The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-07-09

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 and found them hard shells" In his
 anger he breaches d crusade against
 them. and fastens red crosses upon the
 breasts of his soldiers. Thus he marches
 toward the Pc. His Holiness is in bad
 humor. 1t Is displeasing to him to find
 the Roman army organizing crusade , against Christian state. He has for
 bidden Durando to cross the Pc If he
 cross 1t spite of this command all persons who protect your client must fall. If he
 be beaten beyond the Pc, which Is not , impossible. then all the adversaries of } your client have the advantage. You will do well to interrupt this intercourse with . the dead in order to benefit the living. The day after tomorrow you may find "Rut." asked the Princess, how can it be possible that they will punish me } because of. some defeat which may hap pen in the battle field?'
 tuntur Achivi!" answered Gabriel. and
 left the Princess without even explaining
 to her what this meant: Whenever king
 become angry. they revenge upon the
 poor! That was customary in Achaia. | The Princess, therefore went with Mime. de Dormandy; they were accompanied by an abbe whom they had taken as cicerone on their visit to the Colosseum, and while
 he acquainted Mime. de Dormandy with
 the historic "reminiscences connected with
 the circus, Blanca sat down on the pe-
 destal of the cross erected in the center
 of the arena and tried to sketch the pie
 ture stretching out before her. Her ef-
 forts were altogether unsuccessful: she
 did not even know how to commence.
 cessive pages. The Colosseum can not
 be sketched by everybody. The ability
 to do so can only. be acquired by perse- I verance.
 | Tr t1n gallery sits a minute figure painting.
 From below. when seen even through opera glasses, the man appears no larger than an ant on roof. He has on his head broad-brimmed straw hat, and a
 large red umbrella protects him from
 the sun. Thus he works. Blanca envies
 this man. He has mastered the. Colos-
 scum, He has forced 1t into his picture frame. How may he have commenced 1t? Of course. he has climbed the height, and draws while looking down. Thus. in- deed, 1t was easier to overcome the giant.
 She made up her mind to come early next it. With this, she impatiently tore the spoiled leaves from her sketch-book and
 threw them among the many-colored l missiles which cover the ruins.
 It was evening. and they must return | to the hotel In order to go to the Ftheater. l The most frequented way to the hotel
 led our travellers through the street in
 which the palace Cagliar stood While passing it. Blanca was astonished to see that the iron shutters were opened and | the entire first story brilliantly illumi- l mated: the gate also was open, and
 through it the court transformed into a garden could be easily seen. Who had | suddenly rendered habitable the palace | of ghosts? Upon arriving at the hotel a | still greater surprise awaited her. The
 proprietor had always treated her with polteness, but never before had he hast ened to open the carriage door to assist her in descending. and to conduct her l to her rooms.
 "I thank you. sir but do not trouble yourself" begged Blanca. "I can find the | way to my rooms myself"
 | But in order to prove to the Princess l that 1t was impossible TOT her. from her | knowledge of the place, to find the rooms | which she had for weeks occupied. he conducted her to the folding doors of an- | other apartment. skilfuly opened both 1 the ladies to enter. There they found | themselves in an ante-room, but even this was furnished with princely mag | nifcence; from here could be seen fold ing doors opening into splendidly deco rated salon. the walls of which were or namented with fine oil paintings; and | near the bay window jasmine bushes caught the moonlight which blended with | the light of the milk-white lampshades On the right and on the left of the salon were handsomely lacquered and tapes gold livery hastened, with numerous bows, to open for the Princess.
 During your absence, my Princess" said the hotel-keeper. with much polite ness. II emoved your baggage into these rooms. hope they will meet with your
 "No sir; these rooms will probably be too. expensive for my circumstances: desire to remain in those I occupied be- fore; please order my baggage to be taken back And what does this gentle man desre?" she asked. pointing at the lackey in gold and red livery.
 ia n hn n most serene Highness, said the maitre d'hotel, rubbing his hands; from today he is to be in the service of Your High ness alone, as Is also a coachman dressed in like manner and wearing white wig; a. closed carriage, too. will be at the dis posal of Your Highness. All this happens in consequence of high order. An Ex- cellency has been here. He was very in- dignant when he learned that Your High ness, with your entire company. occu- pied but four rooms in our hotel. Beppo. where is his card? Bring it upon silver pIate Beppo."
 But Blanca did not look at the card She knew whose name was upon it. Con- cealing Ter indignation, she answered with the composure characteristic of wo- men Ga man would have become speech less with fury)
 "I beg you to take orders which con cern me from no one, but my lawyer, or I will leave your house immediately. Let me have the rooms which I occupied be- fore and do not engage a valet exclu- siyely for me. From today l will not take my meals at the table d'hote but in my room.
 She then ordered the doors of her for mer rooms to be opened. and her baggage to be taken there. after which she ent- cred and locked the door behind her in d manner which could not be understood. l
 Blanca waited impatiently for the law yer. who did not come home until late in the evening.
 Fastening to meet him, she asked Well. NJ. adovcate, what news do you bring?'
 Nothing, nothing at all. I have been times l arrived too early sometimes too late. Everywhere 1 was obliged to wait | long hours, Those whom l sought l did | not find; the places of those with whom 1 had before conferred were filled with other men who understooS nothing of | what l told them; they sent me from Pontius to Pilate, but nowhere did I find a trace of our petition. Tomorrow I must begin again at the very beginning. 1 am l rummaging the judicial acts: they will | lead me in the right way If 1 only | knew where Manasseh is stopping.
 ''I know it." thought the Princess but | she did not say it.
 Well. if you have no news. have" | said Blanca. Look at the card upon l taat plate.'
 M. Gabriel took his eye-glases and | looked at the card.
 "Vajdar."
 "Is that the name upon it? have not read 1t. I only guessed it, Prince Gag | iiari is also here"
 Has Vajdar been here? Have you met him?
 No, but he win assuredly come back | l referred him through the hotel-keeper, |