The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-01-10


every day.-it is for his sake am here"
Tell me more"
THE man IL dying OF his feet. Any
great shock would Kill him but,
on the other hand, life OF well l-being
misht prolong his indefinitely. This
| the slgnora 5 first lucrative engagement
EVery.time ahe performs brings her one
step nearer TO safety for them both Sh.
mas promised me that she will take him
pack 10 Sicily after her time here ter
inmates. There are couple OF old peo.
PIE tnere who depend on her also"
HOW much you know about her
| Hilton"
! she called me in 10 see him. lie has
been splitting blood"
Does he know her danger?"
lie sees the performance In danger
Gus. but he is used To IL. and he has un-
! bounded confidence I'm her strength and
/ deMerity. They keep themselves from
/ thinking TOO much by planning the life
I'm Sicily when her peril is overall the
/ Years are provided for They do not ask
much, poor children. They have all the
Italians frugality. ] pray the thing
may end well. But now-ahl there she
goes. like a golden butterfly"
suddenly the two men watch her az
she swung from bar 90 bar. tin she wa
the centre OF the patch OF golden lime
1ght In the roof. For n while she dis
ported herself there in movements OF
the most aerial delicscy
II like this part" said the doctor: "r
Is safe enough. and she Is. as you say
a charming creature"
II feel hound 10 be here" said Dal.
yell. mo. I shall not see her leap. II Is
playing with flesh and blood. And. good
God. there are children here as w.lI as
women
he
replied the doctor. He is rapturouslv I'm
love with her, and yet their happiness
is SO quiet, They We're children to-
gether"
Dalyell looked al the man I'm the
wings. Unseen by the rest OF tn
house. he was kissing his hand 10 the
woman la the files His slender figure
leaned forward a little. his eager eyes
were full OF light.
IL must have been the moment of tho
leap Dalyell heard the low sigh OF sus-
pense OF the people about him. He stil |
watched the husband.
Suddenly-he could not tell how II |
happened, IL was i'm fash OF time |
the man In the wings staggered and |
lurched forward He had the impulse /
70 rush 10 his aid. But there rang |
through the hall the most terrible cry, |
"a hoarse shout a pressing forward.
swaying, breaking out OF many voices
ana the mass OF people was rushing
In one direction
Come with me" said Hilaon. What
feared has happened. I'm afraid /
can hardly do much for her.It is dam
nable she should have been allowed &c
Kill herself. But that poor lad"
don't think ne will know.s said
"A !
ward the huddled-up figure in che
wings. AT least. ne did not see her fall
Thank God for that"
The Flower Of the Air. had been |
'arried behind the scenes
Dr. Hilton hurried there and made a
nasty examination.
Her back is broken" he said. "she
viii not live very long. She is smashed
q pieces
Come with me-" said Dalyell. II
hnk they have not found him. but her
husband is lying in the wings"
He saw her fall?"
"No. 7 am afraid she saw him In
must have been that caused the acct
entt"
"Ah! saw her poor, little face. Then
ne came-crash'"
Beppo was carried to a dressing room.
here was nothing 10 be done for him.
lie had died quite suddenly. J
Angina pectoris no doubt" said DIR. ,
Iifon. Perhaps. poor lad. ne realized
lddenly that she was in deadly peril. ;
erhaps not. Anyhow, he has gone be- {
IRE her"
In the broken little figure of the =
Flower Of the Air life stirred. The :
yes, that seemed the only things unin- =
lred. opened, and fixed themselves af- :
r minute on DR.. Hilton's face. =
"Beppo9" she said. with difficulty. "I :. :.
wv him fam" :,
The doctor held something TO her lips. =
Pc brave, my child. You are dying :,
u he has gone before you" "
AM he need not know. II will be
tier than Sicily-and there are none =.
* there. The money is for the old "
ople. You will find it-Dr. Hilton--at
V lodgings" =,
The voice died off in sing-song. ~
II am So glad she panied again u
hat he-lhas gone first--I could not III
We ieft-him.'
Come. palyel." said Hilton we M
n do no more. She Will not speak u'
ain. katharine lyman. I'm The !
etch. III