The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1899-07-07
+ Cardinal D. paused and glanced
around the white faces around the ec-

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around the white faces around the ec-
clesiastical circle of sacrifice. -
Across the Court of Lions shadow
now heightened. Across the white pave
Meht glitter Of lace, gay tint Of vel
vet and silver buttons, which the moon
studs deep. There are two, just two, in
lost in each others eyes,
The cardinals voice became husky.
he could not go on for moment. He
then resumed, hurriedly, his eyes upon
the Persian carpet:
There are two, just two, around the
solemn arising Of the fountain foam's
the hand Of love, and the man, the
Spanish poet, buried the two--love. and
love- beneath the Tore del Vela, digging
out the graves with his own fists. l
judged at first that the first victim, a
prince Of the reigning family of Persia,
poet loved, my penitent loved. The ruby
he wore i'll fortunes of remorse and long
ing was an amulet the Oriental had
worn beneath his cloak. My penitent
showed it to me. through the grating,
reaching i'll his white hand. He told ME
it was the first confession he had ever
made--then he fled, like the breeze, from
II was a young. unknown priest then"
went on Cardinal b., but had to
90 to the authorities about 1t. They
pledged me OH oath to reveal the man
whenever and wheresuever / should meet
him on Gods earth. But l judge the
fellow went mad and slew himself. And
here Is the point" -Cardinal D. low
cred his voice, and, letting the Mumm
stand untasted, he said very slowly,
bringing down his forehnger on the
champagne tea table at every word:
ing loveliness," said his eminence, whom
Woman's wine was really flushing now.
Throat white as the Galatea of Boz
zonls; eyes like the soft splendor of the
morning star. Do you know" the car
dinal laughed. IF l hadn't been priest
well, she would have made any mans
heart beat. It's years ago. but | re-
member it very wildly. What would l
40 II met the beautiful creature?'
The cardinal made the sign of the
cross, with graceful finger, upon the seal
let coat that covered his heart And
III tell you," said his cminence, "some-
thing more
Just wait moment" said the bishop
There is message, important, from his
holiness. proba bly,"
The tapestried doorway was pushed
aSlue Dy HOFFMAN OF the DOntifica
household, announcing with much pomp:
Monsieur lie Prince de la Rame!''
Annoying to be thus interrupted"
said one of the group beyond the tea
table, but l felt that his holiness had
message this afternoon"
Monsieur le Prince de la Ramew
The voice of the liveried lacquey ech-
oed throughout the silence that had fall
EN- upon the scarlet circle.
The prince advanced slowly under the
Doric idyllist,s doorway and bowed
| around to the great circle The prince
was not tall, but of majestic presence,
The prince had thick, gray hair of an
unusual wavy beauty, parted on the fore.
head and tossed back in low curl on the
white, shapely neck. The light across
the 'idyllist's' doorway brought out the
blood of d fine jewel Oh his delicate and
princely hand. He bowed again as if in
a throneroom, aid, sweeping his burn.
ing eye around the scarlet circle SLOWLY
blotting out under the dark twilight
hand, his voice fell with courtly grace
through the sacerdotal silence, the sure.
ty for all storm-driven souls, as he OK.
tended his palm to Cardinal D..
All. mon pere, we meet again; Nv
lords, laughing silvery and uncon.
scious laugh, cardinal b. was the
priest to whom l made my first confess
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