The Saint Paul globe., 1899-04-30

called by the youths of the village. Then one
evening il spring there came to the inn to
lodge the night-Le Duoa; your cousin. He
was strange excited in manner, the next day
raving, brain fever had seized him, and for
weeks his life was dcspaired of. MarSarita
Bettona saved hm-nursed him back to
health and strength, with a wornan's devo-
tion, tenderest compassion; for in his rawlings
she had learned that his life had been wreck
ed by hopeless love for a woman welded
to another Saved him that in the end he
might deceive, forsake and betray her
You guess the rest. How with returning
health he began his worthless VOWS, tempted
her to fly with him, the failing-she being a
good and virtuous WCman--wleher from
Of the story will disclose. welded her secretly
in the little chapel Of Saint Pietro, in the
next province
For two years they wandered about in for
eign lands, pleading his excuse for not
taking her to his own country, that a family
quarrel stood in the way Of his acknowledg-
ing his marriage; but ais evident WEAKNESS
of her society was growing day by day more
apparent, his absences to England more fire.
Quent and prolonged, and finally when her
parents died and the time Of my birth was
approaching, he brought her back to Italy,
and in the great city of Florence finally de-
serted her.
For a few years she waited his return,
but he never came, and at last, destitute and
desl airing. returned to her native village.
That same spring she heard rnat LIE Duca
IVES in France, and bearing myself in her
arms she Travelled in search Of him. They
met by accident the cliff, between No
nae, and Mentone, then''-he passed.
His hearers face had blanched with sud
deE horror, for vaguely with the Italians
words across his minds eye had flashed tina
vision OF those sun-lighted cliffs, and the
dukes solitary figure, his wild face and his
agitEted bearing
Go on he cried, eagerly.
Ma1etu reused himself
They Guarrellsd, and he flung her over the
Cliff hoping at fell stroke to rid himself
g: once OF wife and child Signore the at
tempt waS. unknown to himself fruitless A
thick growth of shrubs broke her fall and
held her suspended by her clothing resting
upon projecting ledge OF cliff, from which
beng bold and strong woman she gradually
low
THAT same day the Duca's Yacht sailed for
America, and the woman he had abandoned
Began her weary journey back to Italy to
seek cut the little chapel of Saint Pietro and
the priest who had welded them. and hear
him deny all knowledge of the ceremony
Did She despair?
crippled by the injuries received from her
fsll- abandoned destitute, but for the charity
OF the poor. her marriage denied bv the
priest his cruelty has fostered hatred and
hatred vengeance She lived to for revenge,
and 1 was to be the instrument of her ven
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TO this end my mother toiled day and,
night; to this end I was sent to learn your
l3ngrage OF the parish priest. Then suddenly
her health failed. and on her death-bed she
pcund me by solemn VOW to come to Eng
land claim my birthright or falling take
Inc lie OF the man or child who stood be-
th cen me and my lawful inheritance
At the same time the perfidious priest of
the chapel Of Saint Pietro, also on his death
bed. confessed to having been heavily bribed
n deny fhn
and destroy the register, which confession
was given to the magistrate with my own
this morning
Slsnore, you know the rest, how I came
ID England, and how you found me, all that
you did for me then and after. All signore
have often recalled that night how L lay
tossing from side to side, blessing you for
your goodness; loathing myself for lying IN
aeF Inc roof OF one of your cursed race. How
rose up and crept from the room intending
- escape from the house, but as paused to
silently bless you something seemed 70 stay
my footsteps and draw me back
To-day 7 thank that unseen cover that
kept me with you for, signora I never
learned until my devotion to yourself had
neccfae stronger than my VOW that YOU were
the man destined to rob me of my righ;ful
place.
1T was at Crayrnore Towers the KNOWLEDGE
E-st came to me, from the servants lips on
the very morning Of which I had determined
to confront my base parent claim nv right
Aoi hel'iie, VI threaten hlm with the law; then
my devotion to yourself kept me silent I re-
fused to fulfil my VOW; instead 1 took SOL
cTnn cath Of silence before Heaven never to
rod the man who was my master and nv
friend of his hoped for inheritance
Then came your quarrel with the duke
and the result and I realized, with over
wheirnlnss bitterness, how, by my very sac
rifice. 1 had ruined you-whom I had meant
to serve. Yet 1 saw no way open to remedy
the evil then, I could only pray that no child
NIuld be born to complete the ruin
My prayer was not granted me- and then
i was I saw the VOW that I had vowed ar