Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-11-29
THE GAZETTE. FORT WORTH TEXAS, SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20

~ inc uchu Oi hlguti w INC tht ~ wv
week, moved by an unc0nquerablc lni-
pulse which had haunted him Che whole
seven days, be rose and llt lanthorn
and lot hTnseif out Of his own door noise
lcRsly, stcalthlly, ny though he were ON
some guilty crrand aud took the scXton's
spade from the Toulouse and went
across the blnck shadows which stretched
I over the grass, towards the place where
I the bodyo 1nssO Tassilo had lam dead.
/ III the moonlight there stood tall and
straight column Of green leaves, II was
I tie stately Lombardy poplar, which was
I spared by The hatchet because Mavn was
/ 40 far as h understood anything, loyal in
! is regret for The days that were gone
I Many birds which had been for hours
sound asleep In SIS bouehs new out with
u great Whlrf OF wings and with chirps Of
terror as the football Of Gcsualdo
awakened and alarmed them ilr set bis
lQnthom down on tho ground, for the
rays Of the moon did not penetrate as far
rs the deep gloom the p0plnrs threw
around them, aud began to dig, lie dug
some little time without success, then
his spade struck against something which
siione amidst the dry clay soil II was The
knife. he took II mp with shuddcr
There were dark spots on the steel blade,
n was narrow slightly curved knife
about SIS inches long, such knife as
every TALON of the lower classes carries
every day, and with which most Italian
murders are committed.
He looked az il loug II the inauimatc
thing could but huye spoken could but
have told, The net which II had done
He, kugolinG ON the ground gakpd at
IL with d siCkcnug destinations then ht
replaced v deeper down in the ground,
and with hH spade moothcd the earth
with which he covered H. The son WIS
so dry Chat 80 did nDtshow much trace OF
having been disturbed. GrayeIy hr re-
turned homcward, convinced now OF the
truth " the confession made 10 him.
Some men met him ON the road, country
Iads driving early TO "a distant iair; they
ealutpd him with respect. bat laughed
when they had passed him.
What had hls reverence, they wondered
been doing With spade this time of
nghty Dld he dig for treasure, There
was tradition IN the country side uf
sacks of ducnis which had been buried
by the river to save them from the French
troops ia the time Of The invasion by the
Orst consul
Gesunldo unconscious OF their comments
Wcns homc put The spado bHck In the
lool-housc, unlocked his church, entered
and prayed long then waking bis sleepy
Caprlnnai bado him rise, aud set the ben
ringing Tor the llrat mass Tile man got
up grulnhling, because II was stIll quite
DARK; and most day talked 30 his neigh.
bOrs about the queer ways ui bi, yenri
how he would walk an night about his
room, sometimes gat up aud go ont In
iho dead ~ night otou he complained
thai his own hoHltH and patience would
soon give ways uu uneasy feeling ucw
mp lu Che NIMgr, some gosslpv cNru suH
Hyetrd Chat tine bIahup should ua spoken
Co in the town; bot every one Wn- lcnl
fol OF Nc.ngt ha dr,l 90 Aho such stop.
nduuNue wHa sure how so grclta pore
son could Doc approached. and jhH Walter
remained Jpn ahcWurr lut thc Dispute
tudp aud a1hgOuIem which iho manner
and nppcuWrcoi huir priest hnl ntnlel
grew WIN the growth OF tht year. aud
with 10 also that Doe knew more uD Tine
mllirre hssasa,nation Than hc would ever
say,
A horrible sense OF being this mlua ae-
complete grew also upon himself, the
bond of silence which hc kept prriolcc
with tuls wretch seemed 60 him lo make
tive uUrpra IN fitted him 10 sustain SO
heavy burden, 40 horuhle d knowledge
at has come 90 Chasti,O me hccnusp
have thought OF her TOO often, have hccn
moved 10y her too warmly" hr told him-
self and his soul shrank within him at
what appeared the grcanes Of his own
guilt
Since receiving the confession VI the
80. b.. Il Il go
view with GCuerosa. lie did not dare to
look ON her agonzcd eyes aud feel thut he
knew what could set her free, aud yet
must never tell it, He trrmhlci, lest In
sight OF the suffering Oi this woman, who
possessed such power 20 move and
weaken him, hc should hc untrue to his
holy oillre, should lot the secret ho had TO
keep escape him. Like all tlmld and yncU. .
lming tempers, he sought refuge IN pro.
All unconscious OF the growth NJ public
feeling against hun, and wupt On that alb.
sutptlon which comes from one dominant
idea, ne pursued tho routine Of his par
uchlal lilu and went through an the cprc-
monInls OF hls onico, hardly moro con-
scions OF what ho did than tho candles
which hi. sncrlsAn lighted The roufes-
day. NE suW a., as N were, written In
lctterH oi blood ON the blank, white walls
OF hls bcdchamber, of his sacriatv, ul his
church ITSELF The murderer was there,
at large, UukuuWn TO all, at work Ike
any other man iu the clear, sweet sun.
shine, talking and laughing, eating and
drinking, waking and sleeping, vet as uu-
suspected as child unborn Ana an the
while Gu1erosa WIS la prison 1hprc was
only one chance left; u 3ho should hc
acquitted by her Judges, But oven then
tho slur and stain OF mn imputed, though
uupr0VCn, crime would always rest upon
her ana mako her future dirk, her name
hy-Wum In her birthplace. Yet after
what her lover had said, no mere acuull-
tal, leaving doubt aud suspicion behind
IL would give her back TO the light aud
10y OF life. Every mun's hand would be-
against her, every Chlld would point at
her as the woman who had been accused
of the assassination of her husband.
one day he sought folko NIolcgari
when the hitter was making Up their nc
counts OF hts stewardship at an old bu.
rcpn IN a deep window cmbr0surp OF the
villa,
q" You know TINT the date VI the trial
vs. hNod for the 10Th OF next mnnth.n he
said IN low, stilrd voice,
The young man, leaning buck in lbs
wooden clmir, gaye q sign OF assent.
"And Noug' said Go.uaMo, with
curious expression ia HIS eyes, III they
ahsoiNc her, viii YOU have lhe courage td
prove Your own belief la her Innocence
WIN you marrp her when she Is vet irpogn