names and PACIFIC SERVICE (via Kobe, Nagoya & Yekunamai' and triumphant voler of La Ven- unmindful of the clawing hands numbers of those who were to make geance, crying: "To-day! Citizencas, scratching Befarge at length got her lumbril to the guillotine. Among

the first their last-trip in at her face. it must warm your heart that all the years of waiting will end when hand on the butt of the platol she them were numbers twenty-two and seamstress and Evremonde apita in the sack."

carried, was attempting to draw it twenty-three-the

guards dafening report. "Citizen Evremonde." The "It in not the end," said Madame when there came a Defarge, aa La Vengeance entered. Madame befarge looked unutterably hurried them to the door. The exe-

Blipped

from cution was appointed for four o'clock "He is not the last of the blood." surprised, then dropped,

Defarge turned to face his wife. Prons's arms to the floor, a crimson and it was now three of a lowering

of

corsage. her

afternoon. "You have no quarrel with my old stain on the front manter his family. Let them Panting reached the coach an steps, in the streets, watching the

and

Citizens in Pross

groups lounged on gathered up tho bagn be,"

still un-slow progress of the tumbrl indif "He would rescue Evremonde even Charles Darnay, muffled, now!" cried a Jacques, glaring at steady on his legs, was being helped ferently. They were so accustomed to the night as something customary Defarge,

their progress, Darton caught sight that they made no unukanl

revolu demonstration. At one halt in Lionary

"No, not if to lift this hand would

do it. But I say: Stup there," Why, stop asked the

and

climbed into the vehicle. The driver Drive! Drive!" she gasped as she

You always said, Exterminate cracked his whip.

At the Paris gate, a guard looked f Barsad standing by a pillar of a house; they exchanged glances. Bar- But this case is different. This inside the coach, counted the occu-aad was completely changed; his

pants, inspected the passport "Yes, iitenw

them!" interrupted the yea," he said. "In order-the Citizen eyes followed Carton as the tumbril

Doctor.

continued, his face somehow softened Lucie Manette and child. Mr. by his amazement, almost under- wood-cutter. "The woman was out- With the Doctor making signs to Lorry, banker yes; Miss Pross, standing of the scene of the preced

maid: Jerry Cruncher, messenger ing night in which he had been the prisoner."

"When demanded Madame Deyes; Sydney Carton, advocate-yes, participant.

The Englishman RECITA overcome.

Clone in front of the guillotine, You depart, Citizens. A good where the crowd was greatest, seat. "Every day. In all weathers." Madame Defarge flung down her

Journey,

ed on an equestrian statue which had

some of the

farge.

1

knitting, "I'll go to her now. They'lected to feed the guillotine on that the wood-cuitor and

The prisoners in La Force se- been overturned, were La Vengeance,

be frantic at the death of Evremonde

denouncing the justice of the Re-afternoon had been assembled in a Jacques who frequented the Defarge public-and then-" She quitted the large, gloomy, impresalve room in the wine shop.

prison.

La Vengeance looked around fran- room hastily..

"No. 23" said a jailer, ticking off tically as the time drew near for the As Madume Defarge approached

a number on a sheet of paper, and execution of Evremonde. "Therese Tellson's Bank, she saw a conch loaded allowed Sydney Carton into the Defarge why isn't she here? Where with baggage, atanding at the door room. The little seamstress who had who be? They're up to fifteen with two Englishmen by it. Her been found guilty because her friend, and Evremonde will be up soon. suspicions

aroused, she moved quickly the countryman, had criticized the His number in twenty-three." into that part of the bullding con-Revolution, went to him. She was a "She never missed before," said the taining the living quarters. It ap-fragile young woman with wide-open, wood-cutter. peared to be deserted,

mittent eyes. "Citizen Doctor" she cried. Hear "Citizen Evremonde," she said, "you ing a sound in Mr. Lorry's bedroom, I remember me? I ani the seamstress

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"Sho won't miss it. It's her day." said La Vengeance, and called the name of her friend loudly, repeated- ly. Always there was no answer.

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"I mind nothing so long as I have your hand, but when I let it go-will

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Ing guillotine. "Am to kiss you now has the moment come?" askod the girl. She kissed Carton, held not tight to his hand. "You are afraid," she said. "The others only pretend not to be. It's almost though you welcomed 1t."

As

"Perhaps I do. Perhaps in death I rocoive something I never had in fe ---I hold a sanctuary in the heart of those I care for. It is a far, far but

I ter thing I do now, than I have evez dono; it is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known."

"Twenty-two," said a volee from the guillotine.

"Good-bye," said the girl, clinging to Carton's hand. A guard tore her mway.

The crash of the guillotine blade falling-the voice of a guard: "Twen ty-three. Euremonde, quick, the light is dying."

Carton ascended the stops. The Rotting sun broke through the clouds, Its light shining on Carton's face, re- ! flected from the blade of the guillo-| tine.

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