The morning call., 1892-05-01

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course. Fall out" cried San MARITIME. fall
cut at once. j don't know: what we want
with such" -.
!: Here followed a word that no really honest
man can tolerate. =
: Santidid fall out as he had been ordered,
buton1y to grasp his musket by the barrel
and administer such blow with the butt end
upon The head of his superior: as brought
him to the earth with crash. -
There had been no time for Interference
almost within the moment San. Martina lay
stretched upon the ground, and Sanu was
struggling under the grasp OF his comrades
= Paolo had, OF course, been arrested there
and then while San Martina was laid upon
a door and borne to the nearest wagon TO be.
conveyed to the hospital -. =.
'"And what will be the end of it all% I
asked. -.
"a court-martial, to begin with" J.. !:
. And. then?" +. : =.
...The case is a. terribly serious one, You
see. Had the fellow done what he did at.
any-other nloment-well. itwould have been:
bad enough, even then; but on a march !
a regiment on a marchis con sidered as if.
on a*War footing, and in time Of war similar
offences are punished by DEATH =. ~. +: :.
= '.BY death pr r.. :: -. 49,. -.
Eyes. But it's no use, )" continued the adj
jutant, kindly, '.lo0king uponthings in their.
worst light. Much. also will depend upon,
how San MARITIME gets on Should the hut
be of little consequence; and should he in
tereSt himself in the fate of his aggressOr.
why, then, perhaps, something might be
done lam really sorEy.that L can give no
better consolation. for. the moment. We,
shall. however, continue to meet at tile cafe
and l will keep y0uwell posted in the affair.
Pray excuse me:a moment.
An orderly had entered with ahandful< of
papers, and I=>t00k the occasion to rise.
With cordial thanks and a hearty" shake of
the hand left the office. ~.
= Weeks of agony f0r:p00rLuiSa followed.
=. San Martina lay calculating between: life
and death, till Mt" last youth and a strong
constitution triuDphed. II. ::. =: :,
! But il was not~untiE after the lapse Of:
nearly five months that the eOnrt-martial
could be held: Public opinion was full Of
sympathy for:Santi, and utterly hostile: TO
San Maritime. N0ts0, however, the stern
.disciplnRTlans who had to: try the case. la :
spite OF an eloquent DEFENSE: that even
brought tears tOthaeyeS OF many who, had;
heard IT. Paolo SauJiwas sentenced to be
shot; -: T. : ~.
!. The only mitigation. that could be wrungs
from the tribunal was the c0neess i0n.of his
giving the fatal signal himself He-Santizz-
refused to appeal for second trial. IL;
would only be protractiOn Of@ag0ny,: : :. =
- \ hope remained. save in the: clemency
Oft King. Santi.:was. imprisoned in the
citadel, there to await his dc ON; Tulsa took:
to her bed the world looked out: for some
neW~source Of pleasant excitement;
Z: But now Nine Germanettf :cane forward
and:dsplayed: an energy .0f.Which:I should
scarcely have thought her capable. Size:
actually took a journey to- Milan, and be-
.lieye the good old creature=had. till then,
never set foot in. a railway carriage. ~. :
=. 1t seems that, years ago, she: had once;
CHANGED to have to make a dress for the:
Marchi0ness Pallayicini,. q lady whose
l. ofad CO. MAJ .rrco
works as to render further explanation
needless: She was the relict Of the GeOrgl0;
PallavicIui who had suffered with Silvio.
PellicO for Italy's cause aud, as.*such. had
free and welcome access everywhere. This
Madame Germanetti we'll knew =. -. ~
TIE MarchiOne3s was residing at Milan,
aud to Milan Madame Germanetii deter
mined 10 90, and she went. =.
The next day both mother and MarchiOn-
ess were beside poor Luisa's bed, whisper
ing comfort and hope. All was quietly az
ranged. Saints mother would make the
petitiOn-a hOrrid document in Italy,
whose very name, 'Supplica," excites
ayers.On-the MarchlOneSs would present IL
to his Majesty in person.: -; -
She had no difficulty in obtaining an audi
ence. had the following details of the
same from a near relation of the Marchion-
ess, who. had recounted it to.him word for
word" -. 49, ~; =: =.
With all the eloquence she was mistress"
Of; with all the warmth of her generous
heart, she had pleaded the unhappy Aanti's
cause. -: -. =. -:
=: ~ cannot; /. cannot: i cannot, replied
the King. Not that, God~knows. 1 would
not do itwillinglY = built is a case in which
i cannot grant a pardon. Il gives me the
deepest pain to refuse, but Lam compelled
TO do 81, | should be unconstitutional IL /
did otherwise, and it would create prece-
dent. Who knows what trouble might
n -. AL
you Shall not have TO ask twice"
Il have nothing else to ask, sir" - -:
Victor Emanuel fixed his eyes upon the
Warehouses face fOr+> a. second, then rose
abruptly and began pacing the apartment
with bis hands BEHIND his back. : T. ~:
The Marchioness also, rose, and stood:
awaiting CHER dismissal. -
q wilF:tell You whatrI can do. perhaps."
said he, stopping short before her. Let
Lieutenant San hartinO send mi supplica
in the mans favor, and then / will see what
can be done. VIII that satisfy you2" l.. =. =.
"G0d bless your Majesty. Your heart is
noble as that Of all your race" ::=,.::<.
There were tears in hereyes as she spoke;
neT:.were the King s:eyeS quite dry:
. Lieutenant San Martina utterly refused.
to make the required petition, Heresigned.
and retired to one Of his estates near CnHeo.
he did wisely in this latter. ~.
a mild morning toward the end Of Feb.
ruary.:> The first rays Of the rising sun are
-darting down from over. the hills of SUI
perga, to:splinter in sheaf of golden ar.
rows against the dark red walls of the old
citadel:.A silent and sOTrOwing crowd is
assembled Outsids the gates. They know
that atragedy is about to be enacted within
them, aid. they are there to catch s0meIn-
dicatien*0f its progress: =: =: ~ :
Strange! Not 10 Of a similar crowd.
would sigma death warrant; but, alas, not.
two would hesitate, to. witness its exGcu-.
ton -: - 49,. =. -. -
The sky was blue and cloudless; there
was a purple hue upon the budding trees ::
at times there was almosta breath of spring
upon. the breeze; : -. =:
" Overlapping the wall of that. medieval.
fortress, the sun s golden rays suddenly
pour through the broad. low window of a
solitary cell, flooding the gloomy prison.
house with light and warmth. p aolO Santi
is sitting upon his bed in one corner II
gazes with mingled feelings Of bitterness
and pleasure at the golden shower: :.
1t was the last sunrise he would ever see
upon earth, and he knew it, ..-:' +.<...:
His was a cruel fatei To die so young.
to die by the hands Of his comrades. To
leave life and love behind him when they
were at their freshest. But a few weeks
more and his term OF service would have
been over; he would have been restored
once more 10 his home and family. Now.
. an open grave and a coffin were ay aitiBg
him at but a few yards distance. --..=
Bitterly be cursed his want of self-con-.
troll. For the sake.of his dear ones at home.
for the loye-of poor Luisa. lie ought to have
=. borne all with resignation and patience.
lii, his. anguish he ground his teeth and
grasped the thin7edge of his mattress con-
YulsiYely with his hands. Not . in fear,
though. There was not the shadow of that:
( in it all; only: ia dire Self-reproach For in
: the expectancy of deaths knocking ut his
door the next moment, perhaps all his
Ir fol int Loo
ing but the joys that might have been his
behind -: -: -" = =. Il
Through those golden: unbeams: his
soI1l. win god its. yav hank 10: tha old hnma