palud o si
serve, tor you have lightened the heart « C h a se Gardens I
«lance toward h l. mother. She had well In thus silen tly deceiving you
of a weary old man. whose blessing la j More than 600 people were In alien
taken up a paper knife, and waa eut- F\>r, Margharlta. there la no such tim e
yours, now and for ever."
dance at the festival uni meet
h (,„.
a ‘n« the pages o f her book. It was of peaceful happiness In store for me.
laionardo dl Marioni?
d
a
l
stunts
and
numbers
were
present
the savoir-faire of a «real lady.
I am dying! Nay, do not start! Ho
e<l by the i hlldreu of the various
(T O B E C O N T I N U E D )
A Correspondence
not pity me! Ho not fear! I know It
schools represented
The May l*ola
Letter from fo u n t Leonardo di Marl so w ell; and I feel no pang, no sor
dance, pres« t ile d by the first and aa-
onl to Miss M Briscoe, t-nre of the row The limit of my day Is fixed— BRATTAIN SCHOOL WINS
conil grades of the Lincoln was Judged
Earl of
St.
Maurlre,
Mallory not In actual day« of w eeks, but by
TRACK MEET HELD AT
a« the most Im pressive by those who
even ts. 1 shall live to see my desire
Granite, Lincolnshire.
ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL attended the affair.
accom plished, and then I «hall die
"Hotel de Paris, Turin,
"My beloved
niece:
Alas!
I The light may flicker, hut. till then.
D is tric t Gets Money
The llraltaln school, by taking III
have but another disappointm ent to
Y,m w,n “Mk
points In the track and field meet
Tlu> Springfield school district has
recount
ho
1 ,hH > I ‘h ire to tlx a lim it
recount
I I arrived here .............’V
Inst night,
held In connection with tin* annitul received 311,663 from the county
to
an
exlstan ce which God alone con May
............ ,
and early th is morning I visited the
treasurer as first payment of the dls-^
I cannot tell you. Margharlta. ,aat FrWay nf,
f| ra,
address which I obtained at Florence trols
Irlct's share of the general county
llldlMir
„
with so much difficulty. The house why I know, or how. yet It la surely P|ai.„
school funds
o f this 34,0.13 ts front
w l„,„,r T ,„ ,
w as shut up, From Inquiries tnad«' SO. The day which sees me free of hall ,,rfpr„(,
the county school fund and St,630
waH
........ „,,,
with caution among the neighbors I niv vow will also be the day of my
from the elem entary school fund W
with 79 points, and llavden Bridge <1. Hughes, district clerk, hue Issued
learned that Andrea Pascliali had left 1 ***** ••
"Trouble not, mv child, nt thia third with Bi points, Mount Vernon a call for as many outstanding war
a few months before for Home
thought, nor wonder why I can write made 17 points, Hendricks Brldgt 10, ra n t« a s t h e m o n e y w ill pay.
T hither I go In search of him.
-
— —■■
■ —
“The delay is Irksome, but It Is of the end of my days so calm ly. Ask
necessary. Although my desire for yourself rather what further life could
KAFOURY S STORES EUGENE,SALEM. PORTLAND
the day of m y vengeance to come Is mean for me. There Is no Joy which
as strong as ever, 1 would not have I d esire; mv worn-out frame could
the shadow of suspicion rest upon find no pleasure In dragging out
you. Truly, yours w ill be no crime, ta steless and profitless existen ce. I
but the world and the courts of Jus- look for death as one looks for his
tlce wluld have It otherw ise
You , couch who has tolled and labored
I shall
will, in verity, be but the Instrument, through the heat of the day
Vpon my head be the guilt, as mine find there rest and peace. 1 have no
,
w ill be the exceed ing Joy. when the other desire.
"Y es."
m easure.
•That
what I say
m yself.
Luinlev,” she said;
but there are
tim es when the old dread ts too strong
for me wholly to crush It. I am not
an Englishwom an, you know; I come
of a more superstitious race!"
"For yourself. Margharlta, have no
"I am sorry that Miss Briscoe thing for which I crave Is accom-
Lord Lumley could say nothing. should be the m eans o f bringing these plished B less you, my child, that you fear. I have made your fortune my
W ith all the sw ift selfish n ess of a unpleasant thoughts to you," he re- have elected to aid me In carrying out care, and God grnnt that It may be
man bis thoughts were centered round marked thoughtfully. "Mother!"
this most Just requital!
