The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1894-05-05
plainly. Suddenly the guard cried,


seen. He is in Belgium, for sure.
! That is all! :"
HUMP" growled the Judge. why
did you not come to tell this as soon
as you received the summons?"
1T was none Of my business-and
/ did not wish TO speak against Man
chin"
II see! but you seem TO have
changed your mind this morning.
How is that?"
1T is because / have heard that
they accuse Guestin."
And who is this Guestin?"
The girl REDEEMED and answered:
"He is our neighbor charcoal burner,
and he would not harm a fly. Do you
not see," she continued, that the
thought Of fastening on him the guilt
OF another aroused me, j put these
great boots on, and have run all the
way through the weeds to tell you
this. Oh, how have run did not
feel tired. / would have run till to-
morrow il it had been necessary, be-
cause it is as true as the blue heav-
ems that our Guestin is entirely inno-
cent, gentlemen"
She spoke with an animation which
made her truly beautiful in spite Of
her rags. Her rough eloquence had
the ring Of sincerity, and the terrible
Judge felt himself moved by the en-
ergy with which the child defended
| Guestin.
"Iallov cried he, seeing her sud-
denly grow pale and stagger. What's
the matter?'
my head swims. | cannot see"
She changed color and her temples
grew moist.
The Judge, alarmed. poured out a
glass OF wine and cried: Drink this
quicklyW He was wholly absorbed
and very much moved before this
girl who was threatened with ILL
ness. He dared not call Scholastique,
for fear Of disturbing his cooking.
He looked hopelcssly toward the
clerk, who was gnawing his pen
holder.
at is II swoon," observed the lat
ter. Perhaps she needs something
TO eat" "
Are you hungry" demanded the
Judge.
She made sign Of assent.
Excuse me, she said in feeble
voice, "but | have had nothing to eat
since yesterday. 1t is that which
makes me dizzy"
Judge Sourdat trcmbled for the
first time IN years, while his heart
softcncd as i'm childhood. He thought
Of this young girl who had run three
leagues in order TO save her COM
panion from the clutches Of the law
three leagues in hot sun and
fasting! The thought Of the last
moved his scnsiblities more strongly
than could anything else. In his
confusion he cast Il despairing look
at the table The salad and the
shellfish seemed too good for any
but such as he and his COM
panions.
"The duece?" he cried at last he
rocally. Violently he drew toward
him the platter on which lay the
trout. After separating n large piece
which he put on the plate before
her, he made the charcoal burner
sit down.
Eat !" said he imperiously.
He had no need to repeat his COM
manl. She ate rapidly, voraciously.
In another minute the plate was
empty, and Judge Sourdat heroically
filled it anew
The scribe Touchbnuf rubbed his
eyes. He no longer recognized the
Judge. He admired, though not
without sentiment Of regret the
robust appetite Of the charcoal burner,
who devoured the exquisite fish with
out any more ceremony than if it had
been smoked herring, and he MUIR
INJURED, What pity! Such beau
tiful dish
At that moment the door opened;
the third guest, the good priest of st.
Vincent, in II new cassock, with his
thrce-cornered hat under his arm,
entered the dining-room, and stopped
questioningly before the strange spec
tacle of that little savage seated at the
Judges table.
TOO late, Monsieur lie Cure!"
growled the Judge. There is no
more trout
At the same time he related the
history Of the little charcoal burner.
The cure heaved sigh. He compre-
hended the grandeur of the sacrifice,
| but half-mournful, half-smiling, he
tapped upon the shoulder of the
Judge.
Judge Nemorin Sourdat!" cried
he, you are better than you
thought. In truth tell you that all
punishment for your sin Of gluttony
will be forever remitted because OF
that trout which we have not eaten"
i From the French in Romance.
Quaint Relics In q Georgia Cave.