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(Ccnt1nuaEon OF Chapter VII
she took the Donna Teresa with her"
Yes. squealing like a cat She Is too
old 70 be OF use. but the Contessa could
not leave her behind. I suppose
] Norvn felt some Nelief at this in
sellIgence. rejecting that Margherita
would hardly draw her aunt into an en-
terprtse which promised to be danger
Gus.
1T Is work for young hands. Excel
ercy" continued Aliandro. ~Old peo-
pie grow weary and forget. especially
women Now that Lucrezia. she is a
me child. she can hate like the devil
himself. and she Is as silent as a Ma
noso. It was two months ago that they
went away. and that angel OF gold,
that sweetest OF ladies whom the Saints
are Quarrelling over. she left me SUI
ncsent money for the balance OF my
DAYS. But / will tell you something.
ExeelIency-a scandal 20 make your
blood boil. She left that money with the
notary.> And now. what do you thtnk7
lie gives me scarcely enough for to-
naccol Once q week. sometimes often
er. / 20 down 20 the village and whine
like a beggar for what IS mine. A fine
man to trust. ehG May he lie unbur-
sedl somstimes i think shall have TO
XII him. he Is so hard-hearted. but
/ cannot see well enough. II you
should ind him kicking IN the road.
however. you win know that he brought
Il upon himself. You are shockedg No
wonder He IS 3 greater scoundrel than
that Judas Perhaps you-you are a
great friend OF the fanily-perhaps
YOU might force the wolf TO disgorge-
Ehq What DO you say7 A word would
DO Il. You win save his life in all
probability"
very wen. III speak TO him. and
meanwhile here Is something to please
YOU" Norvin handed the old rirnin
= gold coin. greatly TO his delight,
He retraced his steps to the village
where the notary confirmed practically
all the old man had said, but declared
positively that the countesSa and her
admirable aunt were travelling for
pleasure
what else would take them abroadT'
he inquired 'sNothingl I have the
honor to look after the castillo during
their absence and the rents from the
land are placed in the bank at Mas
when do you expect them to re
turn
Privately, SIgnore. I do not expect
them 10 return at al. That shocking
tragedy preyed upon the poor child's
mind until she could no longer endure
Terranova- She is highly sensitive you
know; everything spoke of Martel Sa-
vfgno. What more natural than for
her 70 wish never TO see It againg She
consulted me once, regarding a sale OF
all the lands. and only last week some
men came with letter from the bank
at Messina-"
The notary shrugged his shoulders.
AS for me. have never believed there
vas such a person Clan Narcone, yesl
We al knew him. but he has not been
heard from since that terrible night
which we both remember. Now. this
Cardi, well. he is imaginary II he were
nesh and blood the carabinieri would
have certainly caught him-there were
enough OF them. Per Bacchol You
never saw the like OF it. They were
thicker than flies"
and yet they didn't catch Narcone,
and he's real enough"
True" acknowledged the notary.
thoughtfuI1y.. Il never thought OF IL In
that light. Perhaps there Is such per
son. after all But why has mo- one ever
seen him."
where is Colonel Neri?"
He is stationed at Messina- Perhaps
: Dasmayed. yet not entirely discour-
Re could tell you more than :"
nEed BY what he had learned Blake
caught the first train back TO Messina
and that evening found him at Neri's
rooms. The colonel was delighted TO
see him. but could tell him little more
Than Aliandro or the Notary.
DO you really believe the countess
left Sicily TO travel2" Blake asked him.
TO you 1 will confess that do not
We know better than that. you and l.
she was working constantly. from the
tine you left for America until her
own departure. but never knew what
6he discovered. That she learned more
nan We did 7 am certain. and it is my
bpfnton that she found the trail OF
rardf
Then you are not like the others.
Tou stfm believe there is such per-
aonT'
WHISTLER he calls himself Card or
Ecmething else makes no difference;