New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-07

which Laura Arden had so suddenly acquired.
and which, as she herself had been the very first TO
say, so utterly unfounded. IL was evidently
very great relief to her 10 hear. later in the day,
that PetrO was not yet dead ana might even have
chance of recovery.
No one could tell what Gianforte Campoionico
thought of the matter. He shut himself up Oh
stnataly and awaited events. II is not probable
that he felt any rcnorsc for what he had done,
and that he would have felt any If he had lefo
Ghisleri dead on the field. instead Of with a bare
chance of life II: bad taken the yense h ne
impression he had Of the man was not the same
which he had been accustomed TO FOR so many
wears. He. who generally reflected little asked
himself whether he could have found the courage
70 bear what Ghislori had borne for the sake or
the promise they had made together. ana when
he had been the first to break. lie was brave
man. too in his way. and ii would not have been
safe r. predict that he won1H fail at any gwen
roint il put to the test. But he was conscious
that. In the present case. Ghisleri had PLAYED tne
nohler part, and hc was manly enough TO 2cknowl-
cdro the fact to himself. and to resnect his al,
vrrsary az he had not done Before II ne stayed
at home and refused to be seen IN the worin , or
even al his club Immediately after the dIel II was
because he would not he thought willing to glory
in his victory. >. ,
BIT before many days were gone by il became
apparrnt so far IA the world could Judge mat
Pictro Ghisleri would not die of the DANGEROUS
wound he had received. II would have KILLED.
most men. the surgeon said. but Ghlslerl was no.
like other people lIe the doctor. had never seem
p stronger constitution. one so perfectly I'M
t,intod by any hereditary evil or weakness: r ,
blood rare now especially IN me oll ian'ii Nv
and such strength would have been rare IN any
age He had no longer any hesitation IN saving
that the patient had a very fair prospect Oh ~.
covery and might possibly be as heaithy as ever
before the end Of the summer. ., ,,,,
The Sister of Charity went about WIN MtIua-
Iena's bracelet in her pocket, feeling very uncom-
Portable about it. since she had been quite sure
in tho whole affair. But she was quite read f 40 .o
fulfil her promise if Ghsleri showed SIGNS OF Ole. ne
PARTING this life. which he did not, however ei'nse
when hn first regancd CONSCIOUSNESS or ,ier' ~. ="
she. on her part said nothing, and waltrd ior .hs
dav whom she might deliver MP the frinket 70 mo
LADY, Superior. n be sold for III" poor rs Maud,is
Iona had directed In that. at least there couln
be no harm and she was very thankfnl thit sue
was not called upon 70 deliver the message :,
Ghslcri himself. for that; sh" felt , sire; wou'a
have been sinful, or something very IKE H. .
Tho surgeon was surprised by something eise III
the case. As general rule. when man hSnts .
desperate duel in the very middle OF tne Season,
b , and is severely hurt he finds himself cut OF
from society in the midst Of some chain OF events
in which the whole present interest ol MS J.; ,rd
engaged. He is consequently, disturbed IN minu,
;mnatent of confinement, and fcverlshiy anNIo,s
70 Get back to the word-a state OF temper ny no
conducive to &c haxs FORGOTTEN to care for
anvthinr No precccupatiOn appeared 10 POSSESS
him: no desire TO be back again IN the IhronSS
made him restless ns w ond psways resigned si to
rbateyer treatment seemed necessary; me Sns'er
''.nndercd much that a man Of such marvellous
renteness and resignation co1ld nave nav '" dneI and
nerhans' far down in her womans heart; she diu
not Wonder at all at what Maddalrna hal done on
that first morning. Tho surgeon saln Una, III
lar;,s sweet temper had much to do with Ills rapiu
II need not be supposed from this that ms cna mar.
ooter had undergone any radical change nor .nac
no was turning all at once, into the SAINT TIC Ms
never intended TO be- 1t was very simple lho
events of the night preceding the duei had Si ,,.I
l..-l.
br I md it TO disturb him First in his mind Was
the consciousness that his love for Aaddaiendds on
Armi was gone forever, and ma sl,e vas enough
pc cSarne his whole existence in the present ana
in the immediate future Then, tGci neno t"Go
he had at least settled old scores nnc At least Of
his past misdecds almost at the cost o. i n,h 20
Moraiy speaking too he had kept his 0a1n 20
Blanca Corleone for un tbt 'i a the old quarrel
and even when driven to pay ;,aim AMI hatred.
new ground by Campodonicos ia,paea so mich "a
he had stood up TO be killed mr Was deem and
real Satisfaction in that, and he was perhaps wv
iii as vet to torture himself by stignatLins ~ -
BIT Of vanity The w WGTd ms S"I his motives
and (iianforte might triumph in his vlctory-ls III
made no difference to him lie was conscious cons .
that To the best of his ability he had acted ac-
cnrinS 70 the dictates of true honor, as he under
stood + and at night he closed his eyes ana IeI
peacefully asleep, and in the morning ne opef s;l
them quietly again upon "c ii'''' VIVA" ~
'T I vas not happy. however. What he felt,
and what perhaps saved his life, was momentary
absence OF responsibility, an absolute certainty
,hot Nothing more could be required Of him, be-
c"mse in the events in which he had played
part. that part had been acted out TO the very
mi lie even went far as To believe that, IL
ha had died il would not have made any differences
IN any one, except that his death might possibly
have been an added satisfaction 10 tampo1onco;
lie would have left no sorrowing heart behind
inn nor
another man could not fill up. Herbert Arden;
the only friend who would have really regretted
him. was already dead and there was no enc eise
who stood TO him in any relation OF acl9aintane.ee
M all so close as to be called friendship All
this contributed materially to his peace OF mind,
though in one respect he was mistaken. iheio
n,s one person who loved him still, for himself,
though she knew well enough that MS love ioF
her was dead
And it was of her, though he was mistaken
ohout her that he thought the most during the
iony hours when he lay there quietly watching
the sunbeams stealing across the room wncn ~
was fine, or listening to the raindrops patterins
against The windows when the weather was
stormy. In her was centred the great preseno
regret of his Lille, and for her sake he felt inc
most sincere rcmorse lie asked himself. as sue
had asked him, what was e. become OF irr' Low
that he had left her. The fact that she hal D ,
really the one to speak the word and cause tns
first break did not change the truth IN the fsss
lie had not broken her heart. perhaps oec s,
hearts are not nowadays easily broken II in .a
they ever really We're; he had ruined her eNlsshS
wantonlv, useessy, on the plea of love h,r'p hs
pure nor lasting AMI he fully realized VIA na;nst
had done. What chance had she ever sscb
him--slc. young, inexperienced, trusting w;sS
cdly unhappy with husband who had d ss had
and troddrn out the simple, grlish love ~. cha.
chance had she against III ~ wnrI
lrri, the hardened, coolheadcd man OF tue woI"'
whose only weakness was that he som ,.,h ssrA
lieved himself sincere. as he hau VIII VII There
jJe was NOT happy as he thought Of II all t,c.o
had bccn little manIincss in what he ha ii.d his
and not much OF the honor which ne , sa,' World
last shred of morality. And YET, III ~, blame
in which hr had his being few men wouiu "i n.,
him. and non"' perhaps. venture to condemn nun
Int that consideration did not c cTSs ti and
h, LA w"' and m no heaped both upon himself IN
plentiful measure. ...o ann
Nevertheless. no was conscious OF being sur
nr,seI at the calmness Of his own tepeusga"N.