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Ww "magis ee te tm a i ie fe SEEDS aaa aa a a mn ae li, i A i Ce, ww ------ -- Le ee VIS Teer re =a LAA AP PPP RADAFZAAASD APO " I will not insist on this point to- | tally breathed | | air of tberty. One day," said the magistrate, "but I | anxiety only nfed his py. nat expect from you a Straightforward | | would become r Lotea answer to a question which | The visco spite of on = rea had arxcelient ieart, and may affect your accomplices. | he could not fat that inone of the Was Monsieur Pancorvo | navidad aich ede fbr the* | known to himanguis an 'or- author of the nocturnal | had to often attacks of which Monsieur de Servon | geiones others were the victims ?"! have already told you 60, tell you no more." "Two of his servants, upon whom Grave suspicion rests, have been cap- **;2BEet: this generous ly,: took a lively in- tured. Can you give me any informa- | terest 'ar thi _-- es angairy tion about these men ?" | which was bet carried o the "These dark vaults othe Concrgerie. But two men must have done | nothing trang tsile touching as their master did, but I do not xno the prisoner 3 a pes Servon had them." had too muchiuse for thankfulness The magistrate reflected deeply, | poems secrecyyhich ------ Sho pr o conplain o e ri afb Nhe rapidity of intuition! gi1.nce which Mi gradudly fallen on = Montmartrerime. me re- | Pi then, twalt th: ae of scene | the case, ande de ny use had already lasted an hour, and | all his influence to mitijate the lot, 4 | whatever It mht be, « the unfor- nate culprit. Loi- | VIII. Three monthhad enapsed since a the dramatic yents of the. month magistrate, Of January. 'he inqury had been sha fl destrala his emo-! Prolonged to a extent!ar exceeding tion. "rhe vast m became silent! 2ll expectatia After'the first ex- "again, peg -- satan, of charity knelt | mination whic he hadundergone in own at the bedsid® and began to the hospital te prisoer had been ; Seized with brm fever, ccasioned by the fearful woud he hai received on his head. Oo; more than a fort- veritied. The night the doctc despair of bis life, garden at Montmartre had been care- | -- the unfortnate Laeau seemed 1ully searched, and the fragment of | to ca vith himto the grave blouse had been found clinging to sue the secret o +o. Sageuats Montmar- ree which the Phere rataks had d the' tre. patiat's robat Sone On the conclusion of his examina- t his convalesence was pars ons, and tie magistate thought it, for the sale of humanity, not to which had occurred after the storm | | infliet too fregent exminations on of the twenty-first of January had' 2 man who hal alraqsouay. escap- hardened the oy and caused | ed from death ewas passing, yon's footsteps remain imprinted' however; and the mgistrate saw on the a Je Was evident eee with in t omen' approaching the viscount = ne ay fe | when he shouldbe obiigd, in the ab- his | | Sence of furthe informtion, to com- | mit to the assi:es, in capany of two spite of! scoundrels, a man whonhe could not themselves, as a ki of judgment) help thinking. if not xmocent, a bodk, served on this occasion to clear | least very exensable. an. inn man. After his long illnessLoiseau had Other information had already ' remained in confinemen! at the Con- caused doubts to arise in the magis-| | clergerie, and the sytpathy. which trate's mind. Th ry of Servon's| he inspired had extaded e es'nnd his expeditions in pur- | whole of taff, from the suit of x? iseau had been proved, and | @ of the prison sister of charity whonursed him to his explanations had been confirmea I h his custody. in every particular, The actor who | The pr hig = gen his louse, And the ef ress ;,quent visits to hi whieh had tenn the Rue de la tude. The nian -aaipar' of these tacts. ar 288 i aen still quite yong a foreign 2 OM accomt of Jad health. S name was Guerit, and he had entered the prbsthoel somewhat late in life. It vas «ven whispe that violent grie had thrown --as it had -- © many other great minds--into t arms of the Church, and that i bak abmdoned for an ecclesiastical carer am honorable and lucrative profesdon-the bar--where he had already men very 6uccessful. Never had the sublime truths of re- ligion been expounted by a more sympathetic apctle and' his un- speakable charity hal brought many wandering souls bac] to God. Per- suasion and consoktion, such was his mission upon this earth, and he oa it with cll tie tenderness of es