The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-07-07

this obedience. and it was with pleas
ure that l saw at this moment, as
looked over the heads of the crowd, a
body of horsemen entering the square
They halted an instant, looking at the
unusual. concOurse; while the towns
folk, interrupted in the middle of the
drama, knew not which way to stare
Then BOiSreuil, seeing me. and that
was holding some sort of court,
spurred his horse through the press,
and saluted me.
Let half-a-dozen of your varlets
dismount and guard these men,"
said; land do you, you rogue" 1 con-
tinued, addressing Gringuet. answer
me, and tell me the truth. How much
does each of these knaves give you to
cheat the king, and your master?
Curtin first. How much does he give
you?"
My lord" he answered. pale and
shaking, yet with a mutinous CLEAN
in his eyes, 'I have a right to know
first before whom 1 stand"
Enough" / Numbered, that it is
before one who has the right to ques-
ton you. Answer me, villain, and be
quick. What is the. sum of Curtin's
bribe?'
He stood white and mute.
'.Fonvelle'S?"
Still he stood silent. glaring with the
devil in his eyes; while the other
men whimpered and protested their
innocence, and the crowd stared as if
they could never see enough.
"Philippon's? ?"
II take no bribes,' he muttered.
''Lescaut's?'
mot a denier.'
LIAR 1 exclaimed. Liar, who
devour widows houses and poor
mems corni Who grind the weak and
say it is the king; and let the rich go
free. Answer me, and answer the
truth How much do these men give
your
Nothing" he said defiantly.
VERY WE'LL I answered; then I
will have the list. 1t is in your
SHOE"
4 have no list" he said, beginning
to tremble.
TT is in your Shoe" I repeated,
pointing to his equity foot. 'Maignan.
off with his shoe, and look in it,
Dfsregarding his shrieks of pain,
they tore it off and looked in it.
There was no list.
''Of with his stocking" I said
roundly. 'It is there"
He flung himself down at that,
cursing and protesting by turns. But
I remembered the trampled corn, and
the girls bleeding face, and 1 was in
exorable. The stocking was drawn
off, not too tenderly, and turned in
side out. Still no list was found.
HE has it," persisted. g We have
tried the shoe and we have tried the
stocking, now we must try the foot.
Fetch a stirrup-leather, and do you
hold him, and let one of the grOoms
give him a dozen on that foot"
But at that he gave way; he flung
himself on his knees, screaming for
mercy.
The Hst?' I said.
81 have no list! I have noner' he
walled.
''Then give it me out fyour head.
Curtin, how much?'
He glanced at the man named and
shivered, and for moment was 81
lent. But one of the groOms approach
ing with the stirrup-leather. he found
his voice. "Forty crowns" he NUT
tered.
''Fronvelle?'
'sThe same"
I made him confess also, the sums
which he had received from Lescaut
and Philippon, and then the names of
seven others who had been in the habit
of bribing him. Satisfied that he
had so far told the truth, I babe him
put on his stocking and shoe. and
now I said to Boisrueil. when this
was done. take him to the whipping
post there, and tie him up; and see
that each man of the eleven gives
him a stripe for every crown with
which he has bribed him-and good
ones, or I will have them tied up in
his place. Do you hear, you rascals?"
I continued to the trembling culprits
"Off, and do your duty, or 1 will have
your backs BARE
But the wretch, as cOwardly as he
had been cruel, flung himself down
and crawled, sobbing and crying, to
my feet I had no mercy, however
Take him away" said. ct is such
men as these give kings a bad name.
Take him away, and see that you fay
him we'll"
He sprang up then, forgetting his
govt, and made a frantic attempt to
escape. But in a moment he was
overcome, hauled away, and tied up;
and though I did not wait to see the
sentence carried out. but entered the
inn, the shrill screams he uttered I'M
der the punishment reached me, even
there. and satisfied me that Fonvelle
and his fellows were not holding their
hands.
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