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V THE NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
(V. W. BANUKKS, 1'qblUlier.
NEMAHA,
NEBRASKA-
DARLING.
So oft, tny friend, you speak of her,
It bids my Inner being stir.
And who Is darling, this 1 pray?
A r.untiy child, a bud of Mny,
Whose laugh nnd shout and cherub face,
At every time, In every plnce
Arc of your heart Its sweet employ
In this your darling, this your Joy?
All no! I sec It Is In truth
A maiden In the growth of youth,
An lovely as u morn In June,
There nenrce could bo u sweeter boon;
Kxpectaney upon her face,
And joy and hope ndd dimpled grace;
The dowdrop clearness In her eye,
An blue nnd soft ua yonder sky.
.My darling Is not thus, nh not
Jlr.r eye It hath no lustrous glow,
Her brow bears marlts of age and cure,
XAkc symbols, too, her cheek doth wear;
He.r hands are trembling, pallid, weak,
Her Htcps her feebleness doth npeak,
Jlcr voice hns qunVcr.s In Its tone,
The verge of life by her Is won.
Anil yet to mo moro passing fair
Thnn sunny child or maiden are
That faco'whero ago has set Its sign,
Han patient smile almost divine,
And those dim eyes have holy light,
An IT they saw beyond our sight,
The hands so trembling, pale nnd weak
Of long and faithful service speak.
These marks of beauty, friend, nro such,
Not nge nor sense, but heart that touch;
They toll mo In a little while
I'll miss the patient face nnd Btnlle.
I touch her lips, 1 grasp her hand,
With reverent nwe before her stand,
And whisper soft, aye, tenderly,
.My mother darling Is to me.
Christian Work.
Copyright, 1805, by D. Apploton & Co.
All rlchts reserved.
CHAPTER XVI.
Pill END OR FOE.
I used to sup alone in my rooms, occasion
ally asking St. Armando to join mc; and
after supper wo diced together for an hour
or no, for very small points, lie was an
infant at the game, and 1 taught him a good
deal, so much so that after a little prac
tice, for lie was very quick with hhi wrist,
he mastered my favorite throw, and one
evening after returning from the Vatican
lie knocked mc up in my rooms, and Hung
on the table a bag of gold pieces.
"Three hundred of them, cavalierc!" ho
said; "1 won them from Fabrizio Colonnn,
who is looking green with rage. If your
purse is running short, they arc nt your
service. Ha! I see a flask of Orvicto may
IV" and he poured himself out a goblet,
at which he began to sip, in apparent de
fiance of his vow.
"The devil!" I exclaimed, "but ou are
flying at high stakes, chevalier. Your
1'icard estates must be broad. Thanks all
the flame for your offer, but my purse is an
full as I want it at present."
lie leaned back in his chair, with a pink
flush on his delicate features.
"I meant no offense, cavalicre; but what
is the use of money unless one can share
it with a friend?"
"There was no offense taken, St. Ar
mando," I replied; "and if you will take
rone, 1 would like to have my say at you."
He looped one finger in his golden mus
tache, and showed his even teeth in his
umilo, as ho said:
"Speak on."
"Then, chevalier, it seems to me a thou
sand pities that a young man like you
Ho wan uu Infant at tbo same.
would waste your time here, as you appear
to be doing. 1 understood you to say you
had never scon a sword drawn in earnest
aa yet- and your mustache is grown! Take
my advice. Piny no more for gold pieces
with Colonna or anyone else. Mount your
horse, and join Tremouillo ut once."
"All! that is good," lie said; "nnd why
does the grave and reverend Cavalioro
Ijonuli waste his time hero, hanging nt the
heels of a churchman, and moping o' nights
like an owl on a ruined wall, instead of stir
ring the times himself with the point of his
sword?"
