Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1910-05-25

AGAIN. Doubtless But he did not want 10 ever
SEQ him again. The best thing was To forget tbis
humiliating episode
He looked round anxiously for the coming OF his
TSSfIo and there to the left against the wal-there
was the young man! He sat alone at a table with
bottle OF some sort OF wine or syrup and a carafe
OF iced water before him. The smooth olive cheeks
the red lips. the little jet-blacl1 1nusache turned
up calamity. and the fne black eyes a little heavy
and shaded by long eyelashos that peculiar eypres
sion OF cruel discomfort which IS In ell its force
onV IN the blsts OF some Roman eaIperors--it was
NO. no doubt at all But that was a type The
Count looked away hastily. The young officer over
there reading paper was like that too Sama
type Two young men farther away playing drafts
also resenbled---
The Count lowered his head with the fear IN MS
near OF being everlastngly haunted by the vision
OF mat young man. He began TO eat his yisotto
IRE antly he heard the young on his left call
the waiter in bad-tempered tone
At the call not only his own waiter but opzo ,t1S
e IO2 walters belonging to quite a different get OF
table rushed toward him with obseQuious alacrity
whlc is not the general characteristic OF til Cit-
ers in tho Cafe Umberto. The young man rn,t6,reC
something and OF the walters watkins ra,,I11v
10 the nearest door, called out loudly, into the Cal
leria, 'Pasquale." He IS the old fellow wno shut.
fling between the tables, offers for sale cigars
cigarettes picture postcards. matches the clients
OF the cafe. He IS engaging scoundrel The
Count knew Pasquale He saw the gray-haIred, I'M
shaven, sallow rufllan come in his shabby clothes
the glass case hanging from his neck by a leather
strap and at word from the waiter his shut
ding way with sudden squirt to the young mans
table. The young man was in need OF a CHAR
with which Pasquae served him fawnnglv Tho
old peddler was going out when the Count on a
sudden impulse beckoned to him 'A
he approached, his smile OF deferential aecoec-
milton combining oddly with the ironic searchinE
expression of the eyes. Leaning his case on the
table, he lifted the glass lid without q word The
ful amless curiosity, asked casually: ?,
there?" -,
-. The other bent his box at once 'ears4 t
@ THAT, Signor Conte," he said beginning to re-
arrange his wares bnsily and without looking ub
o,.ce-that is young caVdiere OF very good fam
ny from Bari. He Studies in the university and Is
the chief eaPo OF an association Of young men-ds
very nice young men,"
lie paused and then. with mingled discretion and
PRIDE or knowedge, murmured the word "canorra"
and shut down the lid. "a very powenfr, -oo,ottS
he breathed out. THE professors fherS1iyes re-
spect IL greatly. it Is una Ira cinqaanid esHteS-
Our friend paid. While PasqraIe was making UP
the change he observed that the young man OF
whom he had heard much in so very few words
was watching the transaction covertly After tho
old vagabond had withdrawn. with a bow tho
G9Hgt sttSd 9th the w, waiter and sff
The young paid too, got up and crossed
over apparently for the purpose Of looking ut bin,
SELF in the mirror a little behind and at Tight. an!
giles to the Counts seat He was all in black With
a dark green bow tie. The Count looked round ond
was startled by meeting vicious glance out Of the
corners OF the others eyes. The young cqzqEeye
from Bari according to Pasquae (bIt Pasquale
IS, OF course, accomplished liar) on arrang-
ing his to- settling HIS hat before the glass and
Creantime he spoke just loud enough to be heard
by tho Count. He spoke through his teeth with the
most insulting venom of contempt, gazing straight
into the mirror.
"Ah! SO you had gold on you-you old Biy5o-
you fWrfGUfc. But you not done with me vet
The fendshness Of his expression vanished Iiro
lightning and ne lounged out of the Cafe with n
moody impressive face
The poor Count when telling me this trembleJ
and fell back In his chair. His forehead broke into
PerspratloR There was an eXtrRvagancbs. OF wan
tonness IN this outrage which appalled, even mo-
What 1t WAS to the Counts decacy I can't even
imagine sure that IL he had not been too re-
q
thing as dying from apoplexy in a cafe ne would
have had fatal stroke there end then But irony
apart my great difficulty to keep him iron,
seeing the extent OF my COMMUNICATION lie shrank
from every excessive sentiment and NV commits.
GRAFTON was practically unbouudod It did not sur.
prise me TO near that he had been IN bed two
days. Then he got up to mako his arrangorepts
Tor leaving Southern italy at once
And he convinced that no could not live n
whole twelve mohths in any other climate
No argument could advance had any effect II
was not fear, though he did say TO inc once 'rYou
do not know what crm0yvo IS, my dear sir am
q marked man" He was not afraid Of what could
be done 60 him. To be so marked hurt bfs delicate
conception Of lifes ease and serenity. lie couldn't
stand IT, NO japanese gentleman hurt IN hts ovap
gerated aense OF honor could have gone about his
preparations for h7y-kiri with creator eteadfast.
ness OF purpose. For It really aruolnted 70 tbot
with tho Count lie going and there was an
end Of It. dc was going the very next day--to die
on his estate suppose. from the excessive infaro,
OF that outrage taintng life Hself-as It was
Ihele IS saying OF NeapOlitan patriotism I'm.
tended for tho information of foreiznore ,roe,,.
'Seo Naples and then die" It IS n saying OF eY.
cessve vanity and everything excessive was alb
horrent TO the nice moderation Of II Conte Yer ne
was @eoing him on at tho railway station
thought he was behaving with singular fdeIIfg 70
lts conc9iteo spirit ITO had seen Naples. ITe had
seen It completely. lie had seen n with startIir
and excessive thOrUughuess lie had seen moro
than MS ncoRees could stand TFe had noft,tn,
else TO Sec IIc had seen-and now no was 0otno
90 nis grave. I1e was going to 81 by the Tnterna.
uonal sleeping Car ConFpany's train do Iuxo via
p Fle5te ana Vienna. As tho four long, sonber car
raf- "a
with queer sensation OF Sc being a tribute OF re-
s2oct TO q funeral oorteEc. His profile. much arod