Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1907-08-08
CHAPTER xv.-tCoNr1NUED,

began with the prisoners on the plat
form, and spread instantly to the au-
dience who echoed and echoed it again;
the ffercest woman-republican on the
benches Joined cause at last with the
haughtiest woman-aristOCrat on the
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 the
whole world kim
Of the few persons in the court who
Mt once f0resaw the effect Of DanvilIe's
answer on the proceedings of tAe trI-
bunal Lomauue was one. His sallow
face whitened as he looked toward the
prisoners platform.
''They are lost" he murmnred to h1m-
self. moving out of the groun in which
he had hitherto stood. lest! The lie
which has saved that villains heal
leaves them without the shadow or
hone No need to stop for the sentence
-DanviIle's Infamous presence OF mlnd
has given them up to the guillot1pe:
PronoIncing these words. he went ont
hurriedly by the door near the plat
form which led to the prisoners walt
ing room.
Roses head sank again on her broth
er's shoulder She shuddered, anf
leaned back family on the arm which
ne extended to support her One of the
female prisoners tried to help 1ru-
aafnp in speaking consolingly to her;
INT the contamination of her husbands
perfidv seemed to have naralyzed he:
al heart. She murmured once In her
brothers. ear, Louis, I am resigned to
fie-nOfhing 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.
"Ola other question and you may re-
tire resumed the president address
ing Danville Were You cognizant ot
yonr wife's connection with her broth
er's conspiracy"
Danville reflected for a moment, re-
mpmbered that there were witnesses in
court who could speak to his language
and behavior en- the evening of his
wife's arrest and resolved this time to
tell the truth.
81 was not aware of it." he answered
Testimony in my favor can be called
which will prove that when my wife's
con1nli"itv was discovered l was absent
from Paris"
Heartlpssly self-possessed as he was,
fhe public reception of his last reply
had shaken his nerves. He now spoke
i'm low tones. turning his back on the
spectators. and again fixing his eyes on
the green baize of the table at which
be 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-
tion?" 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."
in support of your allegations" asked
the president.
II cannot"
zen-superintendent 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"
Danyille left the court Immediately,
going out again by the public door. He
was followed by murmurs from the
wOmen's 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, Eush-the sentence!
After a consultation of few minutes
with the persons behind him, the presi-
dent lose, and spoke the momentous
words:
Louis Trudaine 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 it. decides that you
are both guilty. and condemns you to
the penalty of death"
Having delivered the sentence in
ahose terms, he sat down again, and
placed mark against the two first con-
demned names on the list of prisoners.
Immediately afterward the next case
was called on, and the curiosity of the
audience was stimulated by a new trial.