New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-01-25
SpJTFIRE AND HONEYSWEET

when fhc fall Wfl ana nlG Doyn gre" "'' To,
the weeping mother and iratc father would
take them 10 Ccri-c and She would '"ce'N
pcr.uadc them 10 behave Themselves prop
crly ,.l
Al last. however, something happened.
one dav nm December comm airy Of pom.
.onpcarcd. and proceeded TO take Ccnse mo
custody for "A number and variety OF crimes.
First She taught school without a license.
Then. one Of the children had developed
,bi,kcnpox. and Ccrisc not knowing chl'K-
cnpox from .malpoX. had not scgrcga' ou
the child. Again, she had called hcIecU
Lc,toca when there was reason 10 believe
hat she was named Nignal Altogether
She was a dangerous person, and must ap,
near before the Judge Of the district ana
givc an account OF her iniquitlcs.
Ccrisc was torn from her moonngs by me
wharf Of Ichc. and dragged back into the
vortex Of the world She made no protest
tbi. Uoncvewcct. who could charm the blrd'
off the bushc, this Spitirc, who was moi
afraid Of ANYBODY. Feeling sure That she
must 90 10 prison. She put mp a few necca-
.aric, i'm "A bag. and with them She put me
only relic she had on earth OF the happy
past. the little white slippcrs.
The police officer gave her day grace
having first warned her against any attempt
toc,capc Ccrisc looked at him, her beaull-
ful miserable eyes full Of woe, and me
police officer turned away and wondered Il
ne had not been ovcrzcalous.
The news spread abroad in the nclghbor-
hood. and when the commlssary called next
morning he found in the street a crowd Oh
weeping children and hysterical mothcrs
and indignant fathers, surrounding the
blacl-powncd Ccrisc. And-Oh, most as
founding Of all the Paris newspapers had
90, hold OF the story. and with unusual ac-
curacv had published it, with picture OF
Ccrisc-thc HoncvsWcct OF the Hyacihlh
Thcatcr. eight wears before.
THERE was a sort Of triumphal pro,
L ccssion for CcriSc TO the MUNICIPAL
building. and within the courtroom a great
Grove. With newspapers in their hands, to see
this woman dragged back from Lethe wharf,
And in the throng. with streaming eyes
and outstrctchcd arms, were Marcel and MS
wife and half dozen actors and actresses
all boasting 10 the onlookcrs:
81 acted with her eight years ago. and we
called her Honcyswcct. q,
And among thcm-thcrc, like a criminal
stood Pierre. He would have fallen on MS
knee, if Ccrisc had let him.
"Wc found the letter before you had been
zone an hour" he cried with tears.
searched every theatcr in Paris-what 90
sav?-cvcry theater in France. And Sa"
every woman who was taken dead out OF the
river, Oh Honcyswcct how could you
serve me so;
This pale. downcast woman suddenly be-
came rosy and smiling. All her old instincts
Of an actress rose within her: this was hel
dav. How could YOU serve me so. Pierre;
She asked in her futelike voice. But l Tor
give YOU And can tell you ! made he.
lormc sad and sorry, that you may believe.
The ushcrs then, preceding the Judge, en-
tered. and last the Judge, looking so hand
some and stately in his black robe with ms
tricolorcd scarf across his breast Ihis
Judge was Fernand Delormc.
The case Of Cerisc was the irSt called
The commissary gave very modified &c
count of her miSdccds In fact, all had beer
explained away and the discharge OF the
prisoner was asked.
During this two pairs Of burning eye.
were fixed upon Fcrnand Delorme. Pierre
look was murdcrous. Ccrise, in the prison
ers' dock. smiled at Dclormc like the Honey
sweet She was. Dclormc. changing iron
pale to red. pretended Indifference. It wa.
a mere matter of form to discharge Cerise
and then Delormc, with fine air OF elem