r Servon's rciease. He had, in addition, conducted the inquiry so discreetly that Lolseau's «crowned with success, for poor Ser- von's adventure was never known to 31 60 Thus, when the viscount entered, at liberty' this time, the terrible room where he had so narrowly ped leaving his honor, the reception that he met. with left no room for doubt a8 to the which had taken place in the mind of the enlightened te to whom his good star had directed him. The interview, which Servon rather Many touching an Soh traits were related of him. Ie had ten times braved martyrdom t& evangelize the fierce cannibals of tlr Malay Islands; and, since the time vhen he had been rate in approved style, and thought it -his duty to renew the explanations which he had already given. But the mae told trate s and 1 him | called upon to cease thus to e pl tly that his story agreed per-/ his life, he devoted the revenues of sectly with the statements of the} a-large fortune to the relief of the author of the Montmartre. murder. unfortunate wrete whom won on, who was ignorant of Loiseau's} and vice threw into Dghe pecs S urrest, testified a lively surprise ; but, course was had to hm = grist and comfort Saeentel and Nong 'afer thetic goodness whth was depicted on his grave and gertie face softened ean most doeraves eiminals. The ernor used to say that with Abbe Gusts there was no nore insubordin- oe in the prison. and thin, sligitly bent by the tations of long travis, the chaplain retained the distinguished man- having an eye to the titneswof things, he was very 5 uestio inquiry secret, I can tell you that you are completely absolved, and that in so far as con- w his pale complexion ind his large in- telligent eyes gave t» his face ao i in- describable expreasim of g and melancholy. One saw, on lookine at this priest, thathe had suffered, and that misfortune nae taught him to atid by coe who stfle He had been summeped to Loiseau's side ae the moment when the first examination had conrciuded. bc he arrived the sick man was writhing in the grasp of a terrible delirium, and : e aasi "I hope not," " repiied the mungiserete, "Your arres as the result of an error quite in keeping with an affair eo mysteri but nothing in the t to prevent your tiguring in it. This oir ig agent adventure will be an episode in your ie that you will not forget," he oo : the sister who nursed h al- ded, in give the v ready n to mtk ntear ations re mon he ~ ie well-deserved for the - last sacrement which the ee religion administers to dying announci! to the magistra 'his in- tention io devoting the aacayinomn iabbe, Gaertn Bat be ihe uate gift of sixty-five thousand frances to man, who. was. tossi ahoat utter some charitable work. As he took his! jn" incoherent arte Prt gti the magistrate said to| oit4 7 & pensive look his face lear: ua witn a touch of iro One would: have jhem the case comes on at the assizes I HY you some tickets of admission. You will have earned ig The viscount returned home with a light heart and with his mind f. his preoccupation was so intense that he Ep to perform the functions of his sacred office. The ma. at intervals dis- MYCTIDY NN, 2 Sess red} no time to los tor. The latter arrived but Abbe Guerin had recovered the ex- pression of tle cal to gen m his face, and he replied to the affec- Euan te questions which were put to "Tt is ti ous pain to which i am subject; the im- pression which sight of this poor man's agony on. me.- He has re need of your attentions then I. Do 3 tion think you will be able tosave ce do not despair ret ee en he has received two wounds-- that on the skull ne the fellow is incredibly Girone. Just imagine that in this s he was cmt to going to Bockeran: and tra- velling back pursued by the police." "May God hear you, doctor! May a Permit you to save this wretched "Tn ny case there is nothing to" fear to-nteht. Delirium is more ter- rifying than dangerous; and if the ride abates a little to-morrow he wil) have a good chance to recover." From that day forth Abbe Guerin semen left the patient's bedside ; and his devotion surprised no one: After this long risis, when the delirium had ce iseau saw at his side, with surprise mingled with emotion, the sympathetic face of the priest, whom he did not know, and who h him like a hii et thanked the generous main who bronght him in his despair | the consolation of a friend, and he imbu grateful affection for him. It seemed | as if a sseret