The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1907-09-14
CHAPTER XV.-(CoNT1NuEp.>

OA1A1 LIN AN .-tNONT1NUEU.t
A murmur of Monster! monster!
began with the prisoners on the plat
form, and spread instantly to the AL
1fence, who echoed and echoed 1t again
the flercest woman-republican on tn
benches joined cause at last with tn
haughtiest woman-aristocrat on tn
platform. Even in that sphere OF dir
est discords, in that age of sharpest en-
mites, the one touch of nature pre-
served its old eternal virtue, and reused
the mother-instinct which makes th<
whole world kin!
OF the few persons In the court who
at once foresaw the effect OF Danville's
answer on the proceedings OF the trf'
bunal. Lomaque was one. His sallow
face whitened as he looked toward the
prisoners platform.
"They are lost" he murmured to him.
self, moving out Of the group In which
he had hitherto stood. Lost! The lie
which has saved that villains head
leaves them without the shadow OF a
hone. No need to stop for the sentence
-Danville's Infamous presence Of mind
has given them up to the guillotine:
PronoIncing these words. he went out
hurriedly by the door near the plat
form. which led to the prisoners wait
Ing room.
Roses head sank again on her broth
er's shoulder. She shuddered, and
leaned back family on the arm which
he extended to support her. One Of the
female prisoners tried to help Tru-
dame In speaking consolingly to her;
but the contamination Of her husbands
perfilv seemed to have paralyzed he:
at heart. She murmured once In her
brothers ear, Louis! I am resigned to
die-nothing but death Is left for me
after the degradation of having loved
that man." She said those words and
closed her eyes YEARLY, and spoke no
more.
Zone other question and you may re-
tire" resumed the president, address
ing Danville. Were you cognizant 81
your wife's connection with her broth
er's conspiracy?"
Danvil]e reflected for a moment. re-
membered that there were witnesses in
court who could speak to his language
and behavior On the evening Of his
wife's arrest. and resolved this time to
tell the truth
II was not aware of It." he answered
"Testimony in my favor can be called
which will prove that when my wife's
comp'ieitv was discovered l was absent
from Paris''
Heartlessly self-possessed as he was,
the public reception Of his last reply
had shaken his nerves He now spoke
in low tones. turning his back on the
spectators, and again fixing his eyes on
the green baize of the table at which
he stood.
prisoners! have you any objection to
make, any evidence to call, invalidat-
ing the statement by which Citizen
Danville has cleared himself of suspi-
cion?" inquired the president.
He has cleared himself by the most
execrable of all falsehoods," answered
Trudaine. eff his mother could be
traced and brought here, her testimony
would prove it,
Can you produce any other evidence
in support of your allegation?" asked
the president.
II cannot"
"Citizen-superinten Danville, you
are at liberty to retire. Your state
ment will be laid before the authority
to whom you are officially responsible
Either you merit a civic crown for more
than Roman virtue, Or" Having
got thus far. the president stopped
abruptly, as if unwilling to commit
himself too soon to an opinion, and
merely repeated-"You may retire.
Danville left the court Immediately
going out again by the public door. He
was followed by murmurs from the
womens benches, which soon ceased
however, when the president was OBJ
served to close his note book, and turn
around toward his colleagues. THE
sentence" was the general whisper
now. Hush, hush-the sentence"
After a consultation of a few minutes
with the persons behind him, the presi-
dent rose, and spoke the momentous
words:
Louis Trudalne and Rose Danville
the revolutionary tribunal, having
heard the charge against you, and hav.
ing weighed the value of what you have
said in answer to 1t, decides that yov
are both guilty, and condemns you tt
the penalty of DEATH"
Having delivered the sentence il
those terms, he sat down again, an6
placed a mark against the two first con
demned names on the list of prisoners
Immediately afterWard the next cas-,
was called on, and the curiosity Of tn,
audience was stimulated by new trial
CHAPTER XVI.
@ HE waiting room
~NS Of the revolutionar,
MHE@ALM tribunal wasa grim