Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-09-15
knight Grant
By EDNA LYALL

been ill ever since hat Monday
right."
DO you mean that Mia is here
with you? that she is safe?" he cried.
eager hope dawning in his eyes.
Then. as she told him all, a light.
such as she had never before seen,
shone in his face.
"God has been very good TO US"
he said simply.
In very few words he told her
what had happened to him: and then,
while she went 10 prepare Mia for
his coming, he st led below, recelv-
ng the warm-hearted greetings of
the captain giving him a bries ac-
count of his imprisonment and re-
lease, and thanking him with tears in
his eyes for having sheltered his sis
ter. Somehow the old patronizing
tone disappeared altogether from the
captains voice as he struggled to
reply.
DO you thank us for what we have
done?' he exclaimed, with a choking
sensation in his throat. and forgetting
altoge her TO fear what people would
say. forgetting even to regret the con
nection with the stage. Il wish | had
stood by you in the past, Carlo"
AS he thought Of the insults he had
heaped on the Italian years ago, the
color mounted to his temples. and he
would have given all in his power to
have had over again the opportunity
which he had wasted.
But before anything had passed be
tween them Francesca came to sum
mon Carlo to the sick-room, and not
sorry to be free from the captains
questions aud congratulations. he fol
lowed her upstairs into a bedroom
which he knew must be her own. It
touched him 10 think tina Nita should
be in this place OF all others with
its isdesctibable air Of purity and
peace and safety. with its English
comforts with It's girlish ornaments
and plc.ures The bed stood facing
the window. with It's white mosquito
curtains drawn back. but he COZ d not
see anita, for Father Cristoforo was
bending over her
MY daughter" the old man was
saying. iii his gentle, soothing voice,
"be comforted. Our prayers are heard.
Try 10 take his Joy calmly. and as a
hedge Of your forgiveness
Then he quie;ly drew back, and
ooking with loving reverence at his
old pupil signed to him to take his
place.
One glance at Anita's Worn. weary
face showed Carlo that she was dying
He look 10th her outsuetched hands
IN his, and bending down. kissed her
again and again She was dying, but
ser il was the sense that she was safe
which outweighed all else.
For long time perfect silence
reigned in the room, then Mia spoke
family,
'Why liked the yacht she said.
half-Ceami.yr was because you were
t.ll so good there was 10 temptation
wan,ed 10 be good-only I. was al.
ways so hard
Worn ont exhausted. ana fearful
.b4 han none 81 that natural cluging
+ liza witch Carlo had -o lately felt.
y never understood that til now.
she said, glanc.ng at the crucihx
" bich rather Cristof5ro held on Jhe
. her eide of tbe he'd "But now I
sas u MI. II is Won that have made
me see Carlino."
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