community --the priest and the murderer. magistrate, who witnes-el this t uch- ing spectacle almost every day, won- dered whether rél gion w« uld draw from the culprit that which justice despaired of extorting--a_ confession. The inquiry was drawing to a clcse. three prisoners would have to appear the Assizes; further information, Loiseau and the havin been able to overcome the stubbornness of the unfortunate man whom fate seemed to be-thrusting on to ruin, the magistrate det>rminel to have recourse to Abbe Guerin's inter- vention. To obtain his aid was not an ask. The chaplain had long before | easy | religion to interfere syith ge action | of the law, and it was his custom to say that his ministry was aot of this world. But the case was so excep- Sonat that the worthy magistrate did not despair of persuading the priest to save this strdnge prisoner who would not be saved, On the first overtures of the subject being made to him, the abbe, without aber a definite answer, manifes great re- renance, and asked time for reflec- The Assizes were fixed to take place during the -- fortnight. There was After two days of absolute retirement the chaplain pre --, re before the magistrate and 6a "Whatever it may cost me, I will a as you wish, and I have rea- sons for thinking that I shall persuade ae wretched man to speak. ish to hear hina alone, and when I hare eceived his adler confessions, Id nd liberty act as my con- science dictates." "T have full confidence heart and discernment. happens you shall be free." "Come, then, sir, and may God in- as ae alli" Was evening--a beautiful spring came the setting sun was gilding with its last rays the bars of the nar- row windows of the cell. Loiseau was reading "The Imitation of Christ," when he saw the magistrate and the chaplain enter. Surprised at seeing together he rose and oreseeing something was about to happ>n. The magistrate had stopped near the door. The abbe_ad- nced, he prisoner's hand in' your Whatever va too in his, and said in a voice broken by emotion : " Robert ! me will you confide to your troubles ?" At the name of Robert profound sur- prise was depicted on Loiseau's fea- tures, and he started seers a if terri- fied by a fearful appariti " Robert !" cg a a the. priest, "it is I who ask it--in na deacon !--in the name of Ellen!" A piercing cry issued from the p he vince gee' forward and ent the priest's agitated face,*then he felt on his knees crying : "Gabriel !--Ah! I will tell ali!" " Have the odness"tO leave us alone, sir," said the chaplain hig the istrate, who pressed--his hand magi silently and left the room iX. The month of June had come, and @ glorious sunshine was flooding with light the historic rcom where, for more than half a century, the Seine Assizes have been hel The Palais de Justice had ben besieged since morn- ing by a crowd eager to watch the Progress of the strangest criminal case wh.ch for a long time past ex- cited the Parisian public. Suspended by a sort of tactit understanding, the strifes of the tribune neg bo -grageesg of the streets gave way th ¢_lebre, and the stirring p poltteat a ques- soe of that exciting tim been tten for a da us ali poten of society were met tor see on the ra-row Benches which y . an en enon | would appear on those steps which so ma' vi Th Was seen to open, a pro- oun éllence fell upon tne unxious crowd, and all heads were at the t -- it a strict rule never to allow | ny i towards his seat with firm step. He | scribable jook of with a feeling of | } spread over his pale face. The c of | trouble bound together these two men | t The | The day was approaching when the | for, in the absence of | 'in the crowd. Peopi two Arab rascals weu'!d be implicated | in the same affair. In despair at not | man was carelessly mounting guard -- that ominous seat where, in turn, are seated crime and misery. All eyes were fixed on this terrible spot, and people were wondering whether, for the first time, perhaps, for many innocent ny criminals ha e rea- Pisa of this was, that singular rumors ad been spread about Paris on the ones ol the mysterious prisoner who Was about to be tried. If was ce Lange the Montniiee assassin criminal. People talked vaaeaty ot a strange a distracted by terrible catastrophes. It was that an implacable fatal- i alone had forced the wretched Loiseau to commit the murder But that which excited cariosity to the highest point, ibaa the fact that no one could foresee what