The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-10-04
THE TIMES NEW BLOOMFIELD PA. OCTOBER 4, 1881.

speech.
No, no, replied his niece, I" never
that, hope. But you will go about
this for me tomorrow, will you not 2"
Yes, will see to It, And now we
will take cup of wine in honor of my
Teresina's good fortune. See here, 1t is
ready I" and he took from the side table
two tumblers already poured out.
"Ah, this is very kind of you, my
father. But how bitter 1t is ~
" Finish 1t, finish IT, he said flercely;
"a bumper to the lucky number !" and
she, not caring to irritate him compiled.
She shortly after retired to rest, drow-
sy and tired
Half an hour afterward the old man
crept toward her room, muttering.
La Sonnambula la La Sonnambula
Luigi said that the opera at San Carlo
was like real life. Somnambulists do
strange things.'
And he passed into her room.
Frank Lloyd was sitting in a boat
waiting for his employer at the foot of
the steps of the Villa Santangelo. He
was surprised to see light burning in
the gardeners house at so late an hour;
but he knew that Teresina often sat up
late after her uncle had retired indeed,
he had had many sweet stolen inter-
view with her at the window, when
waiting as he waited now. AT this mo-
ment he heard the voice of Lord Ardley,
Joined in duet with his .fdocee at the
villa. " He won't come away just yet"
said the sailor to himself; so, taking
clean jump over strip of water that
separated the two easements, he Chamber
ed up the gardner's window. He placed
his hands on the window.sill, and was
drawing himself up, and about to give
the usual signal, when, to his intense
astonishment, he saw old Baldelli stag
gering from the opposite room, half
dragging, half carrying his niece
What could it mean? Was she i'll
Was it fresh air she requiredY He had
not much time for thought, for the win
dow opened suddenly outward by Bal
delli, struck his hands from their hold,
and he had only time to drop lightly
into the water beneath. AS he came to
the surface-great Heaven! he could
neither shout nor prevent 1.-THE slight
form of his sweetheart was hurled from
the window into the black water below
and the old man, not daring to look
upon his handiwork, closed the window
abruptly and disappeared. 1t was the
work of a moment for the young sailor
to reach the body of his sweetheart, and
to place her in his boat under cover of
sail. But what was he now to do with
still unconscious, near him /? He might
indeed place her under the care of the
ladies at the villa; but then he feared
the chatter of the servants, nor did he
know what power her uncle might have
to claim her from them, for italian
courts are slow to recognize the inter-
ference of foreigners in domestic difficult
ties. While he was still in doubt he
was Joined by Lord Ardley, to whom he
related his adventure. The nobleman
listened to the agitated voice of the poor
lad, making a shrewd guess at their re-
lations, he said:
Your sweetheart, eh, Lloyd ?"
eyes, sir; not doubt of it,"
"And you're going to marry her ?"
"Now more than ever, sir. All my
lord, you don't what difficulties we've
had to fight against, nor yet how dear
she is to !" and then he told the
whole story of his attachment as they
rowed vigorously, each at an oar, toward
Santa Lucia, where Teresina was placed
on board the yacht.
On the following day Baldelli, hag-
gard and anxious, at an early hour,
presented himself at the 6dnco di lotto.
81 have come as the guardian of my
niece Teresina, to claim the money she
has gained in the lottery"
every good signore. And first the
ticket, if you please"
He eagerly presented it.
"All right and in order,' said the
clerk. "She presented herself here
yesterday Y'
"She did,
The clerk took out large roll of notes
which he began deliberately and with
out haste to count.
What a stroke of fortune for one SO
youngl"
Baldelli nodded his head impatlently.
The clerk tied up bundle of notes,
and began to whistle Addo mia bella
napoli."