The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-24

saw only DR.. Sebastian and CesaTe.
They told mo that Bianca had bad . bad day,
and that tho princess was deeply anxious.
Later ] saw Polonta, who said that the Sim
Glars were going tomorrow; that the colonel
was deeply disgraced, and that tho ladies
were, of course, very sad l sent up my
card, but wss refused adnittance. But as
was sitting late at night In the little balcony
which overhangs the canal felt soft hand
on my shoulder, and turning saw Emily.
81 have come to bid you good-by," said she.
tYou have been too kind and too good to
me to leave you without word. want to
ask you to save my picture until | ask it of
you, and give you an address which will al
ways reach me, and will you-give this to
Prince Cesarcp
Here the poor girl broke down entirely,
and placed chair for her, and seeing her
lean her arms on the old stone balcony, where,
perhaps, many fair Venetian had dropped
the inevitable tears of womanhood before
her, allowed her to give way to her emo
ton before answered her.
looked at the address she had given me-
1t was to part Of England which knew
very well, and to noble name Of whom ]
had heard much-Lord Greystone. So this
young beauty with the dfsreputabls father
q
land tho thought gave me much comfort.
"My dear Miss Emily" said, as she grew
calmer, ''you may depend on my friendship;
command me in any way. have read your
face during our short acquaintance, and
think / see whole history in it, Trouble
and sorrow have como early and unlimited
to the youngest of the grgcesp but have
seen courage and flrtnness there to meet them
fst9 foka
write to me always, il l can befriend you"
She gave mo her hand silently and CRATE
fully, and / pressed it, for the first time, to
my lips.
Tho next day passed gloomily enough. At
dinner I saw the Princess aud Cesare, and
heard that. Bianca was somewhat better; but
during dipner We heard loud scream from
tho upper rooms which brought US all to our
feet 1t was the voice OF Maddalena, which
both recognized with horror, for it probably
meant that Bicnca had destroyed herself.
I DR.. Sebastian had seized my arm as he
left the table, and mechanically dragged me
along with him. When we reached the apart
ment of the Princess wo were relieved Of our
worst fcar by seeing Blanca standing over
Maddalena calmly, while the latter was ex-
aiming the contents Of the Russia leather
bag
'sMadames jewelsl Madame's jewelsl I
have lost them; they are gonei" shrieked tho
poor Abigail. Here are the miserable
painter rags Of mademeiselle, the Englishl
OIL / have taken her sachot instead Of
minep 1t was true; there were poor EmiIyis
painting materials most Enthusiastically.
Il remember she came and spoke to me
while was packing them, and she looked at
ODD dat of ho1 Phi, roia
portrait; abe has stolen them; she has been q
thiefI' screamed the frightened Maddalena.
SIT is liel Silence womanp' said Ccsare,
his magnificent eyes flashing lightning. miss
Sinclair theft You have but to send for
your Jewels, mamma Miss Sinclair has un-
doubleday by this time had fright equal to
Madd1lena's;" and as he spoke he tenderly
took up poor Emilys little bag.
''Stop, my dear Prince" said DR.. Sehas-
tinna, taking hold Of the bag; ''this is case
for tho police"
In few minutes an official and his aid en-
tered the room, and in the presence of US all
examined tho Russian leather bag. Oh, hor-
ror of horrorsi Down among tho water
color boxes CLEANED the brilliant ruby brace
let with its medallion portrait OF Cesare.
Alas, poor Enlilyi
''This establishes her guilt, y said Dr. Sebas-
tieni. "Sho intended but to takc this, but
was overcome by temptation and sacrificed
tho lesser TO tho greater; probably she ex-
pected to get both"
''Do you know who you are attacking, Dr.
Sebas.ianif' said l. "The daughter Of q
noble English family, aud one who is purity
and goodness itself"
II know that am attacking the daughter
of ruined gambler--a man to whom money
at this moment is most necessary" said Dr.
Sebastian; land cannot allow SO great
loss as that Of the San Marco rubies to occur
because two young gentlemen are charmed
with tho pretty face Of tho young English
girl" All, wretched old Italianl
For ono moment Cesare and I made COM
mon cause; our eyes met and we extended
our hands to each other
''Wc will save herr said l. At that mo-
nlent tho great beautiful eyes of the Princess
met mine. She held the hand of her
afflicted daughter in hers and looked
at us both with a silent reproach
Were we not forgetting her and the
great sorrow and the insult which had been
put upon herr II it wero possible that this
girl had SO far outraged the confidence and
friendship which this noble lady had shown
her, what crime could be more cruel, more
unforgivablea
And what did l know of the Sinclairsf I
had met them in railway carriage had
no possible right to speak for them, yet was
as firmly convinced Of Emily's innocence as
if had known her all her lifc.
Potential A light flashed upon me. re-
melnbercd the look he had given Emily, and
the greedy eyes with which he had watched
tho jewels / immediately gave his descrip-
ton to the police, and determined to follow
him If there were such thing as finding him
in the world. He was gone, no one knew
whittier, and with him, believed, had gone
the San Marco rubies.
1t was slow work; the police did not in
those days work in Italy as they do in
France, but one victim was easily tracked
Tho Sinclairs were found at Nuremburg-
the colonel, dlsgraced and hunted man,
having gone as far of the high routes of
travel as posAble-and how were they foundl
Simply because Emily had on arriving there
missed her bag If water colors and had tele-
graphed TO me to know If she had left it at
my studio. Ths telegram signed, Emily
Sinclair openly proclaimed her innocence
to me, but being stopped at the Office by the
police authorities and sent to DR.. Sebastian,
was by him appropriated and used as
means of finding her and causing her arrest.
When next saw Euphrosyno it was in
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