Nogales international., 1929-02-19
Fourth Installment
WHAT HAPPENED BEFORE

Palermo is the scene There an exile,
Leonardo di Marioni, has come for love
of Adrienne Cartuccio, who spurns him.
He meets an Englishman, Lord ST. Man,
rice, who falls in love with Adrienne on
sight Leonardo sees his sister Margharlta,
who tells him his love for Adrienne is hope
less. But he pleads with her to arrange an
accidental meeting, to say farewell, be-
tween Adrienne and him.
She consents. That night the Englishman
is informed of an attempt being made to
carry off Signorina Cartuccio and Mar
gharita, who are walking, by brigands
employed by rejected suitor, on lonely
road He rushes to the scene, and proves
able to rescue the ladies.
Infamed by the failure of his scheme.
she knows that he was instigator of the
attempted attack. The Englshman now
sees Adrienne often. The Englishman, sit
ting in the hotel, finds dagger at his feet.
Looking up, he sees the Sicilian, and scents
trouble 1--WE sat here week ago.. re-
NOW GO ON WITH THE STORY
"It is we'll. 1t is of the events
which have followed that night that
/ desire to speak, if you, Signor, will
grant me a few moments of your
timer"
Certainly" the Englishman replied
courteously. After all, perhaps the
fellow did not mean to quarrel
"I regret exceedingly having to
trouble you, Signor, with little per-
sonal history" the Sicilian continued.
II must tell you, at the commencement,
that for FIVE years have been a
suitor for the hand of the Signorina
Adrienne Cartuccio, my cousin"
"Second cousin, I believe" Lord St
Maurice interposed.
The Sicilian waved his hand It
was of no consequence.
Certain political differences with
the Imperial party at Rome" he con-
tinued eliminated two years ago in
my banishment from Italy and Sicily.
You, l believe, Lord ST. Maurice, are
of ancient family, and it is possible
that you may understand to some
extent the bitterness of exile from z
country and a home which has beer
the seat of my family for nearly a
thousand years. Such Z sentence is
not Punishment as the world under
stands it; it is living death! But
Signor, it was not all. 1t was no
ever he worst. Alas, that |, ;
Marloli, should live to confess it
But to be parted from the woman
love was even sorer trial. Yet
endured it. l endured it; hoping
against hope for recall. My sister
and | were orphans. She made he'
home with the Signorina Cartuccio
Thus | had news of her continually
Sometimes my cousin herself wrote tC
me. 1t was these letters which pre-
served my reason, and consciously OF
unconsciously, they breathed to me
ever of hope"
"Not Adrienne's, I'll swear" the
Englishman muttered to himself. He
was a true Briton, and there was
plenty Of dormant jealousy not very
lar from the surface.
The Sicilian heard the words, anc
his eyes flashed.
THE Signorina Cartuccio, if yot
please, Signor," he remarked coldly
I'VE are in public place"
Lord ST. Maurice felt that he could
afford to accept the rebuke, and he
bowed his head.
my remark was not intended to BIZ
audible!" he declared.
For two years | bore with ny
wretched life" the Sicilian continued
"but at last my endurance came to ar
end. l determined to risk my liberty
that I might hear my fate from her
own lips. crossed the Alps without
molestation, and even entered Rome
There | was watched, but not inter.
fered with. The conclusion came tc
was, that as long as | lived the life
of an ordinary citizen, and showed Nc
interest in politics, was safe.
crossed to Palermo unharmed. I have
seen the Signorina, and / have made
my appeal"
The Englishman dropped his eye:
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The fellow was coming to the poin
at last.
"You, Signor," the Sicilian con
tinued in a tone which, although i
was nc louder, seemed to gam ii
intensity from the smoldering passion
underneath, you, Signor, know what
my answer was, for you were tht
cause. l have not told you this much
Of my story to win your pity; / simply
tell it that l may reason with you
] have tried to make you understand
something of the strength of my love
for the Signorina. Do you think that
after what l have risked, after wha
! have suffered, that I shall stant
hside, and see another man, an alien
;ake her from me? I come of race
Signor, who are not used to see thu
women they love chosen for othel
mems wives. Have you ever heart
of Count Hubert di Marioni who
with seven hundred men, carried off !;
princess of Austria from her father
court, and brought her safely through
Italy here to be one of the mother.
OF my race? 1t was FIVE hundred
years ago, and, among the ruins o
ancient Kingdoms. the Marionis have