New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-03-26

OF view Gerano met with no serious Ginicui'F
in bringing about what he wished. ana In que
time Don Francesca was affianccd 70 Donna adeie'
ami was privilercd 70 visit az the Palazzo Bracclo
almost az often as he pleased lie thus cav
Laura Carlyon often. and he very naturally ic'i
in love with her IIc had no particular incIiha-
ton 70 marry Donna Adele but obcyed MS IarheI
blindly rs a matter Of course Just as Adcie ooeS'"
Gcrano That is part Of the Roman system
Laura however. did not fall In love WIN iran
ccsco She was perhap. TOO young yet or ~ IL
quite possible that Francesca was too dui ann "a
interesting parsonage in her eyes Buf Ade'e
sow these things and was very angry wren sac
was ouite sure that her future husband woAa
bavc greatly preferred TO marry her stepsis'er
She may Dc pardoncd Tor having been jealous
for rho situation was hardly bcaIablc
Francesca did not indeed. make love 10 Laura
Even had he been rash enough for that. he was
in reality TOO much gentleman at hcart 10 nave
done such q thing lie knew very wen 'h"' "0
was 20 marry Adele. whether he carcd 'or "c' '"
not. and he behaved with great proprcty ana
with not little philosophy The virtue OF
resignation had been carefully developed IN MIN
from his childhood. and Franccscos parents no"
rcapcd their reward: he would not nave THOUGHT
of opposing them by word or deed.
Rut hs could not hide what he felt. Like many
alternately blushed and turned pale when Laura
smoke 10 him it was not his fault. Ills ia'hcr
and mother could assurcdly not expect HIM I"
control the circulation Of his blcod when II chose
70 rise above the line Of his collar or seemed 10
sink 70 the level of his boots. Adele was. how
ever al first very angry. and then very jealous
and at last hated her stepslstcr win all "c'
heart as young women can hate uhder cr'u"'-
stances of great provocatlon
Meanwhile Laura remained calmly unconscious
OF all that was happening FRANCISCO '"''H'
outward and worldly advantages did not appear
10 her in the least. The fact that ne WIS Id"
had no interest for her any more tiihn me Ia
that the old Prince Of Gcrano was dark. SIC
talked 70 the young man little wheh 'n' co'-
versation was general. just as she talked 10 every
one else. when she had anything TO say o'''"''
she was not naturally shy. But she never az
TEMPTED to manufacture remarks when ho'hih'.
came to her lips because she was not yet called
npon to do 60 Nor her silence by any means
golden. 50 far IA Savclli was concerned. "heh
she was not speaking TO him. she took no notice
Of him. His hair might be rs yellow a mustard
and bis eyes IA blue as pcrwinklcs. aS his ao-
mircrs said she did no; care. II possible A''i'
hated her even more fer caring so litil"
In due time Francesca Savcli married A''c"
Rraccio AMI took her TO liz" under MS 'a'h''
roof Af.cr the great event peace d"sc'ru'u ONE
more upon the household for time ana lhur"
Carlyon saw much less Of her adorer NJ IL
decd that there had hecn any open cohhi''
between the stepsistcrs, nor even d'ci'ld'i'"
Of war Laura had attributed Ad"ies cci""'SS
TO her excitement about the marriage. ha'"r"
enough under the circumstances. ana hau E"' oc''
hurt by it. while Adele had carefully NPp' h''
jealousy 10 herself: but when the two mot alter
.e1a itnmo str
removed from anything like intimacy or real
fria,dshin with the bride and she was surprised
that Francesca should pay 30 much attention 10
herself.
Th, vonng couple came 10 the Palazzo Fra'ri'
AZ reCular intervals, and at all these family
gatherings SavclH spent his time in making con-
versation for LAURA. lie was a very worthy young
man "a has been said. and his TALENTS were ho'
" the highest order. but he did ms DcSt an"
succeeded at least in making Laura 'ni"h M"
passably agreeable. She was WILING - near III"
talk. and Adele noted the fact. when she drove
home from her fathers house with her husnahi'
he was generally distracted AMI gave RANDOM
answers to her questions or observations Al '"e
end of a year it was clear that he sun ioN'"
+ aura in n hopeless helpless sentimental fashion
of his own and Adele hated her more than ever
A second year and third went by ana Laura
had been some time in society; still the situation
,omano1 unchanged. The world said that III"
roune Savellis were a very happy couple, but II
olwavs looked at Laura Carlyon with an odd
oxnre.sion AZ though il knew something sfranS"
about her: something no; quite rlght, "h'h "
was willing 70 tolerate for the sake OF the aih"s
ment TO be got by watching her. ll' wofln l.
the generic apreaton oi all thoSr VINO 20 "o"h
to the sea Of society in long gowns or WHITE ''S'
and live and move and have their being therein
Other people do not count. even when 'hcy arc
unite bad although they may hav" very bi2 names
and a great deal Of money. Inc world 'h"r''
f,rc wooccd its head and said thar Laura Carlyon
was in love with her brothcr-in-law. or, 10 pr
quite accurate with her stcpbrother-in-law, be-
cause she was dark and his hair WIS so exceedingly
yellow. The world also went on e. say that
. Donna Adele behaved very kindly abont IT, and
that il was so good Of Francesca Savclli to talk
~ Laura lust as if there were nothing wrong:
for II added if he were to avoid her. there wonli
certainly he gossip before long No one who does
not live i'm society need attempt to follow this
SEQUENCE Of IDEAS. A. usual too, nobody TOOK
the least trouble TO find out the oriein OF u"
story, but everybody was quite sure OF having
hoard il at first hand from the one person who
knew.
The Princess Of Gcrano took her daughter
everywhere. She had cOnsccn'iously done her
duty toward Adele, and was sincerely fond OF her
besides: bat she loved Laura almost as much az
the good mother in the story.book loves her only
child when the latter has done something par
tcularly disg,aceful. She WAS AT first annoyed
and then made seriously anxious by the young
girls total failure in society, from the social
point Of view. Laura beautiful. good and
accomplished. Ugly, spitefuI. ami stupid girls sue,
cceded better than she. though some of them had
no better prospect Of a dowry. The good lady
soucht in vain the cause of the trouble but failed
TO find it out. Had she been born in Rome, she
would doubtless have had many kind friends to
helm her in the solution Of the difficulty. But
fhnnnh She bore a Roman namc and had adopted