Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-11

hIs b.ek In the bottom OF the cart. Were
he held him down. There was not the
shadow Of a struggle, the old man had
uttered no cry or exclamation II was
s,lsnt r,u,e tumble in the intense dark
49,. the Stamping OF feet was hardly
hsard an the boards. And then. nothing
rnore than the terrible and grave silence
~ sr.s done. OF crimes committed, a ST.
fence which almost seemed regretful.
The aggresser. armed with a knife. had
not yet struck his victim; he held him
under his knee; he hesitated, however, to
XIII This Inoffenslve man, who, without
fear. had met him In the darkness on his
rOad--whon. suddenly, but two feet away,
burst out the most frightful howllngs,
tempest Of great anbs. which seemed TO
cry out for help. and to call the eighteen
lea CUES OF forest to witness this teri Die
deed Holorherne had commenced TO bray
Upon hearing these sinister elamors, cut
ting Into the silence OF the night. aud
which were not Immediately explalnable;
the assassin had dropped the knife and
bounded to his feet. The ass stopped
And the man was still Listening. Tiled
with fright, when a calm voiee, coming
from the bottom Of the cart. asked him;
Have you any matches?'
Eyes. but why2" replied the man.
startled
Light one or two" said the priest. 81
want to md something have lost"
Shaking like a drunken man and dis
armed BY the herolkm OF the Cure, the
ASSASSIN. having some hali-broken matches
In his pocket struck one upon his trousers;
the fame illckered. and by Its light he
saw the Able on all fours. In the bottom
Of the cart, picking up an object
Rising. tho latter seated himself. and,
holding his hand to the glass Of tho Ian
tern. he lighted UP a little crucinx Of
common wood. Then. In a voice without
the slightest trace OF emotion, be said;
This is a cruclGx. which | always carry
In my belt; | hoard 1t drop. and 1t would
have yeSed me very much to have lost II,
for think great deal OF 1t. great deal.
Come get along. lazy bones!" And the
ass trotted on
why DO you hold so much to your play
thing" asked the man, after few sec
onds. with ill-concealed vexaton
why. my friend. | will tell you. This
little crucihx. which you see here land he
approached 1t again to the lantern), has
moment, OF TIER death, and by men VINO
have 0sed sadder death than you could
ever guess"
what? BY FIRE or by cholera?"
Much worse"
Worse than cholera?"
Eyes. l assure you. They were gulllo-
tined"
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES anu Apllb MI
ments sped by in silence.
Tho night was brighter. In a square
patch Of clear sky half dozen stars, look
Ing lost In the surrounding blackness.
trembled. And the priest slowly and grayely
commenced to talk in his confessional voice,
without seeming TO directly address his
companion.
"Ye5. my friend. seventeen died. as I
told you few moments ago. One does not
hNU NH has oh n
lain at La Roquette."
You? You were at the Graude Plaule,
the Piaulo des Garcons7"
Yes. for eleven years"
"Oh. what have | done? What have 1
done2 Pardon me. my dear chaplain. l am
calf to have dared"
But the Able continued. without seeming
to have heard him:
II remember them all-Gamaze, Adriamat.
Chaulot."
"chaulot, who killed the dentists cook1"
"Yes."
81 knew him; we were together In rs"
"He confessed. He died good death.
Before the scailold he humbly asked pardon
Of all the world Yes, Chaulot behaved we'll
in that moment. And then all the others.
Pedt Paul-Saumone-all OF them kissed
this oruclhx. call II my cTuciax OF a
good death This ia why prize it,
Tho man breaihed heavily for few mo-
menls. Finally. gathering up his courage,
he said;
II do not know, Msleu Able. II 1t was by
teach that that you were chaplain OF La
Grande Piaule or II am dreaming. but 1t
seems to me that owe you regret FOR not
behaving properly"
The cure did not permit him 10 continue
That Is good do not let us talk Of 1t any
more. Without doubt you were not nice a
little while ago, but that Is past. What ails
you my poor fellow? Weary OF life2 Life
goes hard with you-nO work; | can ses
that, and then one night you lose your
hnad all because 1t Is night. Foolishness.
nothing more. Leave those things to rogues,
to gool-tor-noihlngs. But you have b.
brought up we'll; you hRyo learned your
Catechlsm--"
yes, but 1t Is so long ago"
81 can sec that, And then you were a
soldier; by my faith, that is such good
calling. l myself like soldering so much
that II had no, gone to the seminary I
would have gone TO the barracks. No, all
this Is not 50 bad as 1t might be. You have
had things 10 wrong with you. We know
what that 10; We have had them ourselves.
You viii tell me all about them tomorrow
as We drink glass Of currant wine. and We
will arrange matters better. Just now | am
going to Thlezy to take the blessed sacra-
ment, 10 Dame poradoux, as you know. You
are willing TO accompany me, are you not ?"
The man groaned; you may he sure that
am not going to refuse you. will go
where you lead me"
IAN right When we have finished We
will both return TO Chauviguy; you will
pass the night In the presbytory, and to-
morrow morning we will talk matters over.
after have said my mass. Do you agree ~
Yea. | agree" replied the man DE
cause | will do all that you wish me to-"
A quarter OF an hour later, when they
entered the only room OF the flaEwoman's
home. there was no need to approach the
bed, upon which motionless and white lay
Dame Doradoux. to see that she was dying.
Upon the door sill the man muttered he
tween his teeth; "She will not come 10.
There Is money here sure" The Ahbs
mmtdi / ly act oNo X, a al tel by a NJ igh.
Dor. who had come 10 watch with the dy.
Ing woman. to make preparations for nor
communion. While he took off his over
coat and laid upon the bureau between two
lighted candles the little silver gilt box.
which lnclosed the Host. the man standlnr
In the doorway gaged In astonlshment on
the bare walls OF the room. on the modest
furnishings, on the aleove, In which lay
tho dylng woman, her features lighted with
an indispensable serenity. In corner an
a straw chair had been thrown hsr Tar
paulin hat. with the red woolen aag t,vbi.
~ rolled in Its leather cover. NeIther one
nor the other would ever serve Inc noor
woman again. And the sight OF this iax
a corner OF which escaped from its sheath
impressed and moved the miserable man
II recalled the other, the true flag Of rs
under which he had made SO many n,archss
whom no had been honest N'''S
In the meantime the priest altar hay,,.