was about to happen at the trial. Had the pris- r reserved for the assizes a con- fession which the had no or would he carry his secret to the grave? Never had a more exciting uncertainty tated a more numer- ous and more varied audience. Ac- cordingly, when the last stroke of 10 o'clock had c¢ to sound from the great clock of the Palais, and when we little side door by which the pris- same moment turned in the same di- rection. The See citet procession appeared in the usual order: First two police- men, then Monsieur de Pancorvo's two servants, then two more police- men, and lastly, the man on whom all eyes were fixed, Loiseau, the mys- terious murderer of Montmartre. He entered, holding himself erect, and with confident look, and walked was entirely clad in black» nnd his | funereal costume added te the inde- ; sadness w pe was | rious | spectators greedily scanned his em- | pha features, in order to read in em a sign of hgpe or remorse. But soon another individual arrived to attrac: the attention which had already been so vVastiy excited. <A inan had just taken hix s..t below the prisouer's bench, aud . chis man) Was a priest. Loiseau, beiusiing- toss wards him, had hold of bis 1: inds. Ab ready the name of the ¢c srageous friend who had brouetit the prisoner | yas whispered nad recogaized ch ae of . the | ere trying to | tae form: where | this unexpected succi, Abbe Guerin, the Conclergerie, and the, explain his presence o. i the counsel for the is.2¢ prisoners | were at the same tii: sented. Had | | he come to reveal t!: ecret which | the prisoner threate...i to carry to | & e tomb, or di) he us iy ited to as- sist Loiseau in the i. ordeal of the trial, before assi. hee him in his last moments on the scafioli? The court was announced. The mag- oat es and urymen gook their plac proce ad and 'the clerk read the Dnetaent: e rather vague language of this Bicone iar gave it to be understood that justice had not succeeded in asserting exactly the cause and the circumstances the MOREE TS | crime. The public prosecutor had ¢ | Th tented himself with clearly and brietly stating the facts. In his opinion ar foreigner, Pancorvo, the chief of a | band of criminals, had been hea a ated by his accomplices during quarrel which had arisen respecting.| the division of the booty. He passed | over in silence all that part of the proceedings relating to the Viscount} de Servon, confining himself to stat-} ing the fact that Loiseau had vyolun-} tarily given himself up, and that he confessed ng the murderer. The public listened carelessiy '| this short statement, which eave | them no fresh inforniation. If the pleadings were at last about to ex- plain this mysterious.case, it wns during the examination of the pris- | oner that the truth would be brought] to light. i "Prisoner Loiseau. stand up," said | the President of the assizes. A shudder ran through the crowd. | The Montmartre assassin was stand- ing erect, his eyes fixed und his body immovable. "Do you still refuse to answer the questions as to your nime. your age, and the 2 seek pad your hee cu "T re "prisoner, ina crave: aah "Do you admit bei ng the author of ery murder of Monsieur de Pancorvo, t Montmartre Yee, I Killed ee You said before the magistrate. and you appear to maintain here, that F succum The cannot accept this statement, which all the facts of the case belie: tit is my duty, nevertheless, to ask you to "explain yourself more plainiy. Speak, then, and tell us what passed on the night of roe twitiy-first of January." TI killeee, 8m." "You. kiied him, you sdy:.but how ? You were wounded, and there may haye been a struggle. If thi struggle was a fair one, tell us the ---- and the circumstances of neet ey killed him." "Prisoner, I must teM vou that your foolish obstinacy is ecaleulated to do you'immense harm, and if you rsist in refusing to answer me, I paginas be foreed to take your silence approval of guiit. "Tf "tell you that I killed him.' sich of these replies. given in the midst of a solemn silence, sounded ike a funeral knel!, and a' thrilled through every heart time that the hollow voice of man, doomed to the.scaffold, re this sinister phrase. The feeling of pity with which the fierce. resolu- tion of this strange prisoner inspired him could be seen on the president's face, and it was with visible emotion that he proneunced the following words, the infallible forerunners of ce" mratiok "Sit down, prisoner. The jury