With any other I would have been nn
noyed; with the youth before mo 1 was
slightly amused, nnd nt the same time n
trifle surprised. Hitherto ho had appeared
o shy arid reserved, and now, of a sud
den, ho had thrown this on", and had put
v on rm air which 1 hail not noticed before,
jTTjut whidi became him vastly. I set it
down to the faot thnt perhaps ho wns
idightly wanned with wine, having up
larcntly absolved himself from his vow; al
yfl IWMn 5.crenXW&.
pi.m -n r - J
though of course 1 did not appear to notice
this Inst, as he was in a manner my guest.
1 therefore made reply:
"My reasons for my action, chevalier, are
good, and when tho time comes 1 promise
you I phnll not be found sleeping."
The gentle reproof in my words seemed
to bring him back to his old self, for by the
lightof tliucanillcal observed him (lush scar
let, nnd that curious look which recalled
a strange resemblance to some one 1 knew,
but could not remember, came over his fea
tures. 1 began to relent as I saw his con
fusion, almost as soon as I had spoken; and
added, "1 may say that the time is not far
distant that it is a matter of days only."
"Take mo with you."
He asked this almost in a tone of en
treaty, keeping his eyes away from me,
however, and nervously twisting at his
mustache.
"And your secretary, as you call him, the
abbe?"
"Oh, he will come, too, and we could con
fess to him."
1 hesitated for a second, nnd then mode
answer:
"Very well. Only you must be prepared
to start at a moment's notice, nnd there
will probably be hnrd riding nnd hard light
ing, and there is yet another thing."
"What is that?"
"You must come as n simple volunteer,
nnd must make no inquiry us to what the
business is on which 1 am engaged. 1 risk
my life for my own purposes; if you wish
to do likewise you nrc welcome to join me,
on the condition 1 have stated."
"1 accept with pleasure."
"Then that is settled, and I have a new
comrade."
"Hurrah!" and ho raised his glass to his
lips.
After that he retired, it being Into. 1 snw
him ncioss tho courtyard as far as his apart
ments, and then, returning to my rooms,
unconsciously took the chair St. Armnnde
hnd vacated. The goblet of wine ho had
filled was before me, and I idly lifted it in
my hand. It was barely touched. In fact
he could but have tasted n few drops only.
Like lightning a suspicion of treachery
enmo on me. The man had been pretending
to drink. With what object? 1 could not
make out. W as th olfer of the money a
blind? Perhaps so, and if then? 1 had
been a fool to agree to his joining mc, with
thnt sour-looking nbbo of his. Yes, 1 had
been a fool, but it wns lucky I discovered
my own folly in time. 1 should keep my
eyes on this silken diplomat, and if neces
sary pick a quarrel with him, nnd run him
through. Somehow 1 did not like the idea
of this, however; but determined to get
rid of him in one way or the other. I would
allow nothing to stand between mo and the
road back to honor. So musing, I pat for
a half-hour or bo, and was startled by Jo
copo'ssudden entry, so lost wns 1 in thought.
He camo nnd stood, bolt upright, next to
my chair, without saying n word. 1 know
from this that he had some request to
make, some favor to ask, as otherwise ho
would not have hesitated to make play with
his tongue at once.
"What is it, Jacopo?"
He shifted uneasily from one foot to tho
other, and then replied:
"Your excellency, I want leave."
"Leave! What for? You arc not going
to bo married, are you?"
"Heaven and the saints forbid, excel
lency. No no it is not that, it is only
leave for the day I want, and also for our
men."
"The devil! What are you going to do?"
"Only n little dinner, excellency, which I
nm giving."
"And wasting those crowns you got the
other day. Well, that is your affair, not
mine. Yts, you can have the leave."
"A hundred thanks, excellency."
"Mind you, there must be no brawling,
no trouble."
"Kxccllcncy."
"Well, good night, and remember wlult
I say. Here, you may remove this wine
cup as you go."
"Good night, signore," and Jacopo, lifting
the goblet, went out. The night being fairly
warm, I kept my door open, and as he passed
into the portico I saw him drain tho con
tents of the goblet with a gulp, and heard
him draw his lips together with a smack
of approval, and march off to liia quarters,
chuckling at something or other.
