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"You might take your palette and brushes." she said, flushing slightly in vievr of the implied deceit; for neither of them believed that the work could go on euceesefully; Thom. “hen the first wild, delirious and all-absorbing emotion of passion- ate bliss had passed, the painter led the princess back to her seat, and was soon able to speak coherently and 0am:- _ "Iszibel! My love! my life! We have much to say to each other. Shall I, Whig: we speak. 39 on with my lwork 3’: Simple as was the passage, per- haps nothing else could have occurred so well calculated to put them at their ease and open the way to a calm and dispassionate conversation. The first thing the lover did was td give the princess an account of his meeting with the count and marquis on the previous evening. He knew she must hear of it. and he preferred that it should first come from his own lips. vâ€" 'â€" “Certainly," Wre'turned Zanoni. with an answering smile. - A little timeâ€"or a longerâ€"of silent rapture. heart speaking to heart with the old. old story, as old as creation -â€"the story that found birth when the glad stars of morning first sang to- getherâ€"the story that must enlist the deepest and holiest sympathies of the human heart until humanity shall have vanished from off the earth! of my life. a part of my very self. I love you because you are, to me, the ideal of all my thoughts and dreams of my hero, my champion, my one man above all other men. I am glad you are beautiful. but far more glad am I that you are good and noble and true and loyalâ€"a truly Christian gentle- man. Juan, I am yours, yours, and yours alone while life and sense is mine : and I hopeâ€"I prayâ€"that our love my live glorified and eternal!" “Amen, and amen!’ and he took her to his bosom. held her close, and their lips met in the first warm, ecstatic kiss of a pure and lofty love. " "fiat you will nay fear for me. deép out." he said. when he had graphically pictuved thg last iqcidenp of the scenf: “1 am confident that the count will exert all the influence he can wield toward preventing Steffano from fur- ther outrage." “Jana. 001 heart!” y ave "-v- “With all my heart, with all my soul and mu; “1 my strengthâ€"my first love woman since my mather died !"_ “And I love you the same! I am yours. now and evermore. If you leave me. I sayâ€"and I say it once and foreverâ€"only death shall part us! My love is no fleeting fancy, no sudden. aimless passion; but a calm. trusting. enduring love, that_has become jars. He stopped. utterly overcome, and buried his face in his hands. A few moments so, and then he felt those loving arms once more over his shoul- der-I. and this time around his neclr; “Ah ! ’ said the thoughtful girl, with a dubious shake of her head, “I see you do not kno: Count Guiseppe Denaro. He is a gentleman, possessing very many goat qualities; and those good qualitiss are uppermost. They are to be seen of all men. But. I am sorry to say, he has bad qualities, which are not so apparent. Juan. I fear the count could be somewhat treacherous on occasions. He is proud of his rank; proud that he was born patrician; and intensively sensitive where his fan- cied privilege of class is trenched up- “I know that he has been to poor old Madelon and asked her to watch meâ€"to watch me while with you. I discovered it this morning while we were getting ready to come hither. Enough to any he is making himself really unhappy and miserable with fear of you. He has spoken with the duke. I am sure. They would not have me lnow itâ€"they think I do notâ€"but poor Guiseppe can not keep a secret. Un- fortunately for himself. he let fall to me a single sentence of half a dozen words that revealed to me the truth. Yes. he has tried to persuade my dear guardian that there is danger in my coming to your studio." "And the duke I" asked Zanoni anx- “As near as I can learn he only. Laughed at the idea. as ridiculous and preposterous. Poor. dear guardian! It' was the danger of my loving you that he laughed at. But he will not suf- fer. \Ve shall be far away when he knows it; and W'hen he realizes that it? is done. past the power of mortal man! to undo it. he will soon become content. s It is not as though I was his child, or very nearly related. The cousinship began several generations ago and on his mother's side. so he can not} feel the ties of blood particularly: strong. But enough of the duke. It: is of the_oount I wish to speak. 7 l 3 c s: c E a a b m E 93 U n. 53 a D o B '5 0 "Dear Juan. you must beware of him.