, 1874-08-16


all alone-Scarpetta
Tie girl Lad turned white as death, and caught
at his arm to keep herself from falling.
"slrio. Silsio! where shall hide myself?"
Sllyio supported her to the fountain aud dip
ped her little ico.co1d hands in the water.
Poor child, poor child!' he taid. in nmaze'
t nent; e., T., :, And tlls is y9n1 ,, story"
That would be madness, povernai' said
huyio- " 1on are safer at your work as the cob.
bler's servant than you would be in the cunning.
est AldlnGG- place. You must stay indoors 4s much
~ possible for while. and will watch for you
al ican.'
You Do not ask nc uhyI an so terrified. and
:"Y You shall tell mo what You please, aud when
yon please. caEnot iovo you more than I do,
| and will not love YOU less. Iou have forbidden
| mo to speak to you like this"
- An, it Was SO good lobe at peace"
~ will not spoil your peace: Let me BE- yonr
| friend in this difficulty"
Heaven bless you, my FRIEND Now, Silyio.
60: and let mo get home in my own fashion,:
Left alone once more, the young girl lifted
her pitcher and took her way bravsly, though
with pale checks, through the streets, which,
late refuge, had now grown a terror to her.
She shranl little at sight Of every bill posted
on the wall, aad fanced that the people gnzcl
! strangely At her as she passed. along the path.
/; Whcn she returned to the cobbiers dwelling she
found rrlsco alone in the house, leaning defect
edly against the doorway. and rejecting how
hard it was that his position in the world would
not allow him to bes!ow Lis hand on La Scar
| petta.. '!'-. - .:
Hero aho comes, looking as pale as ghost.
/ Never WAS q girl 30 changed / can no longer
have any doubt that she frcts at my coIdness ;
| yet dare not tell my elders that ehe is in love
with me. All! w1Iy nm l go delightful? !
would not have ler sent out on the world because
i Of the warmth Of her hoart!"
frisco siGLed as tho Young girl sct down her
pitcher aud silently began her accustomed occu-
pations. It bad been too painful to this self-loy-
Ing youth to believe that La 6cafpetta preferred
| Silvlo, and he had gradually endowed her with
au imaginary devotion to himself. He found it
'pleaHantt to dwell On the fancy that he had ton
DERBY rejected her This iden, ut tiEs5 plain fa~
lacy, had imperceptibly become delusIou of
| his mind; for. when re will wha. to believe.
VIC can believe what we will. The appeal of his
would not marry La searpet.a. had gwen a
| reality, Us OF proof, to nis faith. AZ he watched
| tho Young girl, who had forgotten biz presence
she sished bitterly; and he sprang to her side.
| "Haye courage. r1a beIla!'' he said. '.lt is
indeed. hard fate; but timo will cure tl1is
wound.'''
''What do You mean ?"asked scarpetta, turn
ing winter than bcforu and thinking that the se-
crct Of her identity was discovered. :
II am grieYed thut I cannot offer you
| my hand. It il not for want of affoe-
tion-that swear to you; but the
world requires souo sacrifice Of our feelings"
Tie girl stared at him. at tho cBelf-comp1accnt,
sentimental look on his face-and, catching the
full absurdity Of his meaning, broke into lit OF
such merry laughter as brought the color to her
cheeks again, and transformed her for moment
into the old 8earpetta ouco more. It WAS de-
lightful to her to lear the sound Ut her own
laughter again and she laughed and laughed to
tho echo, with the most exquisite sense Of fun
and en- ujoymeut Of Trssc0's discontinue, who
blushcd, and frowned. and at last stamped with
bis feet. and walked away to tho door. He
saw through the fury OF his confusion
hotsen.an Eolng up 20 ine door,
Whle ocarpettas irritating laughter was
1s.oe aSaf ~ ghsps & o, ecstasy 1set us , shonl
der anu tnon tncle came suaoenl4 quick,
sharp cry o1 anguish from "!tnn swapping the
music OF tnose h'ltnlui signs; ioiio"ed ny
cfash OF somctn1n6 nfeaEns. 81, FRISCO turned MS
heaI IN a5tohisnmeEe. 1hs o1Sn tnas 1cafnetta
had been holding was smasheo upon the floor,
and sue had vanished.
"Diasolo!"' cried Frisco, the girl is n
~ltGh anu tnen ne Sd" luz strange noEsemsn
bcckoni3g. and went out to the street to speak
to h11n.
La scarpetsa vas On her knees IN an uppe.,
chamber, peeplng with ,2 que eye from behind
inc "lnao"-cuI,nn. ln9 strange morse
bearing. with dark, harsh countenance and =
sottlsh compieHon.
:! II Is nc! II y he! "aiiea the glrl, qua1finS
as his ego rovcd over the house; ana sue Tc-
treated, Nri1'slns hee hands, INTO the darkest
corner OF OF me room.
an! sne moai,eu. "nat 1oliF, WHAT lil-lnck
is niue! We're sll'lo's wife, need not suffer
thus anguish o. lear. oh, no" Indeed knoW
but have made him AFRAID OF me, aud am
Gi4eh mp TO my 1ose!
AT the same moment the esll-loohlng hofss-
man man Vas rolo!ing WIKI n1s nager 20 Tue pretty
nttle e1nbloloeFea s!aoes' WINCH nad been
taken from Ia ocafFeua' anu hung
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