Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-09-19

face; she was absorbed, excellent
actress as she WIS, In the part she
had chosen . play.
"And so you were dull and sad be-
cause you feared TO grieve me-. Poor
Cesare..' she said In chiidlike caress!ng
accents. such as she could assume
when she chose. But now hat you
see | am not unhappy you viii be
cheerful again? YesI Think how
much ! love you, and how happy we
win be. And see, you have given me
such lovely Jewels, so many of them,
too. that I scarcely dare offer you such
a triie as this: but as IL really be
longed to Fabio, and TO Fabio's father
whom you knew, l think you ought 10
have ii. VIII you take II and wear ii
TO please mey' and she slipped on my
finger the diamond signet-my own
ring.
/ could have laughed aloud, but ]
bent my head gravely as l accepted il.
only rs a proof of your affection,
cara mia" / said, though il has a ter
rible association for me. I took it
from Ferrari's hand when"
"Oh. yes, | know" she interrupted
me with q little shiver. sit must have
been trying 10 you to have seen him
dead | think dead people look so
horrid, the sight upsets the nervesl I
remember when l was at school here.
they would take one To see a u who
died; IL sicsened me and made me ill
for days. / can quite understand your
feelings. But you must try and forget
the matter. Duels are very common
occurrences after air.
Every common" I answered me-
Chemically, still regarding the fair up
turned face, the lustrous eyes, the
ripping hair: but they do not often
end so fatally. The result Of this one
compels me to leave Naples for a few
days. / go to Avellino tonight"
ITO Ayellinof' she exclaimed with
interest. "Oh, l know il very well. ]
went there nee with Fabio when /
vas first married"
And were you happy there" Z In
quired coldly.
/ remembered the time she spoke Of
"A time of such ~unreasoning. foolish
joy!
Happy? Oh. yes; everything was
so new 10 me then. 1t was delightful
to be my WI mistress, and | was so
glad to be out of the convent"
@ANhSAN goh AAhEu hG AlhSs L.
said.
Some Of them. yes. The reverend
mother Is q dear old thing. But
Madame Marguerite. the ~vicaire as she
is called-the one that received you
oh, | do detest herr
Indeed! And why?"
The red lips curled mutinousIy.
Because she is so sly and silent.
Come 90 49, Zhsla.n, la.n 49, -.
but they must have something to love.
you know" and she laughed merrily.
"Must they?
/ asked the question automatically,
merely for the sake of saying some
thing.
s"Of course they must" she answered
gaily. You foolish Cesare, The girls
often play at being one another's
lovers, only they are careful not TO let
the nuns know their game. 1t is very
amusing. Since / have been here they
have what is called a craze for me.
They give me flowers. run after me in
the garden, and sometimes kiss my
dress and call me by all manner OF
loving names. | let them do it be-
cause it Madame la yieaire; but
OF course it is very foolish"
/ was silent. / thought what a curse
it was, this necessity of loving. Even
the poison of il must find it's way into
the hearts Of children-young things
shut within the walls of a secluded
convent and guarded by the conscien-
tiOus care Of holy women
And the nuns?" / said, uttering my
thoughts aloud. How do they man
age without love OF romanceT'
A wicked little smile. brilliant and
disdainful, glittered in her eyes.
do they always manage without
love or romance?' she asked half indo-
lentIy. What OF Abelard and Heloise
or Fra Lippi?"
Reused by something in her tone |
caught her round the waist and held
her firmly while / said. with some
sternness:
And you-is 1t possible that you
have sympathy with, or find amuse-
ment In the contemplation of Illicit
and dishonorable passion? Tell mef'
She recollected herself In time; her
white eyelids dropped demurely.
Not l." she answered, with a grave
and %virtuous air; "how can you think
SO? There is nothing to my mind SO
horrible as deceit; no good ever comes
of it."
/ loosened her from my embrace.
You are right" l said calmly; II ar
glad your instincts are so correct! ]
have always hated hes
$50 have II she declared earnestly
with a frank and open look; II have
often wondered why people tell them
They are sure to be found out"
/ bit my lips hard 10 shut in the
burning accusations that my tongue
.longed to utter. Why should / damn
the actress or the play before the cur
tain was ready to fall on both? ]
changed the subject OF converse.
How long do you purpose remain,
ing here in retreatg' | asked. There
is nothing now to prevent your re
turning TO Naples"
She pondered for some minutes be
fore replying, then she said:
II told the superioress / came here
! FOR a week. 1 had better stay Til tia;
time is expired. Not longer, because
as Guido is really dead. my presence
is actually necessary in the city"
Indeed! May / ask WHY"
She laughed a little consciously.
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