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;i 0.0 "-- â€"r'â€"' ' ing. until the curtain fell... with than who had called them from their form- er position. ‘ 0n the morning of the following day the )Iarquin Steffano arose none the worne for his alight debauch of the previous afternoon. He was used to excena; and. though creeping toward the middle age, his frame was of that tough and enduring fiber that can bear long-continued infraction: of nature's lawn without serious repriaal. With such constitutions. when the break comes it falls with a crash, the out- rage revenged without waiting or “was: - . _ L W conqueror found it, and {hum of the put We Influence had done in VOIK and: of one of her glaring râ€"w- "-vâ€" -._-____,, -- , with his hand on the other’s shoulder. "Panlo!’ he said. looking curiously into the handsome, boyish {ace of his companion. “Were you aware that Dunno had seriously objected to the via of the princess to J an Zanoni'l myyc WW“ a..- â€"â€" â€" . . to tell him who and what thn Anna ”What have I to do with thinking on such a. subject 3" “Why, one who has made such a. andy of the lady’s character a you team to have done. most have 11193123: “But you would not. fear for her as the .5th is I" “That is beycnd me, Henri. I hold it to be forbidden ground. Come. our friend: in the general! box will be im- patient." ‘v -'-' upon the mbpct; formed an minim." ;U'Idnwith this the twain moved on and spent the remaindeg‘ot the even- OVCâ€"u _’-____ Alavado first smiled. and then looked actions. At length, after a fittle reflectico, he said: “Henri. it Juan Zanoni were a pat- rician. even though he were poor as the poorea. I honestly believe the Prim Inabei di Vatona would choose him for he: hn‘nmi in preference to any other man I ever knew: TW' mm with a» I hear ' the llama: £13m . d .t 0.1! l "Wha .. t. do I!" you think of it t" His chief aim was to keep his brother in ignorance of his manifold shortcom- ings: and in a munre he succeeded. He had eaten his breakfast, and was upon the point of going in search of old Madelon. the duenna, when, in one of the many halls of the ducal palace. he met his brother (we to face; but if he felt 8 touch of fear it was quickl cone. __ The duke_met him_with a .k'gn - Ty mile. extending his hand with a cheerful. "Good-morning !" - Antonio Furnace, Duke of Parma. was more than a good-looking man. His presence was grand and imposing. He was fully six feet in height. of per- fect. form. and massive; his face. though somewhat stern and uncom- grouiiling, wag yet kindly. and hugnan. Justice was his strong characteristic, and never had there been a prince on the throne of Parma who possessed that virtue more emphatically and en- tirely. Though only eight-and-thirty his dark-brown hair was freely touch- ed with silver. the cares and trials that had done it having also drawn deep lines of thought upon his broad. full brow and about his firm and reso- lute lips. His garb yas rich, but not {think putou for show, it we except the brilliantly gemmed star upon the breast of his purple velvet doublet. ' "'v‘geffvano, you are the very man I was thinking of as you came in sight. I have a curious question to ask you." Now. ordinarily, when the good duke had a question for the consideration at hie younger brother it had to do with some act or event of his life which he could wish ahould not be opened up for impaction; but it was never approached in the spirit which waa apparent in the present instance. When hia grace wore that warm smile he could have nothing unpleaaant in flaw“. no thymus miles! “”Btefiano. the duke p.roeeeded 1“)”erthth and the con- te when hit sentences isdaing Lorine!" that should bear the pgrtraitioé Isabel; fi'u’iéfi £3.71" £233.: work of Zen-i mi. I resolved that he, of all the 311-; you nee anything improper in the 31-: rangement? Can you conceive of any é [tangible evil resulting from it ?" . § :‘Good heavens!" cried the marqm i nth a tone and look of utter surprise i and anom’ahmnt. “What do you; mean? How improper? What evil? i I do not nnéerstand you." ' ‘9-.