The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-28
BY ALFONSO CELIA, of Providence


occurred TO him before. as he preferred
to run the risk Of making a deadly blum
der rather, than allow the opportunity for
his revenge 10 go by unleeded.
Whether vengeance be the outcome OF
righteous Indignation. implying more or
less justice In the nature OF the person
infficting punishment, or whether ven
geance outright Is the most despicable
evil on earth. certainly II is one OF the
strongest feelings OF human nature. and
those people are very hard TO ind who
are exempt from n. and are controlled
by the divine precept; ''Whosoever shall
srnite you on thy right cheek. turn to
him the other one"
That somebody said. that vengeance
preced man on the Earth is not queer.
for man was made by the Lord God IN
the sixth day, and then woman. while all
other things were made I'm the NTH day.
| and among them the serpent Who begliiled
Eve. slluring her TO eat of tho forbidden
fruit. not for jealousy but for vengeance.
II is also said. not without good reason.
that vengeance does not abate with years.
for when It is hundred years old it
still has Its milk teeth. Certain IL is that
the Gods and Deities OF vengeance were
worshipped from time out of mind and
preserved among the Druses. Circassions.
Arabs and other peoples by the statues OF
risiphone. Alecto and Megaera-
What the progress and civilization. OF
today, have performed still remains TO be
acknowledged, since that sentiment con-
tinues TO be the predominant passion in
the human mind. and Is one by which the
mind is most affected and swayed, and
vengeance Is still considered the most
satisfactory salve for any injury caused
by q human enemy.
II Scaffoldi burned violently f0 his ven
geance. he deserves, without doubt, to
be excused to some extent for enrolling
his name on the list. although he was
thus passing that fine imperceptible line
of conscience which separates honesty
from dishonesty.
This one. that OF vengeance, was the
only failing in scaffoldfs otherwise meek
nature. He was bashful and heartily
blamed himself for having joined the
Malta. from whose source II seemed that
all the contents OF a Pandora's vase had
been poured over him. But necessity
knows no law and for Scaffoldi mis- ven-
geance was above all other necessities.
He had been prompted rather by a reck-
less audacity than by real courage in en-
rolling his name for a commission OF as
sassina.tion.
In the crowding afterthoughts, he was
now balancing the possibilities OF reach
ing his aim and the chances OF failure,
and the result OF his inquietude appeared
TO him 10 be that there was more to risk
than to gain. He felt sure that he had
acted hastily and without due consider
alton. The idea OF failing in an enter
prise on which for years he had set his
heart TO carry out successfully. was goad-
ing him on with pain and anger
Struggling with different plans, none
of which appeared to him feasible enough
TO take into consideration. or able to free
him from uncertainty, Scaffoldi finally
bethought himself of the profYered assist
ance OF Dean. the detective. and no
sooner had this new way OF escape from
his distress flashed upon his mind. than
he set out In search OF the man.
For many, many hours. by electric cars
and trains well as by walking, did
Scaffoldi hunt In all the places where he
thought he might meet the detective but
no Dean" was to be found; neither by
careful inquiries from the Spanish fort to
the ferries and from Metaire Cemetery
TO Lake Borgne, could he find his man
since that name was unknown in the city.
CTo be Continued)