The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1914-01-29
Accused
Fortunately Vindi-
cation Was at
Hand
BY OSCAR cox

Giuseppe. for this act Of perndy 20,
shall suffer. You have handed me owe
TO be dealt with by the law. I will be tn.
law TO you. viii not remain long behind
Ears. No prison walls have yet beer
built strong enough TO hold me. when
am free. as the carrier pigeon looks abou
him for the flight he will take, I viii 10
cate YOU And wherever you are Their,
Will I 20. II may be when the earth :,
awakening after nocturnal siumber. Il
may be when the sun is pouring a flood oi
Hight ON hill and vale. u may he when you
think yourself concealed In the shadow,
OF evening, that viii come. but come
Will, and when you feel my blade cuttins
into your heart your eyes shall serve yoJ
FOR the last time. and they viii behold me
j paused in my writing and read over
what I had written. I was dissatisfied
with II. There was not SUFFICIENT
strength. rancor. bitterness. diabolism.
In II TO suit me. I wrote u over. vivify.
Ing the picturesque points and intensi.
Tying the hate. Then put IL with my
manuscript In its place at the close of
q chapter and made my prepa rations To
leave my room.
Two reasons influenced my going. In
the FIRST place. I suffered the impover-
lsbment usual tn authors who have not
attained recognition as geniuses. and I
was expecting Ia he turned out for non
payment OF rent In the second place.
i was In love and had promised TO
spend the week end with my befrothed.
As to my poverty. I was expecting bet.
ter things when my novel. The Ban
dts Revenge" should be published: as
to my ladylove. | hoped TO conceal
from her the pitlable condition OF my
finances till began TO receive my roy
alties.
My apartment was on the top floor OF
q building in which there were many
rooms. ] possessed an old satchel. but
NO wardrobe except what wore.
There were a number Of uDsold manu-.
scripts In the closet. and In order TO al
out the bag put them In It and. going
with II out into the hall. descended. A
man on the floor below, seeing me.
started toward me. Thinking he might
be intending TO stop me for my unpaid
rent. buried on and succeeded In
eluding him. Emerging from the build
Ing. ! felt satisfaction In knowing that
had all my worldly possessions with
me and had left nothing In my room
that the landlord could hold as secu-
rifV for m dnhf Atas \ ha I.fe
little article that would bring he more
trouble than II had left abundant Sc
rurfty. but ] did not know II.
] had In my pocket the wherewithal
10 pay my way TO the suburban town
where lived my beloved I expended
10 cents for a ticket and. having 81
more, spent II for some roses TO
lake with me as a gift for her. leaving
ne a cent for newspaper. Then I
uttered the train. laid my satcbel on
he seat beside me. unfolded my paper
Ind. assuming n carelessness did not
EEL. began to read the news. My pow
,rty did not trouble me. ! was used TO
hat But I dreaded lest my betrothed
hould find IL out
Nina. who was aware Of my coming.
vas at the station to meet me and
ook me 10 her home In a little auto
Ter fnther had recently given her.
osscd my satchel, containing no toilet
Irticles except toothbrush. on the
loor Of the vehicle aud took my seat
'eside my adored chauffeur. Instead
Il driving me directly home. she made
long detour into the country. IL was
vident from her manner that she had
OF Importance to say to me
nd was making an opportunity To say
!. As soon as we were on country
Dad she slowed down AMI said:
MY dear Luigi. | hope that what I
m going To say TO you will not lead
Oh 10 think that ! do not trust you
bout you. He would prefer that ! |
hould marry a man born In America. |
whose family and aDtecedents we |
night learn about. You know that |
on have no relatives In America. and |
q order TO learn OF your ancestry and |
tatus In Italy one must go there 10
iake an Investigation. ! have told |
apa what you have told me-that you
re a descendant OF the historical Co
,nnas; that your father is a member
the Italian parliament and has been
cabinet minister. Papa says. What
roof have you Of this and can only
nply that ] have your word for H.
nd when papa asks me why believe
on aud ] say IL Is because ! love you
Q laughs at me-"
MY dear Nina" replied. have pa
ence. have written for such proofs
who and what am as shall con
Ince any doubter. Meanwhile. though
do not expect your father TO feel sat
fed concerning me. II seems TO me
lat II you really love me you will
ust me-"
Had ! not romance In my nature !
ould not be a novelist Romance led
@ 10 take the ground that there is
In true love 10 induce n
oman TO trust the man she loves
ithout calling ON him for his creden-
ais. ! Went into a rhapsody about this
,autiful faith In loved one and sue.
eded In infusing the sentiment into
Ina. ] was all ! pretended 10 be and
rs only concealing from my betroth-
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