The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-03-29
dies burned on the table In front OF
him. and he was engaged In celebrating

dies burned on the table In front OF
| him. and he was engaged In celebrating
mock marriages.
The Jester caught sight OF the two
| homogeneous figures at once and in
vited them with exaggerated language
to the altar Tito, drifting along In
| the grip of circumstances. exclaimed:
Should you like to be married to me.
little Tessa?" and she looked at him
adoringly Before he could reflect the
| two were on their knees and the Jester
performed the mimic ceremony with
dispatch.
Tito had not intended to deceive Tes-
| sa but when he saw her innocent Joy
| he delayed the explanation, and walked
on with her, pleased to hear her art
less talk So it happened that finally.
| when the time came to part, he lett
| her In the belief that she had really
| been married to him, and he warned
her that she must tell no one II
you are good little Tessa," said ne; y
shall come back again; but II you ever
tell any one that you are married !
shall stay away forever
| It was with a sickening sense OF I'M
! pending ruin and shame that Tito be-
/ TOOK himself to meet Ronola after her
visit to the dying friar. He saw her ap-
/ proAch and shrank away. Then, ike
/ flash OF lighting, he felt, rather than
saw, her eyes and the cry OF love With
! which she said: Tito
j 1T is all over" she said weeping
HE Is dead"
Hurriedly she told him that he had
warned her of a vision that he haa
seen, in which he be1reld a man whose
face was a blank take her to the altal
| and lead her thence to strange misery
/ An" he had cried at last, I'm the enc
I saw his face. Romola, 1t was thu
Great Tempter! DO not marry him
]. beseech YOU" With these words he
3 had died.
Tito's mind leaped back into sun
S light. He was safe! Tenderly he com
t forted her. and she gazed into MI
t dark, shining eyes TIL the sadness
!. faded out Of her own.
/ Now at last all the shadows OF TIL
t past seemed to have removed them
selves from the path II Tito Melema
+ He had lecome the acknowledged favo
a rite of Scala, secretary OF the Floren
o tine republic Cardinals and mobiles
s had him at their houses constantly
: Wien Easter came his happinass wa
e crowned by his marriage to Romola
Il and he took his place as an honorAt
Il and influential citizen.
b Two and one-half years had pAsse
% and he had been married more than
+. year. when a great change came to tn
r. republic. In November the peopl
d gathered with their arms and drov
vt out the Medlti. The e1iled enemies q
10 that family were called home agair
ID The republic had recovered the use Q
ID Its will. and prepared to receive
Re splendid guest--an svexamplsd Wis
y, itor who had como through the Air
10 with such an army IA italy had neve
g seen before, on his way to take posses
I'd son OF the kingdom OF Naples, an
lie then to set out for CONQUEST OF tn
Turks.
N Fra Girolamo savonarola. prior OF tn
re Dominican Convent, had preached tina
~ this yisitorr-charles the Eighth c
Is France-wns tho scourgs prophesied b
AZ God two years before In 4 vision. Tha
ar scourger he declared, was to purify tn
to earth from iniquity. Let Florence RI
X pent and turn from its ways and til
"a scourge would not fall there. hu, elst
I'd where.
NJ Among those who believed him wei