The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-17


the dukes throat, and the duke sWal-
lowed the potion. Then Antonio fixed
a stern and commanding glance on the
duke, mailing his eyes to the duke
and the dukes to his, and he said IN
q voice of command; "Obey! You have
drunk the pottonw And still he Kept
his eyes Oh the dukes. And the duke,
amazed, suddenly began to tremble,
ana he sought to rise; and Antonio
Took his hands off him. but he said:
Sit there, and move not" Then, al
though Antonio's hands we're no longer
upon him, yet his highness did not
rise, but after short struggle with
himself sank back in his seat and
stared at Antonio Ike a bird fascinat-
ed by d snake. And he no2ned: Take
away your eyes; they burn my brain.
Take them awayW But Antonio gszed
all the more intently at him, saying:
BE still, be still!' and holding up his
arm in enforcement Of his command.
And Antonio took from the duke the
sword that he Wore and the dagger
WhereWith the duke had killed the
wizard OF Baratesta, the duke making
no resistance, but sitting motioniess
with beWildered stare. Then Antonio
looked round, for he knew that LO-
reno would soon come. And for the
last time he bent his eyes again on the
dukes eyes in "a very long gaze, and
the duke covered and shivered, moan
ing; you hurt me, you hurt mel"
Then Antonio said:
BE still and speak not Until [ re
turn and bid you" and he suddenly
left the duke and ran at the top of his
speed along under the wall of The gar
den, and came where the wall ended,
and there was q flight of steps leading
up on the top Of the wall. Running up
them, Antonio stood for a moment on
the wall, and the river ran fifty feet
below. But he heard a cry from the
garden, and beheld Lorenzo rushing
up to the duke, and behind Lorenzo
the captain of the guard and two men,
who led a maiden in white, Then An
tOni1. having commanded himself to
the keeping Of God, leapt headforemost
from the top Of the wall into the river,
and his body Glove the water as an ar
row cleaves the wind.
Now Lorenzo marveled greatly at
what he saw, and came to the duke
crying: MY lord, what does this
mean? Antonio hiesw But the duke
answered nothing, sitting with empty
eyes and lips set in rigid smile; nor
did he move. My lord, what ais you%'
cried Lorenzo. Yet the duke did not
answer. Then Lorenzo's eyes fell on
the fragments of the phial which lay
broken on the rim of the fish pond.
cried out in great alarm: The potion!
Where is the potion?" And the duke
did not answer. And Lorenzo was
much beWildered and in sore fear, for
It seemed as though his highness S
senses were gone. And Lorenzo said:
"By some means he has drunk the po-
ton"
And he ran up to the duke and
caught him by the arm and shook him
violently, seeking to arouse him from
his Stupor and ealing his name with
e1tTeaties and crying: He escapes
sny lord, Antonio escapes; rouse your
self, my lord; he escapesw But the
duke did no more than lift heavy, dull
eyes 70 Lorenzo's face in puzaling in
Quiry. And seeing the strange thing
TIE captain of the guard hurried up
and with him the Lady Lucia, and she
said: Alas. my lord is HIP and com
ing to his highnesS. she set her cool
soft hand on his hot, throbbing brow
and took perfume from a silver flask
that hung at her girdle and Wetted hel
handkerchief with il and bathed his
brow. whispering soft. soothing words
to him, as though he had been a sicl
woman. For let q woman have wha'
SrpdSes she may against man, ye
he gains pardon for all as soon as ht
becomes sick enough to let her nurse
tender to the duke as to the Count An
tonic himself, and forgot all save thC
need of giving him ease and rOuSinE
him from his Stupor- But Lorenzo
cried angrily; 4 at least have m!
sensesw And he said to the captain
of the guard, I must needs stay will
his highne5s, but Antonio OF Mont
Velluto has leapt from the wall int
the river. Go ana bring him here
dead or alive, and I viii be your war
rant to the duke. But if he be as whel
] saw him last, he viii give you smai
trouble. For he was like a child TO
weakness and folly" And having sal
this, he. turned to the duke again an
gave HIS aid to Lucia's ministrations
Now, the gentleman who command
sc the dukes guard at this time, wa
q Spaniard, by name Corocda, and h
was young. Of high courage, an
burning to do some great deed .
pray he be as he is wont to be. yet
viii bring him 20 the feet of my lord
the duke" And he ran swiftly through
she hall and called for his horse, an
drawing his sword rode alone out o
the city and across the bridge Seebin
Antonio and saying to himself: "Wha
thing if I take himi And if he Sla
newly, [ viii show that a gentle
man OF Andalusia can die"
Yet he thought for an instant of IN
scanned the plain, and he beheld
man running some half mile away
and the man seemed TO be making 10
q hill on which stood the ruins Of Ar
tOniOs house that the duke had burn
Then Goroqua set spurs to his hOrSt
but the man, whom by his stature an
gait Coroqua knew to be Antonio. IA
very swiftly, and was not overtake
before he came TO the NI2in, ana he be
gan to mount up very steep, rugge
path, and he was out of sight in tn
trees when Coroqua came to the foo
And COTOQua'S horse stumbled anon
the stones and could not mount Nh
path, and Coroqua leaped off his bac
and ran on foot up the path. sword i
hand Once he came in sight of Al
tonic rOUnd a curve Of the path -thre
parts of the way up the hilb An
Antonio was leaning against the trun
of a tree and wringing the water OF
OF his cloak. And COroqua drew nea
his sword in his hand. and with
prayer to the Holy Virgin on his liD
And ne trembled not with fear, bl
because fate offered a, great prize an
his name would be famed throughol
Italy il he slew or took Antonio
Monte Vellut0. and for fame even {
for a woman's smile. a young ma
will tremble as q coward quakes fl
fear.
The Count, Antonio stood as thong
sunk in a reVery. yet. presently. heat
Sng Coroqua tread, he raised his eye
and, smiling kindly on the young ma,
he said:
ven. sir. ] think that the wizard {
Raratesta spoke truth and did not l
10 the duke Yet 1 have that san
power which the wizard vlaimed, q
though the duke had none over ID