New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-05-12
THE CAR OF DESTINY


It Wa the sitting atmosphere OF the cell whict
made me ieel that finger IN a mailed GLOW,
were cleuChej round nv temples Outside
voicc- buzzci, but those who spoke must
have stood ~ "a distance, t,r l could catch NJ
word. Then m last there Wa q new voice IN
the room tt.ucuarc had come.
How do vpu do Don RIt4el.' Pilt- ex-
claimed, as politely a- If She had addressed
an equal. W glad % see YOU again. I've
been waiting for YOU ,Wpttientlv Only think
my lear brother CrI~t1v1L whom You know sci
vel. Is III that dreadful place and can't get
out. because the senior Duke shut him IN bv
mistake and broke the spring
/ DO not tlni that II l. broken, >e-orita,
answered the new Voice.
cpuliut make 1t work. C4-ru,c.a said
hastily
tlcA' Went tar priuE under skillet finger.
The ipor Sliding back gave me a rush IF hight
and ar which SCI me blinking for a second 1r
two and there | stood AZ the stranger $ mercy.
What / saw when my suddenly contracted
pupils expanded. Wa 81 little man in the palace
livery. pale little man with insignificant
features. and large steady eVc~- There Wa,
absolutely no expression IN his face as for one
hret instant our glancc> met Then t1od
uc with YOU. Don triStoval.' said he d" l
am glad % have been even of this slight ser
wee. hope. senorito. YOU have not suffered
from lack OF air
Very little said. and held ov, my hand
He took il respectfully.
Is II long since YOU saw each other,
asked tarmonJ ,tllow and red bv turns
AboUt Two wears only. senior Duke. 20
replied his eN-~crv-,ut. eNpree~ionles~ ,~ before.
and quietly respectful u all. could not
forget the late. Tor the senior Colonel AMI the
senorit-. we'll as the Scnorito himself, were
always very good 10 me
The Duke was Sieucei. The te-t invented
10y himself had failed C4lucuare accepted
me as CriSt6val o Donuel: he w4s Obliged &,
accept me too-at least for the present.
snail We get out ot tins place: lie laid To
Lady Vale Avon
She swept her daughter with her: but Mon
lea had a backward lopl, for me sparkling now
with malice Tor CIrmou.t, radiant with reIiet
Tor Casa Trianu.
We SAID good toy u C.,imenare in the DuI,e's
presence, and would have pressed Il gold piece
into his hand Tor opening my prison door, but
he would not have H. AttcrwarI while we
followed the gray car oU the down hill road To-
Madrid. Pillar told the whole story with drd-
matte effect % the Chcrub
Ny one hope Wa IN Rafael" She said
wlS good L. hum. You remember. when n.
waS i'll And he and | had a great sympathy
over CorcIto. the dear gray bull PRAYED he,
would never forgive the Duke for that crime.
and that he would still be grateful u me
Well looked Rafael straight IN the ewes when
| said. Nv brother Crist6v.,l Is in that place.
shut up by the Duke. who has broken the
spring With all my soul | willcd hum 10
understand, and he did. Ii the scnorlt.
chooses I" have 4 strange gentleman Tor her
brother. he - her brother Tor me. /, what he
SAM t. h'm~elt; no more. But what ii he
That where l would have come in =.
Dick
What would You have done?" asked Pillar.
brcdthcsS ''''
don't know" SAID Dick. Il only know
should have done 1t: and that ii had
maybe Carmona wouldn't have been feeliu.
50 We'll Is he feels now
To % cor,rssI rsxt Sari1y