The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-10-09

One afternoon in April they met in the
meadow behind Monas walnut tree She
was humming and cutting the grass for
the cow. The scent of spring caused her
feeling of vertigo. like sweet wine in
October. When she bent sometimes her
under petticoat grazed her skin lightly,
and a shiver of delight ran through her
body. Biasce advanced bashfully with
bouquet of pinks in his hand. He was
not bad looking, he had large dark eyes
full of savage sadness-the eyes which
recall those of captive animals. And
then his voice was charming and deep.
although it was lacking in meditation
and fiexibility.
''Zolina, what are you doing?" asked
he.
II am making hay for the COW; that's
what 1 am doing" answered the fair girl
Zolfina, l was on the top of the bel
fry. l was looking at the boats push
ed by the Greek wind. You passed be-
meath; you were singing
He stopped, because he felt that sud
denly he was choked by emotion. They
were both silent. They listened to the
roaring of the far sea and to the whisper
ing of the walnut trees.
Biasce grew very pale. He bent to-
ward the grass. and his eager hands were
searching for Zolfina's hands. She be-
came red like a live coal.
Would you like me to help you?" said
ne. bluntly.
In that moment two large. pretty. am
orous lizards passed the meadow like an
arrow and disappeared in the ivy OF the
fence. He took hold of her hand
Leave me alone" murmured the poor
girl in a fainting voice ''BiaSce. let me
be!' But she nestled on his chest just
~.
and paid back his kisses. NO. no." she
whispered. rendering him in the mean
while her two req and moist dOgberry-
tree-like lips.
Their love grew as quickly as the
grass.
In the midst of this green meadow
Zolfina. with red kerchief on her head,
was looking like a beautiful red wild
poppy. How cheerfully she sang under
the low branches of apple and mulberry
trees. amid the bushes loaded with honey
suckle, While there. in San Antonio,
Basce was ringing the bells. 1t was his
love music.
But one morning. when Biace was walt
ing at the fountain with a boqUet OF
fresh gillyfowers. Zolfina did Tot come.
She was obliged to stay in bed. She
was very i'll with the smallpox Poor
BIasce when he learnt il he felt tina:
his blood was freezing, and he staggered
more than when the Wolf had cut his
fcrehad. He was obliged, however. to
mount the belfry and 10 ring the bells.
listen the noise OF Psalm Sunday. 20
the singing and prayers. 10 look on pretty
dresses. clouds OF incense and olive tree
branches while his poor Zolana suffered.
God knows how -nuchi
He was very uuhaDDvt As soon aE d.
grew dark, Biasce rambied arOund the
house OF the sick girl ike a hyeua around
a cemetery. He looked at the shadows
passing on the window panes. and listen
ed pressing his thro5bing heart. which
was fun Of anguish. Then he continued
10 walk around the house. or he rushed
20 the belfry. There he passed sleepless
nights near the notsonless bells. pros
trated by an immense anguish. paler than
4 corpse.
Under him the silent. deserted streets
overlooked with moonlight. before him the
sad. nonotonous sea was breaking its
waves on the deserted shores: over him
TIRE empty blue sky
And there. under that roof. which ore
could hardly see. Zolfaa. stretched on h.
bed. silent. With blzcksnsd face. was n
agony. Two Or Three times she had rzis-
ed her fair head. =-a q great e1ort. as
4 she wished 20 speak. hut the words
stopped n her throat she could only
move her lips. a sitting rattle Tesou1ded
a. her rhrost-She was dead
B.sScs went TO Sc her. rs poor dead
sweetheart StuDefed BY zrisf. ne booked
al tAe coffin. scented with fresh Gov
ers WIKI which they covered ne pztre-
fed CORPSE MsnxAnz with The crowd he
renamed for Z moment. then he went %
the 5slfry. mounted she wooden add.
took ne rope ot the Singer. usa6e Z - ,
kr.o-. pGt rs neck ~ Il. ard aune A.nSeif
Into space The struggles c the hanged
nan wer. sas cause 9hy tie silence -
Coed Fn2ay WAS broken - FIVE q *
unexpected. silve.y- joyful Gaines % tas
bell frightening the covsy % swallows
from the roof into The zsr-F-osn cAs