The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1900-12-14

cream colored veil and n large hat OF
white straw ornamented with roses,
which softly shaded her brunette face.
This girl of nineteen was treated
with much respect by her townspeOple.
! Her father, one Of the richest prOprie-
tors Of the place, had kept her for
three years at school in the capital,
from which she had returned but late
ly. She was well educated and self
! possessed In manner.
Just rs she arrived at her house, sit
uated upon the slope Of fertile mead
Ow which protected the village from
the winds Of the north and west she
encountered two young men.
where are you going, Signorlna Sa-
! blnaF" inquired one Of them, large
dark youth with sparkling eyes.
II am returning home, Signor An
drea."
The young man began to sing 1t
| being near the yespcr hour. At his
saucy pretense Of devotion Sabina
turned with smile to his companion.
Does not this lcyity shock you, Sig
nor Glocomoy" she asked.
NO slgnorina, not at ALL" he care
lcssly responded.
The girl seemed nervous. She tor
mented the cover OF her prayer-boOk
and murmured between her teeth:
"Why does he say nothing more?
Yesterday | called to him. He was at
the bottom of the meadow. lie came
at n slow pace, whistllng! Certainly
he must have sweetheart. But who
is she? Oh. must-I will know it!'
Sabina was i'm love with GiOcOmo
Baplct without his suspccting 1t. For
how long? Since the luminous apple
blossom time - the last May when
they had chatted together for long
time near her window. And In every
way she loved strongly.
That which attracted her was with.
out doubt Giocomo's good looks-the
large, full eye, with eyelashes extend
ed so as to make the glance appear al
ways east down the small mouth soft
ly defined and shadowed by a slight
niiistache. But she held herself with
an indifferent and languid air and af-
fected coldncss which admirably
yeiled her passion.
Next day, at the hour when Glocomo
was accustomed TO return to his home,
Sabina loitcrcd near the path which
led from the road to his unCle's castle;
with her ms Naloroso, one of the large
dogs of the Pyrenees, SO beautiful
with their white hair and feStooncd
tails, and so strong with their great
paws, enormous heads and massive
jaws. No need 10 close the door when
this animal guarded the house! Nalo.
roso would in an instant have torn to
pieces the imprundent person who ven.
tured to enter
The maid presently perceived Clio.
como at little distance behind her.
She slnckened her pace and allowed
him to approach, when she told him
that she was going To- the house of Ma.
rietta, a workwoman who lived at
some distance in this direction. SO
they might as well walk together.
Presently she began to speak OF the
many pretty girls in Mourat; she ac-
cuscd GioComo of having fixed his eyes
on some one of them. He responded
in monosyllablcs and did not look in
her direction.
AT leas ;" she continued, you will
admit that you have not always turned
your head away from the girls you
have metz"
Giocomo defended himself bat indif-
fercntly.
Let IL be So" he said after n quar-
ter of nm hours teasing. II admit.
since you desire it, Siguorlna Sabina,
that adore all the pretty girls in Mou-
rat, but | love none of them"
What nonc| said Sabina, with
lip that t-emblcd. None in all the
place? You are frank. Signor Gioco.
mo! Confess, now. that at least
one"
"Not one repeat"
"Oh, you deny II for fear l might
ask her namew
You are mistaken, slgnorlna; care
for no woman living"
Giocomo spoke coldly Sabina
laughed Historically to keep herself
from tears.
She knew herself to be beautiful.
yet this man was blind to her charms.
She saw herself In imagination as she
was at that moment From her full
brow rose coronet OF fine dark hair;
her long eyelashes gave languishing
shadow TO the pupils below; her
mouth was like n living rose. and her
head, adorned with long tresscs. rose
from her shoulders with n grace mex
presSible
For a time they were silent. both
occupied with their own thoughts
Presently she broke branch from a
tree, and. striking the hedge with Il.
startled the little birds, who. thus
rudely aroused from their repose. took
flight with a whirring of wings. The
noise woke Glocomo from his apathy.
"Since you have interrogatcd me so
well. Signorina Sabina." he said. now
listen to rie. Is IL because you are in
love yourself that you are so ready TO
suspect othersT
she made her voice adorably caress.