New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-06-04
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account The story was actually in circulation,
10 tho lost confession was not. Unlike the MAORI
~ of such tales however, this one was not openly
repeated or commented upon where more than two
people were present. 1t disappeared and rcappeareu
in unexpected places like the river Alpheus o. DID,
but its shape was not materially changed. III WAS
told in whispers and under terrible oaths OF serre
cy and occasionaly-vcry rarely. indccd-th' mere
word Confession" spoken In casual cohNcrS''i''
made people smile and look at each Other. lhere
was not even q scardaOus little paragraph III any
Of the daily papers referring to IT. For th'r' "''
moments when society can keep its secrets STRANGE
X communicative as it is at other times Inc
houses Of Savcll and Gcrano were too important
and in a way, too powerful still TO be carcles-iH
attacked Indeed, society very much rrcirrr""
that mother tho one nor the other should br AZ
tacl,od at all. and behaved carefully IN ms
ono instance that il was very long before any one
discovered that Il few weeks before the rumor h"''
hccn sot afloat that Francesca Savelli had himself
sun,marily dismissed Adele's maid for tn' really
serious offence of helping her mistress to procure
moro morphine than the doctors orders a!low"i. IL
was longer still before any che knew that 'h' 'i"'
name was Lucia. and that she had immeo'"''H
found n situation with Donna Maria Boccap'"""'
What was never known to the pubic az al. WIS
that when Savcll sent her ont OF the house i''i'
had threatened 10 make certain revcii'lohN '"J"'i
GUS 10 the family if he persisted. but thht
co had not paid the slightest attention 10 the "''-
acc. nor oven spoken of it to his wife IL" Was S''
ish. cold. and very far from admirable as ,''ah'
bu+ H., had been brought up in good tradl'iohS'
and had the instincts of grntlcm1n when his own
comfort was not endangered by them.
All Ghiscris suspicious revived at 'he news
Naddolcna gave him. Again he took do"" '"'
medical work he had consulted on IN" rN''ilh-
when the idea that Adele was in som" wa' S",''H
Of Ardnn's death had first flash'h across HIS ''''
moro than a year previously. AGAIN h'' "'' '"'
cbaptcr on scarlet fever carefully from "'a'n,'"-
n end and sat down TO think over III" po>>"''.''
y, such a case and once more. AFTER seN'r', va"
OF serious consideration, II" grew sc'P'''''' an
abandoned the attempt to fathom INC INV H'N
r,vstcrv thcrc we've. lie knew that even without
that Adcl, might have written many 'hih1S !"
ber confcssor in confidence which. If repeated
nnor,,. !, tbc world would do her tcrribl" harm
Ho wac unite sure that all the Infamous slanh'r'
~, I.rro opa her husband could ultimately hF
traced to Adele alone. and II was possib" una, Wv
s,olon docnmrnt contained full account OF 'h''"'
.ho,cb bow any sane person could 10 rash enough
~ trust such q statement to III" post was n'E""'
Cl;slcri's couprohcn>ion. II" did not know ''''
Adele had hardly been responsible i'r h'r "''',
IN that dav AMI on many Succeeding ones nv
bad soon while at Gcrano. that sh" was III '''''
we'll. Int she had boon apparently IN tn'' Po>
sion of her senses That she should haV" lh'r"S""
70 papcr the confession that she hai Within anu
successfully attempted - make ii'rn'r, N","
oo+oh Tho scarlet fever in her own house. h rorl'
rot helievc though hc thought il posSihl" that VI"
crime might have actually been rommittcL
JIo s,,v stronc reasons for thinking that INC con-
tession had either boon Destroyed or ia" hrN''
ro,,lv been shown. Int that some thirn W'Soh
had known something Of its contents anu "'" p
hans BETRAYED the knowleig" III III VI '"S''
Tho Contessa deli Armi could never t"'I MN any
thing further than she had communicates ~ Wv
races. and she. as he knew was ii'',,''v
!! raonv who wouIl be acquainted with all the cur
rent gossip. Strange to say, the s'oiN n'i'''
vnIored nor changed and. contrary TO ms eNp'c-
tations and TO Maddalcna's own, no on" ever s'H-
cested that Lady Herbert Arden had been 'n~.rn-
or,a, i, c,usinc the confession to hc stolen Inc
mon aid not tall, about the story al all. or al least
-, ono o,cr limited at it when Gh>lcri was pT'"'h,
| Ianra saw him often during that winter 'housh
NOT On rconlarlv as in the first months WHICH '''
| succoodcd her husbands death. II was eNi"''
% Pietro that the Princess was SERIOUSLY "IS'"'
by his frequent visits TO her daughter anu Nv
| linov restricted them rather than give on'hc' "
| tho elderly lady. As was TO be expected lie graz
''a,,,. hocomo moro intimate with Laura az time
| went on There Were strong bonds "l 'f''""'''p
| .,oor ,bem and the clements of deep sympathy
| IN ,roro than one occasion each had spoken 10 th'
| obor tho whole thoughts of the moment, az peop'
,il,o themselves rarely speak TO more than one Oh
| two uersons who come into their lives. "hI'I'''
felt that Laura was taking the place OF everything
| in his existence for which he had formerly caic''
| and the thought Of love for any woman h"u i''''
| been so far from him as during tha' year al" '"'
| following summer He began TO tax" a pI'as"'
| in small things that concerned iicr WHICH Nv w
rarely found in the great emotions OF hl' i''"''
| life Occasionally, when he was IN pau 'c"P''
| he sneercd at himself and said that Ii" was gro"
inc old and was only fit 10 be the guardian o'
| distressed widows and fathcrcss Children Dun III
snite Of such moments, h. was sometimes conscious
~ something not unlike happiness. and he was Oh
,be whole. far more cheerful and less Disconnected
| With himself than he had formerly been.
at is the calm before the storm, he s1id u
| y,aura one day. with a laugh. Something APP
| Mailing 10 going 10 happen 10 me before long.
| ST do not believe it, she answered. confidently
| "You have lived such an cXistenc" OF eNci''m'h'
| for so many years that you cannot uhn'is'ai,u
| what peace means now that you have tred H. vi
| course if YOU 20 IN search of emotions again yo'
will find them They grow on every Du'O' anc
are as cheap as blackberrics.'
Laura laughed little too as she made the re
| NV. She thought much OF Ghslcri now, ana sh'
could hardly realize what her life would be- with
ont him. Little Herbert first then her mother
then Pietro-so the three stood in their Respective
order when she thought Of her rather lonely posi-
tion in the world For she very lonely, ever
when Arden had been dead eighteen months o.
more Her old acpuaintanccs rarely came 10 se'
her. and when they did there was cons'ra'nt II
their manner which told Of fear, or dislike.
both The idle tale OF the evil eye which she hat
40 heartily dcspscd once upon tim" had don" II
work In the following year, when in the natnra
course Of events she would have gone out occa
sionay in very quiet way, she found hcrSel
almost cut off from society.
| Even then she aid not care so much as mlgh
have been expected. But her mother was in de
| spair She and the Prince constantly had Laur
to dine with them. and always asked at tine sam