The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-11-11

. everything W inc wpfid worth hNinl
ipr, wAs mad feT kllliQs
IA Slgnorlna was urst 10 rNeoreg
She spraug toward the combalant
snd srNsped iithris hand. the on,
hurlvd in the prlncvs thrast. am
J pulled, she wee not strnnS cnuueh
rMerrlhew. o'Malpi Quk1 ~,
, il Killing him" she crlrd wildly n.
The two iiually succecded IN scparat
ing the men rnd none TOO soon. A
morsent more sed the prince had tsssr
dead man tfaHpG
Ia Sagnqripa tprusd UPON llalard
And ,yqu wcIld have dene this thins
before my very eycsg 1000. ~.
u was mad" he painted. shamed. u
love you better than ant,hitg else II
Gods world and this man means tina,
shall lose YOU" 90 84W 8la4uR
The prince lprched toward Ilillard
but Fortunately Merrihew heard the
slithering sound of the ssbcr as Il lef,
its scnbbard. Mcrrihew With d des.
pefate iunsc stopped che blcwh He
dung the saber at % Maiiys feetansn
| "iou speak EDgllsll' said Aierrihew
In an ugly temper You may send
| Your orderly 70 the Hotel llalie tomor
row fhoriing, and your saber win be
given to him we can Sc, along with
eat you nlceiy.YS u a4j.aH ieI'l
The prince tore atu his taustachea
Medders! To relarnito tlorence with
out bis saber was disbonor, .Ile cursed
them all roundly and turned 10 La
Slgnoriffa. 'is'' ~ tF'''.s '''A N'V'
/ II am In tht way here,@a he cried
| But listen. ioioa shhIl yrdniainlf my
| wife solloIR as, both or us live Iahad
intended arrsnging your freedonI once
\ the estate and mopeys were divided,
but not now You Shah read my wife
tHT tie end of The book. fof unless |
meet yoti halfway The tnsirriage con.
tract cannot he bfokan. aid tlsii old
days H. MAS your CONSCIENCE ,Tle stili
small y9iee speps ne lupasrii0 iropble
you turning isuggestiyely te lllgprd
I"You are stohplhg llt the Hotel fialieYs
.i"flsin iYdu Will tind me tilere,h re
turned HiiIard. with good nnderstund
ing.ns nahIads b n ld bna lM
Good /, Aour dblghness,n tlemwrqw
night shall bpye the extreme pleas
ure OF fuhhIbg your lover through, the
tbtoatnai lie picked up hts cap and
took his rwibeely presence o,it theif
Immediate lsciuityl1oH " anloa bHl
1T win do my soul good 90 sand
before thpt scoundrel" sqid, IUiard.
stre,chipg out his bands and closing
Them with trushlng force
aLh Signofha iaid'a protesting hand
on his arm. hFgtl ls3
III loyehseu,h lie murmured as he
bent To- kiss her hand And Il Is not |
dishonorqble f9r you 70 hear me say |
so"
II forbid you TO say that" But the |
longing Of the world was IN her eyes
as sha looked down at his head.
d,'Thls, Isdwhat comes Of American
girls marrying these blamed foreign |
ers.' growled the tender hearted
O'Mhly. "Why aid you do IT," Z
III am almost itallan Mfr. O'Aially
had no choice lnathe matter. TheNaf
fair was prearrnnged by fo'ir parcDts, I
after the. continental fashionp ..f
When Hillard and La Signorina were
at length alone he asked, when shall /
4 see you ngainY' HN
"Who knowsi Some day, perhaps,
when time has softened the sharp
edges of this moment. Tomorrow +
shall write. or very soon.p .su8brt
NYou will send for meT,y With eager.
ness and hope.
'sWhy notf There Is nothing wrong
In our friendship, and | prize IT,
Promise.ill 80 baoA XnR ar
Il promises Goodby. For a little
while ] haye lived In paradise, Wher
ever, ! may be, at the worlds end,
you have but 10 call me IN a mouth,
inioa nyear a decade, shall cblhe
Goodbyp Without looking Al her
again he rushed away. 4gd mh
She remaiued standing there as mo
tionless as a statue, He had not asked,
uSi u oht io''b uiu, anu 'bhL ,ntS
we'll But there was not at that mo-
ment hnalI the efagth and breadth OF
Italy9a loanier woman than harthlghi4
ness the .PrinGipessa di Monte Blanca.
MEANWHILE thee prinqe,g5 ragipga
mounted bis borse;, Eh, Welt Tpls
TIME tdhiorroW night the American II,
should pat liearfy Tor II dlf'lAo Y r.
And athe swofnon2he coulir feytf7
anderstaiiAo Hsr but foraaher fools
conscience he would not have been !
riding the beggarls horse today She
WIS now too. self relant.ytoo intelli
gent. She was her father over again,
sidier ,ahd Diplomat. 51f ~
He Was rfding PAST the cohGhes of the
villa when man darted out suddenly y
from the, shadows and seized the hrIille.
AT LAST my iprinceN q ugG 3h,att
I a"Gloyannif' asa tD.. g0otydG9 AZ
Insbncllyely the prince reached fol
his sabef, knowing that be, had need
lf It, but the scaDbard Was empty.
IIegcWsed the follyawhieh had made !
din los, Nj Oddly enough. his thought :
Tnnl swiftly hack 10. tbe little eas3 liDil
the Sabine ahillsse Bah Falltpf enur
ige,, knowing that one Of the other 2
smim pof fea,ta tfis spoi awe ,,he
,tf,iek sGlaaBoiEe hii pHrpbte thls 4
Ius, ea aaii -hlei6sib doasl5 Bnt Gh.s
tanni didaootIiose iiis hoad. tHaie and ,
be neagaeHsl ~ ojrseisa san~iei ldiinsEf Z
aNS'RSs Ssssl BE- 1tIIh edsliSs sedsad |. de5d. +
BY bribec And ! n Swhs hdt going 10 4
'eek yohd'l WaS gong 70 lct he'll tiafn b
ioufin its iown time but ydli rode byFa
ne tonight fi1'hts ~ tbe end" y18i 4 v
The prince unbo6kod his scsbbard b
md swupg u sloft PIT Giqrqpnl. was
ully prepared, He released the, bsi. Al
le, bis arm Vent back, and bis knife Il
puii through ihe afr' yer ID tbht III. !,
iant M whfch ur;Ioyahffs arm was
pised for tli4 cast 'fbe prince isfted Il
ps horse ION ats launches me Knife II
ashed the animal deeply inlihe uegk
iIll Qn its haupch hes, Il backed. Wild q
rith the unaecustomed pain, The ID II
I the r6ad. ~ ibis spot rotten aud n
urtfotetted, gafc Way J'he pfiHee
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