will form its own ion." Lolseau fet himself drop on to the seat, as if exhausted ty a Violent ef- fe EL =a | audience pone dust that is in our graverya d 7 fe 5 iE a J Z at t ed man who had just sank down on the seat of infamy. Was he bo wh & © honor and his life against fate? No one in the crowd, not even o_o the magistrates, had yet red solve the terrible problem submitted by the prosecution. dar was becoming thicker, and people were hoping for light. Doubt op- bs all hearts, and every one was certainty. In expect full of obscurity it was felt that utod should inter » and people counting on Him. Yet the fatal phen was r. The last witness had been hea and there was silence for a moment; as if every one wished to Collect him- self for the dreaded catastrophe. The president was about to call upon the public prosecutor. Pcsosctincre & 1uan rose from the seat pied by the defending counsel. rey Guerin--it was he--cast upon the unhappy Loiseau a look full of profound pity ; then, turning towa the court, he said in a voice which moved all hearts: "Monsieur le President, the _ pris- oner has chosen me as his counsel, and T beg you to allow me 'to speak in his | name." At these simple words shuddéred with the president replied the whole emotion, and respect- fully os Mibeioie VAbbe, ithe court is pre ' pare red to Jost you." (To be Continued.) PARKUUKST MAXIMS | The Impulsive New Yorker Says Things More or Less on The following " bits are culled ¥ |from 2 recent sermon delivered ) Rey. Charlies H. Parkhurst, in New. | York : Prain counts for a good deal more ' to-day than heart does Appeals to in the heart are not thought to. be good taste. The current demand is for ideas, Mere intellectual activity upon a Christian subject is not Christianity any more than working a flyin trapeze in a church is what the Bible calls 'Godly exercise. An Ox ¢an devour the painting acci- detally left upon the easel out in the pasture where he is grazing, but that deos not Ip to make the ox aes- thetic. Prose is poetry cto'ed down. ahah is enthusiasm become shape. aster paintings--and they are all pelieuiee ure wholly mediaeval -- flung on to canvas. ou can make wax work with the wiesence at zero, bu you ean crow flowers there Morality to he safe requires to be impassioned. No morality is safe un- til it is enthusiastic. We never com ligious truth theniany tit hs 'blood that is In it has begun to coagulate. | Theolozy is experience frozen over. All the theology that is in the Chnreh to-day fs tn the Episties. but it isn't there as theology. So all thg O-ia¥ was once in society, ae there as bone dust. Everything starts in heat. is. aeete for incineration. Tas ©-vestibule to every temple. | dedieated to God or devoted but i Redemption ts not the cq God's brain. nor of His mus It is the passion of love that ing all the = machinery the world over. 'There re room for" train he as there is in a business or a sion, but Christian ale -- drive Christian ente : than mercantiie brain will drive mi cantile enterprise. It is not in bra to drive. It is "the impassioned men. that have made history always, religious and secular both. No man has moved the world Leb Jesus Christ, because n Him has embodied wise, ephtsbotsa, and so aivine: an catheat: e Mntten shot are not gathered re eanisters until the ave cooled. would have been as mpoasible rid make a creed on the ¢ day of Pen t as it would have bes for Peter to kodak a--photoegra Elias Ue the Roun "ot the Transfig- pe Ste ure to siy in this presence that 'the average college, or_even the average seminary, does not make suf- ficient provision for the development of the heart side of the man. By the time the ordinary graduates, his whole personality has run to ideas. ne is brain with a pair of legs under i Get as much Serac ul inspi shat be ae you can from the grea althey spirits among your teachers, ipa let me recommen! to come into touch as far as possible. with she great world which you live in, work throh3- ite life forth threes she large exantt=. which are BP beds day by day, its splendid biberaphi I am sick and tired of Christianity considered either as ft eae behayjor or as udied oninion. Christianity has not owen commencéd to fulfil in a man its true in till it has beeu _in.him--as--a--pereonat-- He inapi tion, taking that word im all ite -r- ne teraliem. Ali the greatest achievements that il been a nlished in the world ye come ag 2 a religious enthusiasm."