‘ - ‘-v wvv “‘-‘o-~vâ€"â€" "Good! You give me great relish! brother. And not I will tell you why ‘, g asked the question. Count Denaro; as mused by a. terrible fearâ€"a real . bughearâ€"on account of the affair; and g be has the affrontery to tell me. to? {:13 face, that scandal may arise from f It." ' "Did he sayâ€"scandal fâ€"that any hn- ; man being in Parma would dare to3 breathe a breath of scandal against Pnnee. Inabel's fair fame.” ' "Perhaps." said the duke, after .3 little thought, “I go too far. I think he denied the scandal. but upon my word his explanation was worse still. He feamd, as near as I could under- stand him. that Isabel would fall in iove with the painter! Aye. that was It; He had the impude-noe to intimate -â€"if he did not say it in so many words â€"that the dear girl might be losing her heart to the handsome artist 2" “In the first place," he said, when’ he had got over his mirth, “think What our fair cousin is; think of her pride. 1 her self-respect, her dignity, and. above i all else, think of her position as your 9 yardâ€"almost your daughter. Bah! x each a thought. of her is an ontrale' upon commOn sense. In the next place. think of the painter himself. 36 § 13 a woman-hater. I believe he was: never known to smile upon a female! utter. At any rate, I have heard so. Pahaw! Tell Denaro he is a fool. and if he would ever win Isabel’s tender I‘fi'BEU'd tell him not to let her euSpect that he is capable of entertaining and! a. thought. ‘ | Steffano laughed nproariously. .89 said he could not help it. A more ndn- culously insane and monstrous idea copgd not be thought or conceived_of. Steftano. for your hearty Support, 3351 I aha!) go on as I have begun. unul . the’ mcture is finished." . 3 "Jul what I told him. I thank you. i i And with this the brothers separat- ed, the duke to wend his way to his chamber of audience, there to begin the manifold labors and cares of the day. vshile the marquis went in search of Madelon Sandoz. ' He found her in her own apartment. and alone. He was careful to close the door behind him as he entered. and to draw the duenna to a far pert of the room. so that persons pawns '43 aml {to in the hall might hot overhear. "My dear old Madelan," he commepc- ed, 111 a gentle. fondling tone, and vnth a. look of afiectionate' regard._ "I hfve just left my brother Antonio, after hanng held with him. a long and sen- 0l1§ conversation on the subject of the Pnncess Isabel. and her visits to the studio of the painter. I will tell 5'0“ the honest truth. Count Denaro has been fretting and fussing until he has made the duke really uneasy. You, of course, would do all in your power to Preserve our dear princess from even the appearance of evil." . “Oh. my Lord Marquis! I would give my life for the dear. blessed child!" "Then tell meâ€"and tell me truly and honestlyâ€"have you ever seen any- thlng that would lead you to think or “3989*: that the handsome painter was exercising an undue or dangerous in- flugnce _over the dear girl's heart!" The old woman was startled. She remembered the last scene in the painter’s studio as it had presented itself to her gaze on entering suddenly from the waiting-room. and she re- membered. too, how long she had been kept waiting after she was sure the painting had been given over for the day. She called to mind her young unstress in tears. and her trying to hide them. and the strange look in the painter's beautiful face. and in his weird. Witching eyes. She saw it all again. and she felt it her duty to tell it frankly as it had occurred. eagerness tnd intentneu well-nigh painful. and his hurt had leaped with a tfiunphnt bound as he saw her wont to weakâ€"when m «no suddenly our the mac. ‘ . A film: median m in a old. Statistic was watching herâ€"reading correctly every phage of her thoughts and twfinwwqtching her wig]: ah of Preach. Byâ€"énd-by' she turned back in- F {to the room and laid her hand on the in her own danger, and was troubled accordingly; hence. when the mnrqnis Wawayofsaving her, abounâ€" bnced it eagerly. “Madam: Sat 3 word to the prin- cglfl of my having been here! Not 3 Lap. If she should suspect or imagine smh t thing. deny it flatly and vehe- mently. Will you do this 3" She gave her promise. “Remember. you have something to tell me; I shaft see you again. Ah!" The sweet warbler was very