The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1907-02-03
The Brotherhood of the Seven Kings

Catholic party. at whose nead was the
Duke of Alencon. ner own fourth son.
Among the dukes followers was my
ancestor. Giovanni Pizzi. 1t was dis
covered that an order had been sent
by Catherine de Medici to one of the
manufacturers At Venice TO construct
that very goblet which you see there.
After its construction it was for some
secret purpose sent TO the laboratory
OF an alchemist in Venice. where ii was
seized by Giovanni PiZZi. and has been
handed down in our family ever since"
But what is the meaning OF the
seven crowns on the stem?" I asked.
That I cannot tell They have prob
ably no special significance"
l thought otherwise, but kept my
ideas TO myself
We turned away. a beautiful young
voice was filing the old drawing room
with sweetness. went UP to the piano
TO listen to Antonio PitSey. while She
sang an Italian song as only one who
had Italian blood i'm her veins could.
Antonio was ii beautiful girl, dark.
with luminous eyes and an air of dis
tinction about her.
IL wish you would tell me something
about your friend ViVien." 1 said. rs
she rose from the piano
"Oh, Mr. Head. / am SO unhappy
about her" was the low reply. II see
her very often.-she is altogether
changed: and as 20 Mrs. Delacour. the
shock has been so sudden, so terrible.
that / doubt if she will ever recover.
Mr.. Head. ! am SO glad that you have
come. Fivicn constantly speaks of
YOU. She wants to see YOU tomorrow"
rs she coming here?"
No. but YOU can meet her i'm the
park. She has sent you a message.
Tomorrow IS Sunday. Vivien is not
going to church, May L take you % the
rendezvous"
1 promised, and soon afterward the
evening came TO an end.
That night I was haunted by three
main thoughts: The old Italian legend
of the goblet: the seven crowns, SYM
bolic of the Brotherhood of the Seven
Kings; and. finally, madame's emotion
when she first saw ii, and her strong
desire to obtain it. I wondered had the
burglary been committed by her insti-
cation? Sleep I could not, my brain
was too active and busy. I was certain
there was michief ahead. but try as /
would, / could only lose myself in
strange conjectures.
The following day I met Miss Della
cour, as arranged. in the park Antonio
brought me to her, and then left us to-
gether. The young girls worn face.
the pathetic expression in her large
gray eyes, her evident nervousness and
want of self-control all appealed 10 me
to a terrible degree. She asked me
eagerly if any fresh clue had been OBJ
tanned with regard to the murderer. !
shook my head.
IF something is not done soon, moth
er will lose her senses she remarked.
Gwen Nine. Koluchy is in despair
about her. All her ordinary modes Of
| treatment fail In mothers case. and the
strangest thing is that mother has be-
gun to take queer and unaccountable
| dislike to madame herself. She says
| that madame'S presence in the room
gives her an uncomfortable feeling Of
nervousness. This has become so bad
that mother and I return to town to-
morrow; my cousins house is too gay
| for us at present. and mother refuses
to stay any longer under Nine. Ko-
| luchy's roof
But why?" 1 asked.
THAT I cannot explain 10 you. For
my part. 1 think madame one of the
! best women on earth. She has been
| kindness itself to us. and do not know
what we should have done without
her.
after a pause;
Mothers conduct makes madame
strangely unhappy. She told me so, and
| pity her from my heart. We had a
| long talk on the subject yesterday.
| That was just before she began TO
| speak Of the goblet, and before Mr..
| LewiSham arrived"
| "Mr. Lewisham-who is hep asked.
"A great friend of madame's. He
| comes to see her almost daily. He is
very handsome. and l like him. but I