Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-15

asked, after little pause, during
hich he toyed with the fair curls that
ficated against his breast.
She looked up with little mutinous
pout, and shrugged her shoulders.
Why? Because | was tired of the
convent, and all the stupid, solemn
ways of the nuns also because lie was
rich, and | was horribly poor. | can
/ rot bear to be poor, Then he loved
me"-here her eyes glimmered win
malicious triumph "yes-he was mad
! for me-and-"
you loved him. demanded Guido,
almost fercely.
Ma chez" she answered, with an
| expressive gesture 81 suppose | did
for a week or two. AS much as one
ever loves a husband, What does one
marry for at all? For convenience
money position-he gave me these
things, as you know"
you will gain nothing by marry
/ ing me, then" he said jealousy.
She laughed, and laid her little white
hand, glittering with rings, lightly
against his lips
"Of course not Besides--have |
said ! will marry you? You are very
/ agreeable as a loyer-but otherwise
/ | am not sure. And | am free now
! can do as ! like ! want to enjoy my
/ liberty and"
She was not allowed to complete
/ her sentence, for Ferrari snatched her
close to his breast and held ler there
as in a wise, His face was inhamed
with passion
Look you, Nina" he said, hoarscly,
you shall not fool me, by Heaven!
you shall not, | have endured enough
at your hands, God krows When I
saw You for the first time on the day
of your marriage with that poor fool.
! TabiC-I loved you, madly-ay,
wicke1ly as / then thought but not
for the sin OF it did | repent I knew
YOU were woman, not argel, and !
waited my time. 1t came-I sought
youl told you my story of love ere
three months of welded life had
passed over your head I found you
wiling ready nay eager to hear
Ime' You led me on; you know you
did, You tempted ne by touch, word
and look; you gave me all ] sought
why try 70 excuse it now? You are
ass much my wife as ever you We're
Famo's-u ay-you are more 50, for
You love meat least you say so-and
though you lied to your husband, you
dare not lie to me. | tell you, you dare
Eotl / never pititd Fahio, neyer-ne
was too easily duped, and a married
man has no right to be otherwise than
suspicious and ever on his guard; If he
/, elaxcs in his vigilance e has only
himself to blame when his honor is
tfttug like n bali from maud 10 hand,
as one plays with a child's toy. | re
peat to you, Nina, you are mine, and
ii swear You shall never escape me-"
/ Tho impoluous words coused rapid
|l5 from his lips. and his deep musical
voice had defiant ring as il fell on
! the stiffness of the evening air. |
smiled bitterly as heard She strug-
gied in his arms half angrily.
Let me go" she said. You arc
rough. you turt me"
/ lie released her instantly. The
violence of his embrace had crushed
1 the rose she wore, and it's crimson
/ leaves nutcred slowly down one by
|une ON the lround at her feet. Her
\ cyes flashed resentiully and an i'm
Ipatient frowp contracted her fair level
Ilrows. She looked away from him i'm
|sucnce. the silence ST a cold disdatu.
something of her attitude panied him,
ifor he sprung forward and caught her
hand. covering it with kisses
/ Forgive me, cUina mia, he cried,
|ropmtautly. Il did not mean to re-
|pfoach you You cannot help being
beautiful lit is the fault of God or the
Ideyn that YOU are So and that your
hearty maddeus me, You are the
heart of my heart, the soul Of my soul.
ion. Nina mia, let us not waste words
lin useless anger Think of IT, we are
free free. Free to make life a Ions
,drtam OF delight delight more per
/ feet than angels can know The
/ greatest blessing that could have be
fallen MS is the death Of Fabin and
now that we are an in all t. each
other. do not hardea yourself against
met Nina, be gentle with me Of all
things in the world surely love is
hest"
She smiled with the pretty superior
smile of % young empress pardoning
a recreant subject. and suffering him
To draw her again, but with more
geutleuess. into his embrace She put
.up her Hps to meet his-l looked ON
hike man in a dream saw them
|clmE together each kiss they eN-
1 changed was "a fresh stab to my tor
|tured soul
/ "You are so foolish Guido milo she
pouted. passing her little je~eled hn-
gers through his clustering hair with q
light carcss-"su impetuous- so lea'-
Gus, have told You over and over
I,rgin that I love vout-DO YOU not