Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1903-07-11
The0ld Signor
LAWRENCE HENRY
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was a dream. She was the most
beautiful Girl I had ever seen. In
Kirslfy ballet. too. 5eOced odd should
Anc her there. don't You think9 She
WAS Just coming out Of sea shell or
something OF other. when 7 6iScov-
ered her. Such inSinustinC grace %
movement charmed me- hat saw at
once she was a novice. for there was
In every posture modest shrinking.
while in her deep. black. lustrous eyes
burned The story Of innocent naiden-
hoods outraged Sensibiiities.
Hut what = dream OF beauty, A
form 1.-THE. sinnoos. dainty as q
nymph's; voluptnous in ats tsntslizine
curves as 3 Moorish sultsna. an &c
stAsy in every line. Her hair. black
as = ravens wing. reached almost 70
her girdle. 4 poem OF love was her
face. the skin q warm olive. soft. sooth-
ing. inviting. while the rec coral 81 her
arched lips made the white teeth with
In CiiSfen Eke polished ivory. Il was.
however. in the depths OF her magnifi-
Ger: ewes that everything was summed
NJ Timid e. the moment. but with
1nirrore6 possibilities unlimited: hate
and love. passion and tenderness. IL
tensity and lanEuor-I saw 81 there.
and well. went around behind the
scenes
knew the sage manager. Duvsl.
Looked him up. and ia 3 casual WAY.
you know. sought some information
concerning ny maid OF the sea shell.
she was OF the paw sheet a. Frar-
ccscs PAUL.. had made her first az
pearance only Few nights before;
possessed q father. = swarthy. keen
eyed old chap % rather cistinCuished
appearance. whose lowering brow suC-
rcstet something unpleasant. also a
brother. Pietro. 70 less threatening.
possibly more formidable that both
the father and Pietro always most
xcsiously escorted Francescs 20 ard
from the thester
thanked Duvsi but as was leav-
ing him he erred after ne; Look ou;.
old man. 7 know you're dead game.
4sut it, dangerous, Those dsros don't
piay lawn tennis
After brief search found Try sweet
enchsr-ress il recess between some
STAG trumpery. apparently trying 20
erRde The attentions % az ovcrVrCvsr
lout % a fellow. who. with greasy leers.
Wa irving % Go the gallant. A.
stepped up 7 chaucet 20 hear lis las;
remark and Knocked him down
-Oh. xignor,- she uurmurea. "you
have nv gratitude and her voice was
Ike the chords - harp.
~Ah. ron speak EnEiish,- 7 eager
y responded.
"Oh- yes Piet-o and CO. but poo,
pap. no. SO well Ar. huf aren't vcr
efrSic that by brute viii come back -
SIR came close 20 ne. forgot The nefh-
tnEx. her bare reck and arms. a. Il,
turned her troubled FACE up 90 mine
caught the ircense % her breath
could hardly resist the impulse %
grasp her in ~ ara and press her z
nv heart
A.. those women from that fsr-of
sunny land, They learn thincs ir n,
nursery that soEe women neve'
know
-Oh. you must not spoil q al row
rhe gently cooed- SIS she shyly hacke'
avsav Then Ehe seemed 20 rsrnezni lie
n. sezntiness 20 her Ettire. for. glanc
3nr down At herself. a reddish Flov
rlixot with The olive q her cheeks -
IonF lzshes % hcr ewes Suffered with
oct lifting Hesitz-ing moment. kh
suddenly. like . startled fswn. Eilc~
BY ne and disappeared So the wings
As she passed q 1ow-keTed. b-esrhies
sentence ouiverec % nv ears
y an 20 - here every night
After that J managed 20 s~e Frsr
cescz off~r. always a. the -heat-i
however. and always With the certain
- hat az The last drop % the cnrtai
tie Cd Italian and Pi~rro. the s0r
were 20 sppesr This vas ssEkwAEC
90 coursE-
remember al occasion. after 70
eweet. PulssfinR Ettie divinity snd
lad reached terms q excellent urcei
standing. hat the slFDor suddenly ~
p~are6 before me 40 7 srss entering -
shesfer. IT tones vibrant with ems
tor - startled ne with Il sanfa I
r1src< ny FrsncesesF''
For q moment wa Douplussec q 2
rtarsc blznllly az him. then al 81 one
thu hurnor q The thing struck rne--m
want 90 nnarrF--snd from fhe corps Z
ballet, ] could not r~pr~sE q srail
-Looka out. signOri~ he hitsed. =
nss az stake 81 zisss play. u rot
heart % re card. but = woman
Ae4rtf~
Daring ~ me- q venoDouf look FRO
eyes that seemed % turn green Ike
eats he lost himself in The crowd
well. % cut 81 shcrt. one night u
OF signor and the fsithful Pets
oax< 20 the thester for their Francs
On. arc she Was zOHs- she vas ~
theirs any more ] heard afterwsrc 4
the ss~fui row they raised. Piefro W
for sverybt6y's blooc. ~hiie the o