The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-01-17

for the truth Of itf He accuses himself, he says,
for bis souls sake, Body and soul both have I
She paused ana Razed around. And as she
looked she read ~unbelief In every face. Then
all suddenly she flung up her arms.
"Oh. there IL none Of you all that will believe
mel And l have told you so often. l hayedone
all could, and they will hang %him-hang my
Leo! oh, God, God. kill me. thrust me down to
lowest hell. but let them not take away my Leo,
And she fell nll her length upon the floor.
The strength Of her soul had given way at last.
Then while Stephano and one of the soldiers
lifted her up SethouRht me deeply.
Let oil three be wsrded tonight In one room
o. the prison he best apartment that. think.
bands when any lodge with YOU"
But as they were In the act OF carrying the
Woman out she turned her head toward me, and
y" on VIII not hang my Leo "
Go, rest in peace" said I. 81 promise to
speak to tho King himself for you and your Leo.
That night slept Wiley, and so. some time
n,ser T nh,dn'rht ! rose and = cast my cloak about
close that | well nigh had stepped upon him,
slept Stephano, on a bundle OF mats.
this time Of the night
cannot sleep" said. II go to drink tho
TO drink the poison of these accursed east
ern swamps more like" he %growled. Abide,
and sleep Will come In time"
But l stepped out and away across to. the
prison. Presently 1 was laundering at the door.
swearing most yoiubly and calling me ali tho
sons OF pigs aud asses that ever ,blighted. the
wholesome earth for disturbing him out of his
But when he saw mo stand on tho doorstep
his curses sank to abjectest apologies. He opened
army. and as / stepped within 10! there was
stePhsno behind me, armed to the teeth;
" sksId not a pa y ySu Come S 9" said l. n SrCssl y:,,
answered tho rascal. Rrinning.
Without answering him l told him to lead mo
family TO be kept safe for the night.
AS We entered the woman held mp her, finger.
S Stter al e0 th mUye' G msr nI SS csTk eyes ,s., ,opx on the the
single straw paliasse, his head reclincd on her
shoulder. his tangled hair falling over his brow.
fold Of her mothers dress. The mans feet were
wrapped in his wife's petticoat. which che had
the damp on h eTirP back fr Srs f Sis Sro sao of sse9 q
over him the white like a mother with . fretful
child that may wake any moment.
Again. and more pitifully, she made the sign
for silence. looking beseechingly up at us with
wet eyes.
And ] could see that the breast of her prison
dress was drenched with her tears.
SO we went out and shut the door upon the
woman and her man.
The end why that is the end. But what
came OF Leo and Maria, yop say1 Why. what
liner before you raise Monte Gargano going
south; there is u lighthouse there. Well, as l
passed the last time / saw Leo Porrone out In
his boat ready to catch tho papers and do
spatchcs which were thrown to him from tho
great steamer. Tho King made him keeper of
that lighthouse when | told him the story. and
glass l could see Maria, his wife. standing up
hloft. sometimes polishing the brasses and anon
setting her hand to her brow to look over the
sea for her man. as his oars flashed and his
bOnts prov pointed home.
Tho little Margherita. oh, as to her, l
have heard that sho had married tho light
house keeper on tho capo which looks out
toward the Tremiti, and that she and her chill
rs on the shore.
Now. ] am sure her mother would not have
done that-but then some women arc such fools
about their men.