Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-06-04
DEsEREr EVENING NEWS: SATURDAY, -

the limbs OF Eve, standing firm; the
serpent trlumphlng. uninjured the
tiger unframed; but the Little lamb
vanished all except his tail. as II the
tiger had swallowed him; then Nero
Manon broke out, roaring at the ac-
cursdness OF Colin, and said;
1T Is easy to see that the devil had
hand in thls!"
X.-THE TRIAL.
Mere Manon took the goblet In one
hand and Marietta by the other, and
about nine o'clock went to where Mon,
sleur Hautmsrtin was wont TO hoid
court. with loud crying she laid heF
complaint before him, showing the
broken goblet and the lost paradise
Marietta wept bitterly
The Judge, when ne saw the broken
goblet and his lovely bride-elect III
tears, worked himself up 20 such
pitch Of anger that his nose became az
purple as MRrl.tta's famous ribbon
lie commissioned his balliffs to BRING
in the offender with all possible DIS
patch. ~
Colin came in deep c9ntrition. with
such eloquence Mere Manon now re-
peated her complaint In the presence
NJ the Judge, his bslllffs, and the
clerks. But Colin heard nothing. lie
went up to Marietta and whispered;
"torgive me. dear Marietta, as ! Tor
give you. ! did net break your goDlet
Intentionally; but you-you have orok-
en- my heart"
what does that whispering r'"an.
there" cried Monsieur Hautmart'n
the complaint against you, and oiler
your defence"
81 have no defense to make. broke
the goblet against my will" answered
Colin.
"That I firmly believe" said Marlet-
as he; for ] had offended him ana
made him angry. Then he carelessly
threw the ribbon and the flowers to
me. He cannot be held responsible for
New Just listen," cried Mere
Manon. "Wlll the wcnch be hii de-
fender? Monsieur speak. He has
broken the goblet; that he does not
deny; and ! because Of him broke the
window-lf he denies it, 1t can bi
seem -.
"Thnt you cannot deny. Sir Collnv'
said the Judge, accordingly you shan
pay three hundred francs for the. COB
let, since 1t is worth that; and for
the"
MOI" interrupted Colin, at is not
worth go much. I bought II at Vence
at the fair for Marietta and paid one
hundred francs"
you bought it. Sir Rascal" shouted
| Ike Marietta's hat ribbon. Yet he
could not say another word. and 7Ia
not wish to; for he feared further dis
| cusslOn on the subject.
But Colin, whom the reproach had
| made angry. continued:
Il sent this goblet on the evening Of
! the fair to Marietta by your servant.
Wonder Jacques stands. now, by the
door. He shall be witness. Jacques,
| speak, Did ] not give you box,
which you were to carry to Mere
Manon's2"
Monsieur was about to thunder an
interruption, but the simple Jaques
| said: Reflect, Monsieur, the judge
| you took from me Collins box and car
| ried what was in II to Mere ManOn's
| There lies the box still, yonder among
| the papers"
Then the baillfts had to put the limo
cent Jaques out, and Colin was ordered
away, until he should be summoned
again.
VERY well. Monsieur Judge" replied
Colin. but this case will be your last
IN La Napoule. l know much more
than that you have tried to gain the
favor OF Mere Manon and Marietta
by using my property. II you desire
me you win do well to send to Grasse
to the project" With this Colin de-
parted.
Monsieur Hautmartin was very
| much disturbed over the affair, and In
his confusion did not know what he
was doing. Mere Manon only shook
her head. The affair was too obscure
and mysterious for her.
who will pay for the broken goblet
now?" she said.
a." said Marietta. with beamInl
countenance, Il am paid already"
XI.-WONDERFUL DISPENSA-
TONS
on the same day Colin rode tC
Grasse to the project, returning early
the following morning. Monsieur
Hautmartin, however only laughed a
this and talked Mere Manon out OF heI
suspicious. swearing that he woulC
have his nose cut OF unless Colin paiC
three hundred francs for the broker
goblet. He also went with Mere Manor
to Father Jerome's to arrange for thu
marriage, and urged the old priest e
represent strongly to Marietta he
duty. as an obedient daughter. to thu
Will of her mother by not opposing tn
marriage. This the reverend old MAJ
promised, although he understood onl.
half OF all they yelled in his ears.
AS for Marietta, she took the broker
} goblet to her chamber and now trul.
, loved it for the first time; and II SCENE
TO her as IL the paradise had beer
transferred from the broken vessel Il
} her breast.
When Monday morning arrived, Mer,
Manon said to her daughter:
Dress yourself and carry this myr
le-wreath to Father Jerome, he desire.
1t for a bride"
Marietta put on her Sunday clothes
took without suspicion the wreath anC
carried IL to Father jerome,
on the way she met Colin, who me
her kindly and timidly; and when SIN
told him whittier she WAS taking thu
wreath, he said:
u am going the same way. for
muEt carry 10 the priest the none!
for the church tithes." And as the!
, walked along together in silence, h
took her hand; they both trembled a
If they were conscious of having com
mitted great crime toward eacl
other.
Have you forgiven me?" whispere,
Colin anxiously. "Oh, Marietta. wha
have j done to you that you are s.
cruel to me?"
But she could only reply: "only b
, quiet, Colin. and you shall have tn
! ribbon again. And l viii keep you
goblet. 1t is from you, is It not?"
Marietta, can you doubt It? Lister
all have / would gladly give to yOu
! win you be kind to me in the future a
you are TO the others?"
She made no reply. But Just as the
entered the parsonage, she glance
! aside at him, and. seeing his beautifI
eyes moist she murmured to him
Dear Colin" He bent and kissed he
: hand. Just then the door of the ROOF
opened and the venerable form q