The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1878-02-02

"a very fine silk stocking. HERE'S The
foot, not cut Of, but nailed upon the
Btretcher. See.n,
"a silk stockingP Thecardinal, at The
FIRST word the woman spoke, started. look.
ed surprised, then dazed; but he forgot
neither his dignity nor his habit Of COM
mand, and imperatively ordered Luigi
out Of the room. That worthy made his
backward exit rapidly under 80 stern an
eye. When the cardinal turned back once
more TO the woman, she had dropped her
veil, and he saw apale but noble face,
with eyes that looked straight into his.
In an instant he caught II to his breast.
" Beatrice ] my darling, my lost, my
loving little Beatricep
II was indeed Beatrice, In poor and
shabby dress, but with the light OF genius
and the calm Of experience enhancing her
former beauty. She had been struggling
all these years 10 earn bread for herself
and even for this picture abe found II SO
hard to buy u proper canvas that she had
used the delicate stocking-the cause OF
all her troubles-that In the distraction
Of her grief abe had used TO wipe away
her tears, and so had brought II from
home with her years before.
For once the Cardinal dropped on his
knees with all his heart In the alteration.
They rehearssa the old story. He told
her that though his temper was reused,
he never dreamed Of casting her of. She
did not tell him what sorrow had really
driven her away. Being a woman, so
much confidence could not be expected Of
her. They both asked forgiyeness-he for
hayingbeen harsh, she for having made
him suffer by her flight. He was 80 like
mother when her Loaf baby is brought
home that all the cardinal seemed to dis
appear for awhile; but soon the old die
tatorial way came again, and Beatrice was
not sorry, for Il brought back the pleasant
old times.
~ was right, though, my child; Gsthet-
ically l was right. Il was the ynlgarity
OF extravaganza; but l believe the prince
was rascal"
"As to the prince, Pye forgotten him
long ago. But is the stocking now fit for
q princessH
IA princesal It's too good for an EN-.
press. II is III for my great gallery"
The cardinal Ia dead, but the glory Of
his extravaganza lives after him in his
art treasures. Whether those sentiments
about the matter OF the stockings were
genuine, or whether he saw good way
10 get rid OF the prince, Whose motives
lie may have suspected, the shrewd old
man never diyulged, and even Beatrice |
never knew.
Beatrice and her hnsbanl-a young
painter with whom she had studied her |
art-receiyed from the cardinal dowry
that the prince, still minated, and still
deep In debt. looked on covetously.
The curious and delicate painting on
silk may be seen conspicuously placed at
the south end OF the great gallery. II 1t
were not that Beatrice still liyes-one Of
the most accomplished, beautiful, amiable
women in Europe, whose works often
adorn the Paris salon-it would be fair
TO name names, no that any traveller
might easily find the lovely little picture
whose true history il 70 little known.
Sill less, probably, Is known about
those forty-seven pairs Of stockings re-
turned, for which the French manufac-
turers could not extort payment from the
determined old cardinal. The truth is
they are being gradually scattered over
the world. Every now and then, Tor in.
stance, when some rich American bride Is
purchasing her wedding garments, the
cunning manufacturers have way Of
introducing one or two pairs TO her no.
tice, which find their way into her trous.
seau at slightly reduced price. In
fact, there il a frm conviction, based on
pregnant facts, that the remaining pairs
will be gotten rid Of mainly on this side
Of the water.