The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1906-02-23
FUlFiLlMENT OF
A PROPHEC I


from the union and that the feud would
one day be ended by Colorlno man
carrying off Marteli woman. For
generations romantic youngsters used
to concoct situations for this final elope'
ment. the story gaining dramatic
strength with each generation.
The MartelliS We're originally an ltal-
ian family, the Colorinos natives OF
Corsica After most of the members or
both families had been killed off Co
lorino removed to Florence, where the
last of the Martells lived, In order that
he might eXterminate them. He sue
ceedcd in getting rid of all that was
left except Signora Lucrecia Martelli
and her infant daughter Gianetta, but
in the last encounter lost his own life.
Signora Martelli grew old, cherishing
a bitter hatred against the Colorino
family and brought her daughter up to
Vegard 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
Englishman.
When Gianetta was nineteen her
mother spent much time with her in the
galleries Of Florence, for the girl was
devoted to art and painted well in wa
ter colors. One morning. when the two
We're In one Of the principal galleries,
they came upon n young man who was
nointjnr ITnlilyn Jtn1ipnS
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 be-
hind him. Then he turned and, with q
SMILE offered to get them chairs. The
elder declined the civility, and after re-
marking TO her daughter how we'll the
copyist had caught the spirit of the orig
inal they passed on.
Nature has given to human beings as
well as to doves an instinct by which
mates may recognize each other. The
rest Of the day by Gianettas 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
We're by no means diminished for the
man or the girl. Then one evening at
ball, when Gianetta was standing be-
side her 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."
OF the four figures In this living pic
ture Signora Martelli drew back rs If
to avoid wasp, Gianetta turned pale,
while the artist and the friend We're
transfixed with establishment at the re-
ception they received.
Come, Gianetta." said the mother.
"Signora," said the mutual friend,
may l not know the cause Of this
treatmentT'
"Signor Colorino 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 feud between the two families,
but he had supposed it had died out
about the time he was born The ex-
PLANTATION was satisfactory, and the
two friends separated.
Signora Martelli noticed from this
time that her daughter was absorbed,
startled when approached or spoken to
short, showed signs Of
having something hanging over her.
Months passed before an explanation
came. Then the mother discovered a
note In her daughters possession sign
ed IL. c." From that time Gianetta
was prisoner, and her mother hired
a Spanish duenna, Papinta by name. to
keep a constant watch upon her. Pa
pinta had no especial sympathy with
Young lovers. She was paid we'll and
was incorruptible.
One morning Signora Martelli re-
ceived a telegram that her sister was
lying in Pisa. Giving Papinta instruc.
lions to keep a careful watch, she
threw few things into bag and
lIONe W tue SUTTON. she llau not been
gone an hour when a gentleman with
white hair and beard drove up to the
house and asked for his sister, Signora
saying that he had been in
'ormed of their sisters death while Mt
Rome and had come to go on in COM
,any with Signora Martell. Gianetta
welcomed him rs her uncle, but the dn-
,nna, having no knowledge Of him, de-
lined to receive him. He pleaded that
lie could not get train to Pisa till aft
but was given no comfort from
'apinta except that he might leave his
runk, very large one, In the hall.
Then he went away, agreeing to return
or 1t at o'clock.
AT Gianetta was taken very i'll.
nd at a quarter past ? Papinta went
or the doctor. Just as she returned
he gentleman returned for his trunk.
t was carried out as Papinta and the
octor entered.
But where was Gianetta?
Signora Martelli found her sister per
ectly well and, suspecting something
wrong, hurried home. There she learn
d of her spurious brother and the
runk and Gianetta's mysterious disap-
Then 1t was all plain to her.
he had been drawn away by the tele-
ram. and the spurious brother was
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