The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1909-10-28
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"t am sufficiently armed for any
event II OH depends upon your cour.
age"
"oh. II you take that tone" said
o'Mally, coloring. why, the thing Is
done, No one can call me n coward"
Il shan't desert you IN a strait like
this" remarked Worth quietly. Only
think la slgnorina rather cruel TO
force such a situation upon us when
Il WIS entirely unnecessary"
1T Is agreed. then" continued La
Signorinn. that tomorrow we depart
for Florence as tho l'rincipessa di
Monte Blanca and suitf"
II Is IN early morning that one should
discover the Piazza San Marco. Few
travellers always excepting the Teu
tonic pilgrims. are up aud about. The
doves are hungry then, aud they alight
on your hands. your arms. your shout
ders aud even your hat In moment
they are tiuItering about you like an
autumn STERN OF leaves, subsidlng
quickly
II was such a picture Merrlhew and
tlillard. his guide. came upon the
morning following their arrival They
had not visited II during the night
They had with the usual impatlenco
Of men. gone directly 10 the Campo
Santa Maria FormoSa for the great re.
ward They had watched and waited
I'll near midnight, but IN vain.
suddenly HilIard stopped, He gave
a sharp exclamation ana dnrted 10 one
side TO grasp the arm OF a neat little
woman who was buying corn. II was
Bcttina Hut the maid refused abso
lntely to reveal the hiding place OF her
mistress, la signorin0, aud KITTY
llillard offered her a hundred lln
Doie tS20l.
Bettina. strongly tempted, finally re.
fused the bribe She threatened 10 call
the carabinieri. moreover. II Hillard
followed her
HiIlard rejoined Merrihew. discour.
aged.
AS they passed out OF the quadrangle
man aceosted them. II was Giovan.
nj, With a weeks growth Of beard on
his face his shoes out at the toes
Follow me-" he said softly
He led them through tortuous streets,
over canal after canal, toward the
Campo san Angelo He came TO
stop before dllapdnted tenement
The three mounted the dusty. worn
stairs Of stone 10 the third landing
Giovanni opened door aud bade
them enter
Seated by the window which over
looked the little canal was young
woman Her hands lay passively In
her lap and her head was lowered.
"You have found her" whispered
Hillard a great pity swelling his
heart
Her face thin and waxen. was still
beautiful cthereally beautiful. but
without color She was perhaps three
and twenty
Il have brought en old friend TO see
you" said Giovanni.
She stood up.
I'VE are going back 10 the Sabine
hills, Enrichetta and l." The old man
rubbed his hands joyously. "Eh.
Yes. father" with faint smile.
Giovanni pushed his friends into an.
lther room, closing the door.
u found her" be said IN English.
lie chords 10 bis throat standing out.
And mother Of Christ how have
uttered! She was dancing. She had
% sit at tables aud drink With the
that or the Seine. When she
Jaw me she gave great cry aud felt
She has not been like herself, but that
sili pass away In time. Now she sits
n silence and broods, went TO tho
italian Ambassador He heard my
Itory Ia full He wrote personally 10
he king. Today | am free, have
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