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not have quarrelled with the boys
talk nor at the rame of goddess"
She flushed suddenly and bit her lip,
but she answered in raillery:
Indeed, had it been so, marvel Of
a lover / should have had! For you
have not seen your mistress for three
years, and yet you are faithful TO
her. Are you not. my lord?'
Small credit not to wander where
YOU love to rest. said Antonio.
And yet youth goes in waiting, and
delights missed come not again" sald
she. leaning toward him with a hSht
in her eyes, and scanning his fair hair
and bronzed cheek. his broad Shout
ders. and the shiny hands that nursed
his knee
1T may be that they will not come
10 me-" ne said. For the Duke has a
halter ready for my throat, if by force
or guile he can take me"
She started at these words. search
ing his face. but he was calm and IN
nocent Of any hidden meaning. She
forced a laugh as she said, twisting a
curl of her hair round her finger:
THE more reason to waste no time.
my lord Antonio"
Antonio shook his head. and said,
but I think he cannot take me by
force, and 1 know of5no man in all the
ducny VINO WOplu DSlIdS liz " :"
shameful DEATH"
land Of no woman?' she asked,
glancing at him from under dropping
lashes.
mo. for 1 have wronged none; and
women are not cruel"
'Yet there may be some. my lord,
who call you cruel, and therefore
would he cruel in vengeance. A lover
faithful as you, can have but one
{ frion1 a71,ODcr women.
az know of none such. he laughed.
And surely the vengeance would be
too great for the offense, If there were
Nay. I know not that" said We
nusta, frowning.
I would trust myself to any woman,
even though the Duke offered her
great rewards-aye. as readily as |
put faith in Lucia herself, or in you.
''You couple me with herr
TN that matter. most readily. sad
Antonio.
But in nothing else?" she asked,
flushing again in anger. for still his
eyes were distant. and he turned them
never on her.
you must pardon me-" he sald- my
eyes are blinded"
Fer moment she sat silent, then
she said, in a low voice:
But blind eyes have learned to see
before now, my lord"
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rose to his feet, and stood leaning on
his sword. Then he cried aloud to
Luigi. And in a moment Luigi and
one of the youths came running, and
Luigi, casting one glance at Venusta,
said breathlessly:
My lord, Jacopo's foot slipped, and
the poor fellow has fallen down
precipice thirty feet high onto the
rocks below, and we fear that he Is
sore hurt
Venusta sprang a step forward, for
she suspected what the truth was)
that Luigi himself had aided the slip
ping of Jacopo's foot by a sudden
lurch against him; but she said moth
ing, and Antonio babe Luigi go quickly
and look after Jacopo and take the
other youth with him.
But we shall leave you unguarded.
nv lord" said Luigi, with a cunning
show of solicitude.
Il am in no present danger, and the
youth may be dying. Go speedily"
said Antonio.
Luigi turned, and with the other
youth CTommasino told Niccolo his
name, but Niccolo had forgotten it,
rushed off, and even as he went Ven
usta cried: "It is a lie. You yourself
brought it aboutp' But Luigi did not
hear her, and Antonio. left again
NAY. I mean naught,' said she. af-
frighted. and when fixed by his in
curing eyes not daring to confess her
treachery.
Antonio.
Il care not for thousand lads.
Think of yourself, my lord" And, plan-
ming to rouse Antonio without betray-
ing herself, she said: 81 distrust this
man Luigi. Is he faithful? The duke
can offer great rewards.
"He has served me well. l have no
reason to mistrust him." said Antonio
"Ah, you trust everyone!' she cried
in passion and in scorn of his sim
plicity. you trust Luigi. You trust
mew
"5Nhy not?" said he. But. indeed.
now I have no choice. For they can
not carry both Jacopo and me up the
path
"JacopoI You would stay For jaco-
po?" she flashed out fiercely.
eff nothing else, yet my oath would
bind me not to leave him while he
lives. For we of the band are all
bound to one another as brethren by
an oath, and it would look i'll If !. for
whom they all have given much, were
the first to break the oath. So here
am. and here / must stay, and An
tonic ended smiling, and his foot hurt
Ing him while he stood, sat down
again and rested against the rock.
It was now late. and evening 4eli
and Venusta knew that the dukes
men should soon be upon them. And
She sat down near Antonio and buried
her face in her hands, and she cried,
for Antonio had so won upon her by
his honor and his gentleness. and most
of all by his loyal clinging to the poor
how Jacopo. that she could not think
of her treachery without loathing and
horror. Yet she dared not tell him
that now seemed worse to her than
death. And while they sat thus, Luigi
came and told Antonio that the youth
was sore hurt and that they could not
lift him.
