The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1891-12-04

pushed away the light curls from her
brow. There was starving, hur ted,
almost furious look in her eyes, bu she
liked them ste adily ON me.
See" ent on-"here are moro
proofs OF the truth OF my story. These
things were buried with me-" and I
threw into her lap as she sat be- fore me
tho locket and chain, the card c ase and
nurse she herself had given me- "You
will no doubt recognize them. This"
ard showed her the monks eTucilix, -
this was laid on my breast In the coffin.
1t may be useful to you-you can pray
TO It presently"
She interrupted me with gesture Of
her hand; she spoke as though In q
dream.
"You escaped from this vault" she
said in a low tone, looking from right to
left with searching eagerness "Tcll me
ow-and-where?
laughed scornfully. guessing her
thoughts.
at matters little" replied. "The
passage l discovered is now closed and
fast cemented. have seen to that my
self No other living creature left here
can escape as did. Escape is impossi-
ble,"
A stihed cry broke from hor; she
threw herself at my feet letting the
things had given her as proofs of my
existence fall heedessly on the aonE
.iFahiol Fabio.' she cried, .;save me,
pity mel Take ma out 70 tho light-zths
air-let me livel Drag me through Ma
ples,-let all the crowd see me dishon-
CURED, brand me with the worst OF
names, make of me common outcast,
a.. only let me feel eel tthiia ESffii lie
throbbing IN my yelnsl ! will do any
thing, be anything,-only let me liYel ]
loathe the cold and darkness-the hpr-
rible horrible ways Of dealhl"
She shuddored violently and clung to me
afresh. Il am so youngl and after all,
an 50 vile? There are women who
count their loyers 10y tho ssors, ead Yet
they are not blamed; why should suffer
more than they?h
"Why, why?" | echoed 1ercely. "Be-
papae for GRee 2 husband takes the Law
lnta his gWB handszfOn enpe
wraaged MAJ insists on justice-9for
once ha darcs TO punish the troachery
that blackons his honour! We're thers
more like me there would be less like
fault that you had but one! l have
so@ethiGg else to sag which concerns
you. Not content with fooling two men,
you tried the same amusement on a sup |
posed third. Aye, YOU vince at that!
While you thought me to be the Count |
OllVa,-wbilh you were betrothed |
to me in that ehaFaoter, ya4 wrote TO
Guido Ferrari in Rome charming letteFs
here they are" and lung them down |
to her. 81 have no further use for
them-I have read them all"
She let them lie where they fell; she
ill prouched at my feet, and her rest
less movements loosened her cloak so fc:
that it hung back from heF shoulders,
showing the jewels that flashed On her
white neck and arms like points Of liv
ing light ] touched the circlet Of dia-
monds in her hair-l snatched It from
her.
"These are miner l cried, las much
as this signet l wear, which was your
love-gift to Guido Eerrari. and which
you afterwards returned to me, its right
fui OEgsT. These are my mothers
gems-how dared gGg wear them? The
s'Ones gave you are your only ftsipg
are stolen. goods; filched
by the blood-stained hands Of the
blacklist bFigald in Sicily! l promised
you more like them; behold them!'-'nd
| threw open the cofiin-shaped chest
containing the remainder OF Carmelo
Neri's spolls. 1t occupied a conspicuous
position near where | stood, and | had
myself STFanged its Interior so that tho
gold ornaments aud precious stones
should be the first things to m5-t her
eyes. "You see now" / went on,
iswhere the wealth of the supposed
Count Olivia eame from. l found this
treasure hidden here on tho night Of my
burial. little did Iath'n& then what die
need / should have for its usage! tha>
served me well; it Is not yet exhausted,
he remainder is at ar service"