HEPPNER GAZETTE TIMES, HEPPNER, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEB. 21, 1929.
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WHAT HAPPENED BEPOBEl
Palmero is the scene. There an exile,
Leonardo di Marioni, haB come for love
of Adrienne Onrtuccio, who Bpurns him.
He meets an Englishman, Lord St. Mau
rice, who falls in love with Adrienne on
Kinht. Leonardo sees ma sister Mar
ine, and I punished him publicly in
the restaurant of the Hotel de
l'Europe last night. In my opinion,
that squared matters, but he de
manded satisfaction, and from his
tlhiirita, who tells him his love for Ad- pomt of view, I suppose he has a
rlenne is hopeless. But he pleads with , . . .. T niMc renriv tn
her to arrange an accidental meeting, right to it. I am quite ready to
to say farewell, between Adrienne and give it to him.
him. The seconds had fallen back.
She consents. That night the English- ,, c-v,
man is informed of an attempt being "ey uuee vve.e B,u.
made to carry off Slgriorina Cartucclo up to the Sicilian and laid her hand
and Marghartta, who are wanting, oy upon his arm.
Dnganos empioyeu oy a rejecieu unoi , "Leonardo, we have been friends,
on a loneiy roau. ne rusnes iu ure . wu ah,,, in enlz
scene, and proves able to rescue the have we not? Why should you seek
ladles. to do that which will make us ene-
Inflamed by the failure of his scheme, rnies for ever? I have broken no
Leonardo sees Margharita, who shows )th w:tv. vou. t never eave vou
him she knows that he was Instigator IalU1 y..' 1 never gave you
of the attempted attack. The English- one word 01 nope, i never loveu
man now sees Adrienne oiien. ine you; i never uuuiu ntive iuvni juu;
Englishman, sitting in the hotel, finds why should you seek to murder the
lSS b1,.lMan,feand HSMbK whom I do love, and make me
We sat here a week ago," recalls miseraoie lor ever :
Leonardo. Lord St. Maurice nods. His face was ghastly but he
Leonardo and the Englishman quar- showed no sign of being moved by
rel. The Englishman at first refused to , ,,,.-
accent a chellenge to duel, then when ner words.
the Italian slaps him consents. The two "Bah! You talk as you feel just
men face each other ready to fight to now!" he said ouicklv. "I tell vou
the death. tuat r j holluve one word Tf
NOW 00 ON WITH THE STORY hfi hH1 nnt come between us. vou
would have been mine some day.
It was a fair spot which their two Love like mine would have conquer-
seconds had chosen to stain with ea in tne enu a way: away: ne
bloodshed. Close almost to their cried, pushing her back in growing
feet, the blue waters of the Mediter- excitement, and stomping on the
glistening in the early snu i,e
sunliEht. broke in tiny, "-. "
rippling waves upon the firm white my arm to kill! 1 hough you beg
sand. Inland was a semi-circle of ,n k,nee9 for hls llfe' tnat man
ii(T it tho hnas nf which anau uie:
ih. wero' rre.it houlders of rock. "I ha11 not beS UDon my knees'
fern-covered and with hyacinths of she answered proudly.
ranean,
morning
yet what could he do? What hope
was there? Leonardo dl Marioni he
knew to be a famous swordsman;
Ixrd St. Maurice had never fenced
"Yet, Leon
many colors growing out of the ardo, for your own sake, for the
crevices, and lending a sweet frag- ke of your own happiness, I b d
ranee to the fresh morning air. It you once more consider. You would
was a spot shut off from the world, stain your hand with the blood of
for the towering cliffs ran out into the man who is more to me than
the sea on either side, completely you could ever be. Is this what you
.n.in.in th mtio we There was call love? Leonardo, beware! I am
onlv one nossible approach to it. not a woman to be lightly robbed of
save by boat, and that a difficult what is dear to me. Put up your
and tedious one, and, looking up- sword, or you will repent it to your
ward from the shore, hard to dis- dying day."