"Then stay by him." said Antonio.
'I need nothing"
And Luigi bowed and turning went
back to the other youth and babe him
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Then Antonio turned his eyes on har.
and now she could not meet them,
but turned her face away. For her
soul was in tumult, and she knew not
now whether she loved or hated him.
nor whether she would save or still
betray him. And the trust he mad in
her gnawed her guilty heart. So that
a sudden passion seized her, and she
caught Antonio by the arm, crying:
"But If woman held your life in
her hand and asked your love as its
price, Antonio?'
1T could not be- said he, wonder
ing.
NAY, but it might And if it were?"
And Antonio, marveling more and
more at her vehemence, answered:
Love is dear, and honor is dear, but
we of Haute Velluto hold life of no
great price"
yet it is fearful and shameful
thing to hang from the city wall
There are worse things" said he.
"But, indeed, want not to do it" and
he laughed again.
Venusta sprang to her feet and
paced the space between the cave and
the river bank with restless steps.
Once she flung her hands above her
head and clasped them; then, holding
them clasped in froy tof her, she stood
by Antonio and bent over him till her
hair, falling forward as she stopped,
brushed his forehead and mingled with
his fair locks. and she breathed softly
his name, Antonio, Antonio! And he
looked up with a great start, stretch
ing up his hands as though to stop
her. but he said nothing. And she,
suddenly sobbing, fell on her knees by
him, yet as suddenly she ceased to
sob and a smile came on her lips and
she leaned toward him, saying again:
'eAntoniop'
Il pray you. 1 pray YOU" he said,
seeking to stay her courteously.
Then, careless of her secret, she
flashed out in wrath:
"Ah, you sccrn me, my lord. You
care nothing for me. 1 am dirt to you.
Yet 1 hold your life III my hands, And
then In an instant she grew again
softened, beseeching: Gam so hide
Gus, dear lord. that death is better
than my love? For if you will love
me 1 will save you
81 know not that my life is in your
hands," glad to catch at that and
leave the rest of what Venusta said
rs there any path that leads higher
I'D into the mountains?" she asked.
Eyes, there is one" said he. but il
need come now I could not climb il
with this wounded foot Of mine
Luigi and the young men coulc
carry you
Eyes, but what need? Tommasinc
and the band will return soon.
But she caught him by the hand
CRYING: Rise, rise, call the men and
let them carry you. Come, there is nc
time for lingering. And if 1 were you
my Lord Antonio
IF YOU save me a thousand times. ]
can do no other than pray you to spare
me from what is more painful than
death to me-" said he, looking away
from her, and being himself in great
confusion.
Come, come" she cried. call them
Perhaps some day Call them, Anto-
nio.'
But as she spoke, before Antonio
could call, there came a great cry from
the wood behind the cave-the cry OF
a man in some great strait An
tonio's hand few to his sword. and ne
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the rest have had a fight against great
Tommasino and old Bena and the rest.
1 hope it is we'll with them
Then after a pause, he went on:
Eyes, the sound of the steps comes
nearer They will be here before long
now. But 1 had not thought it OF
Luigi. The rogue! trust they will not
find the two lads
Venusta sat silent, waiting for him
to reproach her. He read her thought
on her face, and he smiled at her and
said to her:
Go and meet them; if you will, away
up the path. For you should not be
here when the end comes"
Then she flung herself at his feet,
asking forgiveness. but finding no
words for her prayer
''Aye, ave." said he gently. But of
God you must ask it in prayers and
good deeds" And he dragged himself
to the cave and set himself with his
back against the rock and his face to-
ward the path along which the duke
men must come. And he called again
to Venusta, saying: Il pray you' do
not stay here"
But she needed him not. but sat
again on the ground, her chin resting
on her hands, and her eyes on his.
clark, they are near now" said he.
And he looked around at sky and trees
and at the ripping swift river, ana al
the long dark shadows of the hills; and
he listened to the faint sounds Of the
birds and living creatures in the
wood. And a great lust of life came
over him, and for a moment his lip
ouivered and his head fell; ne was very
loath to die Yet soon he smiled again
and raised his head, and so leaned
easily against the rock.
Now the Lord Lorenzo and his
twenty men, conceiving that the Heu-
tenant of the guard could without
difficulty hold Tommasino, had come
along leisurely, desiring to be in good
order and not weary when they met
Antonio; for they feared him. And
thus it was evening when they came
near the cave and halted moment TO
make their plans, and here Luigi met
them and told them how Antonio was
alone and unguarded. But Lorenzo
desired, if it were possible, to take
Antonio alive and carry him alive to
the duke, knowing that thus he would
win his highness' greatest thanks.
