The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1895-09-05

who was sitting next to him, and who
grasped his hand. "Put down your pen
Gil. A better subject will present itself
directly"
The Inquisitor made sign to the tor
turers. They set to work, and ere long
the face changed its expression. The
heating process had commenced beneath.
The eyelids Of the head had commence
ed to swell and the features visibly
twitched. This was an admirable sub
for second study.
"Will you reply to our interrogation,
Don Jayne d'Avila?" sounded the hol-
low, dry words OF the Inquisitor.
At these words the head returned
naughty look, as though trying to regain
its heroic determination.
Cursed be the tongue that should re-
ply to such question:"
On this 1t pressed its lips together, as
though attempting to control the various
contortions of pain which were becoming
visible. What a capital subject for a
third study!
The fire is being constantly stirred be-
meath the victim. On his forehead the
veins were swelling, and bodily anguish
as well as the internal struggle were
obvious. All at once he screamed out,
lifting his face upward, with the air OF
one whom disbelical pain had at length
conquered.
Look there, Fra Presto" said the
figure; there is q beautiful study for
you"
Every feature has lost its original ex-
preston. The soul was no longer master
Of the frame. The eyes glared from their
sockets, the mouth was foaming and
cursing heaven and earth.
IF this picture" continued the figure,
sis worthy of your pencil how much
more interesting will be the next"
The fire was getting fiercer and fiercer.
'Do you wish to reply to our interro-
CATION, Jayne d'Avila?"
The head did not reply. 1t was no
longer agitating and twitching. 1t began
to smile. 1t began to assume that tran
guilty OF death after the final agonies
have been passed. Once it laughed
aloud, with the most awful laughter
imaginable.
Lucero was sketching this very rapidly.
The masked face signaled to the H.
quisitor that he should have the fire de-
creased, for he was afraid the victim
would die too soon. But all expression
on the facd was now by quick degrees
vanishing; the head dropped and hung
downwards. Lucero was busy with his
sixth study.
The Inquisitor once more demanded:
don Jayne d'Avila will you reply ?"
At this question the knight fairly lifted
his bead and opened his eyes, the whites
OF which were visible from afar. His
face, on which there was a ghostly pal
lor, was no longer human; it was the
face Of specter that lifts its head from
the grave and speaks from thence. The
dreadful face commenced to speak in a
heavy, groaning tone: philip, in seven
days shall answer you before heaven"
With this the eyes we're convulsed, and
the head dropped over on its side to the
floor. All expression had now fed.
"Put out the fire-quick, cried the In
lquisitor.
'Is not this splendid seventh study ?"
said the masked figure.
But the figure was mistaken. for the
knight had breathed his last, and could
furnish no more studies for the artists
pencil.
Course him for baking my eighth
study" exclaimed Lrcero. "By dying
too fast he has robbed me Of 100000
reals"
"Don't be afraid" replied the figure
"you will receive the full amount. You
have done your work most charmingly.
Now, go home, and finish those sketches
off,"
The artist did so, and his pictures were
characterized by the most wonderful real
ism. King Philip made present of them
to his wife; and then the news went
abroad that the Queen had gone hope
lessly mad. Six days afterward the King
summoned the Grandees Of CASTLE, and
informed them that Her Royal Highness
was quite insane. On the seventh day
Philip was proclaimed King, and bis sig
nature now preceded that Of Johanna in
state documents. On the eighth day the
King was lying in his hearse. They say
hewas poisoned. May Heaven be merci.
full In judgment on those who have died.