New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-05-21

have been more than ever inclined TO dstrust
Ghisler just then. She would have wondered
what possessed him to make him say things %
very different from those he generally said to her.
As a matter of fact, he wished Adele to trust him,
for especial reasons, and he knew her we'll enough
to judge how his speeches would affect her. She
had betrayed herself ~ him few minutes earlier
ard he desired to effacc the impression in her
mind before leading her into another trap.
" Do you think the world is such very good
place p she asked " Have you found il so ?"
1T is often very unjustly abused BY those
who live in it-as they are themselves by their
friends. Belief on the one side must mean disbe-
This time Adele gave no sign OF being touched
by the thrust She too much accustomed 10
whatever sensations she experienced when acct
dental or intentional reference was made TO her
astonishing talent of gossip
AS for that she said quite naturally, every
one talks about every one else. and some things
true just some are not. II We did not talk
of people how should we make convers&ion? II
would BE- quite impossible, am sure"
"Oh, Of course. But if there is to b. that sor
of conversation it can always take the form OF
discussion, and one can put ones self on the
right side from the beginning just as easily az not.
1t saves SO much trouble afterward. The person
one about whom the Others are talking. II we
could hear tenth Of what is said about ourselves
fancy We should be very uncomfortable
Yes, indeed. Even our servants-thnk how
mo doubt. But they have practical advan-
taee oyer us in that way. When they really know
ANYTHING IartlcuIarN ScanuaOuS ABOUT us tHoy
can convert il into ready money
GhslcrI had not the least intention OF convey
ing any hidden meaning by his words, for he was
renee which had disturbed Adeles whole life moro
than any other nit herto. But he noticed that she
again bent over Der glass and looked into II,
II.r hand shook little as she moved the spoon
about in the sweetened water. Then she drank
little and drew a long breath.
That is always most dlsagrceabln POSITION,
CHI ooid hold Wn 1vpro fDl
was telling foreisnsrnprpncc Durako tn. thnxis
murdered by his own librarian because he would
not pay the man sum Of money in the way OF
backmail You know il, Of course. The two fami-
lies the Montevarchi and the Saracinesca, kept it
very quiet and no one ever knew all the details
Some people say that San Gacinto killed the IL:
brarian, and some say that The librarian killed
have done? That is the question. Would you
have paid the money in the hoTr Of sencing tho
man o'Or would you have refused as the old Prince
did? GOuache said that it was always MISTAKE
to Yield and that Montcvarchi did quite right
Ghsleri considered The matter a few moments
before he gave an answer lie was almost sure
some such position as she described and that enc
really needed advice. 1t was characterlst OF the
man who had been trying 10 make her betray her,
self and had succeeded beyond lis expectation,
that he was unwilling to give her such counsel a.
might lead to her own destruction. In his COM
cated code that woah have sayorea OF freach
".
were. and tried 10 look at the matter obectively,
1T is mos, difficult question TO answer he
said at last. Il have often heard IL dlscnesed:
Ii YOU for my own personal opinion VIII
give il 10 you. 1t seems to mo that in such cases
one should be guided BY circumstances co.'s, as tney
Of general rule. If the blaclmailer; as call the
person in possession Of the secret, has any POSI-
five proof such "a n written document. or any
other Object OF the kind without whcl, he or she
could not prove the accusation. ana II tine ACCUSE.
ton is really Of serious nature then / MINK IL
would be wiser TO buy the thng, wha'e H", !. Is;
in most OF such affairs. the secret IL merely ono
Of words which the blackmaiers may speak or not
at will, and 1T any time believe IT Is ~, mi hs
10 bride him or her. because the demand Tor n,isn
money can he rnewd1 indefinitely so long az the
person concerned lives or has any money lett
with which to pay. ,
Adele had listened with tn, greatest attention
throughout. and tie direct good sense OF his an
swcr disarmed any suspicion she might have en-,
TO her asking his advice. She reasoned naturally
enough that if he knew anything OF ner positioh'
and had come TO Gerano To gather information,
he would have suggested some course o, acion
which would throw the advantage into his own
hands But she did not know the man. More,
over in her extreme fear OF discovery. she naa
for II moment been willing TO admit tllat ne mIgns
know far more than was in any way possible II
he knew ANYTHING at all whereas In truth ne
was but making the most vague guesses AT 1ho
actual facts Ii was startling TO realize now near
IL she had taken him for an enemy. after inviting
linn "a n friend. and in perfectly good faith. but
ms 10 thought over the conversation she saw now
Ind presnntcd themselves. There was her own IN:
somna-he had an instance of man who mad
suffered in the same way. remark ABOUT un-
just abuse Of Other was Gpses bv r
vants-she had herself led directly to IT, oy specu-
lating upon what servants said of their masters;
tha, she had been wrong in mistfnstng his sin.
ccrity Besides she liked him, and her Judgment
instnctively inclined to favor him,
few moments thought. :" never heard it put 50
directly before and your view seems to he the
only sensible one II the secret can he kept ny
II not. deny it boldly and refuse to pay. Yes!
that is the wisest solution / have ever heard
offered"
Ghisleri saw that he had produced good eject
former point in order TO change the subject OF tho
conversation. -, -.
That old story of the Montevarchi has i inter
cstcd me-" he said Il wish knew it all. With,
out being at all of an historical genius, am fona
of all sorts of family histories. Lady H'roers
was saying yesterday that there are many strange
legends and stories connected with TINS ola pidos
and that YOUR father knows them ALL You muss
know a great deal about Gerano yourself. shouid
think" "a,
"Oh, of course I do" answered Adele with
aacrity IL will show you all over the castle 70
morrow morning. II j an enormous buldns' au1
bigger than you would ever suppose from the ouS
side / will show YOU whore they used to cut o.
heads-it is delightful The head fell through
hole in the floor into heap of sawdust. they say:
And then there Is another place. where tney tnre~
criminals out Of the window. with four seats
two for tho eXecutioners for the COMPRESSOR anu
one in the middle for the condemned man .hey
did those things 80 c00ly and systematrany ~
those good old days. You shall see II all .iercc
are the dungeons and the trap-doors through
which people were made to tumble into them'
there is every sort of appliance-beonsing TO lam
lily life in the Middle Ages
IL shall he very glad TO see il all II you Will %
my guide" said Ghiser s
They continued 10 talk upon indifferent SUD
iects At dinner Pictro took much pains to oe
agreeable, and succeeded admirably. for he was
well allie to converse pleasantly when DC cnoe nose
Though extremely tired he sat up till nearly mia:
night talking pcI,tics with Savelli, as Adele had
foreseen. and when he was at last shown to his
distant room by Bonifazio, who lad spent mGsS
OF his day in studying the topography OF tne
castle, he was nearly exhausted.