New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-20
o,r1r, AND HER CAPTAIN

Iour "a
TIM bronze MoOrs to strike tue mus. Int ,eriaps
All thls YOU have DONE ana more pu' !to he
YOU have never lGSt chahced 20 ,a,ycts Ittle
iamncLo NuOgO. From one mouse ~ 49, tso,s eri
,yo.ien terrace party oNcrhuhe win ~ ~ Ill
crowied with flower pots anu suPi'oteou , "a do1sa
tw;.ted marble columns. All atc"' W aiIu
=" ~ ,,r,ier IN their placing, are uuy W'uuo"
ouening obv, usly into Io"N ioo,nS. Ia nd in
ol-Ia- limo of dwellings, runs low wall, anu IL
IN midst of This j. small. NY H''I''u'- -
Green door which might be tie entrance - '-'
house OF Biueoeard 81. .l., from,
- .Louller rings at this: the niue dooT oFoHs
,ooisslrs,ly pulled back 10y unseen han4s a St4HfSo
is given of a narrow paved coutt ser aDoui -
fower-pots. aud then the wafer caIIlol 80 81
I4rhaps of a secret note 20 Fatlma disappears wiz
a splash and Jingle. and gTeetlLs III H04 s04'
Venetian to some hidden Trend WITHIN. c:.
Iuto all tins dTeamness anu decay N5l-Hiin
Firramosca flashed like meteor lie suddenly
appeared on the grass-gro"p pavement "no s''"n3
morning and between his goldeu "P"de'tes az
H. raven moustaches. startled tAe humans aIiHOS'
a. tluch a. lac did the pigeons WIN Tue
however that 10 the former ne Was NetS "oVolrr
slyht for Venice stu IN al Tue leNeI oi I4eI
liberation For the smallest Tesla the tIlcuoI W -
sunp across every Gale; the canals 81! my. ~
the sound of the GarlOdldl1h lynn '4o oit -
eervxvhere still shouted for glee a. the Dersasuot
with their dropping piumes ana rap'u stops s'ioU0
by them. -...o.,1 +bo+ tho vounc
officer was search OF somebody, co1eh pyopIo
came forward TO help HIM. w as IL inc 9oI"
And on his finally passing under the green door
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I'D alter ALL quite au excited little group OF
friendly intIuders followed nm ana gave mn
contradictory directions from mere Excess o. Ca
The prrsons whom aptaIn FleramOsca sought IL
anpeared were three sisters two Ola MAIDS ahu a
widow. who lived together Oh the thlru moor Vi "
house A. he reached the landing lndlcdtec 10 nm
al Iefore he had time To utter Word. the mite
bro wn maid who stood al the open u"ot, 49,
gaping at him Mildly for one brel noiuon' s"u
denly darted OaCA seIe-ulIus E''4" JAM
and straight upon her CRY down narrow passage
rushed a stout, unildy woman sOpo.hs Ia'uet t'du
CRYING. Nj ITO, III 10. aud pIeclpItaUuS noIao.l
inlo the aStonshed officers arms bestowed upon
Inn an embrace as loving as 1t was snuAy anu a''o
EsDtsin Tirramosca staggered back. a. well he
,,,i,ht the lady did the same, and there ensued -
- Interchange of explanations from which 1t
~ cared that our nero Hdu "o0n lii9'Ai" W w
~ Co.'S the maids mistake IN he first instance
and then the DARK passage ana liie UNIFORM, bul
Tor her part size was not sorl 10 nave Alsseu eSCI
that Doubtless the >lguo- Ialitano unH'ISIoou
her feelings said the still paIptatng mo,HeI t
he understood them quite "eH. and OelnS me
softest Leartel of Wal. iors forgaNe them ana the
memory of the suua becoming lalhieI' presently
even syn pathZed with them. ana by the 'lHI
~ bs had entered the little dweilug-room and
been introduced to two more siatternA ana sum
ING women had sat dow Il aud produce9 the Pdcha-e
winch he had br, ucLt IRON SIgnora Mana son ne
on a, friendly terms Win the trio as though he
had known them Tor years. 80, ,
Nevertheless. an lnqul,t!Ve person MISuO NV
,vnr,'efrd ,,uv when the first Outburst OF CONVEX
satlou lauguisned. Captain fleTdmoacd shouIu Ho'
have taken his cave. And a very oO>eiNaht per
son. noticing how often his eyes W. dtIe.! IVA
a particular door. night have lOuuu III 'i@' IdO'
the "a PLANTATION of his staying .
