The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1890-06-05

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my daughter" screamed The old persons,
Poor orlandol What fosuyall He
had forgotten hla usual fears, and waf
even humming q tune 90 he walked along
on hA way back 10 the CardellIa, Light,
ly he aaeended the steps lo thrust the
key Into tho looki In vain did ho turn II.
The door did not open, ny laechuaI
Had they pushed the bolti lIIs father.
Internationally supposed that he had
come In.
For only then did he begin 10 oonaIder.
II must be very latel past midnight por.
hapa
In the nelghborIng chapel three strokes
sounded,
"P6hawl only II o'clock and three.
Quartera,' said Orlando TO himself.
But In the distance sounded the clock
OF the Madonna do Grazle-one, two,
three,
"Whatl" no exclaimed, In aatonlah.
mont, "Why Ills o o'clool, In the morn.
Ing lmpoaelblel'
Yet ho could not stay on tho landing,
What stupid idea 10 have pushed tho
bolt without Oacertainiaglf every one had
come lnl
II being impossible 10 do otherwise, no
rang,
He had not TO walt long, some ono was
stationed near the door, The grinding OF
latchoa, chains and bolts was heard. The
Incredible care with which they had 40.
cured the houael
Tho door, aa II opened, revealed the
fatherln'law, cold and solemn, With u
stately gesture lao pointed TO the parlor
door, without word.
GOOD night, Don Agostino,' said
Montefortc, Nv Is latoi am going 10
bod
"Slgnor, your wife awaits you In tho
parlor" said tho tathor.ln,lOw, In n cav.
ornoua voice
"ln the pOrlorI' cried the young hus-
band, ready 10 burst with laughter NJ
this unexpected declaration,
But Don Agotlno'a hostile attitude,
big with threats, extingui6hod the mad
laugh In advance,
with patient resignation he followed
tho indication OF his father.inlaw, who
walked behind him,
What q spectacle awaited hlml
Tho mothcraInlaw was there, In her
day toilet, very serious, with compressed
lips,
Torosa, rcd, vibrating and with swollen
eyes, turned away from him,
Tho dried up maiden aunt, with eyes
glowing like dying cmbora, moved her
hands IN little gestures Of Indignation,
murmuring between her sharp whito
toothi "Gcsul Gcsul'
"Tcn minutes past or remarked the
fathor'in.law, In q voice like tho roar Of
trumpet,
And these four persons looked at
Monteforto, with the lnauno hope Of over.
wholmlng him,
But Orlando had just drawn on good
sources for an energy that had long been
lucklng from his will The contact with
friends had strengthened his courage
Ho falt that ho had become superior In
eomo indlgputoblo way, and eimply an-
sworcd,
"T'on minutes past % And you, who
have boon doing nothing, are not yet In
bedY
His judges fairly lcapcd In Ostonioh.
mont,
That was tho way with artists--no
oonscicnoo
"Mlonsiour,' said Don Agostino, with
roprcssod anger, "do you think that this
Is proper conduct for q married man,
for an honest man-to return 10 his
homo at ten minutes past IN the morn
ingg'
"Bahr eoid Montcfortc, with forced
gayoty. "f'ath0r-in.law, onoo IL not n
habit. Tho RlcnEs have roturnodI
thoyn---
"Ahl you bad man" cried Teresa, un.
ablo TO contain herself any longer ~
know whore you have boon and what you
havo done, am well acquainted with
your waye, know II wclli you do not
love mel Ali how unhann. ! emm
"Como, Teresa, that viii do, aaid he,
dryly; "lot us 10 10 our room. AT this
hour reasonable women are In their bods.n
"Ahl yes, said she, bursting out again,
"and husbands meanwhile so gadding
about Ali you bad man"
MOntelorto shrugged hia shoulders,
very weary Of this sort OF thing,
"But tell you that was with Rionzi.n
Then, In spite Of his impatlcnco, ho
mdtle the concession Of attempting TO do.
fond himself,
"Mmo do Rlonzi was with us, Foruool
was rhero,n
"Anothor bohomlou," interrupted tho
mother disdainfully
"a friond Donna Bettlna,"
"Fino friondsI' she continued, shrug-
ging her shoulders, "staryolingsp
"And your five hundred francs from
the Society for tho Promotion Of Art,
monsieurY" inquired Don Agostino.
AIonteforto was on the point Of not an.
swering and turning hss back
Finally ho oxplalned
There aro no longer five hundred
francs, First | paid ripaldi'a bill, two
hundred francs And them
he stopped, and added more tlmidlyi
~ paid for ths drinks at the cafe.p
''Youtcel' crled all the women stimuli
tansously,
"MonsiomW exclaimed the choking
father, "wc an not give you our only
daughter our iforcsa, that you might
mako her 10 unhappy
"Glyel giyel" @led Orlando, furlously;