Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-08-02

oordlngly, and she signed 1t before Master
BGrtolo, the village physician, who had
just called by chance to learn the news VI
the dry, tho gold to be delivered whom az
piled for, but to be delivered (thcse wore
the words) not to one nor TO two, but
to the thrue-wurds wisely introduced by
those to whom It belonged, knowing what
they knew Of each other Tho gold they
had Just released from a miser's chest in
pcruGio, and they were now on t. scent that
promlaCd more.
They and their shadows were no sooner
departed than tho Venetian returned, say.
ing give me leave to sot my seal on tho
bag, rs tho others hnye done" And she
placed It on u table before him, but in that
moment she WINS called away to receive n
cavalier who had just dismountcd from
his horse, and when she came bncE 1t wa.
gone The temptation had proved iFrcsisti.
bic, Tho man and tho money had vanished
together.
"Wrctchcd woman that Inn" she cried
as In an agony Of grief she fell on her
daughters neck "Whnt will become Of
usy Are we again to be cast out into the
wide worldY Unhappy child, would that
thou hudst never been bornl' And all
day long She lamentcd but her tears avail.
ed her litt!o. The others were not yl0w in
returning to claim their due, and there
were no tidinRs OF the thief. H0 had fled
far away with his plundor. A process
against her was Instantly begun in 30.
loRna, and whHt defense could she make;
how release herself from tho obligation Of
the bondt Willhlly or In negligence she
had parted with It to one, when sbe should
have kept 1t for all, and inovitat!o iuln
ownited hcr
eco, Giancttn," snid she tn hir dnugh.
ter. "1ake this vol which your mother
has worn and wept under and impl1ro the
Counselor Cnldrrino to plead for US on the
dny Of the trinl. He is generous and will
listen to the unfortunate but, II he will
not, no from door TO door Monnldi can.
not refuse US Mako haste, my child, but
remember the chapel as you pass by IT,
Nothing prospcrs without prayer"
A las she won't but in vainl These were
retained against them. Those demanded
moro than they had to give, md ali bado
them despair. Whnt was to hn dnncY No
advocate, and the cAuso to come on tomor.
rowl
Now Giapottn had lover and he WINS n
student Of the law, u young mnn Of great
promise, Lorunyo Martclll. Ho bad studied
long and diligently under that learned law.
yer Giovanni Audpns, who, though little
Of stature was great In rcnown, and by
his contemporaries was called tho arch doc.
tor, the rabbi of doctors, the Light OF the
world. Under him he had studied, sitting
on the shme bench with Petrnroh, md also
under his daughter, NuyClln, who would
often lccturu to the scholars when her IA
ther was otherwise engaged, placing hcr.
self behind Il small curtain, lost hor beauty
should divert their thoughts, u precaution,
In this instance ut least, unnecessary, Lo-
renso hnVing lost his heart to another.
10 him she flies in her necessity, hut
of what assistance Gun he hey lie has just
taken his plncc at tho bar but he has ncy.
or spoken, md how stand up alone, UNI
prncticcd and unprcpnrud as he Is against
IN array that would alarm tho most ox-
pcricnCrdg
"Wcre az mighty as l am weak, " said
he, 'ny fears for you would mike mo as
nothing But Will be- there, Gianctta,
Hnd may the Friend of the fricndloss give
me strength in that hourl Even now my
heart fails me, but, como whnt will, while
l hive loaf To- share you and your moth
or shall never want, l will beg through
the world for you
The day arrives md the court assem-
hlns. The claim is stu ted and the evidence
given. And now tho defense Is called for,
but none is mado. Not syllable is ut
tered, md after pause and u consulta.
tion of some minutes tho judges are pro.
cccding 10 give judgment, silence having
been proclaimed in the court, when Lo-
rrnzo rises nnd thus addresses them:
"Royerund sipnOrs, young as 1 am,
mny ] venture Ia speak in behalf of one
who has none olsc to help herr | will
not keep ven luug. Much has been said,
much ON the ..rrtd nature Of the obligu-
tion, and we acknowledge 1t In Its full
force Let it he fulfilled, and to the last let
ter, 1t is what we solicit, what we re-
quiro. But to whom IL the bag Of gold 70
be dcliycrtdY What says the bondP Not
to ono, not To two, but to the three. Let
the three stand forth and claim It"
From TINT day-for who can doubt tho
issuci-nuuo was sought, none employed,
but the subtle, the eloquent Lorenzo.
Wealth followed fame. Nor need shy
how suon no sat at his marriage feast or
who sat beside him. Exchange.