near, and in a. few moments more the door wouid be opened. With a quick. cat-like movement Steflano slipped out upon one of the balconies; then stepping up- on the rail of the balustrade. he leaped lightly to the balcony of an adjoining apartment. then to anather, where a stout grapevine afforded him easy de- cent to the earth. Meantime our fair heroine had ent- ered her duenna’s chamber. bright and biithesome. She had come to tell her old friend and companion that she would visits the studio of the painter when the sun had reached its meridian height. This she had told. and had then gone to look out into the garden. Something was on her mind. of which she would speak yet difficult of ap- wamn’s arm. “Dear old mamma," the girl said, with a, look of earnest. prayerful en- treaty, yet full of honest love. “I have wondered what. you thought when you came into the painting-room yesterâ€" day. Did you notice my face? Tell me the truth. If you love meâ€"if you care for me the least bit in the worldâ€"do not, I beseech you, conceal the least of Spur thoughts from me. Did you par- tlcuferly notice my face 3” “Be sure I did. my lady. How could “Be sure I did, my lady. How could I help it! You were as pale as pale could be. and your cheeks were wet with tears. Oh! my precious child, what was the matter} 'What had Sig- nor Za-noni been saying to you t" "Sit down. mamma. I have some- thing t_o my to you." Midelon aid a; she was hidden and the princess sat close in front of her. bowing one of her wrinkled hands in both her own. .1, 9 mmoummmuuommmfia I "Twig-Fm“ ' ' ' than baguesgwo @3333:me Some Indwiaau‘gg ht blouomof whileothersmtoreed todngoutn . Macbolyexistence. Othersranchmatrimmybutfindnonlmormort ‘ _Ct1mquefqundinallst_ationaoflifia EMISSIONS STRICTURE CURE!) finawrmm SYPHILIS ~ __VE_'_'___________""| fimlly’m-ieodiddooeamto' was. heirfle‘rlethod'l‘raunentcuredmemntevvuh. Thai; ism 'ong’aelyonraeflpininceveqdu. Ihanmhmdotthartfifin‘tocnnmsu m wounss GUARANTEED on money Rerunoao fiflfiflfi‘é’“ IN fUL HKBIIS IN WIN LATER EXCESSES IN MANHOOD MAKE NERVOUS. DISEASED MEN SYPHILIS EMISSIONS STRICTUBE CURED i7 YEARS IN DETROIT. 200.000 0033!). NO RISK w ‘ our warn-an [gougdfimgaggtwlh Roms-o: KENNEDY 85 KENGNN. ._._â€"_ â€"“ --_-â€"â€" C(stitdng simik.“whyâ€"jnst to: an: the work like; couple of maze? “Truly, my child. I didn‘t know that to think. Butâ€"perhw" “Ya! But! Perhaps! Go on with the rut. Pexhapa what I" ““1133" with a desperate effort. “I thought of what Count Denaro said to me: And “BF" “Melon!" _"0h. Holy Mother! Whu bite I Ill. But the keenowitted princess was not Do be put off thus. The poor old duel:- na. had exposed so much that she could 1191 mp2 the telling of the Whole. and. tangy, by ' t of close questioning md pnttxng _le;ding questions pt that. _the “881' girl drew the truth from her. Count Denaro had sought her private-- J had asked her to be very watchful the in the pointer! studio, and if she possibly could. she should not suf- fer the princes to go trun her sight. And when the indignant girl demand- ed to know tin count'a reuou for this the poor old creature. now driven (ran bet lest refuge of subterfuge blurted “He was afraid the handsome paint- er might steal your heart away from yourself. so that he could never. Oneyer, ypur love. on Isabel, my sweet! beau- txful child! You will never nge “P tlge 90qu count. so wealthy god how?!- But the princess thought she might herself be the best: judge at that. and. finally she succeeded in drawing forth the last item she sought. The count "No, no, label; indeed he did non A1! he aid was that. I shouldâ€"should “Go on, Madelon. Thac'you should wha t" “Oh. Isabel! you are cruel to nuke ed. for the saké of a poor painter. ple- bezn and insignificant?" ‘AA‘ - â€" _ A 0h. Inbellyou are cruel to make repeat that. And ye_t it was nothâ€" Iieelly and truly it “as nothing Iti Did'the noble and wwthy fiongtminglagdbodx mfié ESQ 3t “Poor foil 53.4 If; min ed (id-not in anger and and contempt. THE RED CROSS AND ITS? Will: “mun Hr “-1001 «at-HI B\ lur‘ ”HIM 159 Letwee-n '2: a. lied PM Snrdinians and the Austral of the most sanguinary ed modern time-. 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