The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1915-01-08
A Wax
ROSE
By DONALD chAMBE0LN

AASAS ~ C~~0 NuVVs sSoe
Italy. W%orthington would pass over
a section of country wherein there
were nc Inhabitants: then be would
come upon q town set On the top OF y
hill. with no outskirts, nothing to con
meet it with any other people. he re
solved to Investigate one OF these
towns and. for the purpose. remain
In 1t several days. he did not 1Du
out much about the town. except that
It was a relic of medieval times, when
no one felt safe unless inclosed In stone
walls on the summit Of a bill.
Worthington stopped at q nostelry
commanding beautiful and interesting
views. BE loved to sit on q stone
portco and look out on the landscape
The landlords daughter seemed to
have been capuvated BY him on sight.
for on the evening of bis arrival she
waited on him al the table and could
not keep her eyes I'd Dim The next
day when be vat on the porch shc
and took advantage VI his asking net
about some points Ut tnteres, un tn.
rolling ground yellow Do chat with him
While they were there q young ltaI
tan Of her own class went by the
house and saw the girl evidently yer!
much interested In the stranger This
man was her lover. and love 10 very
sensitive. he saw danger for him IN
the American. When he saw ner
again he r~eproached her and accused
her Of being infatuated With one he
considered bis rival.
"Oh. Andrea" she replied. nov
easily you become jeaious"
"Oh. Bianca," was the reply. 'hOw
quickly you are caught by u e
fancyr'
Worthington remained In the place
three days. Then when about to DE-
part Blanca took q wax flower FROM
q vase and offered it to him. telling
him that 1t was a piece Of her handi
work. he thanked her and put 1t III
his %buttOnhole She watched him de
scend the roadway. thanked on each
side, as ia customary In Italy. witt
high walls. until he was out OF sight
But she knew be was on his way
nOrthward ana must soOn emerge
where she could see him again Pres
emily he r%eappeared. and not far BE-
hind him q man vas following. Bian
ca gave u subdued cry. Despite the
distance she knew this man to be An
drea.
When Blanca saw her lover again
she could tell by his appearance, his
actions, that be had committed u
crime. N she suspected what that
crime was. IT Andrea had followed
the American and killed him there
would be no likelihood OF the murder
being known, because the country so
far as the next town. miles farther On
was u%ninhabited She was tempted to
charge Andrea with murder In order
to see how he would receive the accu
sati0n. but she thought better OF this
and pretended not to suspect him
Gradually be seemed to from
what haunted him and one day asked
Blanca to name the day when she
would marry him
The day ! will marry you. Andrea .
! will tell you that when you have
brought me something | wish"
what Ia that. BiancaY"
The day the American went away
I gave hin one Of the wax roses In the
vase On the manteI there. he put II
In his %buttonhOle, but ! watched him
90 down the road and saw him throw
the ose away. wish to put It back
In the vase with the other towers
Find 1t and bring It to me-. Then !
will tell you when I will marry you
How can ! do that, Bianca2"
lyon must Or 1 will not marry you
Andrea was much a down at this
and went away. saying that she had
given him an impossible task But the
uext day she saw him hunting beside
| the road This action she received
With u u Of the lip. A few days
later be came to her with the rose
| She turned pale as be handed 1t to her.
for. since she had made 1t herself and
put her mark upon 1t. she knew that il
a the one she had given Worthing
tor She had laid u trap for Andres
and caught him. but she had not been
sure that Andrea was q murderer She
did not believe that the American had
thrown away the rOse. and she now
believed that Andrea bad killed hin
aud concealed or buried bel gift with
the bOdy.
Nov. will you name the day. 81
:ncaY" be asked
Come and zee me the day after to
morrow"
Andrea was obliged to wait. On the
day appointed ne went to see Biancs
for her answer. He found with Der
n carabtne+r. who. the moment Andrea
entered. closed the door Andrea's
teeth chartered.
You have come" said Blanca. to
have me namc the day | will marry
you. You will be wed t the g1bbet.
but It II for the judge t. name the
day, saw you follow the American
and BY your guilty appearance beIiev
I'd that you mad murdered MIN In
urder to prove this I asked YOU IT,
bring NE the flower had given htnl