B less you. u happy one Honest men have made
one point. Would this new develop
my
child,
that
you
have
chosen to
profit out of my lands during my
“Yes, Lum ley.”
ment hind-i-r his purpose, or w as it
bring peace Into the heart of one w vho im prisonm ent. 1 have wealth to leave,
“Would it be a great trouble to
favorable to him?
and It Is yours. The C astle of the
?
y you
o u if—som
11—som e day—
nay— I i asked
asg e you to re- has known great suffering!
"Leonardo s sister. Lumley, was my ceivp hpr as „ daughterw.
"Your last letter was short; yet T Marlonls will be yours, and well I
know you will raise once more and
dear —
friend.
She * married
stpod quite #tll, an<1
an<, ahlvered
ah|vprp<1 n do
wonder
It. . What
Is m
there
-----
*
* a man
»
. sh
. p . stood
o not
mu w
o n u e r a at i n
n nai is
ere
. .
.
. . „
tra
named Briscoe, and died very soon Her face w as suddenly of a marhle y ®° ran f,nd »°
‘® » •* " h"* our g uphold
i j ? “ the m ighty, though fallen
*"J ™
afterward
Margharita is
is their
their daugh
daugh- „ailor
great purpose rem ains thus In abey- d t,,®Ba of our r a ,e
1
ell F r
afterward. Margharita
pallor.
ter, and. Lutnley. there is no English
ance? My health continues good. I lessly in your hands, at your entire
“You— you mean this, Lumley?"
disposal. Only one thing I beg of
blood in her veins. She is a Marioni
am thankful to say. yet. were It other
"I mean that I care tor her, mother. w ise. I know that m v strength would yOU’ """ ,hat w" hou‘ f e ,r ®f refu“ '-
I can see his ey es and his forehead
“ You have not— spoken to her?"
lin g e r with
with me
m e until
u n til my
m v oath
o a th is
Marry
every tim e 1 look at hers. They seem
linger
Is a ac c M arry nOt
"No. I should not have said any-
one of the nobility of our own Islunil
to tell me that that w ild’ oath still thing to you yet. only it pained me to Cf,mP""hpd T1"
d” r ’ hal1 <'ome
If you can find one worthy of you; If
lives: that som e day he will stretch think t h a t t h e r e w n . « n v , h l „ „
POW**r o¥er
think that there was anything be d _ e a , h , t s e , f h a ) *
.
not. there are nobles of Italy with
out his hand and redeem that mur
Even thought Its shadow lav across
.
7
tw een you—any aversion. I mean. I
.. ,
, whom your alliance would be an
derous threat. Lumley. there have
mv path I could still defy it. Think .
thought that If you knew, you would
honor, and also a profit You will be
been tim es when it his terrified me
not that I am blasphem ing. Margha- , .
try and overcom e It.”
....
i b elieve In __
r> a
i I rlch and
to look at that girl.
?
?
,
nita.
or
that
I
no
Goa.
. . . you
. are beautiful; and the
f “I cannot!"
'
.
... first lady In Italy, our dlstand kins*
b
elieve
In
a
God
of
Justice,
and
he
will
'
. . .
His face was clearing A sm ile even
"Mother!"
. _
_
...
„.
.. .
woman. Angela II Carlottl, will be
began to dawn on his lips.
award me my right. Oh, that the
"
’
"Why mother don’t you see that so • “Lumley, I cannot!
She Ioo’ts 8f tim e may he short, for I am growing ' our *uar an an« vour friend
May
_
L
‘ y° ,‘
th* 7 ’ °
®«<
W ex es; sh e speaks ,o me w eary. Llfp „ VPry burdensom e. save you b« ™ y’ very ha^ ’ ^ r o a t ; eed
far aa Mias Briscoe is concerned that
With his voice; som ething tells me only for
Pnd
is ail fancy, he sa,d.
You feel In ; that
bear„
her
f rt «S V she
O ««
k. -- • ' —
* . —
“ k
. _ — hpart A • h|g
• •
that way toward her sim ly because toward mp
yo u d(J nQt Rnow thpgp I "Som etim es, my beloved Margharlta
sh e happens to resem ble the Count Marlonls! Thev are one In hate and y°" haTe "OUKh‘
th<> <’Pe‘>
di Marioni. Isn’t that a little unfair one ,n lo v e . unrhaneln* and har(, a _ , O 0®*" ,hrou*h whlch ’ "»'’uggle. by
to her? What can she know of an 1 thp
on whlch fh(?lr cagt|e frowng , picturing the happy days we mav yet
"Lumley, tw enty-five years have
passed away, and he Is free.”
