The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-11

THE Prince has promised you that II
by .peaceabie arrangement he cease 10
be your husband he will be your father.
He has promised me like relationship. .
Does he intend TO adopt you as mis-
SON"
HE will adopt me as his son."
And what reason may he have for
vajdar hid his face with one hand. He
struggled with feeling OF shame.
DO not ask me to confess the error Of
my good. poor mother, and to blush for
her. She was unhappy. ! am the child
of her misfortune. And he, whose duty
IL Is to repair the wrong. is the Prince.
Blanca clasped her hands in manner
which seemed to indicate her surprise at
this discovery, but which also might be
interpreted: "Oh. villainous man. you are
capable of insulting your dead mother,
and. by disowning your real parentage,
proclaim yourself the bastard OF
THAT is indeed an interesting and sur
prising turn In our romance" said the
Princess humorously. Il believe this to
be very probable, because / have seen
cumstances were portrayed. Is not the
little toe of thy left foot brokenT Yes.
Then thou art my son. From whom
coin" From my dying mother Come
to my bosom; thou are my SON..
Blanca clapped her little hands.
THAT Is good. Therefore. the Prince
mas SAID Inal Wnen we part our TeldJOHS
to each other should change, but not
cease. He has, therefore. offered me one
half of his palace. In this way l shall
not be obliged to renounce the coat Of
arms of the Cagliari. What a surpriser
vajdar really believed that he was deal
ing with a credulous child which could
be won with silly stories.
And now you will understand whence
my soul obtained the holiness in reaching
for the moon"
Rut the beautifui moon was not vet
caught.
After everything, had been explained
to her the Princess took from her pocket
the anonymous letter she had received
In the morning. She laid 1t on her knee,
to smooth out the wrinkles; yes. even the
mark of a thumb soiisd with oil color
remained upon It,
II beg you to read this letter ana TO
explain ii to me-
Not until Vajdar had read the letter did
he realize that he had allowed himself
to be coaxed by the apparently retreating
enemy upon a mine pregnant with de-
struction and ready to explode. She had
expected to see him perfectly equipped
for war But his audacity even now. did
not leave him. He was consummate
villain. His face blanched with terror and
anger; still he spoke calmly.
1.-THE whole is a stupid comedy" said
he, throwing the letter upon the table.
but whose interest could 1t be to in
vent at my expense such a comedy?'
Il can ten you this, too. | know that
writing This letter was written by the
Warehouses Caldariva."
"The Marchioness Caldariva? Is she
here?'
Certainly The Prince goes nowhere
What docs that concern me? But what
reasons can the Marchioness have for
calumniating herself and preventing. her
an important reason for this"
The reason is important enough; 1t Is
| jealousy"
| ishment; and a glance at the face OF
| the person standing before her explained
| the rest. This naughty face. smiling ex-
uItingly. and conscious of its beauty, coll
verified into wrath every drop of her blood.
| It shocked her to see the man who. q
| moment before, had been bold enough to
| appear as the suitor of his masters wife
| dare at the same moment TO confess tnat
he was regarded with jealousy ny ms
| For this smile she was angry enough
| to annihiiate him. And this she did.
Where is the deadly weapon? 1t Is the
| fourteenth article" She had already
drawn back the cock: her finger had al
ready touched the trigger.
Sir your faithful attachment honors
me very much. But | can not lie. will
not encourage unfounded hopes. This
point we discuss today for the last time"
r.But suppose that this Is the very con-
dition upon which the Prince consents
to an amicable settlement
II have followed the path OF mercy:
and / don't believe that the consent of
the Prince is necessary"
you will learn to think differently
Whatever may happen to me, l can
not. by a promise, bind myself to you,
since / know that, according to the ar
ticles of the Roman canon law, our mar
rage would be Illegal"
.tAh! have you studied the canon law
That is as unwise as II a patient We're to
aa6t q
thinking OF the tenth article, which for
bids the son to marry the divorced wife
of his father, but you have not read the
rest, where at the end of the instructions
| 1t liz provided that marriage which has
been declared not valid by an act of
grace is considered to have never taken
| place; that, therefore, is not an impedi'
ment."
The Princess now pointed her weapon
| directly at that spot in his breast between
the seventh and eighth ribs, where the
heart beats.
which renders our marriage impossible is
| contained in the fourteenth article of the
| secret instructions.
| The shot had been fired. The mark was
hit. Like a tiger wounded to death, the
man started UP and supported himself
upon the back of the chair. Even the
1 Princess was terrified at his expression
of horror and wild rage. What WAS the
| weapon with which she had mortally
ing face had changed! When the saint
In the desert hurled his cruciix into the
face of satan, who, in the form OF Z
courtesan, had tempted him, the distorted
apish face of the devil again appeared
| This was the distorted face of a muir
derer surprised In the very act of assas
sination! Blanca, in her dreams. will
often see those pinched lips, those Sc
| teeth the serpentine winnings of thos'
| eyebrows. the yellowish white of thos
| staring eyes, the convulsive twitching O
'sWho taught you that?7 asked vajdar
| crashing his teeth; upon his lips Their
was white foam such as sometimes ap
pears upon the lips of maniacs or upol
speaking. The frightened Princes
stepped back from him
Only one person could have said thi
to you. 1 know who 1t Is. will reveng
| upon you also, but him who taught Yol
this 1 will prosecute IN life and in death!
| with this he snatched the peace-maktni
documents from the table and tore them
He then turned his distorted face onc
more upon the Princess and rushed out.
BeppO hurried into the room and seem
led much astonished that he did not fine
the Princess lying in blood oozing from
nine dagger wounds.
"Well whoever this gentleman may be
/ should not like to meet him in a narrow
street"
Blanco told Boppo that she would neve
again be at home for the gentleman wht
away. She wished TO be alone, Shit
thought about that which had just hap
pened. That a mana naughty. darinl
man should be thrown into such terroi
by a single word! That a single wore
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