Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1910-12-01

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Are you not Tightening trials by
joking?" asked Worth obviously.
Call it madness. if you like. l shall
go as the princess"
But the authorities! 1t will be
prison."
e" am sufficiently armed for any
event. 1t all depends upon your cour-
age"
"Oh, if you take that tone,' said
O'Mally. coloring, why. the thing is
done. No one can call me a coward"
Il shan't desert you il a strait like
this" remarked Worth quietly. only
l think La Signorina rather cruel to
force such IL situation upon us when
1t was entirely unnecessary"
1T is agreed. then" continued La
Signorina, that tomorrow we depart
for Florence as the I'rincipessa di
Monte Blanca and suit?"
1t is in early morning that one should
discover the Piazza San Marco. Few
travellers, always excepting the leu
tonic pilgrims, are up and about. The
doves are hungry then, and they alight
on your hands. your arms, your Shout
ders and even your hat. In a moment
they are futtering about you like an
autumn storm of leaves, subsiding
quickly.
1t was such a picture Merrihew and
Hillard, his guide. came upon the
morning following their arrival. They
had not visited it during the night.
They had, with the usual Impotence
OF men, gone directly to the Campo
SAINT Maria Formosa for the great re-
ward. They had watched and waited
till near midnight, but in vain.
Suddenly billiard stopped. He gave
a sharp exclamation and darted to one
side to grasp the arm Of a neat little
woman who was buying corn. 1t was
Bettina. But the maid refused abso-
lutely to reveal the hiding place of her
mistress, La Signorina, and Kitty.
Hillard offered her a hundred Ira
note $500.
Bettina, strongly tempted, finally re-
fused the bride. She threatened to call
the carabinieri. moreover. if Hillard
followed her.
Hillard rejoined Merrihew. discour-
aged.
AS they passed out of the quadrangle
a man accosted them. 1t 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 a
stop before a d%ilapidated tenement.
The three mounted the dusty, worn
stairs of stone to the third landing.
Giovanni opened a door and babe
them enter.
Seated by the window which over
looked the little canal was a young
woman. Her hands lay passively in
her lap, and her head was lowered.
"You have found herr" whispered
Hillard. a great pity swelling his
heart.
At the sound she turned her head.
Her face, thin and waxen, was still
beautiful. ethereally beautiful, but
without color. She was perhaps three
and twenty.
II have brought an old friend to see
you" said Giovanni.
She stood up.
I'VE are going back to the Sabine
hills. Enrichetta and l." The old man
rubbed his hands joyously. 9Th.
carissime?"
Eyes, father" with 8 faint smile.
Giovanni pushed his friends into IN
other room, closing the door.
II found her," he said in English.
the chords in his throat standing out.
And, mother of Christ. how l have
to sit at tables and drink with the
men-that or the Seine. When she
saw me she gave a great cry and fell.
She has not been like herself, but that
will pass away in time. Now she sits
in silence and broods. 1 went to the
italian ambassador. He heard my
story in full. He wrote personally to
the king. Today l am free. l have
had to walk from Milan almost. I had
little money. That letter Of credit
so you call it's with my cousin in
Sorrento"
"And the man?' Hillard could not
refrain from putting this question.
Giovanni looked down. 1.-The signor
told M never to speak Of that again."
$50 l did" replied Hillard. But all
is changed now.
eco back to your hills with your
daughter and leave vengeance in the
hands Of God. Forget this man who
has wronged you. Forget"
eff he does not cross my path and
if she lives. I have suffered too great
ly to forgive and forget. I promise
not to seek him"
The old man went down to the street
with them. They were so kind. He
hated the thought Of losing them.
They waved their hands cheerily and
vanished from sight. They never saw
Giovanni again. yet his hand was to
work out the great epoch in Hillard's
destiny.
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