.. Rt tho northward side The Sicilian was unmoved. The
the cliffs, suddenly dropped, and in sight of the woman he loved chanv
the cleft was a thick plantation of pionlng his foe seemed to madden
aloes, throuirh which a winding mm
path led down to the beach. "Out of my way!" he cried, grasp-
Perhans of all the little group ing his sword firmly. "Lord St
Fathered down there to witness and Maurice, are you not weary of
take part in the coming tragedy, skulking behind a woman's petti-
Siunor Pruccio. Lord St Maurice's coats? On guard! I say. On guard!
second, was looking the most dis- She suddenly flung her hands
turbed and anxious. His man, he above her head, and there was what
knew, must fall, and an ugly sick- seemed to be a miraculous increase
enlna- dread was in his heart It in the little group. Three men in
was so like a murder. He pictured plain, dark clothes sprang from be-
tn himself that fair bovish face hind a gigantic bowlder, and, in an
and in the clear morning sunlight instant, the Sicilian was seized from
the voune Encliahman's face show- oenina.
ed marvelously few signs of the He looked Ground at his captors,
nitrht of aironv throueh which he Pale and furious. They were stran-
had passed ghastly and livid, with B's to him. As yet, he did not
the stamp of death Upon the tore- realize nai uau. uuiiiji-iieu.
henri and the deen blue eves elazed "What does this mean? he cried
and dull. It was an awful thing, furiously. "Who dares to lay hands
upon me .' we are on iree grouno:
She shook her head.
"Leonardo, you have brought this
upon yourself," she said, firmly but
since he had left Eton, and scarcely compassionately. "You plotted to
remembered the positions. It was muraer me man l love, i warned
doubtful even whether he had ever you that, to protect him, there was
held a rapier. But what Signor nothing wnicn I would not oarc
Prnrclo fen red most was the pale. Only a moment ago 1 gave you
iinllinrhine- hate in the Sicilians another chance One word from
white face. He loathed it and yet you and I would have thrown these
it fnscinntpd him. He knew, alas! papers inio me sea, producing a
how easily, by one swift turn of the Packet from her bosom, "rather
wrist, he would be able to pass his than have placed them where I do
sword through the Englishman's now'"
body, mocking at his unskilled de- lourin man irnu suuueu uui ui
fensc . He fancied that he could see the aloe grove, smoking a long
the arms thrown up to heaven, the cigarette. Into his hands Adrienne
Hvcd wild eves the red blnnd spurt- had placed the little packet of let-
ing out from the wound and stain- ters, which he accepted with a low
Inir the virgin earth: almost he oow.
fancied that he could hear the Even now the Sicilian felt be
death-cry break from those agon- wildered; but as his eyes fell upon
ized whtie lips. Horrible effort of ln" rourin man ne Hianeu aim
the imagination! What evil chance trembled violently, gazing at mm
had iniirlp him offer his services to as though fascinated.
thi vminr v.mriiBh lord nnH iIvap-- "I do not understand!" he falter
eod him Into assisting at a duel eu
which could be but a farce-worse The fourth man removed his clg
than a farce, a murder? He would arette from his teeth and produced
have ffiven half his fortune for an a paper.
enrthminke to have come and swill- fermlt me 10 explain, ne SalU
lowed up that merciless Sicilian. poiueiy. i nave nere a warrant ior
Signor Pruccio had delayed the your arrest, Count di Marioni, alias
duel as long as he could, under the Leonardo dl Cortegi, on two counts:
nretext nf wn t ncr for the doctor . " yu". UC""B exiie, imve
who had been Instructed to follow returned to Italian soil; and second-
thern, but who had not yet arrived. V- on a iurmer anu separate cnarge
Twice the Sicilian had urged that of conspiracy against the Italian
0 . I 4 i ...ill.
th cv shou d commence, and each wnu n oe-
tlme hi, had nleaded that thev cret society, calling themselves
mk'ht w.ilt for n few minutes lnnir- 'Members of the Order of the White
er. To enter upon a duel a Tout- Hyacinth.' The proofs of the latter
ranee, save in the presence of a conspiracy, wnicn were wanting at
medical man, was a thing unheard yur first trial, have now been fur
nf ho declared Rllt at last this nished."
respite was exhausted, for the op- He touched the little roll of pa-
linslni? sernnd. with a n easant Pe's wiiicu ne uiu jusi rwciveu
smiin l,nd remarked that he him. and, with a bow, fell back. There
self wns skilled in surirerv. and was an ominous silence
would he himnv to ntllclato should At tne mention ot nis mat name
any necessity arise. There was no a oeainime panor noo swept in up
longer any excuse. Lord St Mau
rice himself Insisted upon the slg
nal being given. Sadly therefore
he prepared to give It. Already both
men hud fallen Into position. The
word trembled upon his lips.
