Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-03-09
copyrighted by the Author. l88o-An Right. Resorved.1
PART III.
o,,prFR EXIT PHILIP FORSYTH;
ENTER SAM swYNFORD.

hAN LE ElHlNA w
Ger - said Mrs. MilLsnke to her devoted
and genial partner. whether Mr..
rorsvlbe remains or not is of 10 moment
M. We have lone with Philip Forsyth
Cor ever. and / think we are well out Of
hm."
al suUpose so, !" said Walter, lighting
. cigar. and looking contemplativeIy
acro.s me lagoon. ''I'm not sure, my
dear. -
81 think I am
at is all very sudden and very differ
emf from what we arranged
uIt is, - said Jenny, taking a seat by
his side and casting her eyes in the same
direction, but speaking as If she were
addressing ell imaginary Walter ome
where in the neighborhood of the Lido.
They we're sitting in the open balcony
pnder q pleasant awring, the sun dane
inc uDou the water beneath them. A
few decorated boats and gondOlas were
Iaz.lv passing to and fro, and there was
q great air Of calm and repOse in the
atmosphere, which was in pleasant con-
trgst with the recent hustle and excite
mant of the royal fetes. The king and
oueen bad left amidst salvoes Of artillery
and Drawing of tTumpets, and whether
tbe Countess ~StTavensky had followed in
their wake or preceded them, was an
orpn question upon which Walter could
not satisfy his inquirlng spouse. The
MYSTERIOUS Disappearance of Gen. Pet
r~onvitch was The talk of Venice, and 1t
was hall limited on all hands that he had
gone away to keep some mysterious
rendezvous with the countess. His wife,
fbe Princess Radna, still remained in
Venice. but the courteous of
the hotel lad Informed Mrs. Milbanke
that her hfghness had given instructions
n her people for their return to Paris on
the morrow.
Walter and Jenny had discussed these
incidents of fact and gossip over break
fast. but without being moved by them
very much either one way or the other,
their immediate interest IN life at the
moment being concentrated upon Dolly
and sam S%wynford. Walter was en-
loving his after-breRkfast cigar, and
endeavoring to lay out bis plans for the
remainder of their Italian trip.
s'Yuu see, - he continued, still lovk-
ing across the lagoon and trying 10 blow
q cloud Of smoke after his thoughts. -
had made my arrangements Tor a stay
Of at least a month here in Venice; and
indeed have taken these rooms for that
time
81 know " said Jenny, "but Dolly's
plans were Of a much more serious char
Rcter than that. She had settled, not
for a month, but for lifs.'
''Aud her scheme still holds good -
said Walter, smiling, "only that she
has changed her travelling companion. -
"Well, and so have We, - said Jenny
e~ndpavoring to drop into Walters semi
philosopnic vein; "only that u trip is
q summer holiday -
''You think sne loves SwYnfOrd?'
Sim sure she does, - said Jenny,
''and has loved him all the time, even
whrd she accepted Mr.. Philip Forsyth -
''Then why did she accept him?''
asked Walter.
Now, my dear, !" said Jenny with
the ~faintest suspicion of irritability,
"don't let US 90 over that again. l am
quite willing 10 assume my share of the
blame of il. all the blame, if necessary;
but thought we had concluded our little
controversy on that point last night.
IN sure ! never slept u wink, what with
your reiteTation of the salient points, as
you called them, aud my thinking of
them over and over again, afterwards.
For heavens sake, let us say no more
about responsibilities. Blame me, If you
like, entirely -
My dear, - said Walter, taking her
hand aflectiOnRtely, still gazing out
across the lagoon, "we were both TO
blame
Very well, then =" replied Jenny,
''there is an end of it. We have done
the right thing ut last
''You really think so?" said Walter.
81 am sure SO - she replied. "Mr.
Philip Forsyth thought more of his art
than of Dolly, and finally more of that
intriguing Countess than of either bis
art or Dolly. -
Has the Countess really left venice2"
asked Walter.
NO doubt of it," Jenny replied;
land Philip has not been seen in this
hotel for the last two days.
"lou know that his luggage is still
here - said Walter.
Part OF it-part Of It - said Jenny,
with some irritation. cit seems he
took away his large portmanteau, and l
am quite sure the porter has some secret
understanding about forwarding the rest
after him"
1t is all very strange said Wal
ter. ''If he had said good bve'-left a
a telegram--done anything
that We might have acted upon, our po-
tltlon would have been so much more
satisfactory
His conduct A" taid Jenny, ''is all
The more srdndaIous. 1t is evident to
NE that there was a rivalry between This
Wre'ched Gen. P~etronovitch and Philip,
8 rivalry which We shall hear more of.
Inc Princess Radna, l am told, intends
10 obtain a divorce; she will lay her case
before the ear himself
Does il strike you at all - asked
Walter, for the first time turning to-
wards his wife and neglecting his cigar
ette, THAT this Gen. Petronoviteh may
nave met with foul plsy?'
mo; why should il? This is not
ancient Ven &c. What foul play could
possibly happen to him, except the foul
play that is evidently part of his charac-
ter, the foul play of d reprohate?'
And Philip?'' continued Walter, in
t~errogativeIy; ''you are quite satisfied in
your own nina that he is under no re-
%tiiaint, that he left US voluntarily, and
Is away for his own wicked purposes?'
g" only know" Jenny replied, ''that
MS conduct at the countess retention