The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1871-07-05
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them, If he found the cold. the
should be free |; but If he found
not, they should suffer. o5ss
1t was dark when they reache,
the cot, and the women were no
there, but Barbieri thought NOT o
them. With lighted torches h,
went to the cellar, where he fount
the stone, as Antonio had said
and underneath it he found the Is
jars } and having removed one o
the leaden covers he behsld the
glittering gold. He handled the
pieces, that his eyes might not be
deceived; and he lifted more OF
the coins. With the assistance oi
his men he bore the heavy lars 10
the yard and when he was read '
to start away he turned to give
Antonio and his son a parting word.
to the effect that, if they made
any serions stir about the matter,
they should both die -
Antonio Morino and his sou
were left alone. The old man sank
down into his chair overwhelmed
with grief, while Leonardo sought
to comfort him. ~
No, no, my boy, you cannot
bring JOY to my heart againi OF
how many years have / preserv,
ed this treasure for theei For nv.
self, | care not; but for my dear
son--" s r.-
At this juncture, Cora and her
maid entered tho cot.
20, dear Leonardo, have those
terrible men goRe2"
Afa tie the vessel our father had
provided--it it ready for seai''
Yes, my precious love"
"The wicked Count took you
away that he might gain from you
the secret Of your hidden wealth !'
Yes, he would have put my
father to dreadful torture, and /
told him where the gold was con.
cealed. And he has borne it all
awayl"
"Not ALL" returned Cora, with
q Frightening look. When ]
knew that the Count of Mondra-
gone had carried You away could
well guess his intent; and I furth-
ermore knew that my dear hus-
band would not see his father suf
fer for the sake. of preserving the
secret. That the wretch would re-
turn in quest of the treasure 1 felt
very sure; and l naturally judged
that he would bring you back with
him. But l did not mean that he
should rob you il I could help it.
So / called Lisette, and we went
to the cellar, and emptied all the
gold from the jars into leathern
sacks which we found in tie up
per chamber. Then we refilled the
jars with balls and bolts of lead,
which we cut from the old fish
ing nets m the shed. We filed
them almost full, but were careful
to place on the top a layer of gold
coin 80 that, If the robber should
open them, as ! knew he would,
he shoulc not readily discover the
cheat.
Cheer mp, dear father, and
prepare for flight. The wicked
Count has only gone of with a
lot of worthless lead, while almost
the whole Of your gold is at this
moment in the boat which you left
secured at the landing steps back
OF the cot. You knew the tops
of the jars were very small, and
it required but little gold to GOV.
er the exposed surface"
The old man caught the heroic
title woman in his arms, and bless~
cd her, and then fastened with
bis preparations for departure
Every minute was precious /; for
Barbieri might come back very
soon. But they had not much to
do. Their vessel, a small felluca,
was lying close in by the shore,
and before midnight they had bid
farewell to the Terra di Lavorc
forever and when, two hours la
ter, the Count of Mondragone came
to the cot, filled with wrath and
swearing vengeance and death
they We're far away upon the DO
som Of the Gulf, catching the fair
brisk breeze that tipped the wave
crests toward the Tuscan Sea--fal
away toward the new home, where
peace and comfort and Joy wer,
to be theirs, and where Antoni.
Morino was to be amply blessed
in the evening of his life by til,
love and devoted care of. those fol
whom he had so long and go self
sacrificingly held his strangely-got
ten wealth.
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