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

1noeeO seem 10 nave worn IL tnere
| those three years, and it is not drawn
| tight yet, nor is it drawn in the mir
ror."
You have a good courage" said the
wizard with a grim smile; II will show
you more" and he flung another pow
/ der on the charcoal, and the shapes
passed from the mirror. But another
came, and the wizard with a great
| cry, fell suddenly on his knees, ex-
claiming: They mock me, they mock
me! They said what they will, not
what 1 will. All, my lord, whose is
| the face in the mirror" and he seized
Antonio again by the arm.
1t is your face" said Antonio, land
1t is the face of a dead man, for his
| Jaw has dropped and his features are
| drawn and wrung.'
And the wizard buried his face in
| his hands, and so they rested a while
until the glass of the mirror cleared,
and Antonio felt the body of the
wizard shaking against his knee.
You are DID," said Antonio. land
death must come to US all. Maybe it is
lie Of the devil, but if not, face it
as man should
| But the wizard trembIed still, and
! Antonio, casting a pitiful glance on
| him rose to depart. But on the instant
| as he moved there came a sudden loud
knocking at the door of the house, and
| he stood still. And the wizard lifted
his head to listen
! Have you had warning of more Wis
itors tonight?" asked Antonio.
| Il know not what may happen to-
| night" muttered the wizard. My pow
| er is gone tonight"
! The knocking at the door came again
! loud and impatient.
| They will beat the door down il
you do not cpen." said Antonio. I
I will hide myself heve behind the mir
rOr, for l cannot pass them without
! being seen, and if l am seen here. it
is like enough that the mirror will be
| proved right both for you and me-"
| So Antonio hid himself. crouching
| down behind the mirror, and the wiz
ard, having lit a small, dim lamp, went
! on trembling feet to the door. And
presently he came back, followed by
| two men, whose faces were hid in their
| cloaks. And one of them sat down,
| but the other stood and flung his cloak
| back over his shoulders, and Antonio,
| observing him from behind the mirror,
saw that he was Lorenzo, the dukes
! favorite.
And Lorenzo spoke to the wizard,
saying:
"Why did you not come sooner?"
| There was one here with me-" said
the wizard. whose air had become
! again composed.
And he is gone? For we would be
alone
HE is not to be SEEN" answered the
wizard, utterly alone here you cannot
be-" And when he heard this. Lorenzo
| turned pale, for he did not like this
midnight errand to the wizards cham
Der.
But no man is here" said the wiz
ard.
a low, hoarse laugh came from the
man who sat
Tricks of the trade, tricks of the
trade" said he, and Antonio started to
hear his voice. BE sure that where
| together the devil makes a fourth
But there is no need to turn pale over
| it, Lorenzo"
And when the wizard heard. he fell
on his knees; for he knew chat it was
Duke Valentine who spoke.
Look You, fellow" pursued his
that You are not hanged already; for
| by putting an end to you [ should
please my clergy much and the Syndic
of Baratesta not a little. And if you
| do not obey me tonight, you shall be
dead before morning"
| Il shall not die unless it be written
/ III IuG SJdTS, SGlu lIlc MlAdIu, Dut Ills
voice trembled
4 know nothing of the stars said
the duke "but know the mind of the
Duke of Forniola, and that is enough
for my purpose" And he rose and be-
gan to walk about the chamber, ex-
amining the strange objects that were
| there; and thus he came in front of
the mirror and stood within half a
yard of Antonio. But Lorenzo stood
where he was and once crossed-<hin-
self secretly and unobseryed.
| What would my lord the duke"
asked the wizard.
There is a certain drug" said the
duke, turning round toward the wiz
ard, (Which, if man drink-or
| woman, Lorenzo-he can walk on his
ilegs and use his arms and seem to be
waking and in his right mind, yet his
mind is nothing. for he knows not
what he does, but does everything
that one being with him may COM
mand, and without seeming reluct
ance, and again; when hidden he will
seem to lose all power Of movement
and to lack his senses. [ saw the
thing once when 1 sojOurned with the
| lord of Florence; for a wizard there
having given the drug to a certain
man, put him through strange tricks,
and he performed them all willingly.
| aye, there is such a drug" said the
wizard.
/ Then give it to me-" said the duke.
land I give you your life and fifty
/ pieces of gold. For 1 have great need
of it."
| Now when Antonio heard the dukes
words he was seized with great fear
| for he SURPASSED that 1t was against
| Lucia that the duke meant to use the
drug, and noiselessIy he loosened his
sword in his sheath and bent forward
| to listen.
| And though my purpose is nothing
to you, yet it is benevolent purpose
Is it not, LorenZoW
ID. is your viii. not mine, my lord, -"
said Lorenzo in q troubled voice.
Mine crime be the crime, then, and
yours the reward" laughed the duke
! For [ will give her the drug and she
shall wed you"
| Then Antonio doubted no longer Of
what was afoot, nor that a plot was
laid whereby Lucia should be entrap-
| ped into marriage with Lorenzo, since
anger burned holly in him. And he
swore that. sooner than sufferr the
thing to be done he would kill the
| duke there with his own hand or him
self be slain.
| And you alone know of this drug
now, they say" the duke went on, for
/ the wizard of Florence is dead. There
fore. give it to me quickly.
| But the wizard answered:
| 1t will not serve, my lord, that
| give you the drug. With my own hand
[ must give it to the person whom you
would thus affect. and I must tell
| them what they should do"
More tricks said the duke, scorn-
I fully. 'I know your ways. Give me
| the drug and he would not believe
I what the wizard said.
/ 1T is even as I say" said the wiz