Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-11-12

zic, three travellers. Seating themselves on
a bench under her vine trcllis, they were
supplied with u llugon of Aleatico by love-
ly girl, her only child, the image of hor
former self. In their hats they wore q
medal, such ms in that age was often dis
tributed In war, and they were evidently
subalterns In one of those free bands which
were always ready to serve in any quarter,
If service 1t could be called, where u bat.
tie was little more than mockery, and
the slain, as on an opera stage, were up
and fighting tomorrow. Overcome with
the heat, they threw aside their clonks,
and, with their gloves tucked under ,hoir
belts, continued for some time in earnest
conversation.
At length they rose to go, and the NCne.
tinn thus addressed their hostess:
Excellent lady, may we leave under
your roof for a day or tvs o this bag of goldf"
"You may" she replied gayly; "but, re.
member, we fastcn only with latch.
Bars and bolts we have none in our vii
lage, and II we had where would be your
securityS'
"In your word. lady"
"But what II ] died tonightS Whore
would it be them" said she laughina!y
"Thc money would go to the church, for
none could clahn II" ........
"Perbups yon will favor us with an nc.
knowledPmcntv'
"If you will write It," ....
An acknowledgment was written ac.
oordingly, and she signed It before Muster
Bartolo, the village physician, who had
just called by chance to learn the news of
the day, the gold to be delivered when al.
81, L,,t .l.Is. at
the words) not to one nor to two, hut
TO the tbrce-words wisely introduced by
those to whom 1t belonged knowing what
they knew of each other. The gold they
had just released from misers chest in
Perugia, and they were now on scent that
promised more.
They and their shadows were no sooner
departed than the Venetian returned, say.
ing, "Give ne leave to set my seal ON the
bag, rs the Others have done" And she
placed 1t on n table before him, but in that
| moment she was called away to receive II
cavalier who had just disnounted from
his horse, and whom she came back It was
gone. The temptation had proved irresisti.
bic, Tho man and the money had vanished
! together. ......
"Wretchcd woinan that ami she cried
| as in an agony Of grief she fell on her
| daughters neck. "What will become Of
usY Are we again TO be cast out into the
wide worldP Unhappy child, would that
| thou hadst never been bornn' And all
day long she lamcnted, but her tears avail
cd her little. The others were not slow In
returning to claim their due, and there
were no tidings of the thief. He had fed
far away with HIS plumber. A process
against Der was Instantly begun in DO,
| logna, and what defense could she make;
how release herself from tho obligation Of
the bondY willfully or In negligence she
had parted with II to one, when she should
have kept 1t for all, and inevitable ruin
awaited her.
go, Gianetta," said she to her daugh-
ter. "Take this veil which your mother
has worn and wept under and implore the
| Counselor Catherine to plead for us ON the
day Of the trial. He Is generous and will
listen to the unfortunate, but, II he will
| not, go from door to door,. MOnaldi can.
not refuse us. Make haste, my child, but
remember the chapel as you pass by 1t.
Nothing prospers without u prayer"
Alns, she went, but in vain! These were
retained against them. Those demanded
more than they had to give, and all bado
them despair. What was to be doneY No
nd v ocate, and because TO come OH tomor.
rowl
No" Siah'''n iu" rover anu he was
s'uuent o, the law, young man Oh Rrea,
promise, Lorenzo Mar'eill. he haa s'ualco
long anu oil,ecn'iy uhoer Una. iearhea ihw
yer u1oVahhi Ahoreas' who' 'hough ntti'
OF stature was great ID renown' ana by
MS cohteihporhri'sw was caiiea tne arch doc'
Tor, the rappi Oh uoctors' ehe il9hS Oh enc
world. Under him he had studied, sitting
on the snme behch WIN fetrarch, ana aiso
undcr MS daughter, Noveiln, VINO wouio
oiten lecture 10 the SCHOLARS when her IN
thcr WAS other"ise engaged piacihe her-
soii nehind small curtain, iest her peau'!
shonid diVert their thonghts' a precnutioh'
IN this instance at ieast, unnecessary Lo'
| reDZO having lost his heart to another.