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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

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY,

JANUARY

24,

1938. .

TO-DAY IN HISTORY

THE STORY OF JAMES STUART, REGENT OF SCOTLAND

THE STORY SO FAR: Emile Zola, after working his way up from poverty to fame and fortune by his never-ending flow of inflaminatory novels, cri- ticisms and articles in favour of the under-dop-is approached by the wise! of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, who har been falsely convicted and sent for a long term of imprisonment on Devil's Island. Reluctant to leave his hard-THERE was little room in Scotland for an honest man woon retirement he finally decides to again enter the fight for justice and rushes to tho office of "Aurore,"

lie began to pace to and fro, more Ite goes occasionally to the country furiously desperately trying to still of his origin-crime! He endeavours the volce within. "I've lived my to learn everything-crime!

life

walked.

He is He is

he was anying as he not easily worried-crinie! had enough of fight easily worried-crime!"

With trembling hand he turns a Ing. and struggle and turmul!! I'm

Suddenly page. happy-contented-here!"

he stopped and glared to her. "Why should I sacrifice my happiness" he

"The Minister of War, the Chief of the General Staff, und the Assist-

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 Regent of Scotland, and it was in the midst of intriguies that he was assassinated and his 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 thero were barely half a dozen, even those he had befriended, who regretted the foul deed.

James Stuart was the natural son of James V. of demanded ravagely, "my security- unt Chlef never doubted that the fa- Scotland by Margaret, daughter of John, Lord Erskine.

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

hazy! But the condemnation of Es- tu complete his education.

Intended for the Church, he was made Prior of St. Madame Dreyfus eyes were mote terhazy involved the revision of the bloquent than words. Zola came to Dreyfus verdict--and that, the Gen-Andrew's. But he had no intention of following the ward her, his face drawn from the cral Staff wished to avoid at all cost! clerical profession. strain of his warring emotions. "You For over a year the Minister of War The chief reason for this was because-vas-at- must go now, Madame, he said and the General Staff have known tracted by the preaching of John Koox, and as a result

that Dreyfus is innocent but they he was converted to the new taith. you won't help... have kept this knowledge to them- Stuart became one of the most active of the lenders

I have to selv

selves. And those on steep and of the Protestant party, and Knox himself expected u "I don't know I've made as my they have wives and children they great deal from his young convert. think. mind I let you know, Madame! love!"

with strange gentleness,

Then

.. When

You might leave the documents

the

The overthrow of Romun Catholle- The wind was moaning at

Ism and the establishment of Protes- doof

Zola read on,

tantism were hastened by the efforts. Zola's battle with selfishness was

"Dreyfus commot be vindicated of. Stuart who, with the Eari al won when he looked up at the por without condemning the whole Gen Argyll, accompanied John Knox on trait of Cezanne and seemed to hear his words: "In the old days, Emile al Staff! That is why the General his notable tour through Fle which Staff has screened Esterhazy led to the destruction of the monas- ... we starved together gladly to demolish Dreyfus once more. Suchį teries.

Zola

Ile Mr. President, is the simple

WHM commissioned by the for trull

then. seized his pen and began:

nf

All

him the less, for

N

to

JAMES STUART, Earl of Moray

of

party and resolved to have them and brought to justice several branded as trailors at the next meet those who had been concerned in

the Ing of Parliament.

murder of "Darnley. But showed weakness in allowing more powerful conspirators to cape.

the

CS-

mea.

he was over and Mary had escaped Into England,

•

have

of

To prevent this a further conspirey was hatched by the Earl of Morton, Darnley and others murder Ricelo and expel the Queen's advisers.