Tho following afternoon I rodo out with
Bayard and half a doen others. It wns
a hawking party, and there was a long gal
lop to our point of operation, which was to
begin a little way beyond 1'onto Mollo. In
a short tune wo started a noble heron, and,
Bayard dinging his peregrine into the air,
we rode after tho birds. It was n glorious
ride, and Castor and l'ollux far outstripped
the others, so much so that when we drew
rein beside tho stricken heron, nnd Bayard
slipped the hood onto his hawk, our com
panions were not in sight. This, however,
troubled us little, and turning rein wo mndo
backwards. On our way back, 1 seized tho
opportunity to mention to Bayard that St.
Armando had volunteered to aid ine in my
task, and th.it I had accepted his oiler.
"It will do him good," he said; "ho scorns
a noble youth, who lias been tied too long
to npronstrinss."
"Do you think so?" I said; "he strikes
me as being effeminate to a degree nnd yet
i cannot help liuiug mm.
"Ho has a wonderful pure mind," said
Bayard; "the boy, for he is no less, is as
innocent as a child."
"Tho Vatican will not improve him then,
especially if he plays for gold crowns with
Colonna."
"Plays for gold crowns!" exclaimed Bay
ard; "you are surely mistaken, cavalicre."
"Did ho not do so last night, my lord? 1
understood ho won three hundred olf Fab
rizio?" "Impossible," said Bayard, "I was at tho
Vatican last night, and the party in which
Colonna was playing consisted of Strigonia,
Mgr. Florido, our lord tho pope, and Colon
na himself no moro. St. Armando was
standing hard at hand for some little time,
but never took a wager. In fact, ho passed
most of the evening with (Jiulia Bella,
thrumming on a lute, much to the annoy
mice of his holiness. I should say it would
be well for him to quit Koine."
"Then I am wrong," 1 said; "yes, I fancy
it would be well for him to quit Homo."
By this time tho others camo up, and wo
said no more. As wo went back to Borne.
1 dropped a little behind, reflecting on
what Bayard had told inc. I was certain
that St. Armando had lied to me, and .1
began to feel sure he had done this not for
my good. In short, It seemed to mo thct
this innocent-looking boy, with his Bhy, re
tiring manners and apparent want of
knowledge of the world, waH nothing moro
nor less than an accomplished actor. Then
ngain ho was n Frenchman, nnd how came
he, obviously fresh from France, to become
an agent of tho Medici plotters, for so I
put him down to be? There were the let
ters fioiu Mine, do In Tremouillc, hi.i intro
ductions were unimpeachable, the cardinal
believed in him the whole thing wns con
trndictory. Above all, there was my strong
personal liking for St. Armnnde. In his
presence 1 never felt that secret warning
which nil men feel when they are with an
enemy. I have never known it fad with
me, and with St. Armnnde there was no
such warning, no such silent signal which
goes straight I'toin soul to soul. On tho
contrary, 1 felt he was almost more thnn
friendly towards me, and I felt, in my turn
towards him, despite ourshortncqunintntieo,
very nearly the same protective feeling thnt
one has towards a defenseless child. As
may be imagined, I was in no very com
fortable frame of mind about this, nnd rodo
back silently, revolving the point. When
wo reached the palace, almost the first per
son I met wns St. Armnnde, and as 1 dis
mounted he came up to me with a cordial
greeting, and asked:
"Well, cavalicre, good sport, I trust?"
"Very." 1 replied, shortly, nnd then
looked him straight in tho facens 1 ndded:
"Do you intend to give the Colonna his re
venge to-night?"
Something in my tone caught him, he met
my eyes for a moment, then dropped his
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Bolzlni; Jacopo by tho nook, ejected him.
ga 7.c, and looked towards the ground. Wo
stood thus before each other for n little
time before ho replied, nnd his voice was
almost inaudible.
"Perhaps 1 am not sure," ho added,
with an effort.
