The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-15
CHAPTER vi.

81 last ten minutes the orchestra
had been saving and scraping
away in vain attempt to tune their
untunable instruments. They now
struck up the music of the dance-that
is to say, according to their own pecul-
lar ideas-and | led the highborn and
matchless damiZella to her place upon
the floor. The quick movement of the
courante was complete transition
from the languishing measure of our
former dance, but it is safe to say that
in the leaping and the caracoling and
the sudden rush and swoop of it Ippo-
lita and outdid all other couples, even
as we danced all around them in the
saraband. When the strains of the
rebec and fidel ceased | led her, still
rosy and painting from her graceful ex-
ertion, to a secluded and Swallowed
nook within an arched transept behind
some palm trees and aloes.
And now, sweet lady" said /, "de-
tnand of me the thing which thou hadst
in mind to SIX of me. and may perdi-
ton seize me if say thee nay"
"By my halidom, fair lord, thou mis-
apprehendest me in supposing the
thing to be of such weight or difficulty.
1t is simply that thou shouldst straight
way unmask myself and disclose thy
IDENTITY
Immediately removed the black
domino with which l had concealed the
upper part of my countenance.
There" said l. Thou seest what
manner of man l am. l will give thee
warrant, however, that thou art as far
as before from a knowledge of my
name and lineage"
She looked at me with some surprise
and a great deal of attention. She col
ored slightly and cast down her soft,
dark eyes, and l could not help but see
that she was quite we'll pleased with
my appearance.
81 must confess" said she, 'that
know thee not, though scarcely could
there be q gentleman of the realm
whose face 1 have not seen. Tell me-
| prithee, who art thou|
"Alas, sweet countess, thou askest of
me now thing which is harder for me
| than would be all the labors of Her
| cules If l should tell thee my name,
! thou wouldst hate me. Whenas. l de-
| clare TO thee, that even at this moment,
l hoped for something vastly different"
"Tell me thy name now, and / swear
to thee, by our Lady, that / will not
hate thee"
She spoke with considerable warmth
and with a certain degree of tender
ness so that felt sure that had made
no small Roadway in enlisting her vir-
| gin affections. l was almost minded
to tell her at once that l was Prince
| Timoteo, the enemy of her house, and
thus to put myself entirely in the
| power of this enchantress, who already
had my heart so completely in her
keeping. / thought of the story of Ro-
meo and Juliet, and their case seemed
so to resemble our own that concluded
to tell Ippolita the story and at the end
of it to reveal my identity and to show
her how it was altogether reasonable
that, she being daughter of the AlbiZZi
and l being the son of their enemies,
the Pazzi. we should think every whit
as much of each other as did the son of
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Capulets.
'Didst ever hear" said 1, ''the story
Of Romeo and Giulietta Capuletti%
The effect upon her of this question
was most surprising to me. She col
ored to the temples, turned away her
head, pulled at the ribbons of her neck
gear and seemed to be in veritable
confusion. Finally she turned to me.
with tear of despite in the corner of
each big lustrous eye.
But, sweet my lord" said she, think
not that thou canst in this wise es-
cape the question which put to thee.
Tell me, then, l prithee, thy name
without further dallying."
l might as well out with the truth
first as last and trust myself to her
gracious clemency.
know, then, Lady Ippolita degli AL
bizzi," said l, that | am the greatest