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extended taeucly with but a slight
hanging OF the man features.
Ills voice. when he spoke. was low.
well mOdalated and composed. His
manner was easy and gracious
All" ne said. 1T Is Monsieur
JOnquelle. the Prefect OF Police OF
Paris. 1 am honOred."
Monsieur Jonqueue removed his
gloves; he sat moment twisting
them In his fingers like one In
certain embarras5ment His host,
also seated. regarded him with the
vague smile which appeared now
as sort OF background on the mask
OF MS face. The Prefect OF Police
hesitated.
Monsieur" he said. Il have
called upon you for an opinion upon
problem which has always per-
picked me. 1t Is a problem upon
which the opinion OF persons with
out experience are wholly without
value. and unfortunately, all those
who have had experience and were.
therefore. able TO give me an
opinion. have been always persons
lacking IN a certain element OF In
telLgence. 1 have not had the
opinion OF a man OF intelligence,
who was also man OF experience.
upon this problem"
He paused The man before him
did not reply He waited as in a
profound courtesy for Monsieur jon
quelle to complete the subject with
which he had opened MS discourse.
he had taken a small chair, and he
sat IN II as a man OF great strength
and vigOr and OF an unusual bulk
rests his weight upon something
which he Is uncertain win support
It.
He did not move, but the ex-
preston In his face changed slight
~. His eyebrows lifted as in a
courteous inquiry. Monsieur Jon
quelle went on. He seemed not en-
tirely at ease.
Il shall not pretend at Ignorance
Of your affairs. monsieur. The law
courts Of England are brutal and
direct. They have no consideration
for anyone. and the press Of those
islands has a less restraint.
When one is charged with a
/ crime in England. and comes into
/ It's courts. no humiliation is neg
/ lected That one IL innocent means
/ nothing; that this innocence is pres
/ emily demonstrated does not pre-
serve one. IN the events preceding
such a verdict. from every imagin-
able humiliation"
Monsieur Jonquelle continued TO
.
Monsieur. he said, "out OF this
unfortunate experience you will
have come. I feel with a certain
opinion upon the problem which dis
turbs me- And I am sure. monsieur,
you Will not deny me the benefit of
that opinion"
The Prefect Of Police looked up
Ike one who with hesitation re-
quests a favor from another.
Lord Valleys replied Immediately
4 shall be very glad 70 give you
my opinion upon any point IN the
matter" he said Surely I have
been spared little. have had
} every experience OF humiliation. The
criminal law OF England Is bung-
ling and cruel device. Those who
Iuu themselves concerned Win II
! ] profoundly pity.
There is no consideration OF fam
ily or culture that in any way miti
gates its severity or in any direct, OF
preserves one from odium once th'
machinery OF a criminal court ot
r~'a0d Is on It's way The ex
perience OF It Is "A horror 70 me
monsieur; but II It can result in any
benefit 10 you or to another. / an
willing 20 recall il. What Is tn,
; problem. monsieur upon which yOl
would have my opinion ?"
1T is this. monsieur" replied the
Prefect of Police. ''Is II your con
b clusion upon this experience OF life
that there is a Providence Of Cox
that undertakes to adjust the affair
. OF mankind-to assist the helpless
! and to acquit the innocent-or dC
! you believe that It IS the intelli
gence Of man that accompllshes thi!
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