The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-02-27

promise nOtnihR - you must TenchnDci
that. Oh, why should you have cared for
me so muchl There are 40 many Others
whom YOU might have married, and who
would have made you far happier than
could. ! meant 20 do what was klndest-
and this Is how IL hna ended" And the
tears poured down her cheeks.
Luigi look, AT her sadly and calmly. and
with just faint touch OF contempt, she
Thought.
~ have thought over that, and over
many things lately" he said; "aud do
not blame you. You intended to he kind
only you did not understand. suppose
you could not understand. WINS IN u neil
OF despair for a long time; but TINT Is al
over now, and | see that YOU are right, ana
that We never could have been happy to-
gethcr. Our rObbing YOU was an accident
i had no notion that you were III these
parts, or might have prevented it, A. II
~, | have been able to restore you your
diamonds under pretence of going down
to Naples to dispose of them: but the rest
of your properly am afraid you VIII nave
to lose. And now. Signora, must bid you
good-by."
nothing for your Can not save you from
this dreadful lifel See-here are my
diamonds; take them-they are worth II
great deal of moncy-enough 10 enaDls
YOU TO begin again in some other part OF
the country, aud live honestly ana nap
ply"
Luigi shook his head with u smile. =" |
am greatly obliged TO you, SignOra,' he
said, but am IN no need OF money; AMI
rs for this dreadful lfe,' l mean to ADAM
don II tomorrow. DO you love your nus
baudf
"Of course," replied she, n little confused
by this abrupt change OF topic.
81 thought he looked little old for you I;
but ho seemed a good-natufed fellow.
Now you must go; it Is getting too dark
for you to be out alone. Good-by, Annun-
ziata- God bless you'll Don't think OF me
any more"
"But Luigi" she pleaded through her
tears, lyon will let me hear from your
NO, Signora; IL will he better not. You
understand That must conceal myself Tor
some time To come
lie turned TO 20, but suddenly faced
about again, took her III his arms, aud
kissed her gently on tho forehead. rheu
without another word he walked quickly
away up the hill.
Aununzlata watched his tall figure strid-
ing away in the twilight tall he wis out OF
sight; ana then she picked up her dlI-
mouds and ran back TO Amaln. Luigi had
not told her that escape from the noun
tans for so weil-known "a criminal n he
Ind become was almost an imposslbllity,
nor had lie mentioned that his cOmfadcs,
on his return To them without dinmouus
or money, would most assuredly put him
to death ~ II traitor. But he was himself
well aware OF bOtn fncts, and was glad
that II should be so-the world having
To make hun wish for life. His body was
found, stabbed To the heart, in awood near
Rayclo. a few days later; by which time
the Comte and Comtesse de Chagny had,
fortunately, left that part OF the country.
The discovery Of IA murdered man more
or less Is nor, or was not at any rate in
those daye. 80 unusual IN incident III The
nclghbOrhoOd OF Aiualn rs 10 create much
stlr bcyOnd the immediate vicinity; nnl II
was long before Aununziata became aware
that when she had purtc from ncr former
| lover on the hillside, he had left her only
10 go to hs death.
NJ. de Cnagny 81. II relates the story OF his
adventure Win the brgand, Of Amalli,
aud the romantic generosity with winch
one OF these rnscals, duIzlru 10y the beauty
OF the celebrated Nannini, made an APP
pointment with her for the purpose of r.
| storing her her diamonds. " IL was Neri-
taJlc Claude Duval affair."" says the Count,
land l. one of the most amusing rcmiuis-
CcncCs Of our dehguttul ltAlhn journey
but Ne have not been back theae since
AID as for my wife, sue seems 10 have
takon the country in horror"