And while they talked how this might
best be effected. they II their turn
heard the sound of men coming up the
/ road, these, sounds being made by
/ IOmmdSlnO, beHd anu tiicll P1A -
! who had ridden as fast as the weari-
ness of their horses let them. But be-
/ cause they had ridden fast their horses
were foundered and they had dis
/ mounted and were now coming on
foot: and Lorenzo heard them coming,
lust as he also had decided to go for
ward on foot, and had caused the
horses to be led into the wood and
tethered there. And he asked:
'sWho are these?'
Then one of his men, a skilled woods
man and hunter, listening. answered:
ssThey are short of a dozen. my lord.
They must be come with tidings from
the lieutenant of the guard For they
would be more if the lieutenant came
] himself, or if by chance Tommasino'
band had eluded him."
Come" said Lorenzo. 1.-THE capture
Of the count must be ours, not theirs.
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stay by Jacopo, while he went by An
tonio's orders to seek for some one TO
aid in carrying him. L may chance"
said he, "to find some shepherds" So
he went. but not to seek shepherds.
but to seek the dukes men, and tell
them that they might safely come up
on Antonio, for he had now none to
guard him.
Then Antonio said TO Venusta:
'eWhy do you sit and weep?'
For he thought that she wept be-
cause he had scorned the love in
which her words had declared her to
hold him, and he was sorry. But she
made no answer. And he went on:
II pray you, do not weep. For do
not think 1 am blind to your beauty
or to the sweet kindness which you
have bestwed upon me. And in all
things that L may 1 will truly and
faithfully serve you to my death
Then she raised her head and she
said:
''That will not be long, Antonio"
81 know not, but for so long as 1t
may be-" said he.
1t Will not be long," she said again,
and burst into quick, passionate sobs,
that shook her and left her at last
GREATNESS and exhausted.
And he looked at her for while and
said:
There is something that you do not
tell me. Yet if it be anything that
causes you pain or shame, you may
tell me as readily as you would any
man. For L am not a hard man, and L
have many things on my conscience
that forbid me to judge harshiy OF an
other"
She raised her head and she lifted
her hand into the air. The stiffness OF
evening had fallen and light wind
blew up from the plain There was no
sound save from the flowing of the
river and the gentle rustic of the
trees.
"Harkv' said she. 'Harkl Harkr'
and with every repetition Of the word
her voice rose until it ended in cry of
terror.
Antonio set his hand to his ear and
listened intently.
at is the sound of mems feet on the
rocky path" said he, smiling. Tom
masino returns, and 1 doubt not that
he brings your jewels with him. Will
you not give him smiling welcome :
Ave. and to me, too, your smiles would
be welcome Your weeping pierces my
heart. and the dimness of your eyes IS
like a cloud across the sum-
Venusta's sobs had ceased, and she
looked at Antonio with face calm,
white, and set.
TT is not the Lord Tommasino," she
said. 1.-THE men you hear are the
dukes men," and then there she told
him the whole. Yet she spoke as
though neither he nor any other were
there. and as though she rehearsed for
her own ear some lesson that she had
learned, so lifeless and monotonous
was her voice as it related the shame
full thing. And ct last she ended, say
ing: 'sThus. in an hour you VIII De
dead. or captured and held-for a
worse death. 1t is l who nave done II.
And she bent her head AGAIN 70 meet
her hands: vet she did not cover her
face, but rested her chin on her hands,
and her eyes were fixed immovably on
Count Antonio.
For the space of minute or two he
sat silent. Then he said:
ST fear, then, that Tommasino and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-17
Author of g a Prisoner of zenda.D
Copyright, 1895, by Anthony Hope.

Copyright, 1895, by Anthony Hope
CHATTER VIL-CONCLUDED.
Count Antonio and the Lady OF Ri
IanO.
Thus had the day worn 20 evening,
and long had the day seemed to An
tonic, who sat before the mouth OF
the cave. with Eenusta by his side
All day they sat thus alone, for Luigi
and the two youths had gone to set
snares in the wood behind the cave
or such was the pretext Luigi made;
and Antonio had let them go, charging
them 10 keep in earshot. And as the
hours passed, Antonio, seeking to en-
terrain the LADY and find amusement
for her through the hours, began to
recount to her all that he HAD done,
\ 50 had seized the sacred bones,
the G,anner of mis- dealing with the ab-
hot Il It Prisian, and much elSe- but
Of - killing e Duke Paul he would
nof s;Tseak: nor did he speak OIL ms
love for Lucia till Nenusta pressed
him making parade of greet sy lnpa-
- co.. him But when he had set his
tongue 10 the task he grew eloquent,
his eyes cleaned and ms cheeh
N,,sbad and he spoke in the low, rev
erent voice that true lover USES
when he speaks OF MS Lh4Stle7s' q
though his wonted accents were toe
common and mean for her name AND
Venusta sat listening, casting now ana
a aiT1 q look Ut him out Of her deep
Yes and finding his eyes never on
13ers blIt filed with the fancied vision
~ I5,cia. And at last, growing I'M
natieSt with him, she broke our petu-
'a iais this girl, then. different from all
- - ~ You speak of her as
tSn,,pb she were a goddess?
