The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-03-05
TUlTiii.M1NT Or
A PROPHECY

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from the union and that the feud would
one day be ended by Colorlno man
carving on Martelli woman. For
generations romantic youngsters used
10 concoct situations for this tlnal elope-
ment. the story gaining dramatic
! strensth with each generation.
The Martellls were originally an ltal-
| ian family. the Colorlnos natives OF
| Corsica. After most Of the members or
| both families had been killed off a Co
| lorino removed 10 Florence, where the
last Of the Martellis lived in order that
! he NIGH; eXtermiuatc them. He sue
ceedcd in getting rid of AL that was
! left except Signora lucrccia Martelll
and her infant daughter Glanetta, but
in the last encounter lost his own life.
Sienora Martelli grew Old. cherlshing
a bitter hatred against the Colorino
family. and brought her daughter up to
regard them III. as monsters. But the
strife was mere history 10 the child,
| whose hate for the ColorinoS was much
| like that of an American girl studying
the history of our Revolution for an
Englishman.
When Gianetta was nineteen her
mother spent much time with her III the
galleries of Florence. for the girl was
devoted to art and painted well i'll wa
ter colprs. One morning when the two
were IN one Of the principal galleries,
they came upon a young man who was
copying n painting. Unlike Italians
generally, his eyes We're blue and his
hair soft brown. He was absorbed IN
his work and did not notice the lockers
on till one Of them spoke directly he
hind him. Then he turned and, with a
smile, offered to get them chairs The
elder declined the ciyllty, and after re-
marking to her daughter how well the
copyist had caught the spirit of the orig.
inai they passed on.
Nature has given to human beings as
well As TO doves an instinct by which
mates may recognize each other The
artist was deferred IN his work for the
rest Of the day by Gianetta's face com
ing between him and his canvas, and
Giauetta saw only the blue eyes, the
brown hair and the sweet smile of the
artist. Weeks passed, and. the images
were by no means diminished for the
man or the girl Then one evening nj
a ball, when Gianetta was standing be-
side her mother she saw one OF her
friends coming toward them and with
hlm-her heart stood still-the object
Of her dreams.
Il beg leave to present Lorenzo Colo,
rlno"
or the four figures in this living pie
ture Signora Martelli drew back ms II
TO avoid wasp. Giaucita turned pale,
while the artist and the friend were
transiixed with establishment ut the re-
ception they received
Come, Gianetta,' said the mother,
"Slgnora," said the mutual friend,
may | not know the cause Of this
treatment"
"Signor Colorlno will explain when
YOU tell him that we are Martelli."
As the ladies moved away The mutual
friend looked at the artist inquiringly.
Colorino explained that he had heard
of a feud between the two families,
bht he had supposed ii had died out
about the time he was born. The ex
PLANTATION was satisfactory, and the
two friends separated.
signora Marteln noticed from this
time that her daughter was absorbed,
startled when approached or spoken to
suddenly-in short. showed signs Of
having something hanging over her
Months passed before an explanation
came. Then the mother discovered
note in her daughters possession sign
cd Il. c." From that time Gianetm
was a prisoner, and her mother hired
a Spanish ducnna, Papinta by name, to
keep constant watch upon her IA
pinta had no especial sympathy with
young lovers. She was paid well anu
was incorruptiblc
one morning SignOra Martelli re-
ceived a telegram that her sister was
dying in Pisa. Giving Papinta instruc-
tions 10 keep a careful watch. she
threw n few things into bag ana
drove 70 the station. She had not been
gone an hour when gentleman win
white hair and beard drove M TO The
house and asked for his sister, Signora
Martelli saying that he had been IN
formed of their sisters death while at
Rome and had come to go on IN conf
pany with Signora Martelll. Gianetta
welcomed him as her uncle. but the du-
emma. having no knowledge 81 him. lie
clined 10 receive him. He pleaded that
he could not get train 10 Pisa till aft
ernoon. but was given no comfort from
Paplnta except that he might leave his
trunk. very large one, In the hall
Then he went away. agreeing to return
for il at 3 O'Clock.
At Glanetta was taken very ILL.,
and at a quarter past ? Papinta went
for the doctor. Just as she returned
the gentleman returned for his trunk. |
1t was carried out as Papinta and the {
doctor entered.
But where was Gianettai
Signora Martelli found her sister per- |
fectly well aud. suspecting something
wrong. hurried home There she learn
cd Of her spurious brother and the
trunk and Gianetta's mysterious disap- |
pearance. Then il was all plain TO her. !
She had been drawn away by the tele-
gram. and the spurious brother was I