Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-09-12

Knew not what, aIssatIsned With every.
thing, and grumblinE ct fate for not per-
hitting Thorn TO deck themselves In such
marvellous arrangements" of costume
as those possessed by the happy, the for.
tunate future Countess Olivia.
Poor maidensi had they but known
oil they would not have envied herl
Women are too fond of measuring hap.
piness BY the amount Of fine clothes they
obtain, and I truly believe dress Is the
one thing that never fails to console
thcm. How often ht Of Mysteries can
be cut short by the opportune arrival OF
new gown!
My wife, In consideration OF her ap-
preaching second nuptials, had
thrown Of her widows Grape,
and now appeared clad In those soft
subdued half-tints Of colour that
suited her fragile. fairy-liko beauty to
perfection. All her old witcheries and
her graceful tricks OF manner and
speech were put forth again for my ben
eft knew them oil so well! under
stood the value OF her light caresses and
languishing looks so thoroughly! She
was very anxious to attain the full dig
dity OF her position as the wife OF so rich
nobleman rs / was reputed TO be.
therefore she raised no objection when
! fixed the day OF our marriage for
Giovedi Grasso. Then the foOling and
mumming, tho dancing, shrieking. and
screaming would be ut its height; 1t
pleased my within to have this other
nIaca NJ orrollopt mage uarodinO taka
place at the same time.
The wedding was TO DO as private MS
possible, owing to my wife's ''recent sad
bereavement" as she herself said with
pretty sigh and fearful pleading glance.
1t would take place In the chapel Of San
Gennaro, adjoining the cathedral. We
were married there before! During the
time that interviewed, Nina's manner
was somewhat singular. To me she
was often timid, and sometimes half
conciliatory. Now and then l caught
her large dark eyes fixed on me with
startled, anxious look, but this express
ion soon passed away. She was subject,
too, to wild fits of merriment, and anon
to moods of absorbed and gloomy ST.
lence. could plainly see that she was
strung up to an extreme pitch Of ncrv.
GUS excitement and irritability,- l
asked her no questions II, thought,
If she tortured herself with memories,
oil the oettcr,-if she saw. or fanclcd
she saw, the resemblance between Inc
and her ''dear dead Fabio," II suited me
that she should be so racked and bewil-
wildcred.
came and went to and from
the Villa as ! pleased. wore
my dark glasses as usual, and
not even Giacomo could follow INC with
his peerinR, inquisitive gaze; for since
the night he had been hurled so iiercely
to the ground by Guido's reckless and
impatient hand. the poor old man had
been paralyzed, and had spoken no
word. He lay in an upper chamber,
tended by Assunta, and my wife had al
ready written to his relatives in Lom-
hardy, asking them to send for him
home.
"Of what use to keep him?" she had
asked me.
True! OF what use to give even roof
shelter to poor old human creature,
broken, and useless for ever.
more? After long years OF faithful
service, turn him out, cast him forth! II
he die Of neglect, starvation, and Ill
Usage, what matter?-he is worm
,ut tool, his day is done-let him
perish. would not plead for
lim-why should l? 1 had laid
ny own plans for his comforts-plans |
shortly to be carried out; and in the
Assunta nursed him tenderly |
Is he lay speechless, with no more
strength than year-old baby, and only
/ bewlldered pain in his upturned, lack
ustre eyes. One incident occurred dur
hese last days Of my vengeance that
struck sharp pain to my heart, to-
yether with o sense Of the bitterest
niger. i had gone up to the villa some
What early In the morning, and on cross
ng the lawn saw dark form stretched
notionless on one of the paths that led
directly up to the house. went to ex'