Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-09-15
A NONCONDUCTOR.

rounded by an Infinite variety Of adon
era. smiling. diidainful. allowing hcri.li
TO be worlhiped. completely indifferent
Naturally, after turn Of the waltz IN
which sho foaiod. light and elegant.
remained an cnthulIlst Ia regard 20 her
and since the reputation Of u tkeptlc,
given mo by my friends, was not well
merilsd, Joined tho crowd n vain wor
shippers that surrounded the goddess
Did tho notice my duyotloni ! do mol
knowi know that sometimes the pro
fonnd gaEo Of her large black eyes, rat
ing upon me. seemed 10 become melan
choly. Thoughtful. Bnt u was momcn
iary. for then that expression III appeared
under her customary smile. That cspc
cial evening, leaning her arm ON the rail
ing Of her thcater box. iho had turned
toward me one OF horonlgnatical glanccs,
accompanied by blight bending Of the
head.
confess that started. aud that
thousand thoughts foclicd into my
mind. Was the Ice melted. perhapi
Had that atrophiod heart begun 20 beat
did not deludo myself, | might be hci
father; hhe was tw,nty-sls years Of age,
almost fifty, although / tried not 10
show them.
Yet could not resist. aud soon after
my hand pushed opon tho door OF boz
No 4.
"Flnaiiyi" exclaimed tho countess.
"You really leave people to wish Tot
your company"
"slgnofa," replied. you are pleased
10 ilAtter me"
"inoyor ilatter my friends, and 70.
gard you a. ono Of them. Il "a No long
that we have known each other"
so longl It VIVA not even a month; not
knowing what TO reply, silently assent.
cd with smile. She did not appear
satisfied with my manner. and bursting
into one Of her gny laughs, she saili
"iiut do not you remember AtNonico.
on tho Lido. came with my cousin.
signora Llni. and you with Glorgio RI.
goll; have you forgotten ual am sorry,
because l wished this evening, recalling
ihosa memories, that you should pay a
little court 10 mcl'
Decidedly. She was n coquotte, m
imbccile. But as gallant squire OF
danes. was 10 rcmain defeated
"Countcss~ exclaimed, III were TO
take your words seriously, be warned
that you would have assumed u terrible
responsibility"
II am not Afraid believe that my
signature IA still negotiable"
'Take caro- countess, You arc always
playing with dangoui arc you huro OF
conquering them"
"ff ihoTc were no obstacles victory
would have no vnluc.'
"Well. you always succeed"
"Ccrtainly. When ! MT about an nm
derialdng never draw back
"And now you have undertaken e
make me lose my head"
"who knows; Would you bo sorry t.
devote II TO mcs"
"For you. countess, would sacrifice
myself"
"For pity's fakc, do not let us go into
tho usual commonplace phrases Of soci
ETY.; | like ecocntricity, DO you knowl
wish 10 find In you nm exception; then
do not try 10 pay court TO me. leave that
privilege TO the boys; but youl A scri
ous man, skcptical, almost philosopher
To care for an atoml That would be ~
antithesisl'
She was laughing at me. rose :,
take leave.
"Wait q moment, l beg Of you.
have something 10 ask YOU" and be
voice trrinhl.d slightly.
Counties, anu at your orlcrsl"
care you friend 10 m,-a friend Il
the true sense Of tho worlg
81 hope mol" Ireplied.
swell, tell mo, away there In Africa
IS Giorgio happy
"Whatl You sill remember him
but, your maHiugey'
WAS imposed upon me, ~ she adde,
oxcitodly. "Bui do not lee ne spoas @
thatl It rs Of him that | wish Tor now.
have wanted 10 long to hear iron
him"
What was TO tell hcr3 That he live
thoge alone, disconsolate, with her meu
DRY stamped upun his hcarts Rcawalo
Tho affection, slOophg, but not yet dead
Tell her that In every loitlr OF his, over
flowing with bitterness, Gioigio g.ke
after her, but that, believing himse
forgotten, ho had sworn never TO seo hJ
again, She must not know 10,
"lappineN Is chlmou, countou
but he lives tranquil surrounded by "a
lection aud good will
but IS his liie In peril, does no on
mako war upon hiinl'
"tle 10 very much ln,od, and IS PR
tected by tho consul, hu lives ia th.
family as II ho were u member Of H."
"Ahl arc thore many European fan
il.cs ihercr And sho hyed her grcl
eyes, with jealous anxiety, upon u
face
"1lany. | should not be- surprise
indeed, TO hear some day that Giorc
would settle permanently IN Afnc
making himself homo Of his ON
therc.'
was silent, Some people came in
the box. withdrew 10 tho back Of
The countess had become ysrA nala, ten