A flock of sea-birds flew scream
ing over their heads, and he waited
a moment until they should have
passed. Then he raised his hand
"Stop!"
The cry was a woman's. They all
looked round. Only a few yards
away from them stood Adrienne,
her fair hair streaming loose In the
morning breeze, and her gown torn
and solied. She had just Issued from
the sloping aloe plantation, and was
trembling in every limb from the
speed of her descent
The cloud on the Sicilians face
grew black as night
"This Is no sight for you to look
upon! ho cried, between nis tectn,
You will not save your lover by
waiting. You had better go, or I
will kill him before your eyes
Listen to me! As I loved you before
so do I hate you now! As my love
for you in the past has governed
my life, and brought me always to
vour side, so in the days to come
shall my undying hate for you and
for that man shape my actions and
mold my life, and bring me over sea
and land to the farthest corners of
the earth to wreak my vengeance
upon you. Be it ten, or twenty, or
thirty years, they keep me rotting
in their prisons, the time will come
when I shall be free again; and
then, beware! Search your mem
ory for the legends of our race!
Was ever a hate forgotten, or an
oath broken? Hear me swear," he
cried, raising his clasped hands
above his head with a sudden pas
sionate gesture, "by the sun, and the
sky, and the sea, and the earth, I
swear that, as they continue un
changed and unchanging, so shall
my hate for you remain! Ah! you
can take your lover's hand, trait
ress, and think to find protection
there. But in your heart I read your
fear. The day shall come when you
shall kneel at my feet for mercy,
and there shall be no mercy. Gen
tlemen, my sword. I am at your
service."
PART TWO.
Twenty-five Years Later.
For three days Count Leonardo
di Marioni abode in his sitting-room
at the Hotel Continental, living the
life of a man in a dream. So far
as the outside world was concerned,
it was a complete case of suspended
animation. Of all that passed
around him he was only dimly con
scious. The faces of his fellow cre
atures were strange to him. He
had lost touch with the world, and
the light of his reason was flicker
ing; almost it seemed as though it
would go out indeed, and leave him
groping in the chaos of insanity.
Mechanically he rose late in the
morning, ate what was brought to
him, or ordered what was suggest
ed. All day long he sat in a sort of
dreamless apathy, living still the
life of the last flve-and-twenty
years of imprisonment, and finding
no change, save that the chair in
which he sat was softer, and the
fire over which he stretched his
withered palms was a new exper
ience to him. There were things
even which he missed in the free
domif freedom It could be called.
He missed the warm, dancing sun
light which, day by day, had filled
the shabby sitting-room of his con
finement. He missed that patch of
deep blue sky seen through his
high, barred window, and the fra
grant scents of the outside world
which, day by day, had floated
through it He missed the kindly
greeting of his pitying gaoler, and
the simple food the macaroni, the
black coffee, and the fruit which
had been served to him; and above
all, there was something else which
he missed.
(Continued Next Week)
Antelope are increasing rapidly in
Oregon according to the state game
commission. A state refuge for
these fleet of foot little animals was
established In Harney and Lake
counties in 1925. Within this pre
serve there are now approximately
20,000 antelope. Bands of them now
wander outside the preserve in lo
calities where they have not been
seen for 20 years. As the herd in
creases the scattering bands will
move farther away in search of
jp'-
food. It Is unlawful to kill ante
lope at any season of the year. j
Mr. Kink (to a professor in Biddle
University, S. C): "Perfesscr!"
"Well, Mr. Kink?"
"Which is the past tense of the
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did'?"
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on the Sicilian's face. His manner
suddenly became quite quiet and
free from excitement But there
was a look in his dark eyes more
awful than had been his previous
fury.
You have done a brave thing
indeed, Adrienne!" he said slowly.
You have saved your lover. You
have betrayed the man who would
have given his life to serve you.
She walked calmly between them,
and looked from ono to the other.
"Lord St. Mnurlcc, I need not ask
you, I know! This duel Is not of
your seeking?"
"It Is not!" he answered, lowering
his sword. "This fellow Insulted
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