The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-06-09
II.--(Continued.l

When orsini asked permission 70 broach
the subject of their marriage TO the un-
Gle. Gabrielle refused. without giving any
reason, to allow him to take any imme-
diate steps In the matter. trusting in
time TO change her uncle's mean purpose.
SO they agreed TO wait. taking advantage
OF every available opportunity TO talk of
their love. during the lull in receptions
and sometimes I'm church after Sunday
mass. corresponding whenever he had an
opportunity to slip a letter under the
door or she TO throw one from the win
dow
When every means failed. the ever
signing lovers found a new device for
communicating their sentiments to one
another: "The language OF flowers"
Some mornings Orsini. passing under
meath Gabriellas windows had in his
buttonhole a little nosegay OF red chTys-
anthemums mingled with a white rose
MY love is worthy OF YOU" I'm answer 10
which n green locust appeared in the af-
&rnoon, at Gabriella's window "Af-
fection beyond the grave" Another time
Orsinfs nosegay was yellow tulip
This Is a hopeless love- and the an
swer was a camomile-"Energy I'm adver-
sity," and 30 on. Orsini had furnished Ga
briela with an explanatory flower code,
and while he was poachinR In the public
gardens and cemeteries. Gabriella had be-
come q very godsend TO all flower sellers,
who brought her every morning all the
different varieties
After a while Orslni again began TO In
sist on talking TO the uncle, but Gabrielle
ernphatically refused to let him do so.
In order TO assuage his resentment. she
was Obliged TO consent to surreputious
meetings at night. But this secret happi-
ness was transient
Not very long did they whisper their
love through the gnte OF Machecas 8 gar
den. under the immense vault OF the star
lit heavens accompanied by the music OF
rustling leaves and sighing branches.
The uncle's first inkling of the affair
was from his trusty spy. Monasterio, the
man who went 10 meet the Grand Master
at the "Owl's Nest" and after week
Macheca became thoroughly informed OF
the whole matter
One night Orsini was returning home
from one OF his tete-a-tetes with hts
sweetheart when he was suddenly at
tackled from behind. and dealt a heavy
blow on the head. With scarcely moan
he fell TO the ground.
When, a fortnight later. Orsinl opened
his eyes again and found that he was
lying in his own bed, his bandaged head
was ringing and he could not bring 10
mind any OF the events that had oc-
CURED up to the moment OF the attack.
His brain was clouded with something
more than mere stupor. and he believed
himself almost dead. In n short time
he relapsed again into unoonsciousness.
When he came 10 himself again, his
mind began gradually to clear. a man
was standing at his bedside, holding his
pulse. Recognizing the doctor. orsini
murmured feebly:
Have | been ill?'
quite ill" answered the doctor. ut
was a close call
when once the thrar OF the uncon-
sciousness had been shaken Off. a rapid
increase IN strength took place I'm his
young and powerful physique.
Then at length he recolected all that
had happened, and ne learned from the
doctor that he had suffered with cerebral
congestion, resulting from the conclusion
of the brain. which was brought about
by the stroke received from some deadly
weapon. the nature OF which could not be
ascertained and. though it was quite as
dangeros as any deadly gun or steel. had
bruised but not broken any part OF the
skin or skull.
Orslni had been struck down by Monas-
terio. two blocks distant from his trysting
place. by order of Macheca. who had told
Monasterio not 90 leave any evidence of
the -aee4--
Mouasterio. who had previously per-
formed private services az this kind for
the grand master. was delighted at the
idea. and when he saw Orsini falling.
like dead man. thought that no blow
had been quite so artistic az this: never
thinking that Providence has stronger
hand than the assassin.
At that time Macheca. terribly angered.
neither waited nor cared to find out who
his niecs's lover was; but when on the
day following the blow. he read In the
newspaper that IL was Orsini. he discov-
cred what even Gabriella had not learned