The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1902-06-03

ten. The Italian was imperturbable.
| When she rose to go. he even dared to
lay hand upon her arm as he said:
Lady Margaret, | am here on this
steamer today because | knew you
were to sail on it. l am here to say
something to you, and you cannot go
until have spoken"
The girl had snatched away her arm
and faced him proudly as she drawIed
with slow insolence:
did you not receive payment in full
for your work?"
A look of such poignant suffering
crossed his mobile face that a, flush OF
shame rose to her own cheeks.
His voice was full of reproach as he
replied:
us 1t kind to taunt me with the fact
that | had to sell my genius for shil-
lings and pence? You were not so
not only pleased with my work as an
artist, but fondly hoped that had
found favor in your eyes as man."
Perhaps her heart responded to his
words, but only pride of race showed
in her voice as she answered hotly,
''Sir, have you lost your senses?" and
walked away like an injured queen.
Half an hour later the wrathy Sir
William hunted up the sculptor and
said:
Should you speak TO my daughter
sgain while this voyage lasts will APP
peal to the captain TO have you locked
up in your stateroom."
"Sir William replied Signor Albano
respectfully. but imploringly. "do not
drive me to desperation"
But Sir William refused to listen.
For the next few days Lady Margaret
Rten felt his sad impIoring eyes fixed
Upon her. but he did not again venture
% approach her.
The fifth evening a note was deliver
following Signor Albano nade his APP
pearance i'll the smoking room. He car
ried revolver in his hand. His face
was pale and his eyes blazing.
Gentlemen" he said to the dozen
;oungers in the room. 81 must trouble
you TO go out In the next half hour |
may receive note. If do. all will be
well; If do not. we will all go to the
bottom together at exactly o'clock"
There was hurried scuttling Of the
smokers. The whole ship was soon in
commotion. discussing plans for his
capture. But he was armed and evil
IDENTIFY mad and hence must be cajoled
rather than forced.
At quarter to 8 he called to the whis-
pering group outside the saloon door:
Gentlemen. we have fifteen minutes
left | warn every one not to hasten
the calamity by tampering with my
stateroom door. If you open that door,
you will explode thirty pounds Of dy-
Mantle at once"
There was something theatrical about
it all, and yet the menace in the Ital-
ian's voice brought shiver. The cap
tain made sign to the ships carpen-
ter, and they silently went below
Avoiding the fatal door, the carpenter
feverishIy began work on the room
partition. 1t seemed hours before he
had cut hole large enough to allow
his body to slip through. Just clear or
the door was the signor's steamer
trunk. Two wires ran from the door
to the trunk, and from the interior
came a noise like the ticking of
clock When the wires had been cut,
the captain said:
SOFTLY, now. Up with the cover.
All! Here is the clockwork, and a
handkerchief among the wheels does
the business"
At the same moment the report of a
revolver rang out. Up in the saloon
the clock was pointing to 8. The mad
lover had pressed the weapon to his
temple, pulled the trigger and fallen
back corpse. The white faced pas
sengers waited tremblingly for anoth-
er report, but instead they heard wo-
mans cry. The Lady Margaret had
fallen fainting. in the doorway.