Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-11-18

valet, he dismissed TIE fiacre-and
rang the gate-bell furiously six or
seven times. No one answered. hid
myself among the trees and watched
There were no lights in the villa win
| dows-all was darkness He rang it
again-he even shook the gate as
though he would break it open. AT
last the poor Giocomo came, half un-
! dressed and holding a lantern in his
hand-he seemed terrified and
| trembled so much that the lantern
logged up and down ike corpse
candle on a tomb.
must see the contessa, said the
young signor. Giacomo blinked like
an owl and coughed as though the
devil scratched in his throat
The contessa!" he said. She is
gonel
The signor then threw himself upon
Giacomo and shook him to and fro
as though he We're bag OF loose
wheat
Gone" and he screamed like a
mailman! Where? Tell me where,
dolt idiot! driveleri before | twist
your neck for you!
Truly, eccellenza, | would have
gone to the rescue of the poor Gia-
como, but respect for your command
kept me silent. \ thousand pardons,
! Signor,' he whispered, out of breath
with his shaking. i will tell you in
stantly. She is at the Convento delr
Administration miles from here
the saints know | speak the truth
She left two days since
The Signor Ferari then flung away
the unfortunate Giacomo with so much
force that he fen in a heap on the
pavement and broke his lantern to
pieces. The old man set M most
pitiful groanirg, but the signor cared
nothing for that He was mad
| think. Get to bed he cried and
sleep-sleep till you die! Tell your
mistress when you see her that | came
to kill her! My curse upon this house
and all who dwell in it, And with
that he ran so quickly through the
garden into the high-road that | had
some trouble to follow him. There,
after walking, unsteady for a few
PAGES, he suddenly fell down, sense
less"
Vincenzo paused. Well" | said,
what happened next?"
"Eccellenza, | could not leave him
there without aid drew my cloak
well up to my mouth and pulled my
hat down over my eyes so that he
could not recognize me. Then / took
water from the fountain close by and
dashed it on his face He soon came
to himself, and taking me for a
stranger, thanked me for my assis-
lance, saying that he had a sudden
shock. He then drank greedily from
! the fountain and went on his way
you followed?"
Yes, eccellenZa--at a little distance.
He next visited common tavern in
one of the back streets of the city and
came out with two men, They were
well dres sed--they had the air Of gen
tlemen spoiled by bad fortune The
signor talked with them for some
time-he seemed much excited. /
could hear what they said except at
the end, when these two strangers con
scented to appear as seconds for Signor
! Ferrai, and they at once left him, to
come straight to this hotel. And they
are arrived, for | saw them through
a half-opened door as | came in, talk
ing with the Marquis D'Avencourt"
"Well!" | said, land what Of Signor
Ferrari, and they at once left him to
| friends?'
There is not much more to tell,
! eccellenZa. He went up the little hill
to his own studio, and | noticed that
he walked like very old man with his
! head bent. Once he stopped and
shook his fist in the air as though
/ threatening some one. He let himself
in at the door with a private key
and | saw him no more. | felt that
/ he would not come out again for some
/ time. And as moved away to return
here. | heard a sound as Of terrible
weeping
And that is all, Vincenzo?'
That is all. eccellenza."
was silent. There was something
In the simple narration that touched
me. though | remained as determi-
nately relentless as ever After a few
moments / said:
"You have done well, Vincenzo. You
are aware how grossly this young
man his insulted me-and that his
Injurious treatment can only be wiped
out in one way. That way Is already
arranged. You can set out those pis-
tolls you cleaned"
yincenzo obeyed-but as he lifted
the heavy case OF weapons and set
them on the table, he ventured TO re-
mark, timidly:
1.-THE eccellenza knows 1t is now
I Christmas-day?
II am quite aware Of the fact
said. somewhat frigidly.