▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁made ▁a ▁Che val ier ▁de ▁la ▁L ég ion ▁d ' H onneur . ▁ ▁Although ▁they ▁were ▁dev out ▁C athol ics , ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁and ▁Th ér èse ▁subscri bed ▁to ▁Action ▁Fran çaise , ▁the ▁journal ▁of ▁a ▁far - right ▁political ▁organisation ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name , ▁despite ▁a ▁pap al ▁inter dict ▁against ▁it , ▁and ▁continued ▁to ▁do ▁so ▁even ▁after ▁Th ér èse ▁was ▁refused ▁absol ution . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁his ▁cousin ▁ ▁was ▁an ▁award - win ning ▁journalist ▁who ▁covered ▁the ▁rise ▁of ▁the ▁Naz i ▁Party ▁in ▁Germany , ▁visited ▁the ▁concentration ▁camp ▁at ▁D ach au , ▁and ▁wrote ▁about ▁the ▁Night ▁of ▁Long ▁Kn ives . ▁X avier ▁died ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 3 5 , ▁convinced ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁poison ed ▁by ▁the ▁Naz is . ▁After ▁the ▁Second ▁World ▁War , ▁de ▁Haut ec loc que ▁destroyed ▁his ▁copies ▁of ▁Action ▁Fran çaise . ▁ ▁De ▁Haut ec loc que ▁broke ▁his ▁leg ▁in ▁two ▁places ▁in ▁a ▁fall ▁from ▁his ▁horse ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 6 . ▁He ▁told ▁his ▁company ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁his ▁own ▁fault ▁for ▁r iding ▁on ▁the ▁shoulder ▁of ▁the ▁road . ▁There after ▁he ▁frequently ▁walked ▁with ▁a ▁can e . ▁After ▁another ▁m ish ap ▁involving ▁losing ▁his ▁way ▁during ▁a ▁tact ical ▁exercise ▁and ▁getting ▁stuck ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁cord oned ▁off