The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1884-11-14

asked. For answer she showed me
three or four prescriptions, which told
me his case was bad one, and of LONG
standing; the only other help of which
knew / could not order without seeing
the patient.
II believe l know palliative"
said, ''but l dare not prescribe it with
out seeing your father. y
HE will let 10 one come to u.s." she
said sadly, and [ could see she clasped
her hands tightly, and maintained her
composure with an effort. ''He wishes
to be quite unknown in Paris, and fears
seeing any stranger lest it should lead
to his being recognized.
."But, Signorina, l said, ''his condi-
ton is serious; to doctor his patient is
only case Explain this to him; let
me call this afternoon. You cannot
witness his suffering without feeling it
is imperative he should have help"
81 will try" she said. "Will you
come at four on the chance of seeing
himp''
'Assuredly," 1 replied. My heart
ached at having to let her 60 with such
weight of care on her sweet face.
Laura told me that Giulia had been
obliged to tell her the seclusion in
which they lived was caused by the
dread of their being discovered by an
enemy who ruthlessly pursued them
with some motive for revenge. She
had been forced to give up the career
for which she had been educated, be-
cause it made hiding impossible; and
she further confided to my sister that
this enemy would give up his wish to
injure her father if she would consent
to marry him, but that she could not
do.
The next few hours passed slowly for
me, and yet my spirits rose. Surely
this chance would bring me nearer my
darling. l could undertake her fathers
case with confidence, for his disease
was one l specially studied, and sue
cess with which had been the chief
cause of my gaining with somewhat
unusual rapidity large practice. Alta
o'clock l was admitted to the patient,
whom found suffering under distress
ing paroxysm of his malady, and was
thankful to be of use to him. At
length he fell asleep, and l persuaded
Giulia to leave him to the care of their
Did servant, and to take some rest. She
was engaged to sing that evening at
The house where L had first seen her;
she told me the duchess was to have
arge party, and counted on her pres
,nce, and as she had been one of her
earliest, and was always one of her
zindest friends, she was anxious to keep
Ter appointment. l could assure her
thought her father would suffer no
more for the present, but hid from her
hat his case was desperate and the end
lot far distant, though l apprehended
10 immediate danger. She consented
o allow me to sit with him during her
lbsence at the concert, and 1 promised
o 90 TO the Rue Bel Perpino, where
he duchess lived, to meet her as she
eft, and convey the latest news of the
patient.
My watch by the old mans side soon
passed; he was dreadfully weak, but
alked to me apparently with conf
lence. He said that with his death
iiulia's life would change, and that he
believed it would be happy thing for
lis darling when he was taken. ''She
viii not think so," he added in his fee
lie voice, ''we love each other so dear
y.
Before eleven l took my way down
he Avenue Friedland to the Rue Bel
'erpino; the duchess house was near
he corner, and as was early did not
inter- the street but walked up and
own. 1t was April, and the soft
pring night was delicious. There had
cen a shower, and the pavements
leaned in the lamplight; carriages
yere rolling to and fro, but of pedes-
rians there were few. | saw Giulia's |
waiting near the turning to
be street; the drivers face was toward |
he, so l quickly recognized him; he
yas conversing with man who leaned |
gainst the lamp-post close by, and |
hose head was raised so that the light |
I'll strongly on him for moment. l
aw black-pointed beard, and needed
OF that he should move away with a
light limp to enable me to recognize
ne stranger who had been watching
La Filomela's" dwelling. felt that
must tell Giulia of him, so l begged
II seat in her carriage that l might
o home with her. She seemed sur
rised when l accompanied her into the
ouse and asked her to give me few
linutes' conversation. She went to
,ok at her father, who was sleeping
eacefully, and then came back.to me.
plunged at once into the subject, and
I'D her that thought she ought to be
armed about the man whom had seen
atching her house and talking to her
when | described him and
the limp with which he
alked, she sank into chair and be-
anne so white | feared she would faint.
Ter dilated eyes had such look of
,rror and anguish in them that could
OF forbear taking one of her cold
ands in mine and saying, earnestly:
''Signorina, trust me! Tell me your
,cret; implore you to let me try and
clip you"
II will 1 mustr' she said, 81 can
ear it no longer alone. This man
HON you have seen is Seth Walton,
lr enemy; my father wronged him; he
as agent in New York for him; his
wn business was grievously unsuccess-
Il, and he took some of Mr.. Walton's
loney. 1t was to give me the three
ears education in Rome, which would
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