| I do not mean that you have to lean: Ah'Y . . . . Not at all. But. should he discover.i ;‘.0‘ild°u can Imagine how greedily “1°11 our loveâ€"and he will strain every b than" at the opportunity offered nerve in the attempt so to (Loâ€"be sure; fy. e speech or those Ill-advised his anger will run at once into; rienda. thoughts of vengeance. He is not a? "I can “Pt ‘9“ foul 311 that was done. large-hearted man. nor can he be un-i You can imagine it- I need on}? tell aelfishly generous. If you' could : you. the tune came when men occupy- hoy h“ ignorant he is-how lack-§1n8 high place in the councils Of the ingin evenaproper education for one‘ Ml!!! preferred against Prince Giov- uying the least claim to gentilityâ€"i"mm the charge of treason! Yes, he ’00 would be better. able to estimatetm accused and arrested. Then he his character. Plainly, Juan. I be-E‘W-a examined by a tribunal made lieve he hates you because you are scientirely Of his enemies and fully 00:? immeasurably above him in everyzlmtted for public trial. His situation thing that constitutes unborn nobility ‘ Ins critical. With the best intentions and native manhood. And. hating , 1n the world; with a love for his old ‘5 g. 4 G 9.. H O D. .8 f? ’1 0 t4 2' B p H E I”. 0' ~â€" 0 a sweet. tearful voice sounded in with all your ate.and the title bestowed upon the younger brother of the reigning duke. If the duke had a son and heir he would be Prince of Piacenza. Stef- fano earnestly besought the duke to sign him that title; but he might as ‘well have asked for the dukedom. Nonsense. Antonio gave him the mar- quisate, thus granting him a title; but ’the revenues of the place are almost nothing. The mines proved an utter failure. and the land will barer sup- port those who till it. Still, though the duke refused his brother the prin- cipality, he allows him to draw a. -goodly share of its revenues." “It is a marvel to me," said Zanoni. Ilooking curiously into the beautiful ' face before him. “that Steffano has not asked his brother for your precious handâ€"a hand that would be doubly pre- cious to him. Isabel! Have I hurt , you? I did not"â€"- - “And I." added Zanoni. lifting her ' hand to his lips as he spoke, “have won 1 heaven itself! And now, my darling," after a thoughtful pause, “let me say [Ithinklunderstand and fully apprecie 'ate all you have said of Count Den- ‘aro, and I thank you for the informa- “M As a class I find the nobles of Lev“. . . . . .Parma sadly affluent in general in- telligence. A few have gained some- thing from travel, but very re? from study. The duke himself is the on: p081tlve exception. He is one of the best educated men I have ever known. and one of the most intelligent by na- ture. ' V'W “iv Viv.- vâ€"v '_-___ “Hush!" the trembling girl implor- ed. putting forth her hand. “Your yords struck a sharply vibrating chord in my bosom. I am sure Steffano has nevendared to hint a thing to my‘ guardian; but, more than once, Ihave found his gaze fixed on me with an expression in his evil face which could have meant nothing else than a yearn- ing to possess me and mine for his own." “Oh!” laughed the princess. “I will tell you. At the foot of the Apenâ€" nines close upon the confines of Gen- 9a. is auild, rugged district contain- ing the tmsns of Campiano and San Steffano. A great many years ago. when there were supposed to be won- derful mines of untold mineral wealth in that mountainous district, it was elevated to the dignity of a marquis- "And this brings me to speak of an- otherâ€"of the Marquis Steffano. By the way, what is he marquis of? “'here and_what is his marquisate I" “Oh. my soul! Heaven itself would interpoee to prevent such a consum- matlonz” With this the painter turned and walked slowly across the room. He altered the arrangement of one or two curtains, and when he came back he sat down within reach of the princess’s hand and_faoing her. “Isabel," he said, with simple, straightforward earnestness, “of the Marquis I know literally nothing. I have heard that his earliest years were spent abroad. I have won- dered how he and Antonio Farnese could be brothers. But are they ovm brothers? Were there not two moth- ers ?" The princess shook her head sadly. “No." she replied. “The same fath- er and the same mother were parents of both. Did you never hear the story of the childhood of those two broth- era?" “Never." “That is strange. And yet. after all. not so many know it as one might think. considering how really interest- ing, and even romantic, it is." “Will you tell it to me, darling 3” “With pleasure. The duke himself told it to me. Listen!" And the princess proceeded as follows: I have given you. Ah! my own true love! It has been no pnze wonoby FOU- Heaven gave yen to me. It 13 I who have won the pnze.'