The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-12-29

moved out OF my hiding place, and the doc
tor, perceiving me, started slightly, and
again | thought the sick boys heavy eyelids
/ quivered and slightly unclosedi He was fol-
( lowed by troop Of dirty, savage looking
servants, who chartered noisily in some gut
tural tongue as they walked, until the priest
J turned and frowned them into silence.
All excitement being now over, lay down
/ and endeavored to sleep, but my mind would
not rest; so after tossing about uneasily for
/ an hour or two, l rose and ran into my
mother, and as | was relating to her all had
seen, the padrona knocked and anxiously
craved an interview; and began long story,
! speaking SO rapidly in Italian that could
not understand her, but my mother, being a
good linguist, did, and was evidently deeply
interested in what she heard; gradually,
however, look Of horror overspread her
face, and finally pointing at me, she put her
finger upon her lip, gesture which apprised
me, Of course, that something was going for
ward which | was not to know, and which,
equally of course, decided me upon discover
ing what that something" was; so losing no
time, ran to my maid Susette, who was ar
ranging my room, and asked what ha4i hifp-
pened. At first she refused to tell me, in
creasing my curiosity hundred fold, by
adding ''the padrona had begged her to be
SILENT" Eventually the French womans
love OF gossip got the upper hand and with
many mods and winks and rhushes,' she
confided to me that the young prince was
deadi
"Deadl" gasped
Eyes, deadp reiterated Susetts. She then
proceeded to say that the young man had
been so i'll during the journey, that the doc
tor doubted his arriving alive, but the prince
had such longing to get to Florence that
they hurried on. The doctor insisted upon
travelling alone with his patient great care
aud quiet being Indispensable; but when
they arrived within a few miles Of Florence,
the prince was taken SO Suddenly worse, that
the carriages were stopped, and the doctor
called in the priest, considering death inllni-
nent; the invalid lived, however, to be lifted
into the hotel, but as he was being carried
through the marble hall, the doctor called
out to the bearers to stop, and before the
poor fellow could be placed upon a couch
he expired.
was too awe stricken to speak; but when
my establishment had in a measure subsided,
began to reason, and | said to Susette:
who told you thisan
''The padrona,n answered the maid.
ibid she see it happen?"
4NOf SdtO puSeILc, JQo princess
begged the padrone and his wife to stay be-
hind, and superintend the unloading of the
carriages, SO that the princes luggage might
be brought up at once. The dame de COM
pagnie told the padrona how it all occurred,
and she told nle.n
"Wenr' / exclaimed excitedIy, 'sit is a
very odd story, for saw the young princes
face twice, and he looked exactly the same
both times, very pale and quiet, but not
dead"
"Hushl Lady Muriel," whispered Susette,
''do not speak SO loud, for the padrona, in
the hurry and distress of the arrival did not
mention to the princess that you were in this
room; she told the doctorn-
Sand what did he sayi'' asked quickly.
"He seemed put out at first, and said he
feared the princess would be displeased, but
when the padrona told him that you were
only a signorina,i he seemed satisfied ~
"And you allowed me to stay all this time
In room to which l had no right" l ex-
claimed hotly my dignity being hurt also,
at being considered a nonentity). SHOW
could you do soa l shall go at once to
mamma, andn---
"Wait Lady Muriel," interrupted Susette;
81 will SEQ the padrona, when she can attend
to us; at present they are all in such trouble
| about the princes death. =
II do not believe he is dead, for as he passed
me am almost sure be opened his eyes and
! looked at mel"
Peoples eyes are often half open when
! they are dead, y said Susette.
May be-" argued; shut people don't open
their eyes after they are dead"
| "Ahl bahrn said Susette irritably, ANNOYED
| at her story being doubted, 1.-THE prince is
dead now, at all events, for stood by while
/ you were lying down, and l saw crosses, TIA
| pers, pictures and all kinds of things being
/ carried into his room; and, the doctor saw
me, and came up hastily to me and said he
had not yet told the princess that you slept
in that room, and that | had better keep it
( quiet at present. Then he asked who you
werei How oldi Whether you slept alonei
and then he asked me to do him favor, for
he could not, he said, leave the room
for moment himself so would /
fetch one Of the footmen, Ivan by
name, as he must tell him to go out and buy
flowers for the death chamber; so | fetched
him, aud on my return the doctor put gold
piece In my hand and said, us he could not
speak Italian, be might want my help again. "
would not answer Susette, and | told her
70 leave me, for was annoyed at getting
mixed up Will The Russians, angry TOO with
tho doctor for oiferinS money to my maid.