Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-02-20

asked Sympathetically. and in Italian.
1T is quite well, Signor." she replied
..&sconically.
''Will you take glass of sweet winea
| have some here"
Teresa. in spite of our inimical rela-
tons, made NJ objection, so filed 3
glass and watched her sip it approx
ingly.
is the Signorina-Miss March wells
have not seen her to-day"
she is well.
1t is about her wish 10 speak to
you-you have guessed that?"
Il have guessed il. As she spoke
Teresa gave me sullen. defiant look.
Yes l continued. ''your vigilant,
faithful eyes have seen what have no
wish TO conceal. l love the Signorira
Pauline"
''She is not TO be loved" said Teresa.
sulkiy.
Zone so beautiful must be loved, l
love her and viii marry her.
she IS not To be married"
Listen, Teresa. l say viii marry
her. | am q gentleman and rich,
have $1,000 lire year, !"
The amount OF my income, magniti-
cent when reduced To her native coin
age, was not without its expected effect.
Ii her eyes, as they met mine, were as
unfriendly as ever, their look of aston
ishment and Increasing respect told me
l was appealing to her tendereSt feeling
cup dity.
Now tell me why should not marry
the Signorina? Tell me who her friends
are that l may see them and ask her in
marriage?"
'She is not for marriage"
This was ali could get from the old
woman. She would tell me nothing
about Pauline's family or friends. She
would only reitera.e that she was not
for love or for marriage
had but one chance left. Teresa
eager look when | mentioned the in
come possessed had impressed me- |
mus undeScena 10 the vulgar act of
direct bribery; the end would Justify
the means.
As was 50 o.teu travelling il was my
habit 10 carry a large sum of money on
my person. Idrew out my pocket book
and counted out hundred pounds in
new crisp notes Teresa eyed them
hungrily.
lou kho" "Eat THESE are WORTH
| sad. She nodded | pushed a eou-
Pc 81 ''le NOES toward her. Tier SKINNY
manu- SCENE" 'Wi'ehihS WIN the desire
10 grasp them;
leti me VINO MISS March friends
are anu take these Two notes; all the
rest shai! be yours on the day we are
married,
ne o'o woman SAL silent ior awhile.
i | r hn'W 9'mPtallon was assall'n@
hef' presently | heard her murmur-
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nc eFtl "o'Ne"' ~ ia>' Slie rnse,
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lyon b.d batter f.L. +haso ,u.o
noras Isaid b.nJina the, - hor ="
She bu,toned them in tho bosom of
her DIS win feyn,:sb dolirrb,
~ II mo Terrs., " said co.xi,a-
IL. eel me il Won think ii IN, So
norma cares nj all for mep''
.Who knows" answered tho old
woman, testify; Il do not know-hut
again | say to YOU she is not for love or
marriage"
Not for love ar marriora, 1ouo,od
aloud rs | thought of the old woman !
absurd and off .repeated assertion n
on the earth there was ono woman
more than another made for love and
MARRIAGE il was nv beantifuI Pauline
| wondered what Teresa could mean.
then remcmler;nor tho tar,or With Vii, n
She nraved in San Gioyann; dacidod
that, being an ardent Roman Catholic.
she wished Pauline to take the veil.
This theory would explain everything.
Now that | had bouoht Teresa I
looked forward TO the ENJOYMENT Of
auline's society without espionage ar
interruption. The old woman had
taken NV money. and no doubt wonId
do her best to earn more. If | could
pc suade the girl TO let me pass several
hours of each day in her company |
need fear no hinderance from Teresa.
The e.ihe had been accepted, and. al
though blushed ut the expedient to
which had been compelled to resort,
it had been successful.
/ was obliged to defer any further ~.
tempt at love-makine until the next
evening, as an important piece of bust
ness had to be attended TO in the morn
inc Ii kept me away from home for
several hours, and when at last | re-
turned to Mazda vale | was thunder
struck to hear that my fellow dodgers
had left the house. The landlady had
no idea whittier they had gone. Teresa.
who it appears always acted as purse
bearer, had paid her dues and had de-
parted with her Young mistress. Tfere
was nothing more to tel.
threw myself into my chair. cursino
Italian ouile. vet as thought n
Italian cnniditv not al,ooatbar home
less. Perhap, Teresa would write or
come to me. I had not forootten the
eager looks she cast unon nv money.
Pit dav a fto, do,, ,,.seaJ ,,itLont 1o,tor
or ,,,oss.o.o i'''1s '''''o''' 'o'''
ispenI 'ilose aay . loI 1Ie most part.
m s1 aDout inc streets N the van
nope oi ehcouhter!nS inc iuglti'es' II
was only aItef IhlS second loss That /