Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1891-06-27


days than before The lines of herface
had deepened significance; there was
a new look in her eye. He had spoken
to her OF her husband once or twice.
but she seemed to avoid the topic.
Poor little savage, I'm afraid she is
not very happy, after all. " he thought.
He was surprised when she said, one
day, with her usual abruptness:
"Marino had come back"
Leicester had learned to hold his
peace. But week later, his kindly
heart prompting him, "what is the
trouble, Touiella?" he said, II know
something is wrong by your face"
To his astonishment she began to
laugh.
There's always been trouble" she
cried harshly "You think Marine
loves me?" Her eyes flashed. He
loves a dozen others"
You are rediculonsly jealous, my
poor little Touiella. I'm afraid that
is the trouble"
She shrugged her shoulders. 1--WE
shall see." She began to laugh again.
Her little white teeth cleaned under
her raised upper lip.
Don't commit any folly, Touiella,"
warned Leicester, as he rose TO go
away.
She was on his mind after that His
servant, Cola, knew al the gossip OF
the alley. "Touiella is Jealous. Has
she any reason?" asked leicester.
"Eh!" Cola threw out his hands
expressiyely, and laughed. Who
knows? With Marine it is always first
one and then the other. They do say
just now il is a big girl with yellow
hair from Trieste. Perhaps Marine
met her there2 Anyway, she is in
Venice now. Would the padrone like
to know more"
"No, said Leicester, impatiently.
His days in Venice were numbered
now, and he was putting up his traps,
packing pictures, making his tarewells,
with pang OF regret for these dull,
beautiful, studious months now pass.
ed and gone. lie had led solitary
life he had worked hard, and had no
pleasure, and yet there was sadness in
this parting.
The studio began 20 look painfully
bare. He was bending over his boxes
the last night. with the flame of q
little lamp trembling in the breeze
I AA0AAA AA8N hAANlA AAA4tA0As MAANAls hAAAA1Ai
warning the door opened.
"rouiella," cried Leicester. Hel
usual pallor WAS liyid, "A braid of hel
heavy nair had fallen from its iasten
ing and hung over her shoulder. Sh'
moved softly, aud closed the door care
fully Without moving a muscle Q
her face she approached Leicester ans
said II have killed her. +"
leicester blood froze IN his veins
she nodded with the same calmness.
YES She was big thing with vel
, low hair She followed him | knew
IT. They all do. They are crazy fo
him. and be loves them all-iirst on
, and then the other" She shruGge'
her shoulders. What will you? III
is that way. / have known him al
ways But il was timeit should stop
SO KILLED her.
Leicester seized her arm and shooI
$ her.
/ "Touiclla Como 10 your senses Ar
( you mady Did any one see your
/, II don't know, she said, DULY.
!, Leicester bareheadcd, rushed out
; and down the echoing stone stairs.
Q II was true enough, Touiella hai
followed the girl from Trieste, watches
! her, sprung at last upon her like
. cat.
Marine. desperately, kept repeating
= "She was mad Don't you see. sh
2 was mad Her jealousy turned he
r brain'''
Whether or not Touiella had bee
e mad when she did the deed, tAcre wa
no doubt of her madness now. The
tied her hands. and they led hers away
! Marine. white and haggard locke
at Leicester.
"Shc did me mn injustice. Signore.
z always loved her. loved Touiella.
Perhaps he did,
g Leicester left Venice the next day
< The setting sun spangled the lagoon
A girl passed with beads about he
throat Leicester thought OF Touiella
!. Poor little savage