Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-17
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several friends and taken seats at an
other table The hour was late.
Angelo and his companions, although
already inhamed with liquor. sum
moned the keeper Of the wine shop and
noisily demanded to be served at once
The nam, apparently afraid lest the
good name of his place should suffer
from the outbreak of midnight brawl
vainly endeavored to quiet them. and
consented 1T last to furnish them with
wine.
In spite Of the ensreaties OF the pro-
prietor the jewellers went from bad to
worse, and il seemed as if their wrang-
ling must soon bring about descent
Of the police agents. One Pietro, with
infamed visage and wild tongue, sum-
moned Angelo to sing. Angelo re-
fused, whereupon Pietro fell foul of
him like . fend. In an instant the
polished blade of Angeles stiletto
flashed In the light The tumult was
deat-ning. The roar of angry voices
and the shutting and stamping OF feet
mingled with the crash and rattle OF
overturned furniture. The tallest and
sturdiest OF the group. one Stephano,
now threw himself upon Angelo, and
after a brief struggle succeeded in
wrenchiug the stiletto from his hand.
Fearing that blood was about to be
shed. and being unwilling to be called
rs witness to midnight bra wi, Luz
cien hastily retreated TO a side door
with the intent to make his escape. but
new outburst of violence from the
brawlers caused him too look back.
Pietro had flung himself like a mad
man upon Stephano. who, TO save him
self from a blow of q heavy cane. struck
out with ths stiletto, and Pietro
staggered back with a groan- The
next instant the police agents burst in
To the place and made prisoners Of the
brawlers
While CHANGING listlessly over the
columns Of morning journal the next
day . suppressed cry of amazement es-
capped from Lucien's lips as his eyes fell
upon the heading: "A Midnight Brawl
Ends Disastrously = Angelo Liverino
Stays One OF His Companions Like a
fash of lightning the truth burst upon
Lueien; Pietro had been killed by An
gelo's dagger. and the singers compan-
| iors bad charged the killing upon him
to save Stephano.
For q moment or so Barthelemy was
as if suddenly stricken blind and
specchless. but rs the light came back
| to him again and he found that he
could use his tongue he started up
and whispered to himself: Great
God! Madeline Is mine again" But
as heouttcred these xwords ne fe!,
/ the blood rush into his face. SO hot
that IL seemed as If il must bvrn its
way out IL vas the blush of shame.
For how coald MsdeIsine be his again
unless he stood by and allowed ar in
nc.csut man TO be convicted of another
crime and ia be thrust into q felen's
cell en- perjured evideDce2
No< he had been dazed. bevilded for
a moment by a vision as lovely as that
I which Mephi<to bad conjured up for
Faust. but 1t had faded the very next
instant. and in its stead he saw the
/ figure of a voung woman in mean attire
bowed ia grief, abandoned by the whole
/ world, crushed by misfortune as dire as
/ ID was undeser-ed--tse wife Of felou.
| No. Angelo must be saved IL not for
I his own sake. at least for Asdeleine's
Lucien was net long in reaching thi'
coaelasion. and that very day he visite1
the criminal eorrt and ascertais.t
when Angelo would be brought to trial
At the eud Of the week the singer
mere dead than alive. in dread Of tn,
ssrribhs fate haDsing over him, wa,
called upop 70 prove his insocence o.
the crime ~ Staying Fiesrs As LHeier
entered tbs court room his eyes fei
upaa Madeline seated on one Of til.
benches. snd he shuddered At the SIGH
so pale. so illelsd. so atterlI