Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-11-07

Enid may be your bride within a month.
The day OF my vengeance is at hand. A
week hence l am to entertain one whom
the world delights in nonering as ltaly's
greatest statesman. know him in a less
favorable light. He is here in Florence
I now, and, thanks to The cunning of a few
faithful friends, be is 10 be entertained
here week from this night, and without
surmise as TO whose guest he will be.
W hen he finds out 1t will be too late for
him to retreat! Ask me nothing at pre-
sent, hut do not leave the palace again,
except necessity requires it, until my
distinguished guest has been flttingly en-
tertained,n
Tie week sped quickly, and the night
which Guido so eagerly wished for came
as soon as he was ready for it. To Enid
and PaOlo the passing OF the time was
even swifter than it was to Guido.
Late in the afternoon a fearful storm
| set IN, and at nighttall the noise of the
wind, the thunder and the rain was ter
rife.
Truly fitting nightr' muttered old
GUIDO, as he paced up and down the
chamber in which he intended receiving
| his guests.
! Eight O'Clock was being struck from
the church towers when the door Of the
chamber was opened and thirteen men
were shown into the room by an Old serv-
ant who had been in the LAMBERT palace
| since the days wnen Giuseppe brought
| nome the woman who became the mother
! of Guido.
! One OF Gujdo's guests uttered an eX.
! clamation of surprise as he glanced about
| him, but the others evinced no emotion.
Noting the nOnchalance and ind ference
| or his companions, the man in question
restrained himself and took the chair as
| signed to him in silence. The chairs were
| all placed at Que end of the long chamber,
and like the guests. were thirteen in
number. When the man who was at first
so much disturbed by the pecularities
| of the room recovered from his surprise,
! he found that his companions had sc
seated themselves that the middle chair
was lett for him. Trifing as The crcum.
stance was, it disturbed him, and he
took the vacant chair with unmistakable
reluctance.
"WhRt strange mummery is this?' he
exclaimed. 1.-The walls draped in black
velvet, the room illuminated with the
dimmest light possible and the middle
chair left for me. II
Tine middle chair is the place of honor,
Count" explained the man al his right
hand, and this old musician juggler re.
served it for you, since the entertainme M
to which he has invited US is given eX-
pressly for your Givertment. The velvet
hanglngs, and the dim light are part oil
his modus operandi."
The Count smiled and made a powerful
effort to conceal his discomfort. His
companions exchanged glances, and TWO
or three of them gravely nodded their
heads. Before anything further could be
said, old Guido, dressed in rustling flow
ing Oriental robes, came in. His strange
garb, and the great length of his white
hair and beard, made him seem at least
a hundred years old.
Closing the door, he bowed very low to
his guest and then advanced to the other
end OF the room. Those nearest to the
| Count observed that he was watching
Guido with a wild and unnatural
earuestness, and that every portion OF
his flesh seemed TO be quivering with
terror.
Guido paused beside table upon which
lay a violin and bow. Picking them up ht
took a few steps forward, and then paus
ing bowed again.
| "Gentlemen," he began, 81 thank you
most earnestly for doing me this honor,
have invited you here to show you how
mysterious an agency music is, and how
little the supernal attributes OF it are
understood. If you are in sympathy with
my purpose and will maintain not only
that sympathy but The utmost silence.
will endeaVor to demonstrate to you
some of the seemingly wonderful pheno
mena Of this most subtle power OF the
universe"