Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1857-01-30

eyes upon Isabella with an expression
not to be mistaken, while she grew red
and pale by turns, and then, as though
unable to surmount her agitation, rose
and left the room. Shortly afterwards
Vesale received and anonymous note,
saying
look to your wife and Don Alva de
Soils, and be not deceived by appearance
They only want fitting opportunity to
dishonor you. Even now he carries
about him the gloves she dropped for
him at mass" ah
Vesale shut himself up to ponder over
the most effectual means Of avenging
himself. His resolution was soon taken.
Having established schools of anatomy
at San Lucar and Cordova he obtained
the Emperor's permission to visit them,
Quilted Seville ostensibly for that pur-
pose, but returned the same night and
concealed himself in tenement belong
ing to him at some distance from his
abode in Alcazar, which was devoted to
the double purpose of laboratory and
dissecting room. He had taken no per-
son into his confidence; he was alone in
his own counsel.
AT dark on the following evening he
issued forth, muifled to the eyes in a
woman's mantle and hood, and left note
at Don Alva's habitation, containing an
embroidered glove of lsabella's and these
words
F" have obtained the key to Vesale's
laboratory during his absence; be ut the
gate an hour after midnight and you will
be admitted on pronouncing the name of
Isabella"
The asignation was promptly kept by
Don Alva, At an hour past midnight
he left his house alone, but never re-
turned to it. Whittier he had gone none
could say; nor could any trace of him
ever be discovered. 1t was supposed he
must have missed his footing and fallen
into the Guadalquiver, near which his
abode was situated; and that his. body
had been swept away by the waves into
the ocean.
Such an occurrence was calculated TO
produce great sensation in the place
where it happened; and Vesale, recalled
three weeks after by the illness of his
wife, found the disappearance of Don
Alya the thems Of every tongue. The
tributed by Vesalc to grief for SXaas at
terious absence Of Don Alva, and that
conviction took from him all pity for her
SuIerins'
~ chahced 70 DC 'ne Ies.lVal Oh oan@
lsapeiia' anu 70 10 ho1or 70 her pa.ron
Nsin.' az wen ~ 70 cviepra'e 'ne return
olng of''spana' Isabella put on ner we'd
open easement seating nerseit Dy an
gardens, she watched 9riooked inc Ava
Du' whist her eyes were Scoming'-,
upoE the pain by which she expect, pxed
TO appear, hand was land on her shori.
der and turning round she beheld We
sale standing beside her.
have ordered the supper to be laid
IN my study, SAID he; and taking hei
hand, ne lea hcr away, to the room in
question dismissed the attendant and
closed the door. Everything wore fes-
i've ar; yet the rrepast was choerlcss. -
rerceivlng that she had tasted nothing,
Vesaie poured few drops OF elixir in a
cup OF Malaga wine, and presenting it
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Drink this, he SAID, ut Is sovc-
reign cure Tor the disease you an, suf-
fering from.
;. fiedge me the draught," she re-
plied' ming up goblet from the same
mask ana handing y to him, "and 1T will
pring quicker healing to me. Let nj
drink 70 our absent friend Adre.
Vesaie accepted the Offering, and they
emptled their gcblets together.
iaiKmg OF absent friends" said he,
ana suddenly nxing ms eyes upon her,
you nave not spoken 70 me Of Don Alva
de ooils. are ail hoPesoi nearing from
MN reanquisned ne was . Draggar'
and iiDertine, ana Doasted tnat no wo
husband ever SUSPECTED the injury b,
was preparing for him.
Then graspinp bis wife by the hand
he led her up to the door at the fnrthe,
end Of the room, and throwing the dooI
wide open, revealed to her view skele.
ton suspended within, holding in one Of
his bony hands one Of her embroidore,
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