" would not nave spoken OF heT
hut that you pressed me, laugneo
3n+onio yet in my eyes she IS
.sodSess-as every maid should be TO
'ie venusta, caught twig from the
.-,o,,nS, and broke II sharp across.
si ssT.ovs' talk" sail she. and fVng the
plV 1a9n,io laughed gently and leaned
,,scil resting on the rock.
DAN seN4arne.1 said he. yet 5 there
none who talks boys talk foT you -.
nc .. love men," she said, not Boys;
le.nd If I were a man. ] think Wouio
- = woman, not a goddess.
.sftSs heavens chance. oouol MA no,
tntcnio, laughing again. nag gag
s saaa aid I chanced to love- we sno1io
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Let US go forward without delay
Thus Lorenzo and his men pushed
on, and but the half Of a mile behind
came Tom nasIno and his, and again
three or l. miles behind them came
the lieutenant and his; and all these
companies were pressing on toward
the cave Where Antonio and Venusta
were. But Tommasino's men still
marched the quicker. and they gained
on Lorenzo, while the lieutenant did
not gain on them; yet by reason of the
unceasing winnings of the way. as it
twisted up round rocks and SKINNED
precipices, they did not come in sight
OF Lorenzo, nor did he see them. in
deed he thought now Of nothing but OF
coming first on Antonio and of secur-
ing the glory of taking him before the
lieutenant came up. And TOmmasinO,
drawing near the cave, gave his men
orders to walk very silently. for he
hoped to surprise Lorenzo unaWares.
Thus, as the sun sank out of sight,
Lorenzo came to the cave and to the
open space between it and the river,
and beheld Antonio standing with his
back against the rock and his drawn
sword in his hand, and Venusta
crouching on the ground some PAGES
away When Venusta saw Lorenzo
she gave a sharp, stifled cry, but did
not move. Antonio smiled and drew
QlmSelI TO MS Iuu 06lSul-
your tricks have served you well,
my lord" he said. Here 1 am alone
and crippled
'"Then Yield yourself up" said
| Lorenzo. I'VE are twenty to one"
IT will not yield said Antonio. 81
/ can die here as well as at F'Ornfola,
and a :frust is better than a moose"
Then Lorenzo, being a gentleman of
! high spirit and courage, waved his
!
PAGES off, watching intently, as
/ Lorenzo advanced toward Antonio. for
though Antonio was lame, yet they
looked to see fine fighting And
Lorenzo advanced toward Antonio,
and said again:
yield yourself, my lord
Il will not yield said Antonio again
At this instant the woodsman, who
was with Lorenzo. raised his hand to
his ear and listened for a moment, but
Tommasino came softly and the
woodsman was deceived. 'It is but
leaves he said, and turned again to
watch Lorenzo. And that lord now
I sprang fiercely on Antonio and the
swords crossed. And as they crossed
Venusta crawled on her knees nearer.
and as the swords played nearer still
she came, none noticing her till at
length she was within three yards Of
Lorenzo he was now pressing Al1eO
Mo hard. for the count was in great
pain from his foot, and so often as hau
was compelled to rest his wsiRe
it. it came near to falling
could he follow up any,
might gain against
passed three or four
counter. And the
'sHark, here com
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The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13
Suspicious OF NURDEE'
Death OF n Former Green River "p,
turner's Fsl1s-Her Husband wv
Arrest CHARGED With Killing Her

Mrs Levi Fournier, aged q, living NJ,
taSue City, and a daughter of Joseph az n5s,l
1reen River, died last week Tues lay ~ ~
very suddenly under suspicious circu1i,sSn
she went to bed in her usual good heaHa !,
husband came home from Greenheii
anu his wife met him at the door IN nc. n
nress apparently In perfect health; Sp e3 n
nc aroused the neighhors saying enc na' "A
taken III, he had found her lying la ray :,
ward on her bed and he had been unsot q
store her. DIR Pr O'Lcary of Turner a 4
was sent for, but nothing could be don H.
storo her TO consciousness; she dltd a .n,',..
