Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1891-02-21

tack or Whilo2 What matter bow the
ACC changes, % long - tho heart 10
ruef For Q moment pofhapA, Thy love
may grow pale q sight Of thee; but
when she knows Of thV sqiierines. wilt
thou not BE- dearer 20 her than ever?
Will not one OF her soft embraces recon-
pense thee for oil thy past anguish, and
suffice TO mako thee young AGAIN."
Aud thus encouraging my sinking
spirits, l quickly arrsYed myself In the
Neopoiitan coral-6sher's garb. The
| trousers were very loose, and were pro-
vIdrd with two long, deep pockets-cOn-
venicnt recepiacleS which easily con-
aimed the leathern bags Of gold and
Jewels / had taken from tho brigand's
coffin. When my hasty toilet was COM
pleted I took another glance ct the mir
ror-this time with half smile. True,
| was greatly altered; but after oil did
not look so bad. The tisherman's pic
turesque costume became me well; the
scarlet cap sat iauntily on the snow
white curls that clustered SO thickly
over my forehead, and the consciousness
| had OF approaching happiness sent a
little OF the old fearless lustre back into
my sunken eyes Besides. / knew
should not always have this careworn
and wasted appearance; rest and per-
haps o change Of air, would infaliibly re-
store the roundness to my face and the
freshness to my compilations; even my
white locks might return TO their pris-
tine colour such things had been-and
supposing they remained white--well!
=. there were many who would admire
the peculiar contrast between Young
mans face and an old mans hair.
Having finished dressing unlocked
the door OF the stuffy cabin and called
the old rag-picker. He came shuftiing
along with his head bent, but raising
his eyes as he approached me, he threw
up his hands In establishment, oxclaim.
ing:
''Santissima Madonna! But you are o
fine mana fine man! Eth, eh! Holy
Joseph! What height and breadth! A
pity-a pity you are old; you must have
been strong when you were yOung!"
Half in o joke, and half TO humour
him in his fancy for mere muscular force,
l rolled up the sleeve OF my jacket TO the
shoulder, saying lightly:
ooh, rs for being strong! There il
plenty OF strength in me still, you sec"
He stared; laid his yellow fingers on
my barred arm with q kind OF ghoui-like
interest and wonder, and felt the muscles
Of IL VITA childish. almost maudlin ad-
miration.
Beautiful, beautiful" he mumbled.
Like iron-just thin X Of it! Yes, yes.
You could kill anything easily. All! ]
used to DO like that once. was clever
at sword-play. Icould, with well-tcm-
pered steel, cut asunder seven-times
folded piece of silk at one blow without
fraying out thread. Yes, as neatly rs
one cuts butter! You could do that too
II you liked. II an lies In tho arm--the
the brave arm that kills at \ single
stroke"
And he gazed at me intently with his
small bear eyes as though anxious to
know more OF my character and temper
ament. turned abruptly FROM him,
and called his attention TO my own dis
carded garments.
'.Eee," l said carelessly, you can
have these, though they are not Of much
value. And, stay, here are another thr'e
francs for some socks and shoes, which |
I daresay you can find to suit me-"
He clasped his hands ecstatically, and
poured out o torrent OF thanks and
prSises for this additional and unex-
ptcted sum, and protesting by all the
saints that he and the entire contents OF |
his shops were at the service Of so gen.
erous stranger, he at once produced
the articles l asked for. put them on |
and then stood up thoroughly |
equipped and ready to make |
my way back to my own
home when ! choose. But l had re-
solved on one thing. Seeing that was |
so greatly changed, determined not to
90 to the Villa Romani by daylight lest
should startle my wife too suddenly.
Women are delicate-my unexpected ap- |
pearance might give her nervous shock |
which perhaps would have serious re- |
suits. would wait till the sun ha1 SET |
and then go up to the house by back
way l knew Of, and try to get speech |
with one Of the servants. i might even |
meet my friend, Guido Ferrarl, and he
would break the joyful news OF my re-