Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-05-28
BROKERS' ROMANCE
the "Dove-Like" italian Girl
Lucia Mario.

"This apartment" said the Count Es-
ella, throwing open the door with a truly
agniticent flourish, sis worthy of his
ajesty the King-nay, Of his Holiness
be Pope"
Marsden, who wanted to hire lodgings
the impecunious descendant Of the Es-
elias, thought the apartment admirably
lted to the wants of a New York stock
Foser off on an Italian holiday; so, with
considering further its desirabilfty for
Eas Humbert or Pope Leo, he promptly
reed to the landlords terms, and asked
nave his luggage fetched from the hotel.
Awalked through the charming draw
groom and out ON the tiny loggia, and
lifted the air with keen delight. "What
place for a cigar on a warm night" he
claimed.
The balcony overlooked a delicious Ital.
Il landscape, and yet, overhung with such
ctely retired. There was an awning over
and q rug on the floor. and Marsden
pulled out some of the ancient tapestry
airs worked by the fingers of the dead
d gone Estrellas, and set himself to for
ting New York and certain late melan-
Oly experiences Of his on the stock board.
villa Estreila was a good place for
getting. Marsden got out his Horace,
d straightway forgot all that had hap
nea since his university days, when he
shted the old Roman as his closest friend.
" SINCE he could not bring old Horace
ward into the nineteenth century, he
[ew himself back to the reign of Angus
ECHsay'. He revealed in the wisdom of
ILL upIl UhtfnI ro~n (k(lI IY~~,~
R1ccus," he sometimes exclaimed, "you
q pretty fair wine in your day; could
u but have had this Reina Victoria I am
" smoklng-can't | fancy you this mo-
~; jolly, fat, bald-headed, watching
,lne smoke curl into the bluer air, SUBJ
~, enchanted by this new and strange
aGnt;" And SO it went on through the
! Italian spring.
larSden had noticed that next to tho
ia Estrella rose the tall white walls of
invent. Inside the convent wall grew
a. mad once been an lex hedge; but it
\ grown into great trees that crowded
u amer, and locked their arms jealousy
paile ~marauding eyes. But IL morn
Leny reading, he raised his eyes,, and
y. before him was a rem in the green
ta.n OF foliage, through which he could
, n,,o ehe convent garden as plainly as
vuia see into his own drawing-room.
vas the soul of honor, and just as his
T., distracted from his book, had
E aG;u that he was SCARCELY justtiable in
~ people who supposed themselves
~e rom observation, u slim young
i ran out OF a door in the great stone
~. ana flew down the gravelled walk
~, y under Marsden's very feet. In an
gu. a 6lock-robed sister followed her.
T. xi h and wholly powerless to with
bQuy:
snorlna, you must come in directly.
IT, would the Mother Superior say?"
te her,v 'N'''
IVY Wy. Mother! For Heavens sake go
~ mat dark, doleful classroom! Oh,
,ne sunshine feels so good!"
a a. .ah come out again when the other
U.s. With that pack of chattering idiots!
q :. iatlier stay in the classroom"
q M Mas a short %scuffle, and the next
S,,r ntarsden saw was the sister-a tall,
ma a : woman-seize the young girl
t t,'o 'h n waist and carry her off bodily
MNe house. 1t was not unkindly done,
%i'Lssuen's heart sweued within him.
Sb,, - ~ oo oO1S III PACudIASS
'ne mad such great imploring black
oc as soon as she was gone, he turned
iI "a OF his chair resolutely toward the
ms, and tried to get back to the Au-
ase, from which the pretty girl had
hu uim. But it was of no use. He had
san na'feds OF pretty girls, he had heard
INV" Ms OF sweet voices, but his hour had
,nls handsome fellow, who had
sa aver the best part OF two continents,
70 A a girl, had heard a voice, that
no % me marrow Of his heart. This
w wiz mean that he was desperately in
SIM er on the spot, but that he was
Ea huy interested in her, which leads
ForpS Seometrical progression.
.nat rift in the ilex-trees had
(sji "atl " 5 had felt not the slightest
enny 70 know what went on in the
ir m"iled garden. But now not all
Ithmhess Of a resolute nature could
tbas burning, the yearning, to know
led lively young sirl should not be
In Iiaen to walk in the convent
to 'nGne. He did not feel called
korm 1--WE i've up his lodgings because
bnMt mad broken a Dough off the ilex-
La ne did feel that as a man Of
~ gould nnt iOl, ,1-. A.. -.:L. I:,