The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-06-10

you in search of meFn
The Count cast quick, searching glance
around, then caught the Marquis by the
arm and answered with an intensity of
emotion that shook him from top to toe:
Il did not come to seek you, but / am
glad have found you. couldn't sleep, so
started out into the open air. l was pass
ing the little garden yonder, when saw the
Princess walking there. went in and
spoke with herr
Spoke with herr Was she aloner'
Eyes, alone"
''Well, what did she sayrn
"Stetfano, she is madl She's crazyl That
double-dyed villain has unseated her rea-
SOM
Joy beamed in the dark countenance of
the Marquis, and his eyes glowed triumph
antly: The game was his own. He had
only to fan the fame already kindled to
bring his purpose to finish.
Have l not known it would be soP he
said, laying his hand upon the others
shoulder, with touch of sympathy in tone
and manner. Count, l feel for you. Aye!
II Is you who are most deeply wronged. As
for the Princess, the Duke can save her, and
sne Will very soon forget this wild, insane
infatuation. MOI told old Madelon the
painter was bewitching her young mistress.
But, tell, me, how did she meet youa What
NA~ OA0 soy All hcloolL, Vi lOE JAo phluJ6If
Good heaven Steffano, l cannot tell
you. She was raving. She talked about
death and the grave; about her love of life
and her dread Of dying; and she said she'd
sooner die than marry mel But, mark you,
1t was not what she said, poor thingl She
was not responsible. 1t was the manner in
which she said 1.-THE look she gave me. |
tell you, it was terrible! 1t was perfectly
awful She glared like tigress. Her eyes
fairly glazed hot flames OF fire.
GOOD heavens Giuseppe, the dear girl
must have been subjected to some demon
spell. Did you ever mark lannon's ewes, and
the strange look of his facet You wouldn't
say that my brother was a man easily
swayed by the arts Of a magician but it is
evident enough to me that such thing has
come TO pass If ever a man was under the
influence of an evil eye-of very demon
lncarnate-Antonio is in that condition at
the present time. Or he was so last night.
DO you suppose-can you imagine-that he
would have answered us as he did If he had
been in his right mind? Did you ever be-
fore know him to deliberately insult one of
his best friends; and a patrician, at
that! And yet. that is what he did to you,
and he confessed it, and humbly asked your
PARDON
aye" cried the Count with new energy
in fresh excitement-"and now l think of
it, his manner-the Dukes-was much like
that of the Princess. The spell has had the
same effect upon them both"
"Exactlyw echoed the Marquis, in haste
to fasten upon the mind of his companion
the impression that had in measure, if not
entirely, possessed it. "And the effect has
been this. And let me say to you, in this
connection, that one Of the most marked, as
well as one of the worst, phases of insanity
is that in which tho inf 70 n;
bent upon regarding his best friends as his
worst enemies. And this appears to be the
case in the present instance"
You are right. Steffano. And I say the
sooner our friends are set free from the
demoniac influence the better it will be for
Them"
Count. you never spoke a truer word
never"
81 know it is true 1 feel it in every part
OF me. must think it over. 1 must go
home and get some breakfast; and then-n
"Hold on, old fellowl Zoundsl You will
eat breakfast with me-"
but. dear Marquis, 1 must go home and
change my garb, and must select me a
rapier that may be depended on. Not every
blade is equal to the need 1 may have occa-
sion to put upon mine before this day is
buried in the past"
But it did not suit the Marquis that his
friend should leave him. He did not mean
to lose sight of him again until the work in
hand was finished if he could help it, and he
thought he could. Without much urging he
succeeded in persuading Denaro to remain
and breakfast at the palace, promising that
afterward he would accompany him to his
home, and there give him good council to
help in the task he had taken it upon him
self to perform.
While Marquis Steffano and his guest
the one calm and calculating in his diaboli-
cal plotting, the other well nigh frantic
under a burning sense of his imaginary
wrongs-were sitting at their breakfast, our
painter Zanoni, had entered his studio, and
was .busily engaged in arranging matters
for the work of the day. His boy had been
and swept the floors, and performed the
mental duties of his Office and had been
dismissed to the lower floor, where were his
quarters.
AT length the artist went to his easel.
threw the screen from the canvas thereon.
and stood before it.
at is strange" he said to himself, after he
had gaZed upon his work for few minutes.
chow the two faces run together. With
the slightest difference in the world-with
only few shadows where now are strong
lights; with a shade of the divine maternity
where now is virginia. youth, with this 1
have the other face. My soul what hold
it has taken on me! | must paint il
while it is distinct in my mind. If | do not
put it here | will make another subject
Ali could give it to the blessed mother of
our Saviour. o, if Murillo could have had
that facen
He had spoken thus, and was still gazing
on the picture, when a slight, brilliant
tinkle of a small bell in a far corner told
him that the outer door had been opened,
and little later came slow, nervous rap
ping on the door of the studio. He went to
answer the demand, and was not a little
surprised upon beholding the aged face of
the Madelon, and She alone.
"Good Madelon," he said, when he had led
the way into the painting room and had
closed the door, you come from your
mistressp
She sank into the great easy chair he had
put out for her. and regained her breath.
At length she answered:
"Yes, Signor; have come to tell you
that she cannot visit you to-day. She could
not write; but she will, if there should be
need. She hopes that she may see you
SOON She babe me to assure you that you
need not be under apprehension of evil
only, the Duke thinks she had better not
come at present. At least. so l understood
her. l know that his Grace had something
to do with it."
Zanoni was stricken with great fear, but
he knew if he would gain information from
the duenna he must be calm and Tranquil,
and not startle her. So he asked her,
mildly and kindly, to tell him what she
knew about it-what she had heard-what
seen.
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