Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-01-26
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Between tho examining magistrate
who questioned and the man cited to
uppe2r before him who replied it wa
Il duel, d close rame, rapid and tragic,
III which each foint might make q NOR
tai wound, i'll which each parry and
thrust might be decisive. No II III the
world has the power of tho man who.
in q word, can change to Il prisoner tho
one who enters the ralais as a passcrby
Behind this inquisitor of the law the
prison stands, the tribunal in its rec
robes appears, the beams Of the scatfold
cast their sinister shadows, and the
magistrates cold chamber already seem,
to have the lugubrious humidity Of tho
dungeons where the condemned await
their fate.
Jacques Dantin arrived at the ralai~
IN answer to the magistrates citation
with the apparent g~lacrity Of a man
who, rcgrottlng 4 friend tragically put
ont of the world, wishes to aid in avCng
ing him. lilo did not hesitate a second,
and Bc.uardet, who saw him enter the
carriage, was struck with the sccmin
cagcrucss and haste with which he re
spcndcd TO the magistrates ordcl
when VI. Giuury was informed thar
jacques Dautin had arrived, he allowed
an involuntary "Ah - to escape him.
This "Ah!' seemed to express the salts
faction Of an impatient spectator when
the signal is given which announces that
the curtain is about to he raised. For
the examining magistrate the drama in
x-lipi, la, Nt-ss algr-- 10 y vol +ha t,,,s-
terry was to begin. lie kept his eye.
fixed upon the door, attrihuting, cor
rectly, a great Importance to the first
suppression the comor would make up0u
him rs he entered the room. NJ. Ginorv
found that he was much excited. Thi,
was to him Il novel thing, hut by cXcr
cising his strong viii he succeeded il
mastering tho motion, and his lace and
manner showed 10 trace Of it.
In the oIcn door NJ. Jacques Dantin
appeared. The first view, for the magis
tratc, was favorable. The man was tall
we'll built; he bowed with grace, ant
looked straight before him. But at tn,
came time NJ. Ginory was struck b.,
the strange resemblance Of this naughty
face to that image obtained by mean e
BcrIardet's kodak. 1t seemed to hi
tha5 this image had the same statur,
the same form as that man %surrOunde'
by the hazy clouds. Upon a second eN
ANIMATION IL seemed 70 the lna8ls'ra'
mat the face betrayed a restrained VIC
lcnCe, a latent brutality. The eyes wcr'
stern, under their bristling brows, Il,
pointed beard quite thin on the cheek'
showed tle heaVy Jaws ana under th'
gray mus'ache the uAoer mp proUuaeo
IKE inc Ups OF certain spanish caV"ller'
painted by V~cIasquez'
Frogna'hons, though' NJ. emory
as ne notlceu 'hlS characterlsIlc Nl'h
II gesture NE nlo'lohea Nj Dantln 10 n
CHAIR. Inc man was there ne1ore tine
Judge, VINO, Wlth crossed hahds' ms el
bows leaning on ms papers, seemed
ready to ali OF lnslgnltlcant things
WhlIe the registrar 5 oaIi mead was peh'
over his black table as ne rapidly TOOK
notes. 4he interview TOOK on Il grave
tone, but as between VIC men VINO
meeting IN "A salon. speak o1 the morn
ing or OF the premiere OF the evening
BEFORE and NJ. emory asked NJ. Dantll
Tor some information III regard TO NJ