For at that door, on the AOung oihcer entraHCc.
ne mad caught brief vision OF a pale niue Idce
with huge BLACK eNes. and a cloud OF S"lutu H'ii.
An uutidy little head, but a very pretty one as
Fieramosca had not been slow TO discover. Anu
Interpreting sUudrv movements oehlhu 'ne uooI "
the effort TO present favorable appearance yer
orally. he sat twrlIng his beloved moustacne anu
growing cry moment more MoIosS 44''D4C al
more determined not TO move. -
And presently his patience was rewarded. TOT
a Lack veil on 10, heaI. "a prayer book ~ it, hand,
and It's eyes Gemurey cast down, IL ripped the
vision. Captain lIcrlmOsca spraug 70 ms leei;
staring with all his might OF admiration anu
NV NV daughter Celia said the widow. adding
in a 0uicn sub acid uudertUue. NJ by, may 1 ash
have you dressed yourself up IKE lnat .. i,.,,r,l
'WhvY Don't ALWAYS 20 10 macs inquired
CleIa. with an air Of the most Innocent uIpf'ae.
To-day We are too late, enid. And you know 1t
the last " ords again ID soto voce.
Tie child probably had known IL. but lo mat
she was not going to confess. And at any rate her
ol lect IN 80 attuug herself was accom- pi>Iea lCt
Captain FieramOscu was already iathoms deep 10
love since the day, of koWeO N nei-hDorlug
Verona no passion had probably ever been born 80
quickly at ufst sicht But thg truth va. our oIlcer
shown hlm by her brother. his bosom friend Euuc0,
and something regarding her had been related TO
him which had stirred his chlNalrOus Iusi ucts
ii feralnO~cA grew vlsIblv more lively alter
Ciea came IN, Clrl.as mother lapsed INTO silence
which even boIdeled or sulks. and Celia herself,
though size looked ueWltcLiu-, perhaps 1elt the
chill OF her parents nlauneI tJr she also was mute
A. least her tongue was. but her eyes were very
eloquent as the visitor suddenly launched INTO
patriotic descriptions OF the recent campaign
srIi was rather uphill work for Captain flertmosc3
th., one-sidrd conversation WITH two Old MAIDS
who had not very much 10 answer beyond 'OOOd
gracious. and Think OF that
ON his ris az 20 "a Aunt Ieresa-the youngest,
bur also the uerke,t and most depressed Of the
sIsters-Auut Teresa. who never DID any thing IS
lt 1u' ,tcIy vtnt1rcd On the initiative aud
l4 O. Ita cror1If uo pTru
With the utmost pleasure. sald the young man
eagerly. And perhaps l shall sometimes meet the
ladies' out OF doors On the Piazza lof instance
We hardly ever 60 answered signora Maria
st!y.
'Only on a Sunday, and then always added
Fcramosca had the tact not to seem to hear this
welcome news. But he bowed very lOw over the
SPEAKERS little hand. outstretched IN fare we'll And
the maid appearing ut this moment with MESSAGE
that very conveniently drew Oh the Signort MARIA 5
attention. he found time 10 utter below his
breath: EuIic0 bids yOu have trust III him. and
wiIte 20 him through me- go
You had better 20 and fake of that hnery,' said
the >l-nOra Maria TO her caushter' wheh the Ia't
cauking of IeramO-cas sword had died away
upon tho stairs. And should Ike 20 know WHAT
makes you the color Of a slice Of lsi'upkin
10 IS tAe FIRST heat gurglcd tie lat goOd-hdture0
Teresa who had noticed the officers aside aIthou.h
She had not heard il and who almost as fright
eued Clela herself, lest the mother should have
observed It TOO.
In these days of cheap posts and convenient
letter-bOXes, It nay seem strange that C.elias
brother should have reIuested her TO write to hiu
through his friend. But our poor little hero ne was
Italian grl oil the niidule class. In otner words
the free-andeasy ways Of our English dairseis
were iust As unknown 20 her as dancing on lie
firht-n,pe She slept with her mother got up with
her went Out with her, went to bed With her and
md not a penny 10 call her ON IN the world.
Before size could have written letter she must
have escaped from Aer mothers eyes. and from
fbnst OF the haruy less watchiul Aunt Guatlna
And before size could have posted 1t she must have
,u,r..,ucd 10 Obtain money for the stamp. As fOi
fr.a svxer here
o,talriug THAT n secret at all. And YET she had
- ~. nor LrnI Lnr lnr- eXcent Aunt