The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-16


made confession of her quit.
Pray accept the assurance Of my IT,.
gard, THOMAS RAGor.
"Iu cd'lustruotiun."
v
French procedure, as it has been snid,
ls1tdt"5 pl,suuri cuts nina OF from 4
human suDclr, aud leaves han alone MN
tine uiiici iulli itur ats o. o. NI.h ilc .i-
der. Tuc hugo d'InStructiOh weave. n.N.,
% evi lcncc round his viclin. pli1rrtV.
Lthoriou>ly. There Is no reason why no
should hurry, tor the longer time he take,
50 much the less chance will there be Of
the prisoner escape aud 1t Is the Judges
business TO convict rather Tran to Judge
When at last the web has boon made 80
strong that not thread IL wnniing when
the not seems to encompass the cautive on
all 81 les with its ,erried. svmmrt cal mcsh-
es then the SIP der magistrate opens Tie
door TO the counsel fOi the dcicncc-9uI
the HY-aud avs ComplacCntly, Now
break through my hanliw II you CAM
When he recovered from his first shock
Of horror, Vital decided that Clotildcs
confession could only have been Wrung
from her by moral torture. The tor
monitors craft was not abolished when
the rack and ihumb.crew were done
away with. and NOW. rs III old times. lnnO-
cent persons have been known 10 plead
guilty so us to escape from the -uncrngs
OF an endless inquisitiOn. Nitali made no
doubt that this was The case with Clotide.
Ills truly was the faith that removes noun
tains.
- early on the morrow a. he could ex-
poet to gain adinittancC he rep iired g. the
prison IL was ten o'clock. aud the mor1-
| Ing was bright and balmy, one OF the sort
| that Inspires nope. The dismal portals OF
| the jail opened 10 receive the advocate;
| some soldiers loungng in the entrance
| yard stood aside respectfully and wins
! pered his name to each other aud turn
| KEY conducted him downa tagged passage
| into u small whiiewashed room furnished
with deal table, two rush-bottoined
| ChuIrs, aud a stove. This was the coun-
| se's patlor 1t looked pitilully bare, ami
| the iron gate which closed II in lieu uf a
I door lsO as to admit Of "a gtndarnes sur
Veiliauce from withouU brought back
| the minds OF visitors impiacably TO the ma
| tire Of the building in winch they stood.
| But Justin Vital forgot that IL was prs-
on. AT last, after weeks OF anguish that
seemed like years, lie was going TO sec
again the woman whose image one Oiiet
| interview had Impressed so lutitaccahy ON
| his mind; and at the thought his leart
beat like a schoolboy's. Five MINUTES
passed. There were some light steps down
the passage; sister OF mercy IN black
robe aud large white-wuged cap appeared
at the gate, opened II noi-elcssly with
key at her girdle. aud stood back step
while the prisoner entered then drew the
gate back again with a clans NJ snap and
vanished. Wall and Cioulde Desplans
stood together alone.
Tne prisoner was dressed in n black mer-
inc with white collar and cuiis she was
wasted 10 lNlliltss ntI CON- pltAl'u was 10
wax, ana her eyes plelcihtulully en-
larged, glistcned with the lire Of inward
lever She was but the shadow OF the
lovely, SMART -drcssed htle wonnn
who ten weeks previously had iu-
PRODUCED herself 50 abruptly 20 Vital; so
tna. a. the Cor lean euZ'l at her his heart
was moved to It's depths, and violent
quy,rlug Of his ups spoke 10 the intensity
Ut the emotion he felt. As Tor her, sue
scarcely seemed 10 recognize her defender
she had seen hun but once, ana upp1rrit-
~ lie had not been present III her ih0ushs
night ana day ever since, us shc had "''h
in his She looked at him sadly moW nt,
as If to ask on what crlaild he HAD come,
then bowel 90 INN with snsht smle' aud
sank INTO ciiam.
"Tne .ist.Y did NJ. tell me. hopr N0u
have com, 10 sly that all TINS misery IS ,j-
Ing 60 end soon,
VERY soon. / tru t." replied VIAL, ~
ing To command hs voice, u. hn t.rt
ihr other chlr. " / have come TO c.n.r
with Sou about your c"irnce.'
"Wnat j. Tia, use of dcieu ing m"t' .le
ak T., iu 10 tpH0 ~ ID t.i ""'lii"--. 3D.. y
l.lll have it tnnt | avn guilty ut lnu' irl.a1
have ended ~ agreeing Wltn q" 90, l' ol-
,.r that they may let iir hnte p-,c-.
Int cycrybudy knows ti1t % ,'itl'..l' n
eNtortod by surh means ns AH'" u.'
p liou.ht t. bear on You Is worth NuLhli-.'
"Oh, isn't 1t? | am sorry Tor lNat
walled tloiilde, putting up her hsu. DIE
d, tore her eyes rs II TO smut oni hii' 1'
/ | VISION. ANYTHING - better thin Mll' /
have gone through. To hv lusullei go. .l-
( r4ctl. and cross quest Oucd lay .l.tI ull
), e. base .ll the acts OF iny NE tN4.I'i II'1
B.. cnu.es-,O be- hrouch. 90 l'o. upon lh" ...'.
2 inferred bodies OF my husband aau Captain
, lacro n, and To DC told ihai Wliit-- u4un
Z ,yltueS, are swearing to my gait. Ou.
1 observation-disclosures mHiuur, u y iiah'
rsiug and pnring about tht room.
p ." il wasn't kind OF them" continued
/ C.ONlle plaiut!ycly, " for they SAW thl
70 WAS NclN and could not answer tJrif nl-
a = 3. Ou,chals"s. Whenever opcucdm} Ups
I they told me was telling uptruihs. ln'y
- h.i"Scd discharged servants sooner ihin
: me. II ; ems never dil good thin. ~
- iny me- bat have been w.ciSed ever since
I was born. Let them pat me TO delih Il
4 thcN please, uud the sooner the better. ltf
q they don't suppose can ever forget tur-a
weeks of agony, aud what thry nave l.t
t ne of life Is not worth Keeping with sigh
J. IecoilcCuOn-.'
e 'Nou shall not only live, hut your limo.
= ceuce shall he proved spOilt-s a. suu"
r. exclaimed Nitin, Whose voice WIS uA,
o steady, and Whose wh 1lc frame shoe k l
Il VIII come TO see yau every day, 81 'ant
Dc,pus; am your friend and SOD. -a'
10 you acquitted
e "'Imul yon for saying SO, bui Why
shouli You hu ms fiiondN' si-htl tIo' .ia
e more ,llou-ly; you don't huoN irr ID
must have me same opinion oil nte u.s. tue
a Before God l hoiieve that no llr.r
womln thIn Jou ever tod tAls ,"I''
n cried \iian.
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