The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-22
FULFlLLMENT or
Al PROPHECY


from the union and that the feud would
one day be ended by Colorino man
carrying off Martelli woman. For
generations romantic Youngsters used
to concoct situations for this final elope-
ment the story gaining dramatic
strength with each generation
| The MafteIlis were originally an Ital-
ian family, the Colorinos natives Of
Corsica. After most Of the members of
both families had been killed Off Co
Iorlno removed to Florence, where the
last of the Martellls lived I'm order that
he might exterminate them. He sue
ceeaed In getting rid Of all that was
| left except Signora Lucrecia Martelli
and her infant daughter Gianctta, but
in the last encounter lost his own life.
Siguora Martelli grew old, cherishlng
a bitter hatred against the Colorino
family, and brought her daughter. up to
regard them all as monsters. But the
strife was. mere history TO the child,
whose hate for the Colorinos was much
like that OF an American girl studying
the history Of our Revolution for an
Engllshnan,
When Gianetta was nineteen her
mother spent much time with her in the
galleries of Florence, for the girl vas
devoted TO art and painted well In wa
ter colors, One morning, when the two
were in one OF the principal galleries,
they came upon a young man who wac
copying painting, Unlike Italians
generally. his eyes were blue and his
hair soft brown. He was absorbed In
his work ard did not notice the lockers
on till one OF them spoke directly be-
! hind him. Then he turned and, with q
smile, offered to get them chairs. The
elder declined the ciyility.. and after re
marking to her daughter now wen the
copylst 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, Tho
artist was deferred in HIS work for the
rest Of the day by Gianetta's face com
ing between him and his canvas, and
Gianetta 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 at
a ball. when Gianetta was standing be-
side Der mother. she saw one of her
friends coming toward them and with
him-her heart stood still-the object
OF her dreams.
Il beg leave to present Lorenzo Colo
rino."
or the four figures In this living pic
ture signora Martclli drew back as IL
I 70 avoid q wasp. Gianetta turned pale.
while the artist and the friend were
transnxed with establishment at the re-
ception they received.
Come Gianetta," said the mother,
"Slgnora," said the mutual friend,
may l not know the cause of this
treatment5"
"sIgnor coiorino VIII explain when
you ten him that we are Martelli."
I AS the ladies' moved away the mutual
/ friend looked at the artist inquirlngly.
I Colorino explained that he had heard
Of feud between the two families,
but he had supposed it had died out
about the time lie was born. The ex-
4 PLANTATION was satisfactory. and the
/ two friends separated
signora Martelli noticed from this
time that her daughter was absorbed,
startled when approached Of spoken to
suddenly-in short, showed signs Of
having something hanging over her.
! Months passed before an explanation
came Then tie mother discovered a
note in her daughters possession sign
ed Il c." ErAm that lime Gianetta
was a prisoner. ard her mother hired
Spanish duenna, Papinta by name, 10
keep constant watch upon her Pa
pinta had no especial sympathy with
young lovers. she was paid well and
was ineorruptible,
One morning Signora Martelli re-
ceiyed a telegram that her sister WAS
dying in Pisa Giving Paplnta instruc-
tons to keep a careful watch she
threw a few things into q bag and
drove to tho station. She had not been
gone an hour when gentleman with
white hair and beard drove up to the
house and asked for his sister, Signora
Martelll, saying hath had been in
formed of their sisters denth while at
Rome and had come Ito go on in COM
pany with Signora Martelli Gianetta
welcomed him rs her uncle, but the du-
emma, having no knowledge Of him, de-
cIined to receive him. He pleaded that
he could not get train TO Pisa till aft
ernoon, but was given 10 comfort from
pap.nta except that he might leave his
trunk, a very large one, IN the hall.
Then he went away, agreeing to return
for It at 3 O'clock.
At Gianetta was taken very Ill,
and at quarter past Rapinta went
for the doctor. Just as she returned
the gentleman returned for his trunk.
1t was carried out ns Papfnta and the
DOCTOR entered
But where was Gianetta2
Signora Martelll found her sister per-
fectly well and, suspecting something
wrong, hurried home. There she learn
ed of her spurious brother and the
trunk and Slsnetta'e mysterious disnp-
pearsnca, Then it was all plain to her.
She Ind been drawn away by the tele-
gram. and the spurious brother was
Sic hated Colorno, who had carried or
Gianettn in trunk.
Sigpora Martelli as girl had had
her own fancies about the final ubduc-
ton, mud they were all pictured in gid