The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1902-07-22

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friend the most important fact, namely.
| that the cheeks of the beautiful corpse
| were still rosy, and that with blaming
eyes she stir saw the sunrise in the To-
rookie valley.
The Prince had overcome the nrst
shock. His imagination was now ille
| with one thought that he could take the
news of Blanca's death to the beautiful
| Cyrene. 49,
He took leave of the two goddesses. con-
| ferred upon Vajdar his purse. together
with full power to act, and drove to the
palace of the Marquise Caidariya. The
| porter told him that the doctor was there.
AHA. the usual Illness said the Prince
| to himself. ~ E ~
| He thought, however, that he now pos
sassed an irfallible remedy. Through the
| tapestried door OF the bedroom the phys!-
/ ciaa & nd the medicine bottle came to meet
him. The bottle few over the head of
the physician against the Princes nose:
What Is the matter? May / go IMP
''Ohs yes" answ cred the physician Sc
| rious.y. "a rush of blood to the head, or
neuralgia You may go in. The illness IL
ssze both hands Of the patient when You
kiss them, and not TO reiinquish your
| hold SO long as you are near her.
| The Prince took his advice When he
entered the beautiful Cyrene was occu-
pied in tearing the embroidered ruffles
| from her pillows. As soon as she beheld
| the intruder she turned around and lay
| like one dead.
The Prince approached on tiptoe. He
| to life.
"Rosina my wife Blanca is
dead -
At this word she turned to him. and a
| demoniacal joy shone in her eyes.
Where? When? HoW?"
In Nagy-Enyed. She was murdered"
/ 'Crack-brained talk" said the Mag
| quise. who told you this?"
vajdsr. He read i in the reRar.9 which
| were sent to the Minister qsfWar."
The Marquise boiled Yfth rage.
And tell you the truth. give you
my word that 1t y true, have given
for. Transatlantic. and to bring the re-
mains OF the poor. unfortunate woman
The beautiful cyrene had freed one of
| her hands-Clash! The man she had
struck in the face was Prince. Roman,
demon. If the Caidariva had desired
10 learn how the devil behaves when he
1 Is struck in the face. she would see 1t
now. Horror-stricken, she covered her
| face with her arms, and the maddened
demon spoke to her in deep, vibrating
| voice:
what / have said is true Vajdar at
this very hour goes to Pennsylvania. and
will return with the body of Blanca of
Zboroy."
At these words the lady started, sank
upon the breast of the Prince, encircled
| him in her arms, and covered him with
kisses. She then slid down, grasped his
| knees. and. sobbing aloud, begged him to
i forgive her.
Cagliari raised her and entreated her
| to be quiet, saying that such excitement
would only aggrayate her Illness.
She sank back upon her couch. buried
her face In the pillows and wept in sill
ence.
II understand your impotence Rosina. :
| said Cagliari softly: If you promise not
to cry any more 1 will tell you some-
| thing"
win you forgive me?'
If you smile; you are bewitchingiy
beautiful"
will you forylv. meT' she repeated
| caressing with her velvety hand the face
| which she had just struck.
For the sake of thy caresses yes: hut
| not il you make your eyes red by weep
ing"
The beautiful lady regan to laugh. and
| her eyes were red no longer.
Now listen to me quietly. and what l
| tel you will make you we'll
Caglieri sat down in an easy chair OPP
pUsite the Marquise.
Il desire m)rc than you do that the
| wax candles should burn In the hall of
| the Palace Cagliari around the cataTalque
| of Blanca Of Zboroy My reasons for this
are stronger than yours. You wish to de-
stroy one of your sex because on her
account your womanly pride Is humbled.
AS concerns this, your alabaster forehead
may retain its mirror-like smoothness.
But legion of demons Turk In the wrin-
kles of my brow. l have long been do
ing that which until now, you have only
dreamt. 1t is decided that Blanca of
Zboroy must give back her soul to Heav-
that woman. In her private apartments,
/ strikes In the face him whom she loves
| (the beautiful Cyrene covered the hand
of the Prince with klsses), but that a
woman. in the face of the whole world.
strikes Prince Cagliari in the face: that
she casts at his feet the Judgment OF the
| Holy See. while she shakes OF its re-
Straint: that she strikes out his name from
| Of q Seeker family of peasants-that
must not end as an idyll. Such thing
may occur among common people, but
| the issue of the Ferraras have hellish
machines for woman also. 1t is neces-
| sity for me that she cease to exist. He
| who was capable Of commanding that
| Florence be burned with Congreve rock
cts will certainly not hesitate to command
that waX candles be lighted around the
| catafalQue of Blanca of Zboroy.
But l will compound no inheritance
| powders. l can patiently wait for the
chances. which are favorable to me. In
| Rome the woman several times escaped
the end Of this tragedy by a hair s
idea She wishes to marry. Very well.
| That does not change the relation be-
| tween her and me. The verdict OF the
Roman curia will not recognize her sub
dies Princess Cagliari. But the Prot
estant ecclesiastical lenets demand that
| II she desires to be considered divorc ed
/ from her husband, he must leave the
bosom OF the Ron IN Catholic Church In
| doing this she forfeits the right to her
| possessions which. according to the will
| of the testator. can descend only to Ro-
MIN Catholic heirs"
The woman drew with both arms the
head of the Prince to her. and whispered
In his ear:
| She must die before she 'marrles a
second time"
Before this happens it Is only neces-
sary that she alone die said the Prince.
| emphasizing each separate word. II will
| content myself with the result If Ben
jamin Vajdar brings nome in lead coffin
| the corpse OF the unhappy woman. / will
then. with princely pomp, bestow upon
| her the last honors. Her murderers l will
cause to be punished"
The beautiful Cyrene laughed. The
devil withdrawing himself Is comical
| sight. The Prince himself smiled.
| That is joke; we can aford to laugh
| at 1t. But now close your eyes as If
sleeping and listen to what / say. If
| Blanca of Zboroy abjure the faith of her
| fathers and marry again, 1t is not sufi-
cient that she dies alone; the man whom
who macries them; the entire family
down to the prattling babe that receives
| them; the grcomsm IN, the WITNESSES who
are present at the ceremony; the pupils
who sing the national song; the guests who
eat and drink at the wedding feast: all
| tho people who, when the bridal process
sion passes oy, look through the windo VS.
and only say of the two. What a beauti-
| full pair! All these must die. Yes. the
entire city which witness ~ this wedding