But, Mies Briscoe?" he asked, be
wildered.
"How does all this con
cern her?"
"She is his n iece.”
"His niece! his niece!"
oath which was sworn flve-and-twenty
years ago. long before she was bom
Why. I don’t suppose that she ever
h
eard n
t"
•
heard
of t i IL"
; Evpn Margharita h erself in the old SPen<’ to*e ,h ’‘r ln aom,‘ far d l", «nt *
' daya. npvpr for(favp mp
country, where the shadow s of this
Leonardo to prison, although I s a v e d * r ’‘a ' "e l f ' Rh
b a re'y
t
I.
. ...
s ■ aa™ ; | , g m ighty roar and tumult sound but.
i her lover’s life as well as mine. Lum.
as a low. J faint murmur I have
She sm iled sadly.
i ley. you have said nothing to her?”
listened, but I have answered not; for
“Lumley, I do not attem pt to defend
"Not y e t ”
in my heart I know that It will never
my feeling
Of course it is absund
She will not marry you!
I tell bp T hose days will never come. I
to connect her with it. really.”
you that In her heart she hates us all! 1 hayp shrunk from throw ing a chill
"I was sure that you would say so. Som etim es I fancy that she Is here—
m other.”
only------ ’
"But. Idonley. although I cannot
"Mother!"
defend it the feelin g rem ains. Listen.
H e laid his hand firm ly upon her
No woman has known greater hap- w hite trem bling arm. She looked
piness than I have My life has been ¡around, follow ing his eyes. Margha-
som etim es alm ost too perfect, and yet r, fa. pa1p and proud was standlna up.
I never altogether forgot those pas on the threshold, with a great bunch
sionate wards of leo p a rd o s Th *y lav o f whItP hyac)nth¡,
thp bogom of
I will begin a class in
like a fttiadow across my life, darken ' her black dress
piano
for beginners and
Ing and grow ing broader as the years ¡ **Am , ,nfrudin(t... abp askpd
advanced pupils in Spring-
of his connp re-ef r a,sed away. The ly. - f w i„ comp down somp 0, ber
time o f his release came a» last—only evening ”
field for this sum m er on or
a few-
aRO and on, y a fpw
I umIey gpran(f forward
about June 15.
to
month« a^o. Lumley, I saw him."
stop her: but his m other was the first
"You saw him ! W here?”
to recover herself.
Phone 35-P-12 Spring-
"In London. Lumley! Why did he
“ Pray don’t go away, Margharlta,”
field
for a rra n g e m e n ts of
come alm ost on the day of his release she said, with perfect self-possession.
private lessons.
b e-e to England? It was a country "Only a few m inutes ago we were
which he hated jp his younger days, com plaining that you cam e down so
BERNICE N E IIE R
and vet, instead of visitin g his old seldom. Lumley. open the piano, and
borne, his love for which was alm ost get Miss B riscoe’s son gs.”
a passion, instead of lingering in those
sunny southern towns where many
friends still remained who would have
received him with open arms, he came
straight to London alone. I found him
at a hotel there, broken down, and
alm ost, as It were, on the threshold of
death! Yet. when he saw me, when
be heard my voice, the old passion
blazed out Lumley, I prayed to him
for forgiveness, and he scorned me
He had never forgotten! He would
never forgive? He pointed to bis per
son. his white hairs, to all the terrible
evidences of h is long im prisonm ent
and once more, with the sam e passion
which had trembled in his tone twenty-
fiv e years ago. he cursed me! It was
horrible! I fled from that place like
a bauated woman, and since then,
Luhley, I have been haunted. Every
feature in the glrl’R m agnificent face,
and every m ovem ent o f her figure,
reminda me that she Is a Marioni!
She bad risen and was standing by
h is side, a beautiful, but a suffering
woman. He took her In his arms
and kissed her forehead.
GOOD RANGE OF COLORS AND SIZES
"Mother, you have too much Imag
ination,” he said gently. “Look at
th e matter seriously. Granted that
th is old man Rtill harbors a sen seless
COSTUME SLIPS OF BARONET AND RADIANT SATIN
resentm ent against yon. Yet what
conld he do? H e forgets the days in
which he lives, and the country to
w hich you belong! V endettas and
See Us About that Swimming Suit— Columbia Knit
rom antic vengeances, snch as h e may
have dreamt o f flve-and-twenty years
ago, are egtlnct even In his own land;
here, th er cannot be taken seriously
at a ll'" , , , ,
She sklw rnd a little, and looked into
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hie face aa fhough comforted In som e
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The
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