_' -.-.. ‘_ ‘â€" “Seven and twenty years ago, as you probably know, Alonzo Farneae was reigning duke of Parma. He was well advanced in years, and having never been remarkable for moral and intel- lectual strength. he had now, at three- acore and gen, become weak and child- iah. He had but one son, Giovanni. Giovanni Farnese was then in his thir- ty-fifth year, and was one of the best and bravest and most gallant gentle- men of his time. He was also a hand- some man, and generous to a fault. His heart was kindness itself. He was moreover, of powerful intellect. and most liberally educated. 4"- _â€"'vâ€"- "Unfortunately for Prince Giovanni, many people felt that the aged. child- ish duke should abdicate. and that the prince should rule in his stead; and. at the time of which I have spoken. this feeling had not only become wide- spread. but it had found voice. It was spoken in public places. and by men of rank and station. Naturally a man sogood and pure aswas Giovanni would have enemies. and his enemies had resolved to destroy him. if possible. Ah 1 You can imagine how greedily such would grasp at the Opportunity offered by the speech of those ill-advised friends. b use 111 had a wife, be is); self was a love grow deeper and her on; and he. had Von boysâ€"Antomo. ‘ _._.. age. and Steffan ml energy sprang to He; summoned a new oouncxl a: pomted friends of the prince tc bership. A new trial was orde came off and Giovanni Farneseow “The unfortunate princess. broken with grief. was assisted to Genoa, and there. it was supposed. she was put on board a vessel bound for Toulon, in France. A week after the trial of the prince came off. In another week the old duke had asserted himself and ord- ered a new trial. with the result as I have told you. “And now. on the day that saw Gioo vanni set free from prison. word came that the vessel in which the princess had sailed had been overtaken by a ter- rific storm and wrecked. and that every one on board had perished! The news was authenticâ€"not to be doubted. One short week the prince lived after that. and then he died. a white-haired, de- crepit, broken old man. “The effect of it all upon the aged Duke Alonzo was wonderful. Instead of breaking him down it inspired him with a new energy and a new life. He sent to Rome and had his grandson, Antonio brought to him. and thereaft- er had him educated under his own eye; and during the ten years which heliived beyond that he directed his govern- ment with a firm and steady hand, dy- ing at the age of eighty-five, with his mental faculties intact to the last. bership. A new came off and Giovanni Farnesewas not ' but 1118 whole grow deeper and warmer as we went had two childrenâ€"both boysâ€"Antonio. then twelve years Of 888, and Steffano, only three. There had been three daughters born bet“ een, who had died in infancy. boy. Antonio. at the time of his father’s imprisonment was at school in Rome. His wife and little Steffano were at home. here in Parma. And now listen. “When word had been brought to Giovanni in prison, that his enemies were seeking Chi, destruction of his lev- ed ones he sent for his wife, who aft- er much trouble and delay, was per- mitted to visit him. He told her what he had heard; told her where to find money; and finally obtained from her a Prom.se that she. would flee. withlher youngest boy. to another and distant land. A true friend would secure her passage by sea from Genoa, and he Promised her that the elder boy. An- tODlO. should be sent to join her as soon as POSSLble. he being meantime, entire- ly safe under the protection of alpow- erful cardinal. “And then Antonio. the son of Gio- vanni. at the age of twenty-two as- cended the ducal throne amid the bless- ings and plaudits of a well-pleased and contented peopie. Antonio had been lit- tle more than a year a duke'of Parma when an old priest, called Father Paul arrived in the city from Spain. He had been here but a few days when he heard by chance the story of the loss of the Genoese vessel, with the wife and child of Prince Giovanni on board. At once he called on the Duke Antonio with a wonderful story. The princess had not sailed in the vessel for Tou- lon. The story had been told to that effect, fearing pursuit by her hus- band's enemies. She. with her little boy, had sailed in the. care of this very manâ€"Father Paulâ€"for