Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1894-06-09
PERHAPS UPON THE scAFFoLDINss.

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PERHAPS UPON THE scAFFOLDINes.
Suddenly q slight noise attracted
bis attention, and. looking down, he
saw standing Mt the foot of the
scaffolding, a young man Of about mis-
,wn age, with disheveled hair, pale
features and haggard. hun'ed look
In the eyes, which imploringly met
| his.
what are you doing here?" he cried,
,tsrtlcd ut the sudden apparition.
The young man made an impass-
oned gesture for silence.
"For Gods sake. Signor." he whis-
,ered, make no cutlery, or ] am lost!'
Mario. In amazement, laid down
his palette and brush and descended
he steps to the young mans side.
Explain this mystery" he said, in
+. low voice.
as gnor," said the Stranger. grasp
ng his nd, impulsively, ~ do not
.now who you are, but in
ron is nv only hope. ! am republic
n. haze escaped from prison, and
:mplorc you not to betray me-"
Mar;os principles, as we have said.
ere strongly republican, and, besides,
.mething in the young mans voice
nd manner greatly prepossessed him
hi iGvor.
ri r,ill not betray you," he said.
The stranger poured forth warm
words of thanks. but in the very midst
his speech he staggered and leaned
cavity against one Of the supports OF
hr scaffoIding.
What is it?" cried Mario, hasten
A. 10 his side. "iou are i'll, faint"
"Ah signor; ! have been hidden in
HI church for twelve hours, and ! am
tarving."
From corner. Mario brought forth
basket containing bread. fruit, and
WING, which he had provided for his
own lunch.
sit down and eat" he said; you
will lie safe here for at least half an
hour"
The young man obeyed. As Mario
watched him, he was haunted by q
vague memory OF having seen those
features somewhere before. Suddenly
1t flashed across him when and
where it was.
"Ah. remember" he excla''-ed.
81 was = witness of your arrest two
months ago ut the Cafe Dotti."
THAT is true. Signor. l was Ar
rested then"
~ was present with the chevalier dc
Carnelles."
II KIN w the Chevalier slightly. I
remember he spoke to one Of the men.
And now that, thanks to your hospi-
tally, Signo-, have recovered, 1t Is
right that you should know my story"
Gu, aradossi leaned against one Of
the pillars and nodded TO him to pro-
coed.
"My name is Cesare Aneelotti. !
have always been IN ardent supporter
Of republican principles, and WIS one
OF the consuls under ten. Champion
net After the fall of the Roman re.
public, fiattered myself that should
escape unscathed, thanks to the infiu-
ence of my sister, whose hus band, the
Marchcse Attavanti. Is q royslist aud
attached to the court Of the queen.
And so should, had II not been for
that accursed woman" And he ground
his teeth In impotent rage. "her
beauty drove me wild: her wiles made
me think her true, Ut least to me,
despite ull knew of her past life.
Oh! to meet Emma Lyons once face to
face and pour forth all the bitterness
accumulated through long hours Of
NJ, fp..;uO . ~ al, ,ratti
"Hush. Hush" interrupted Cavara-
dossi. You may be heard. There is
probably some priest in the church
still" bngelotti became calm at once,
and continued in lower voice.
1T is the old story Of her manv VIC
Tins. She knows flies are not to be
caught with vinegar, and when .he
chooses, she Is all honey. firing Of
me, she denounced me TO the gu en- rs
o plotter against the royalists, and I
was arrested. rs you saw. Lady
Hamilton's influence wi b the Aus
trian Is all powerful, and nv sister
could make no Roadway against Il, but
she, and oil my friends, hoped that I
would remain in the castle Of Saint
Angelo, where was Imprisoned. until
IN amnesty should set me free. But
the situation was all changed yester-
day by the arrival of the pitiless Scar.
pis, who has recently been appointed
regent Of police"
1Ah! yes, /" said Cavsradossi. "Prince
Kalisch WIS speaking Of him not half
IN hour ago. From what caught Of
his words. o man once fallen into his
banda In Lost -
my sister recognized that fact,
especially ~ the Marchese discovered
that l was to be sent TO Naples In
three days. BY some means she man
aged b. bribe one Of the under jailers,
BY whose aid I was enabled TO escape
amidst crowd Of workmen, who were
repairing the breaches made in the
walls Of Saint Angelo by the French
occupation. and succeeded In reach
ing INV sisters house. Of course Il
was impossible 70 remain there, IS Il
would Be . first place searched, -
soon - my fight was discovered.
What could do? At last we
thouVht Of this chapel, which was
bounded by one Of my ancestors,
aBd . key 10 which We have always
had IN our possession. Bsneath here
\ the family vault Ny sister man
agsd 10 hide IN this vuult . full female
eostune for nv diEguise, and before
A.. -A..A .f~a~A la u4wLk go.