mediately. Within two hours discoloI,a,a,,1 a
neared on her throat, leading 10 sasPhsj I'M
she mad suffered violence. Tbur-da! al %
was held and though its findings aIe ~
closed yet, il is known that all the VIA 4
We're found In normal condition; anu ,-rsi.s
SUI fonrnicr was arrested SATURDAY, s,sts
before Justice Dana at Turner's tdh-, ~ n
with manslaughter and committed 10 - vi
SSUp bail to await hearing tobi9r ,rs. 2
asked the usual question whether DC We. q
~ or not guilty, Fourier burs; into Ne ~ 4
cried out, mot guilty, >ir, not su.H;-r-
wept profnsely all through the t,rashR j
.lhh ne denies that there was aoi " Nrst|
tween them. They were both ILL., IL, -
people. hut Fournicr had been spendE.Is " 4
lately IN the game cock cirrte WIZ" 4
headquarters in Greenfield. lie ~, Ne Il
large family. His father and isVt'J /, Il
sanada. A brother, Napoleon, nN.s liz.
neld. A sister, Mrs Amos ncseuItl;t ,.r =
ournicr says, slept through the -, ~ u
tending her mothers death. The ~ -
Onctc's people tina, Tuesday nieM ~
rae rae to her and at :p'clock Toto ~. "
litte girl hae been aiken 10 Green "''
her grandfather. Joseph Nslla'c
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13

The United States supreme court, after hear
ing the appeal OF Stephen VI Folsom formerly
of Lyndonvilie. sentenced to five years impriS-
onment for making false entries in the books of
the Albuquerque, IN, national bank, has de
cidcd that the United States court of appeals for
the eighth circuit has no jurisdiction TO review
tho judgement Of the supreme court ni New
Mexico.
Three new gold fields were discovered in Cal
ifornia last weef, and proepectors 1ocking
into the state By thousands. The freight
traffic 10 and from Cripple Greek Is 80 heavy
that the railroads are unable 20 handle il, and
the passenger business taxes their facilities to
the utmost. shipments of orr from Cripple
Creek average 100 tons day.
The latest story OF wondcrou- gold find in
Alaska Z of q lake whose bed Is Literally paved
deep with gold dust. The lake 1909 yards long,
400 yards wide and $50 feet deep. II Is fed bv
water from glacier, and Its only outlet Is lit
ne stream two feet deep. but OF incrciiiahle
swiftncss. The assay of the sand, which
captain brought to Seattle recently, showed a.
to $40 a cubic yard, and on this basis one man
cnHhi alnnc take cut slo.ap year.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1895-12-13

pert supervision of schools which was
! presented at the public meeting nv
, Mason Stone be adopted = The chair
/ man OF the several committees reported
as follows. T.. II. Hallett on CO.
operation; Daniel Robinson on dor
mant oranges; d. II. Morse on resolu-
tions, in which they extended thanks
to Protective Grange, the town apdstbe
electric car company for their hos
pltality and kindly treatment: G. w
Pierce 90 finance; E. L. Story on
press; G. H. Underwood on taxation
E. +. Smith on committee elected at
last state meeting to draft bill which
was adopted. Miss Carrie Hall was
then introduced by Worthy Master Bell
and given a seat on the platform and
Mrs. W. F. Mixer gave recitation
entitled Blue Birds The reports
then continued as follows: A, 4. Ed
son on education; Alpha Messer on
resolutions: Resolved. that the Yer
mont state grange in it's 9th annual
session assembled, respectfully ask that
the next legislation make such nro.
vision for reducing public expenditures
as tne eXigencics of the times demand
without injury to our public ipstitu.
lions and the proper administration oe
me analrs of the state government
"a, Resolved, that the salaries of pub.
nc oihcers in this state be reduced 81
as TO conform to an amount not OK.
scSiins the sum paid for such salaries I
Turing the hscai year OF 1880. 81.
nesoiVeti, that the legislative commit
zee OF the Vermont state grange be t
heteoS instructed TO bring these reso
buttons to tho attention of the in.com. 7
ing legislature and urge the enactment /
~ ra. avs ~ conformity. thereto. : These
s werc adopted. L. A. !.
Irasin reported on agriculture: /. \
, +, on transportation AIpha
M MeSser, for the good of the order. F I
S ". Ayers on constitution and bv. laws
p o,'tIe Master Bell. {. F. Smith. Alon- I
20 Emory and \. b. Paine were then
elected as members of the jerisl.,,,,a
hninm'tiee and the invitation was !,
snsn 10 The grange Ia hold its NEXT !
ANNUAL session in burlington. TN.