New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-28

b,c,thin~ hard. If Lucia bad acted differently
she might have been suslectel OF 10, a orIor
falschopd and Of keeping the letter pas III ';,
70 cytort a larger for il NJ some future ,l
But Lucia had evidently been irghtrheu. noi ~
over the woman was ''u ndor tbS stone, or she
would never have been 50 foolish az 10 c"oD'
such place for hiding anything 30 EaiiD ,,' a."
it clear that she had no nca %. u" Tbat il
must have reached the bottom. Ade" was q ,
sure In that some one haa been III , I,, Who
econ before her and had picked II up p'I, m'
the some one might be she had no means VI WI"
She hardly know how she reached thc conrfy aI,
again II cost her slpcrhuWih ehoio u "'
| In the passage she mt her hil'palI 80 30 bo
What is the matter" lie asked aS 500" d. ~
saw her face. ,o,h, ,bo air
She seemed 10 GASP for breath. . ,,d
Francesca drew her arm through ms ana w'; -,
with her 70 her room She was cn narG o mP' III
Savclli went back ana cNpaine1 TO ,'nl@' ill.,
who if anything, was glad TO escape from . iu'
monotonons drive lie got a book AMI smut MN,
snIr m in Iis room, Z, read That evening Savclll
told him that Adele was worse. ana was w 9.ai
Of indcscribablc nervous agitation IL vas c,'''E
his duty r. 20 3wny II A nan;f %,i" a. pac his
things that night If matters did not improve
he would Leave on the following morning liz
Though Francesca not much aiicctHi py III, M
,.ifc's snorrings the dinner was anything hnt
brilliant for he anticipated n renewal oil All 'i
ANNOYANCE Of the first few days. Moreover, II
Adele WAS liable to sudden r'ldpSPS u thl' "'"'
at any moment. and without the smallest rea>om
or w0rning mis- life would before long, be MAJ"
burden 10 him ~ the husband of n LmrmahchI
invalid lr could hope for very little iin,fIy, nf
amm.rmcnt \ wife may 70 into the world with
ont her husband. brcaus' he - SnppoSH1 - w. ,I
cupcd with moro important affair.". bur hu'pa i
who frrnurnt~ parties when hi, wife /. constantly
| suffering is considered hcartlc's in tn" extreme
/ That NJ least. is sociotvs view of thr m!tnl!
obligation. anl if it Is not IN" just on" II Is AZ
least founded upon IN" theory OF woman coh
/ a. n
Francesca was easily prevailed ur1n 70 CIV"
Adele nm increased dose Of choral. IN IN" i ,
that -hc might sleep. and consequently CIV" MIN
Icss trouble on the next day. But in this con.
cluson hc was mistaken. She awok" IN srtl'
and :, nervous hat her hand 'rcnblc1 violently
/ and she was hardly ahl" - In a cup 20 h"r up.
when the mrs brought her tel. NavcI'i ana nor
attempt 10 keep Ghi.lcri when III" iat'r az
nonncrd his intention Of returning 10 town. though
| he pressed him 10 come ont again, as soon ~
! ,dolc should ~ hotter. TIE man who drpy.
Pictrn back was "ntrratrd 70 bring the doctor "ut
! r. Gcrano with fresh horses. and especially not 10
! FORGET five hundred cigarettes which frih''s''
/ wanted for himself. >,
| Ghi>lcri cft many messages for Adc'r AMI 1"-
parted with ,onifazo. very littlr wiser thln when
he arrived, but considerably more curious.
CHAPTER XX
7, wa4 relief 10 be with Laura Arden again
for an hour on the day after his return. a. ''ls-
lori flf when L., was installed beside her IN the
/ chair which had conn, q hr regarded q hi>. Sh'
received him just ~ usual and j." saw M oh"'
that if ~, uad n all resented hi' vi-I - Nl'''
She was not bv any means inclined 70 let MN
i.,.,,. 4, Tl,r, ,V,. "a FRESHNESS. and pulity in
/ know u. '"I' WIS "'''','N '''' r''L' -,
the atmosphere that surrounded her when rN-
p'clly appealed g him after his visit to '''ralo'
Whatever ~'r sail shr meant, ami II Sc
meant anyi"n- she took no ,'orp'
/ hi!c II. l' 'li"Palcl H'r lace VIZ" w. 'F
sisters. AMI tho ladcl rrcmltrrcly wordwo'n
l, .,.. &c, ,l,. calm heauty Of the other
=, 81. -, ,i,,. far Adj.
/ mo strong ffI''. ll' i'' "' P''' '' -
F What >. va,. ~lr bad rad, hcrs'lf. an il sh'
/ suffered il was o.. ih, drc"' and r"yi'ahlr con
...iirnc, Of th, lie e'." hl' led an. Of tl' fNnt,
F .hr had done $50. ~ .i-lF. II s'"in"d to ll' am
II b. conld have known th" whol" irn'h ut INT
''mc. h' would l'N" @~'n lo" li-'' hi W. W.
, into IT, Will AMI vi, slowly grinding her wI'I'
{ "Ni-icncr 10 dust. ..,. ,..,
1T D. stranc'. h' sold - Laura, ''d' YOU
and yolr ~tcp--i-tcr should hc 50 unlike IN every
way l. j. trur that you are not related. buf y"u
wor. brought mp in th" sanr house, hv tn sin,'
people. ana Vet 10 not b'liry" You have single
idr, iu common. w.
lot like ~" ~au' r~lu> nor ~" sum '"lh|-'
nor IN" -lm' tho1.ht~. v" were made 10 De- enc
iHn--auu >upp'-c ~" az.
l. va. The first ilmr She hld "fi rll - m,'H
r - Lin, and even now thri" was no fan''r III "'I
tone. .,t.
II all enemies. W"r" Tx" AoI, M l'd''' "''
Noui be- a very peaceful world. 80
Nou do not know NJ. answered Laura WIN
a smile " ! has" bad '"mp.r' could ,"l y ',,
7 .m.thIn- about l.. one" felt - though ! Wpuli
Ike :" ~ir1ns', a certain p,.r>oil and thou.h
could do it. do not imagine thar ana all SAINT
and d" sinner.
lil,, 10 inagu" all sorts 81 hirr INNS Apnn'
Won. said hh-l'rl. IHt codld never u"hr
them nice enough.
That l. il~t a. II would heed an enormous
/ ina -inntion." ,.,.
En' ! am not sure iiai W"uW l'Nr 10 ,'lnN
Of You A. b,ins on very goo tern. wan p% ,Ia,
/ adele. and | am almost glad 10 hear You i'lml'
/ that Won ar" enemies. here = a ,,Nld''i"" III
KNOWN th1t y"n "r" human Is We" IL III ~
li.N ing you 10 hr cool.
How j. Airc' aura asked. ..,.
"lh" last ! heard was tid' I'll" WIS 'Hu,n
WOrsr Nnc behaves ~ u" most HldrcoUl''pN
way. S' Las the look Of a oman ~ som N"rF
/ rrat mental dstroSs-pur-u'i and haunted 10y
something very painful from which She cannot
/ c-canc"