Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1903-06-06
ONE AGAINST TWO.

June sea lay at our feet, n golden
future stretched over the horizon. and
our whispers were of love until
a thousand apologies. my dear sir,
but are you aware thar the lady beside
you is already hetrothed?'
The wholly unexpected interruption
was sufficiently disconcerting in itself.
but the information conveyed was none
the less staggering because Of the quietly
modulated voice of the speaker.
Rosa Deluini sprang from my side and
faced the two men who had so noppor-
tuneiy broken in upon our loyemaking.
"Giulio! You" she breathlessly OK
claimed.
"Giulio, your BROTHER laughingly re-
sponded the young man, and Giovanni.
too. on are surely not Unsurpassed 10
meet Giovanni N0rhona? Have You no
word of welcome for your brother and
your GLuceT'
None" quickly returned Rosa.
But and his brows knitted menac-
lngly. 1T is different with my friend
Giovanni: You. have given your word to
Never! | defy you to prove it, in
terrupted Rosa
Then let me say that |. as head of
our family. gave it for you. 1t is pre-
cIsely the same thing. sister. And so my
| good friend Giovanni and | have for
| N'NVh 'iAt VNtiN ltdiN anu lbUFlltNtft all
! the way to this cold and calculating
America-your love for which passes my
| understanding claim ii bride and a
sister"
For me the situation had become in
| tolerable.
1T is fair that l should say" | in
terrupted, that your sister ana |. Sig
nor ilelulnl, have exchanged tokens of
nhccton. More, nj the moment il is per
| maps not opportune for me to say. and
| VAL uoW-unleSS your sister wishes me
to Stay--go for stroll along the cliffs. >"
| | turned To Rosa. and her eyes said.
Il shall see you again very shortIy:"
| qucFicd
within the hour" She replied and |
! turned away.
/ Certainly had much tause for reticc.
ton. While winter still whtened the
! streets OF town | had, NJ the bidding of
my doctor. sought health and repoSc in
! the httle Catsklll village where. at the
! loot OF the hills, scented wild flowers
already htoomed.
! In that obscure nook | mad found an
other vSitor-R Rose Delnini. avowrdlv
hhg myself in search Of repoSe.
he rates were mt work We f,il in
love, We exchanged vows, We were going
To he married.
had related my life story: Rosa had
| frankly Il thought returned my conf
dence.
Her mother, an EngliShwoman of some
note. had married. against her parents
commands. an Italian advcnturer. who,
having Squandered her fortune. was
Killed IN hrawL His wife soon after
>uccumhed to the shock. and Rosa. nm or
phdn. came 10 America never forgetting
that her mothers people had di>ownet
her leaving her brother, Giulio. in Italy,
10 his own notorious life.
But OF Giovanni Corhona | Ind haor,1
nor a word. Why had Rosa never mon
toned his name! What was the precise
nature of the hctrothal that Gmlin had
referred 10?
ttterly bcwildered. | presently swung
myself about and saw Rosa and the
tWo men bearing down upon me,
We have come Ia an agreement. the
Signor, my sister. aud :" exclaimed
Glul0. You see my friends will nor
believe that his cause is hopeless. \atur
ally enough he suspects that absence
alone has made my sister forget him. ana
50 we have arranged that the whole mat
ter shall remain in allowance for twn
weeks, during which period my sister will
fvlFan from meeting either with Won ar
IN" SlSnor Corhona. while she decides.
once ana for always. il her affections
nave been definitely transferred or
Wh"ther-my profound apologies. my dear
N'r-Sh" mas recently but imagined herself
TO lac in love"
wistfnlly. '' P"St''"
"of course" said, III you wish IT,"
ii.
Giovanni Curbona went off IN Chi,o,,,