I was standing, holding Castor's reins;
but ns ho spoke I handed the horse over
to a groom, nnd, linking my arm in St. Ar
mando's, said, loudly, and with a tone of
affected gayety:
"You missed a great ride, chevalier como
take a turn with mo in the garden."
lie yielded passively, and in a few steps
we had crossed the courtyard and were in
a secluded portion of the palace gardens
that was called the Lemon walk. This I
may add was subsequently improved out of
existence by the architect, in the course of
completion of the palace and grounds.
When wo reached this point, I uiislippcd
my arm, nnd, turning round, faced St. Ar
mando, having resolved to end my suspi
cious. "See here, chevalier," I said, "I am play
ing for heavy stakes, I am walking on dan
gerous ground, and must know where I put
my feet, will you answer a plain question?
Arc you friend or foe?"
Ho looked round in a helpless sort of way,
his color coining and going, but said noth
ing. Was it possible the man was a cow
ard? "If you do not reply," I said, "I will take
the risk, and treat you as an enemy, do
you heat ? You bed to mc when you said
last night you had played at the Vatican
with Colonna now draw." I pulled out
my weapon, and stood before him, expect
ing every instant to see his rapier in his
hands; but ho stood absolutely still, his
head hanging down.
"Man," I said, "have you not heard? Am
I to think you a coward as well as a liar?"
"How dare you say that!" ho burst out.
"You you of nil men Oh! what am I say
ing? Yce, I did not play with .Colonna;
but I thought you were hard pressed for
money, nnd and invented the fiction, think
ing that perhaps"
"That perhaps I would accept your win
nings over the gambling table, rather than
the oirer of a friend. You do me much
honor, chevalier."
"You wrong me, Savelli nay, start not.
I know your name anil story, and, before
heaven, I say 1 am your friend."
"You know me!"
"Yes, I nm working for you; come, put
by your sword. Look at mc! Do 1 look
like an enemy?"
He had recovered himself, and met my
gaze fearlessly. Where could 1 have seen
that face before? 1 drew my hand over my
forehead as if to sweep the cobwebs from
my memory, but with no avail.
"Well," ho went on, with n smile, "do
I look like an enemy? If I do, your sword
is ready. Strike now, it will be quick rid
dance; come!"
1 put buck my sword with a snap.
"I do not understand, but I accept your
explanation."
lie held out his hand frankly.
"That is right, and you will still let me
bo your comrade?"
I took his grtsp.
"Yen, if you wish it."
We walked back together in silence, and
on reaching the courtyard St. Armando
said:
"I am afraid 1 have fallen much in your
esteem."
"My esteem, chevalier, is at present of
no value to man or woman.1'
"Do you think so?" he said, nnd t'icn,
rapidly: "Adieu for the present; remem
ber, I hold you to your word that you think
mo a friend."
I nindu no nnswc", and ho ran lightly up
I he steps of the principal entrance.
I supped that evening for a change with
tho gentlemen of the suite; but St. Ar
mando was not there, and there were a
few free remarks made concerning tho man
ner in which he was supposed to have been
received nt the Vatican by (Jiulia Orsini and
Lucrczia Borgia.
"If it goes on like this," said Lo Clerc,
"wo will havo to drag tho Tiber for his
body, and say mnsscs for his soul, unices
ho puts tho scad between himself und the
Borgia.'.'.
"He neer struck mo as a man to run after
the ladies," 1 said.
"No," icplicd the nbbo, "but It is tho
other wa. You would stnnd no chance
ngninst him, cavalier, for nil your long intis-lache--a
thousand thanks," nnd tho genial
Lo Clerc seized the llagon of Orvicto I
passed to him, nnd lilted his goblet.
After this tho conversation ehnnged, and
1 shortly retired to my apartments and, dis
missing my Inckey, snt down to rend a book
on falconry that the cardinal hnd lent inc.
1 hnd not been occupied thus for nn hour
when the door opened, nnd .lneopo cau
tiously peeped in. He withdrew his head
on catching my eye, nnd 1 hoard him shuf
fling outside.
"Come in."
