Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-20
'TheEyening Story
A Mountain
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,, HELEN HAYWOOD

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There are no mountains In the. world
about which there u 90 much 10 song
end story % the Alps. Doubtless the
reason for this b that they lie In the
center Of Europe and no one can 50
from France or Germany down into
Italy Or farther eastward TO Austria
without passing over them.
Ysara ago. before the Alps bad cc.Ss
to contain fashionable resorts, thsfe
lived ut Como, on their southern
slops. 4 gentleman who. having made
4 fortune in Milan. retired 10 spend bis
days In peace on the beautiful lake
Como He was q widowsr with one
daughter. . charming girl. upon whom
be dosed. Italians have always ar.
ranged the marriages for their sons
and daughters. and Signor Attanasio
hetro<hsd bis Daughter. Theresa. to .
man more than double her age. Know.
ing that at hts death she would 1eed q
protector and considering siEnor Ris-
xuto q man Of business who would
take care Of her property for her. be
considered that be had done very
good thing for his child.
But, unfortunately for. bic plan. hs
died before the marriage could 10
brought about. After the funeral Ris-
xuto claimed bis bride. who was also
his ward but found, to his dlsa ppoint.
ment, That she had q lover In the per.
son Of Giovanni rabroui. Rizzuto was
not minded to give her up to bis young
rival and no informed her. Having
certain powers over her ~ her guard
ian. Theresa and her lover saw that
II she refused to marry the man to
whom her father had given her he
might put her in confinement and per
aecuts her ill she consented to be biz
wife.
The lovers therefore decided to 60
away together Southwark. eastward
and westward lay italian territory
in which the guardian could invoke the
law. Northward was Switzerland. In
which he would have no claim upon
her. But to go northward meant to
cross the Alps. and that at that time
was a difficult and dangerous feat to
accomplish. Nevertheless. taking the
horses and carriage that had belonged
to Signor Attanasio, Giuaeppi. the
coachman. and Elena. the helress'
maid. both OF whom would give their
lives for their mistress. they started
to 20 as far as wheels would take
them and then endeavor. II they could
not nnd siedges, to pursue their Jour-
ney on foot.
They set out after they were sup
posed to be In bed. and Rizzuto did
not learn Of their departure till morn.
ing Being very energetic man and
spurrcd to the probable loss Of his
wards fortune. he started In pursuit.
having learned the direction the fugi-
tives had taken. 1t was In the latter
part of Alny. and he knew that this.
being the season Of melting snow. was
the most dangerous period IN the Alps.
Moreover. be did not believe that the
lovers could go very far in carriage
o. that they could secure any further
cenveyunces. Besides. 1t would be an
easy matter to track them by the
marks they would leave in the snow.
The lovers reached Locarno. village
on Lake Maggiori then drove over q
gently rising road to the foot Of the
st. Gothard pass. On this road they
Travelled all dny and in the evening
left It for coucealment In q Swiss
cabin. Early in the morning they start.
ed to go over the pass. leaving the car.
riage, but taking tho horses, on one OF
which Theresa rode, while the maid
rode the other. the men walking. AIT
er making q part Of the ascent they
saw the guardians carriage coming
ranidly up the valley through which
they had passed
They t0iled on 40 rapidly % possible
an they came to point whore they
were screened from below and where
there was q pocket In the mountains.
re wind had driven the snow from
here. enabling Giovanni to practice Z
Istratagem. He sent the coachmau
and the maid with the horses on
through the pass, while hs and The
Ma turned into the pockst. which led
into the mass again farther on. Risxu
to, reaching this diverging point. hest
tnsed, then went on through the pass
taking up the tracks left BY the coach
man and the maid.
Il was several ho9f1 after this that
Giovanni and Theresa reache0 an
sminence where they could hook ovel
| q narrow gorge upon the road on TIN
other side. On this road they san
Rizzutois carriage. He saw them and
called on his driver to stop and. get
ting out Of the carriage. called over r
the fngitives to give themselves Of
aincs they could not escape him.
He was on a road that had been c,i'
through the side Of mountain. whlcf
extended above him Thousands OF feet
1t WINS one Of those balmy days d
spring when the cir b laden with
moisture, though the sun shines brigh'
and warm-1ust such Z day a. Alpine