Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1898-03-03
Continued.

-. orfa5 Great Heaven that
.,cb thing should live and call it.
',s woman, The lowest beast of the
"a has more compassion for its
"a, Listen: lefore Guido died he
-. ,oa even as my child, neglected
a., ,,,, I'm her last agony knew her
mo She being innocent, passed
,r peare. but he!-imagine If you can,
So, uranehing torture in which he
..risba3 knowing ALI How his parted
s,irif must curse you!"
She raised her hands to her head
and pushed away the light curls from
nor brow. There was starving,
,pnted almost furious look in her
,rss lint she fixed them steadily on
me.
900 % I went on-"here are more
,roofs Of the truth of my story.
These things were buried with me,
and threw into her lap as she sat
fafore me the locket and chain, the
.oard-case and purse she herself had
piyen me you will no doubt recognize
nonl's crucifix-"This was laid on
NV breast in the coffin. 1t may be
useful to you-you can pray to it
presently
She interrupted me with gesture of
her hand. she spoke as though in
dream.
You escaped from this vault?' she
said, in low tone, looking from right
10 left with searching eagerness. Tell
me- how-and- where?"
laughed scornfully, guessing her
thoughts
1T matters little" | replied 1.-THE
massage discovered is now closed and
fast cemented. | have seen to that
myself, No other living creature left
here can escape as | did. Escape is
impossible"
A stided cry broke from her; she
threw herself at my feet letting the
things | had given her as proofs of my
existence fall heedlessly on the floor.
"Fabo! Fabio!" she cried, save
nIa pity met Take me out to the light
the air--let me live! Drag me
Though Naples-let all the crowd see
he dishonored, brand me with the
worst of names, make of me COM
mon 0utcast-only let me feel the
warm life throbbing in my veins! 1
will do anything, say anything, he
anything only let me live! | loath
Va. cold and darkness-the horrible
horrible ways of DEATH" She shud-
serel violently and chung to me
aarasB. u am so young. and after all,
4m ! so vile? There are women who
count their lovers by the score, and
ya they are not blamed; why should :
suffer more than they?"
Why why?" | echoed, fiercely. Be
ea.se for once a husband takes the
aw into his own hands-for once a
woagsd man insists on justice-for
once he dares to punish the treachery
.h.. ll3ckens his honor, Were there
more Like me there would be fewer like
you, A score of lovers! Ills not your
,nlt chat you had but one! | have
something else to say which concerns
YOU Not content with fooling two
men YOU tried the same amusement
Jn a. supposed third. Ay, you vince
az that, While you thought me to be
Count Oliya-while you were be-
go.aed to me in that character, you
wrote TO Guido Ferrari in Rome. Very
charming letters! here they are and
flung them down to her. 81 have nc
further use for them--I have read them
ALI"
She let them lie where they fell;
she still crouched at my feet, and hel
restless movements loosened her cloaF
So far that it hung back from hel
shoulders, showing the jewels tna'
dashed on her white neck and arms
taa points Of living light. touehec
.ha orcIet of diamonds in her hair
sEa.ehed IL from her.
IGnse are mine!" | cried, "a
niue. as this signet / wear, which was
your .oye-gift to Guido Ferrari, ans
Wa. YOU afterward returned to me
US Sinful owner. These are my
n.aer gems how dared you wea'
h The stones l gave you are YOU
Dbl a.ting ornaments--they are stoieT
5a.5 flched by the blood-stainet
-sa.s Of the blacklist brigand II
e...g 1 promised you more like them
them,"-and l threw open TN
sQiaH shaped chest containing the re
- Fl Of Carmelo Neri's spells.
@ s-5 a conspicuous position neal
where stood, and | had myself ar
IFS interior so that the gol'
4auents and precious stones shoul'
e aa first things to meet her eyes
is see now" | went on. where tn
Wealth Of the supposed Count DIV
-1a from. | found this treasur
a'aaea here on the night of my buria
t1a did | think then what dir
Iea should have for its usage! |
- served me we'll: 1t is not yet ex
the remainder is at you
@erv.ea'"