When Mary escaped from impri- To what extent Moray was con- sonment, Morny took prompt for Ju. Nelix ruth?

cerned in this plot is not certain. It sures to crush the rebellion on her In eleven days the strug- is it that he knew of it, though ne behalf. It is a fearful tratht But--Scottish Parliament to be present at Faure, President of the Republic-" -affirm with intense conviction the marriage uf the youthful Mury

did not take an active pari. He re- turned from England the day after night long he wrote madly the Truth is on the march-and noth- with the Dauphin of France in 1550.

the murder and was elected to the feverishly... and when Ale-

After the death of her husband ing till stop her?" xandrine came to protest, he cried

leadership of the councils of the con- Zola paused again to polish his Mary showed that she intended to

spirators. impatiently "Send Albert at once to Clemencenu? Ask Hilm to have glasses. A deathly stillness prevailed, have her own way. She refused to Scheurer-Kestner, Charpentier, Ana- so much so that when Clemencenu satisfy the treaty of Edinburgh which

object from the secured

course the independence of Seat- land from France. tole France, and Perreux at the office knocked a small

her half-brother She offered the Aurore immediately! Pell dens the others started. Clemenceau to get hold of Captain Mr. President, it is time to con-

cardinal's cap and some rich bene- Dreyfus brother Mathieu, too! I'll clude accus: Colouet Det fices in France, which he refused. be there myself la an hour!"

having been the diabolical agent

Nevertheless, Mary did not esteem

she promised At the appointed time Zola, manu- of the affair, and of continuing to de-

make him Regent during her absence script under arm catapulted into the fend his deadly work through three machinations! 1 of revolving editorial

"L'Aurore." years of offices Through the haze of cigar smolte, accuse the Minister of War of from Scotland. When she returned to her native country she made im Clemenceau rushed forth. "What's having concealed proofs of the iner Prime Minister.

aceuse the it all about, Zola? What are you nocence of Dreyfus! I

Chief of Staff and the Assistant Koing to do?"

manuscript Thrusting the

into Chief of Staff of being accomplices It was Lord James Stuart, as he

the was

called, who, during the aeri- Clemenceau's honds, Zola said with in the same crime! accuse quiet intensity. "I'm going to explode Commander of the Paris garrison of monious disputes between the Queen a bomb!"

the most monstrous partialityt ac-and John Kunx, succeeded in pre- cuse the handwriting experts-venting a definite clash between the Messieurs Belhomme, Varinard and two imperious representatives Couart of having made lying 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 vilety led a cumpulim to misdirect dom, pubile opinion and cover up iis sins with her chaplains when they per-

accuse the First Court-martial ut formed their religious rites. violating all humon rights in con-caused much discontent among the "I wonder what the Bear's got up demning a prisoner on testimony kept extreme Protestants.

the same time he suppressed steret from him

and accuse his sleeve this time!"

Perrenx, xltor-in-chief of "L'Au. the Esterhazy Court-martial of hav- the plots of the Romish party, and for restored amity for a time with Ent- roreflicted the ashes.from_his_elgar

Chapter V

THE MILLS OF THE GODS

ing covered up this legality by order

-At

and smiled wryly nt Anatole France, thux committing in-turn-the-judicial land. who remarked surdonically, "A pin crime of acquitting a guilly man! In

ef

This

The administration-of-public- affairs was carried on Impartially

In January, 1503, the Queen Stuart to the Earldom of created Mar, on the occasion of his mariage, and a few months later he became Earl of Moray..

for someone to swallow, I'll wager!" mating these accusations I am aware and discreetly, but with firmness.

your bomb, Emile that I render myself open to prosecu "Explode

tion for libcl.

ch. But that does not There was a moment of silence as on

matter! The action I take is de- Zola fingered his manuscript. Then

signed only to hasten the explosion he began to read.

"Mr. President of the Republic of truth and justice! Let there be a

Permit me to tell you, that trial in the full light of days" your record. without blame so far. The hand that held the manuscript is threatened with a mest shameful dropped, The leonine lead of Zola

'• • • the Truth is on the march, and nothing will stop her.”.

The affairs of Scotland might have been tranquil and prosperous but for the foollsh marriage between the Queen and Darnley, which she car- ried out in spite of Moruy's objec- tions. Moray then refused to appear at court. He declared that Darnley und his father, the Earl of Lennox, were conspiring to murder him.

Moray tried to stop the marriage 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- cape the Earl's party.

that It was after the marriage Morny appears to have been caught in the toils of Queen Elizabeth. The English Queen made lavish promises and Morny and his friend's rose in however, insurgents, revolt. The were

chased from place to place, and when it was seen that the great of Scotland were body of people against them they crossed the border and took refuge in England.

