Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1912-12-10


win Blake and a trained nurse! Oh, thu
comment"
There's a bench near by where W.
can sit Passers-by viii take us fol
servants"
4 You are the butler. I am the maid,
she laughed.
I'm glad you can laugh le told her
You were very sad. there at Terra
nova
/ rive learned the value of a smile
Life is full of gladness If We can only
bring ourselves 10 see it. Now tell ms
/ the meaning Of this. I knew II mus
be important or 1 would not have
come Back OF the bench upon which
she had seated herself a jassamine vine
depended, filling the aid with perfume
the night was warm and still and Ian
guOrous; through the gloom she re-
garded him with curiosity.
I Il hate to begin" he said Il dread
to speak of unpleasant things-to you
/ wish we might just sit here and talE
! OF whatever we pleased"
We cannot sit here long on any &C.
count But let me guess. II is your
work against-those men," W.,
J. Exactly. You. know the history OF
our struggle with the Maha?"
f, Everything
Il am leading a hard. fight and ]
think you can help me-"
why do you think sou she asked
| in a low voice. II have given up my
part. / have no desire for revenge
Nor have I. do not wish to harm
any man. but / became involved in
this through a desire to see justice
done. and have reached a point where
1 cannot stop or go back. 1T started
with the arrest of Clan Narcone. You
Nlrrrr hon hou
! took his life for Narcone's, and ne
too, was my-dear friend"
"An this is familiar to me-" she said
in strained voice.
Il will tell you something that nc
one knows but myself. have a friend
among the Mafiosi and it is he, not J.
who has brought the murderers of Mr.
Donnelly to an accounting"
you know him?"
Yes. At least 1 think I do"
"His-name?' She was staring al
him oddly.
Il feel bound not to reveal it even
to you. He has told me many. things
lamong others that Belisario Cardi Is
alive; is here. and that 1T is he who
has worked all this evil"
What has all this to do with me?'
she inquired in peculiar voice. Have
not told you that I have put my
search into other hands?"
1T was Cardi who killed-one whom
we both loved. one for whose life
would have given my. own; IL was Cardi
who destroyed my next best friend, a
simple soul who lived for nothing but
| his duty. Now he has threatened my
life also-does that count for nothing
with your
She leaned forward searching his face
earnestly. You are a brave man. You
should go away where he cannot harm
you"
Il would very much like to-" he con-
fessed, but L am too great coward
And why do you tell me this?"
II need your help. Ny mysterious
friend can do no more, he has said so
I'm not equal to II alone.
"Oh," she cried, as IL yielding to
4 feeling long suppressed. Il did SC
want to be rid of IL all, and now you
J ere in danger-the greatest danger
won't you give it up?'
He shook his head. puzzled at heI
vehemence- II don't wish to drag you
into IL against your will, but OiVeta
lives there among her country people
She must know many things which 1
as an outsider, could never learn. l.
need help"
There was a long silence before the
girl said:
eyes. will help, for I am still the
same woman you knew in Sicily
am still full of hatred l would give
my life to convict Martels assasslns
but ] am fighting myself. That Is
why / have gone to live with OiVeta
until ] have conquered and am ready
to become a sister"
please don't say that"
-oliveta. you know. is alone" sh
went on. with forced composure, ''anc
SO watch over her. She is to be mar
ried soon, and when she is safe, then
think 1 can return to the Sisters ant
/ live as / long 10. 1t will be goo'
latch: much better than / ever hope'
for, and she loves. which is even NOR
blessed to contemplate" Wttoria lai'
| her hands impulsively upon his arm
! Meanwhile 1 cannot refuse such al
as can give you, for you have alread!
suffered too much through me. 70
have suffered. have you not?"
cit has turned my hair gray, n
Laughed. trying not to show the tru
depth of his feelings. But now tina
/ know you are safe and well and hap
Epy, nothing seems to matter. Does Myr
Nell know who you are?
mo one knows save you and Olivets
iIf that child even dreamed" sh
lifted her hands in an eloquent ges
tures My secret would be known i
an hour Now / must go. for eve
housemaids must observe the proprie
ties"
ITS late; 1 think had better Sc
you safely home"
81 idaresay our Waterman has foun
himself comfortable bed"
The slumbers of nightwatchmen ar
VIGOROUSLY deep"
And Papa La Blanche has dnishe
\ his solitaire. There is no danger"
No one was in sight as they stol
through the driveway to the servant
door. She gave him her hand and
pressed IL closely. whispering:
When shall / see you again?'
After the quarantine. can do notE
ine until then
you will go back to Oliveta's house?
yes. but you must never come Their
even i'm daylight"
She thought for a moment while h
still retained her hand. II will instruc
you later she broke off suddenl!
and at the same instant Blake hear
a stir in the darkness behind him.
Vittoria drew him quickly into tn
black shadows OF the rear porch wheT
they stood close together. afraid to NOV
until the man had passed. The htche
gallery was shielded by a lattice wor
covered with vines and Blake felt res
sonably safe within its shelter. He wa
Beginning to breathe easier, when