Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-06-09
CHAPTER VIII.


months which we're one long dream o,
happiness for the levers, Mario snt
Floria. II Is now the 18th of June
and all Rome Is in commotion; tho
news has come that great victory hal
been won by the royalists at Marengo
and the bugbear Napoleon beater
back.
There were decidedly at this time
two parties in Rome, although one
through d secretion, knowing the bru'
talities practiced by the faction In
power, hid their feelings to large ex.
tent, only giving vent to their opinions
sub rosa and when they were sure OF
their auditors.
All those who belonged to the liberal
faction saw with pain the triumph OF
Ferdinand over tue French, rs it wal
not the victory Of one people over an
other, but Of one pr ncip over an
other. The object OF the royalists was
10 re-establ sh the pontificai power
and consolidate royalty or despotism.
Now, the French idea represented in
the eyes of the Roman liberals hui
nanity, devotion to the public welfare,
progress. intelligence, liberty; while
the Neapolitan idea represented bar.
barism, egoism, immobility and tyr
amy. Therefore, feeling themselves
conquered, they shut themselves up in
their houses on this day, appointed by
The court as day Of rejoicing. AS
Tor the absolutists, and their mum Der
was great, for it comprised all those
attached 10 the urt Or dependent
Upon IL. as we'll rs tn u vast majo ity
that always casts its fortunes with the
winning side, they were in the most
.ffervesccnt jubiln,ion: they ran about
he streets crying, Viva Ferdinand
he Fourth. Viva Plus the SIXTH"
Mario's long residence in Paris had
:aused him 10 imbibe much Of the re-
publican principles OF his intimates.
out his love for la Tosca had SO alb
iorbed him tina, he paid now little at
.ention to politics. His beautiful mis-
.ress, moreover, was q fervent Catho-
ic and an ardent royalist.
While the streets resounded with &C.
carnations. he was quietly at work on
lis great picture, The Descent from
;he Cross" which occupied all one wall
II the chapel of Saint Andrew. Perched
,pon the scaffolding, palette and
,rush in hand, he was too absorbed
o pay much attention 10 the CONVEX
ution and criticism OF the gentlemen
below. Prince Kalisch and the Chev.-
Ter de Carnelles. the latter Of whom
lad returned from Spain that very
morning and had dropped into the
.hurch to observe his Young friends
rogress.
"He has improved" he said. de
;dediv i'm o. This is the best
thing he has yet done. botn my pro-
teges bid fair to do me honor
"By the way" observed Kalisch,
shave you seen the maestro since your
arrival?"
"No: the rascal. have been twice
to his lodgings, but with no success "
81 saw him yesterday. He Is not
looking we'll perhaps he has not yet
fully recovered from his wound"
Wound! What wound?" exclaimed
De Carnelles, turning sharply upon the
prince.
"Why" exclaimed the other, sur
prised. ut was the talk of all Rome
Haven't You heard?"
mo. No! You forget that 1 only ar
rived this morning. Quick! Quick!
What is IL, You put me upon thorns."
"Oh! il was not n matter Of much
Importance. II appears that ut sup
per party Count .uris, otti made some
$, ghting remark Of Lady HuInil on.
which was instantly resented by Ros-
vein WIN. Il seems, is her ladyship q
lat 81 caprice They fought, and Ros-
W, in was wuun I'd In the sword arm.
mot ser ously?' questioned the
Chcvalier, anxiorsly.
mo since told you ! saw him yes
te day"
At this moment the shouts of the
crowd outside could be distinctly
heard.
Listen to them, the canaille,"
sneered the prince. Long live the
king. Had the French conquered, Il
would have been Long live the re-
public Bah! The people, the dear
people, are turncoats ever. They are
not fit 10 be rec. Despoti m Is the
only government for them"
But despotism may be carrieds too
far. Look at the atrocities which
have BEN commit ed hero and at
Naples"
Are they worse than the crimes
which have been committed in the
name Of liberty? lam afraid that our
dear Romans have rather bad time
before hem, though. Scarpia has
been appointed head Of the police"
''Scarpia:"
Eyes. Have you never heard ID
him?"
The Chevalier made gesture of Nc
cation.
''His Is q remarkable history" con-
tinued Prince Kalisch. He was a
Ncapolitan bandit At the outbreak
of the present troubles he offered HIM
self and his band to General Champion
net, provided that he would pay him .
price equivalent to what he would lose
by abandoning the cause of the Bour-
bonS Championnet IL laid to have
answered: i come TO make war, not
10 trade; am not Q merchant. AN q
soldierr Ferdinand was less scrupu-
lous than the republic; he took what
ever he could get and wherever he
could find IL Scarpia was brave. al
though cruel and grasping. For his
success nj defense of castelluccio he
was made o baron and one Of the heads
uf police of Naples, where his cruelties
and blood-thirstiness are parallelsd in
history only By those Of the Duke Of
AlvA And now, ss say, he has re-
Gently been appointed chief of police
1t Rome. Ferdinand. or, rather. Marie
Caroline, doubtless remembers the old
81 distorial days, and wishes 70 give
the descendants Of the old Romans
their ill OF blood"
'Gentlemen," interrupted Mario.
from his perch above the. at h the
time Of the siesta. and they are clos
ing the church. Unless you wish 70
be shut up here for an hour or two.
] should advise your hasteniug."
Witha hurried farewell. the Cheval-
Ter and kslisch made their way out
into the crowded streets, and The
painter was left alone - hi1 tHsk-