Elizabeth publicly disowned them. declared that she had no knowledge of their plot, and ordered them to

her

At the presence. time, howevet, she furnished them with a sum of money.

leave

blot-this abominable Dreyfus is lifted defiantly, as he reads the final secretary-adviser, affair A courtmartial has recently, words, "I am waiting.

by order, dared to acquit one, Ester-

unsteadily.

my traitor

same

Throw him into the thank river Aftaslies flew by him!

The humbled Morny now saw the absurdity of his action and was anxl- ous to return to the allegiance of the Scottish Queen. He even culti- vated the favour of David Riccio, her

sending him valuable diamond ring as a gift.

Mary was advised to pardon the Clemenceau was the first to bre plotters, but she chose to follow the hazy supreing slap at all truth the slience. In deep-voiced and all Justice! But since they have ironle admiration he boomed, "The dictates of the French and the Popish dnred, I, too, shall dare! I shall tell child has learned to walk!" Mathieu the truth, because if i did not, my Dreyfus stepped forth with wet eyes.

the murmuring nights would be haunted by spectre of an innocent being, expiat- brother's hume-I want to ing, under the most frightful for you: As they clasped hunda the Finally cluding his frenzied pur- ture, crime he never committed!"

others crowdteil round Zola. "The tuera Zola made his way into his Zola paused, removed hla place- tille's too lang?" said the editor, "We house, dishevelled and bleeding and nez and wiped his eyes. The room need one phrase!" "Zoln has spoken followed by a shower of stones that was stil and tense. A rising wind " Clemenceau cried, "It is 1 Ac- shattered the windows. Alexandrico came toward him, gasping fainly, blow the snow stingingly against the cuse."

"Is it because of troated pancs. Clemenceau sut on

Well, no matter Soon the presses of 'L'Aurore Accuse' yea the edge of his seat, hands gripping

But I'm afraid ... running off what happens the chair-arms, Tears were stream- were thundering Ing down the pale checks of Mathieu coples by the thousandat The newa- there'll be more serious trouble for Dreyfus, Zola resumed, creasing conviction.

BT

with In- boys were hawking them in the you was delivered an hour_ago,”

streets All Parla was in a frenzy! **This Zain, passing by, saw an excited she salt, handing

him a

heavy,

I tore it open

"It is impossible for honest people crewd falling about a heap of debris sealed envelope. to read tita iniquitous bill of accuse which was a caricature of him and said with a grim smile, "The tion against Dreyfus without being un overcome with indignation and cry- self holding a copy of 1 Accuss! An mills of the Gads don't always grind Ing out their revulsion!" Then, in efgy of Dreyfus was tossed onto the so slowly! ringing tones: "Dreyfus known sever- pile and a match touched off

the mons.

.. It's a court sum- I am nceuscil of "Libel" whispered Alexandrine Soon the crowd through white lips, Zola nodded.

(To be Continued)... are found in his apartment—crime was in hot pursuk, yelling "Kili the--:-

al languages-crime! He works hard blazel A man in the howling mob

rocompromising -- papers recognized Zoln.

Moray was now undisputed ruler The Queen how took the strange of Scotland, and all would

of pardoning Morty on hils gone well if he had not become en-

in further intrigues promise to have nothing more to do, tangled with the conspirators. For a time Queen Elizabeth. Moray and Mary were on good terms, When Elizabeth brought charges. though be took Bittle part in the against the Scottish Queen, Moray management of her affairs,

unwisely supported them and thus Then came the murder of Darnley, furthered the designs of England

there rather than of whom Moray delested; but

Scotland. He took is no reason to believe that the Earl vigorous measures to suppress the re- was concerned in the erime. He was maining supporters of Mary, but 11 not at the Court when that deed was had the regerse 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 To strengthen his hand he asked renewed, which resulted the flight Elizabeth to deliver up Mary for of Bothwell und the imprisonment of safe keeping, and offered to surren- the Queen, Moray 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 compelled to

him recognise leader of Scotland.

January 23, 1569-70, he is was murdered by Hamilton of Both- wellhaugh, who had always hated

He sent in pursuit of Bothwell, blm.

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