Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1905-06-03

shrined forever?" His arms eneircled
/ her, his kisses fell fast on her lips, and
cheeks, and eyes; his spirit dominated
| hers.
| With dreamy passion Nora murmwed:
1T would kill me to try and live with.
out you-even for one short month"
My dearest! My angel! Already in
thought and heart we are united-one
only for evermore!p
The train stopped, and a gentleman
and lady entered the compartment; but
Saville did not care now. He had won
what he wanted.
Another station, and they were alone
once more.
Il will not walk home with you this
evening, carissima. There is much to do.
Can you be ready by this time tomor-
row."
"0h, Lewis! That is too soon!"
Not if you are to accompany me to
my-homel As for me, l must start
earlier in the day. For reasons which |
will explain later it is nece ssary that 1
| go to Antwerp on my way to my beloved
Italy. l will join you there. You must
leave tomorrow evening for Harwich
/ from Liverpool street, at o'clock Go
on board the Antwerp boat, and look for
me at The other end of your Journey
Here Is money-nay, you must take it,,
my sweet. 1t is now my privilege and
| joy to supply you with all you need
| This Is Camden town. One more kiss,
Nora, my very ownl"
As the train went on again Saville
took from an inner pocket a scrap of
| paper, which he read with paling lips
On 1t was written in Italian, in bold,
| legible hand
You have been judged to have broken
two OF the society's laws. Therefore YOU
are to die, in accordance with those laws
Prepare yourself, for your time is short"
1t had reached him by post that after
noon. He had been expecting something
of the sort for months past But it was
warning not to be disregarded. He
must disappear at once, and leave no
trace by which he might be followed
Nora halfregretted her consent to fly
with him as she walked up the road from
the station. She had time now to re.
member her invalid mother What would
be the effect of her elopement on that
gentle nature? For moment the girls
| courage failed, and her purpose faltered,
but only for a moment. The spell was
over her still. and her determination to
be true to her promise to Saville was
| only strengthened when, on reaching
home, she found her brother looking very
troubled over a letter he had received
from his friend at Naples
Il am glad you are back, Nora /
want chat with you. dear, and I have to
90 out again at S o'clock. l have iust
heard from Sinmons-he is at Naples,
you know"
! "Yes?" Nora spoke dreamily. She
was not interested in Simmons.
He writes about a Count Ripaoli, who
belongs to that neighborhood- down.
right bad lot he seems to be. He has lost
such a heap of money at the gambling
tables that his mother has been reduced
to letting her old home, furnished, to
| strangers. Also-he has deceived young
girl, and her lover vows vengeance on
him. He has thought proper to vanish
for time, and it is believed that he has
come to London"
They all do come here, don't they
But what has it to do with me, Frank y
This dear-I am afraid it will be a
bit of blow TO you; that is why I
wanted to break it to you myself, so
that you should not be told of it sud-
denly. 1t seems Miss Grant knew Count
Ripaoh, and she declares that he and
Saville are one and the same"
Absurd Lewis Saville is as honor
able a man as you are! Angela is mis-
| taken"
81 am afraid not, Nora She recog-
nized him at once.
Then why did she not say so?"
"She did First she limited it to him
to his visible uneasiness, and then she
| told me-"
"When did she tell your"
''The first evening that she saw him
here"
why did she not tell me?"
Because | asked her not. I had my
reasons"
| "What reasons?"
"You have right to hear them /
never liked the man, and | feared that if
you knew him to be mysterious char
acter-a nobleman in hiding, and that
| kind of thing-it would only set you
| thinking lot about him. Girls are so
absurdly romantic sometimes"
Thank you! Well, | don't believe
| that Lewis Saville is this Count What's
| hisname. Nothing would make me
doubt him. You may as well know now
as later, Frank, that / love him, and /
am gong TO marry NM
you have not promised"
yes, have"
"And suppose it should happen that
Angela is not mistaken and that he is
the sc0undrel Simmons declares Ripaoli
to be? Would you marry gambler and
a libertine 2"
''How dare you, Frank? / tell you
Lewis Saville is my future husband !!
You will speak of him to me with respect,
or not at all / trust him absolutely"
With flashing eyes. flaming checks, and
head erect, Nora marched out of the
room, leaving her brother utterly dumb
founded
Heres a pretty go!" he said to him
self. What enigmas women are /
thought | understood Nora as well as ]
understand myself 1t must have been