Spain, and had arrived safely at Carthagena, and there lthe priest had been obliged to separate [from her. she having determined to seek friends of whom she had heard in Toledo. The good father said he had seen her under the protection of the bishop of Toledo. who chanced to be at Carthagena when they arrived. He Vistted her once at; the former city, and only once. about six months after her settlement there. The next time he heard of her she had gone to'Madrid. He never saw her again. but helheard from her or ofher. several times. And here. the story becomes painfully per- plexing. Ah! What now? Isabel’s abrupt pause in her narra- tive and the exclamation which follow- ed had been occasioned by a nervous and impatient knocking on the door communicating with the waiting-mom. Of course it could be none other than Made/1011. as the outer door of the suite could not be opened without sounding an alarm in the studio. The first thought of the princess was of her watch. She took it out and consulted the dial. “Mencyl” she ex- claimed, in utter astonishment, “I had no thought of the mosesge of timel I have been here almost three hours!" "No! Impossible !" But upon con- sulting his own time-piece he found that she was right. “My dear friend." he said, opening the door, and standing aside for the duenna to enter, “you must blame me ' ° . Since laying aside my brushes I lune been listening to a wonderfully interesting story which I had Persuaded the princess to relate to Mn N “Aye!:' added Isabel brightly, ap- Dvehendmg at onoeohqr lover’s intent or rather Paul." explained Rhett-‘33:!- heve told how he! Visited the unfortun- ate Princess at Toledo, and never new her again thought he had heurd from her as having you to Madri do. “Ana-I In.-._o; __;_ r‘.. . . A ~â€" vâ€"v “VI-m. "1 have tha arrival In Pal-ma, of Father PmL" am] ninnfl run“: a“: CHAPTER VI. but the . At ing. However, never mum can now. ;I will wait while you tell. the rent at the story." And with this the (men- ;ne sat comfortably back in the urge sassy-chair she had approprieted. and if 'she felt any eontrition in View at the iinterruption she had com she c3:- tainLyA did not show it. As soon as e i ,__._-|c 4,. Iiafnn fhn “v- I'câ€"v â€"- I‘ll-u: us had thus settled herself to listen, the princess resumed her narrative. "it told you. that. though good Father Paul never saw the princess again att- er she left Toledo, he had several 'times heard of her. As I think I informed you__ he-_â€"-our 309d fatherâ€"was settled can, dear'lady, though I remember ev- ery word of ib-every blessed wordâ€" and every syl_la.ble_!" '_w H "Yes," said Isabel. when she was al- lowed to proceed, “through the medium of the king's messenger, Father Paul continued to receive intelligence of the princess for a. period of ten years and little more. At that timeâ€"at the end of ten yearsâ€"she and her son were (both alive and well. as Corsiglia learned ll JAGâ€"vu- avvâ€" w.___ , )v in C‘arthagena; being permanently at- tached to a church there. In course of time he made the acquaintance of a courier-a government messengerâ€" whose regular traveled route was from the naval station at Carthagena to Map drid. His nanm wasâ€"" u. .“ -v ”â€"v “Corsiglia!” volunteered Madelon, as her mistress momentarily hesitated. “He was a king's messenger!" she went on authoritatively. “He had to 0'9 from Carthaoena, where the king's ships of war all lay, to the royal pal-v ace at Madrid, once in every six months. So yOu see. he had toggo and come. And it was a blessed thing he did, for if it‘had not been for ’him we never should have known about the poor dear princess and her darling boy. Ah! but you can tell_ it better than I from a. priest of his acquaintance. who knew him. \Vhen the time came round for the messenger's next visit to the seaport, instead of Father Paul's old friend came a stranger. with word that Corsiglia was dead." lllghlamler and Frenchman at the Battle of “'a‘rrlcm. At the battle of W'aterloo the Young Imperial Guard was a corps consisting of young men from 18 to 21 years of age. Their officers were men of ex- perience and. courage, drawn from other regiments. They were sent to Waterloo. as were indeed almost all that remained of the French army. The Emperor was so 10th to send them forward that he waited. expecting to be able to do without them. The young men grumbled: almost as much as the old Guards. Why did not the Emperor send them forward? At last, at about four o'clock. they were sent to the front. 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