New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-07-02

900 Won arc annovcd ~ chat and | am not sur
prscd, for in half an }c~ il Will De III 'Ie n"n"'
OF the Attorney General ,iood morning, llino'''
In the dead silence that followed one might nave
| heard a pin full, or Il feather. San "laclh'o
waited a few moments and then tufhe" " go
Instantly Adele uttered sharp cry ana Spi"ns ~
her feet With quickncss of which no one present
! would have believed her capable, she was aO MS
side and holding him back by the arm. '''
turned again and looked calmly down at her
| "You do not mean TO do what you 'hic''cn'
thc cried, in abiect terror.
Il mean TO take this sealed document 10 inc
Attorney General without losing moment, he
answered "You know very well what VIII nap
pen if / do that.
Both Savelli and his son came forward while he
was speaking.
Il will not allow you TO hint in my house that
anything in that confession could have any con-
sequences to my dauehtnr-n-aw.' said the Prince
| in a loud voice You have no right TO make
any such assertions"
IF Donna Adele wishes it, ! will break tn"
seal and read her own account" answered san
Giacinto. He put his hand into tho breast pocket
OF his coat and drew ont the packet
Altogether losing control Of herself, Adele tried
to snatch it from his hand, but he held it high in
air. and his vast figure lowered above the rest OF
| upstrctched arm.
| You sec for yourselves what importance Donna
| Adele attaches to this trihe," he said, in deep
tones "You will do we'll TO persuade her TO sign
that paper That is the only exchange | Will
take for what hold She knows that every word
written there is true-as true as every word she
has written here" he added, glancng up at the
sealed letter :" | will wait minute more by
that clock and then will GO
The two Save gazed at Adele in undisGIised
| astonishment and horror 1t was clear enough
| from her face and terrified manner that san
| Giacinto spoke the truth, and that the confession
he held contained some awful secret of which they
were wholly ignorant
what is the meaning Of this, Adele? ASKED
the Prince sterny What does that confession
contain"
| But she did not answer, she sank into
chair before the table, and almost mechanically
dipped pen into the ink. San Gincno lali the
| formal denial before her holding the confession
behind him, for he believed her capable of snatch
| ing il from him and tossing it into the fire at
any moment. She signed painfully in large, slop-
| inc characters that decreased rapidly in size n
| the end of each of her two names Th" pen fell
| from her hand as she finished and san GiaclntD
quietly lail the sealed letter before her. If sh"
| had been on the point of fainting the sight re-
|
the seals, one after the other Then She went 10
the fire. assured herself that tine Shoots We're All
there. and were genuine and thrus, .hc Who'll" into
the flames. watching until the last SIRED was con
| sumed.
Meanwhile San Giacnto silently handed the pen
70 SAINT Iario vino signed aud pissed it 10 Gian-
forte. lie in his turn gave il 10 san Giacinto.
and thc transaction was concluded. The two
Cousins. as though by common instinct. Glance" AT
! the page on which was written twice "GioV3nnI
| Saracincsca. and each thought Of all tho pain
and anxiety the coincidence Ind caused IN DAYS
| long gone by. The last time they had signed Il
document together had been in the study of the
Palazzo Montevarcli more than twenty ycan
earlier. when they were still young men.
"You see for yourselves" said San Giacinto,
turning TO tho two Saveli as he neatly folded the
raptr. that Donna Adele desires no further eS-
| planation and wishes the contents OF IL" letter
She has burned remain secret. 50 far a. |
am concerned | pledge N. word never 20 divnl-"
it, nor 20 hint at il. and | have reason 10 b"iov"
that those who are ac .uantcd with II Will d.
the same so far as one man can answer for an
| other I will BE- responsible for them. With re-
gard to the finding of toe latter and TO ia" man
ner of its bcirg kept 80 long, leave Don Tcbado.
the perish priest OF Gorano, TO explain that. lou
can question him ~ your leisure. Our mission
| is accomplished, and Pcrro Ghis'"rs innocrnc" j.
established forever. That is all wished. Good
morning"
| After burning the confession Adele had lot her
self fall into the deep chair in which she had been
sitting when the three friends entered the room.
Her head had fallen back, and her jaw dropped ia
a CHASTITY fashion. She ookcd : thouc! She wcrr
dead: but her hands twitchcd convu-iv2lv. rising
suddenly and falling again upon lIcr knees. il
was impossible 10 say whether she was conscious
| or not.
| The two Savclli, father and son, stood OIL the
other side of the fireplace and looked at her "ll'
! speeches. at her conduct. which they couId Only
| half understand, hut which could mean nothing
! but disgrace 10 her and dishonor to them. The
elder man seemed to suffer the more and he I'an"d
heavily against the chimncy-piccr, supporting his
| head with his hand. Neither the on" nor the other
paid any attention to the three men as they 81
| lcntly left the room.
I san Giacinto begged Don 1rbaldo 10 wait
short time and then 10 send messenger in Iuiring
whether the Prince wished TO see him, and if not,
! 10 return at once TO the palace in which san
| Giacinto lived. Then he tool, Bonlazio with him
os well az CampodOnico and SAINT liaro, and went
at once to Ghslcri's lodging. They found him
brcakfasing alone in rather skctchy fashion, for
| Bonifazio had not been allowed by San Giacinto
TO return TO his master until everything was ac-
! complisbed. lie showed some surprise when he
opened the door himself and found the three to-
| pethcr the landing.
"Is ANYTHING the mattcr?' he inquired, a. he
| ushcred them into the slttlngrOoin where he had
been taking his meal
"On the contrary said San Giacinto, "wc have
come 10 tell YOU that nothing is the matter This
paper may amuse you; but it is worth keeping as
Campolonicp and ray cousin can testify, for their
names appear in it as witnesses"
Ghislcri read the contents carefully, and they
I could see how his brow cleared at every word.
You have been the best friend TO me that any
man ever had,' he said, graspng San Giacno's
huge hand