The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-06-09

convicted and sestencen ~ SH'ie 49,
Piorre's cell was not FAR from ihat 49,
- ono. oocupled hy Marie Antoinette.
THE a. NOW one OF the show places OF
,b. ,rison The old door stu remains
thr,t,oh which the small door was CUT
nv the citizen iailors In order that III
passing through II the proud queen ,l-n'
ia eoreed IN stoop Is II bowling her head
20 tho humblest Of them: but she baiIen
them. A they waited within the cell 10
watch her humiliati, n. the queen 'uli-u
about and passed in backward. 50 ina,
the bow which she was compelled 10 man
,ras 10 the empty corridor. Near by Is
Robospicrrc's cell and those or many
other famous folk, VINO. caught by that
mad whirlpool Of the POI ular wrath
we're cast by Il into the dungeons OF the
Conciergerie. The great hall, with It's
proired arches and splendid echoes, IN
which. Il IL said 300 aristocrats were lock-
cd al che time. has been the place OF con-
Gncment for rioters ever since.
Rrt Of these things Pierre knew little,
and for them he cared not at all. what
he had fixed his thoughts on was the
ten DAYS struggle which confronted him
the struggle TO keep locked in his
own breast the secret Cthe acKnOwledg-
menO Of his guilt though dozen oil
the shrewdsst prosecutors I'm France
should endeavor 10 drag II from him.
France assumes that IL is much cheaper
10 force a man to confess than 10 is 10
20 through the tedious and expensive
routine OF a long trial. The first and
most awful OF tho efforts which were 10
be made to force him 10 thus help the
State economic was the CONFORMATION"
which came early during his confinement
I'm the Conciergerie. As. on that fearful
morning. Pierre was taken from his cell
in the COnciergerie he trembled with ter
ror. As his journey began he felt for the
first time the hCrfor Of the man who
has killed. Before that his mind had been
full Of the fright Of the man who is afraid
Of punishment. The drive 10 the MOrgue
was full Of tremtllngs and palnss. AS
he was led manaclcd, into the low. gray
building on the Quai dArchevache MS
limbs, almost failed him. After a mo-
mcnt IN the little reception-r0Om. during
which every detail Of its green upholster-
al furniture was impressed upon his mind
and as ncnacably as with a red-hot
branding iron. he was led through four
or five doors. and finally into the pre-
sence Of the dead. Every one Of the seats
which rose I'm tiers on one side Of the
little amphifheatre vas filed. Tn one
corner sat the Judge. The red uniforms
oil the guards gave the gruCsOme place IT'S
only bit Of color-the color of blood.
Pierre noted an these things because be
would not look az the one thing which
he had been brought there TO see. He
knew that it was thcrc-tho long object
ON the iron table grew ard threatened
I'm the corners of his eyes but he would
not lcck.
Some one spoke slowly II was the
judge reading the charge, but Pierre
only heard the drowning of voice with
out words or meaning. Then. though,
two guards approached. and. one on each
side. whirlel him about so that he faced
the iron table lie clappcd his manaclci
hands 90 his eyes They were quickly
jerkel down. and then be saw.
eyes" De said. quietly. when adjured
~ sneak. chat is the man that tried 10
kin me. ! msorry that he lies dead
This calmness was what saved him
from the gulloune.
The CONFORMATION was over. PIERRE
was taken back 10 the concierserie. a
week later bee was placed on trial The
room was in an upper story of she Palais
a. Justice. and was drapcd in red. 10
was an ordeal. but Pierre was not sen-
fenced 10 death. His dccrecd punishment
was exile I'm Frances penal colony, New
Caledonia.
Prisoners destined for this punishment
are taken out in patches Of twenty. Ten
men besides Pierre were needed 10 make
up "a cargo for the ship. and Pierre was
taken 90 the prison of Ia 5aule 10 await
until this complement OF Tickedncss
should Doe complete.
Pierre was assigned 20 a stone closet
I'm the death row'-a tier OF cells Zee
served exclusively for the aristOcracy
OF crime He had none but murierers
for ncighbors. The floor OF his cell was
wood. scrubbed clean, and with that duli
wilderness which betOkens the use OF sand.
once within. his manacles were removed.
and instantly the jailer handed him a
great green slass bottle.
you viii have nothing 20 do I'm the
Shoes and prisoners for exile are not per-
milted 10 cut dish papers. But YOU must
polish the floor With your bottle If. at
the end Of three days. it is not as bright
az the shining wood Of piano, 80 much
the worse for YOU"
Pierre started to speak.
"Silcnce"
And the door changed.
He set TO work with his bottle.
One event only broke the mouotony
OF the twenty-five days in Ia Saule.
once the girl. whose hckloncss had
aroused his fathers blood ia him. visit
al him. and for ten minutes he was per-
mitted TO talk 20 her. They were sepa-
rated by The MEETINGS. Between them
ran a three-foot corridor. up and down
which the guards paced ceaselcssly. lie
yearned TO reach hor-to touch her Sne
was not deeply interested lie could
see that she aid not love the man that
killed the student, that she was grateful
for the MEETINGS.
Before the ten minutes had passed
new thirst for blood was growing mad