Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1921-08-26

DOnateii0S nau Deen the hands DW
hers had been the look, except fof
which the hand had not been lifted
She turned to her fellow-criminal
ne youth Sos lktely INNOCENT, whon
she had drawn into her doom, and
pressed him close, close to- her bosom.
with ciipgiHg. embrace that brought
their hearts together. Eyes. Donated
! 10. You speak the truths said .shel
MY heart consented. Thesdeed knots
us together like the coil OfEa serpent
They threw one glance at the heap
OF death below to assure themselves
that 1t was not all a dfeam--thenl
turned from the fatal pr%cipice and
made their way back intb the city
arm in arm and heart in .heart.
An agreement had been entered into
|, before the moonlight. tragedy had
taken place that the four friends
should meet next morning in the
Church of the Capuchins, % study to-
gether Guido's famous picture of st.
Michael and Satan. 'Thltlier at the
hour agreed upon Miriam and Dona-
tello turned their steps. CONSCIOUS
of secret guilt they were. the more
anxious to keep casual engagement.
But, when they drew near the
church. Kenyon alone was waiting for
them, Hilda had promised to be of
the naety. butsshs wasenbt there. The
three pushed back the heavy curtain
and entered the nave, only. to have
ktheir-gaze arrested at once BY a con-
! spicuous.o object On-a slightly elevated
bier lay the dead body of a monk, tall
candles burning at his head and feet.
The rigid figure was clad in the brown
wooden frock Of the Capnchins. with
the hood drawn over the head but
so as to leave the features uncovered.
Something seemed tot act like a mag
net upon Miriam She passed between
. two Of the lighted candles and looked
down. my God - she murmured,
rwhat is this3" She gfasped Dona-
teflo's hand andsfeit him give con-
vulsive shudder. No wonder that their
blood curdled. The dead face of the
monk gazing at them beneath its half
closed eyelids. was the. same. usage
etfsat<bal. glste6t ufinsg tho naiSAd. soti3sj
ethe night before as Donatello had 'huhe.
him over the precipice What did. It
meah?> Kenyon drew near. perceiyeal
their agitations and started to say
something. But Miriam, laid here
finger to her lips and quietly sa!d,i
flush" From the shadowy church
the tree emerged into the Roman suhr,
light. Kenyon to go in search Of Hi.
da. but leaving darker shadow st{n'e
to settle down upon the lovers. Tdec
young Italian was petrifed with hlE1
lrbr1 tAfirian trtsklasd cheer him, ass0f- .
ing him Of her undying love. But slfeV
met with no response. They parted1
setnos Is stransbp1b. x nGfatreada
that pSAat slI6 should san IN Sasfss !
In the mountains.
Thither, In the summer, Kenyon.
went to pay long-planned visit. He
found the poor faup sadly changed.
Thess idaaA sa4aet(eaee4s penedcesA
taken firm possession Of Donatefo.
He was intent on finding some meth
cd of self-torture. Kenyon, knowing
now something of what had happeASd
arranged with Mriam thatsshe shkIlh
be in the public Square or Perugi4 ~
! spa6l6ed &dasF near fhdsstatua a.
rope SuliuG mere he hvers mA
again. The sense;sSf Vtheir mututa
crime had stunned, hut, Not Destroyer
the youths affection They needed
one another. Kenyon, xlleered and Cd
couraged them; Their Two lives flowed
together and the great bronze statne
OF the Pope. his hand outreached Iin
a papal sbenedicfion. beneath which
They had met..~appearxd to impart Il
MESSING on their fdarf1ape. slNE
IS Kenyon Z went back to Rome III
WOO !ti,A gentle Hilda. whose sensitive
soul was burdened by the knowladSee
Or the awful. guilt of her friends fhe
secret weighed upon her heavily. Ehe
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