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

IN INC sculpture cutlery OF the
capitol at Rome. Three of them
ayere artists. and they had been Isl
Fundamentally struck by a resemblance
between ohe OF the antique statues
and a young Italian. the fourth mem
Der Of their party.
s'You must. confess, Kenyon. said
q dark-eyed young woman, whom her
friends called Miriam. ''that you new.
or chiseied out of the marble more
vivid likeness than this. Our friend.
DonateIIe. lie the very Farint Of Prax-
iteies. II 1t not true, Hiidar
"Not quite almost vyes, 1 really
think sc.s replied linda, slender New
England girl. whose perception OF
form was singuIarly clear.
"DonatelIo." said Miriam. 'you are
q veritabIe Eaun. Shake aside those
brown curtis and let us see whether
tkis resembIaqce ipeludes fWrys ears
@No. s.ncT dearest sSisnorina"laanl
sHeFed DenFtellcs s.yo,i must fake my
ears Tor. granted and he Lightly
tripped beyond the reach of yhet ',ex.
tended hand. only a moment later. to
come close to her and look into her
face with appealing d ifectfon. = :
AYou have -bewitched the poor lad"
said the sculptor laughing. THAT is
way Of yours. 4 see another of your
foi,exers t4hihd gon. .pillays land ( bis
preses4ce 6ss.F kroused -D6hateli6s
wrefh.' st1e.
T!se< had emerged from the palace,
ead there. partly cQhcealed by a pillar
In the;pOrticc. stood the wild figure Of
t}tatded man. Atf's.'
r1flriam.r whispered Hilda, 1T rs
your aodeL" t., 10 ~ <.
Mlffam's model, as Hllda called him,
had suddenly appeared few weeks
prqgtaSasiy when the four friends were
visiting ono Of the Catacombs. In the
dark depths OF the earth. GAido fhe
iah$ftnfh Of passageways. Miriam had
teetf loet. Guided By the shouts Of the
OthArs shA had aasllys tsaHRse reA O.
coulpanied ny tina strange 'dnf IN
couth creature. And from that time
on he continued constantly to haunt
her footsteps. disappearing perhaps for
days only to return and glide like a
shadow tlntn. 1ef III VhaE4 h0ad&he
azldsod sher o.. She on him remained
nAk1oep : enhancing the mystery, al
ready deep. which hung about this
abeaufi fAuf woman.
One sOfE Miriam's friends took the
matter Dsxliy to heart. This was. the
tlght-heafted, fA,ih-like italian. count,
who seessed such child Of, natures
He eheriShed against the mysterious
stranger one Of those instructive an
tipathiss which the lower animals
sometiHee display.
Ia the Medici Gardens the unwel-
come creature had appeared among the
frees Just as DonateiIo was declaring
hts love Tor Miriam. II bate him., =
muttered Donatello az he eahght &lsht
OF the sinister figure. NssBe aatist1ed 4
hate him.. too" said Miriam. where-
upon poriateiIo had offered to Clutch
him By the throat, that they might be
rid ofshlm forever: and the woman
had dI6ic<y in restraining the gentle
youth. whbse hitherto Iight-hearted ma
ture seemed suddenly sufrused with
rage. SliIk ~ a il. 49, g.,
But II was otherwise few nights
later On a moonlight ramble that d
company of artists were i enjoying
aalong the ruins OF old Rome. The
four frEenns were of the party, which,
after visiting many places, climbed the
Capitollng hill and stood on the Tar.
peian r,ock. 1t was sbordered by a low
lparapet They all bent over the rail
ing and booked down. Miriam and Don
afelIo stood together gazing into the
mooniit depths. They were 50 alb
sss sAs Ss did sesn mot ' notice s he ssse
parturef Iof their friends. Hllda had
gone OF With Kenyon, whoyhad drawn
ass rS 1 Two: and t tSree e1 ies,ins