"Excellency," nnd the sound of further
shuttling, hut no Jacopo. I lost patience
at this, mid fearing at the same time thnt
there had been trouble, repeated my order
to como in sharply. This had the desired
effect; but ns soon ns my henchman ap
peared in view 1 made certain there hnd
been n brawl. He was very red in tho
face, and from under tho helmet ho wore
I could see a white bandage.
"What the devil docs this menu, .lneopo?"
I asked, sternly.
"1 havo come to report, excellency."
"Yon haidly appear in a fit stale lo do
so."
"Perfectly lit, excellency," nnd Jacopo
drew himself up to attention nnd saluted.
"is the matter of importance? For, if
not, you hnd better come to-morrow."
"Yes, your excellency matter of im
portance. By your worship's leave, ns you
are nwnre, 1 gave a dinner today, und we
had-"
"Never mind what you hnd; lo tho
point." '
"Boiled meat with sauce, sausages with
garlic, n risotto nlla Milanese
"I do not care what you had go on,
fool."
"I am going on, excellency. Where was 1
a risotto did I say? And bread made
with yeast. And for drink, signore"
"1 doubt not you had Btoru of that, Ja
copo." "But a do7.cn flagons or so of wine, your
worship all rosso."
"Jacopo you will be good enough to ve
il re nt once."
"I nm retiring, excellency; but my re
port.' "Will do for to-morrow."
"As your worship desires; but wo havo
burnt the inn."
"What?"
"The inn, where we rested the day of our
arrival in Home, your worship. What with
one thing and another, the landlord footed
up his bill lo four crowns. And I naid to
my friends: 'What! are honest soldiero
to pay like this?' Whereat there was
trouble, excellency; but we came off best,"
1 rose without it word, and seizing .ln
eopo by tho neck, ejected him from tho
room, with, I nm borry to say, very consider
able violence.
Cursing myself for my fully in having
been so generous, 1 banged the door after
him, ami returned lo my bonk. I could
not, however, read, for my mind was full
of the consequences that might arise from
this mad freak of my followers, and 1 de
termined to seek out the cardinal the next
day, and obtain his permission to move
out of Bcino to some quieter spot, and there
await his instructions. Amidst it all, how
ever, 1 could not help being pleased at tho
thought that retributive justice had over
taken the scoundrel tavern-keeper, the
memory of whoso bed made me shudder. I
had no doubt that Jacopo was speaking tho
truth, and that, even as ho spoke, the
flames were sputtering merrily above that
den of thieves.
TO HE CONTINUnt).
Settling Hie Hoy's Career.
An old Dutchman hnd n beautiful
bo3', f whom he was very proud, and
he decided to find out tho bent of his
mind. Ho adopted u very novel method
by which to test him. Ho slipped into
the little fellow's room one morning
nnd placed on his table n llible, n bottlu
cf whisky and a silver dollar.
"Now," said he, "veil dot boy conies
in, ef he dnkes dot dollar, he's goin' to
be a beesniz. ninn; ef he dukes dot Bible,
he'll bo u breaeher; cf he dukes dot
whisky, he's no goot he's goin' to be
u drimkart," and he hid behind the door
to see which his son would choose.
In enino the boy, whistling. He ran
ii) to the table and picked up the dollar
und put it in his pocket; lie picked up
the Bible and put it under his arm.
then he snatched up the bottle of whis
ky nnd took two or three drinks, and
went out smacking his lips. The old
Dutchman poked his head out from be
hind the door und exclaimed:
"Mine gracious he's going to be a
bolitieinn." Boston Traveler.
Sweet Huoi!li.
Nobody can pay a preitiorcompliment
than the Irishman when he chooses.
Ills tongue and wit are never nimbler
than when he employs them in the
service of "blarney." A young profes
sor from Dublin was entertained over
night by nn American professor at his
summer home on the coast of Maine.
At breakfast the nexit morning the lit
tle daughter of the house, who sat next
the young Irishman, saw with umav.c
meat that he put no sugar in his tea.
"Wouldn't you like even one lump of
sugar in your tea?" she asked, so
licitously. "My pnpa likes three
lumps." "Since you have looked Into
the cup, my little maid, the tea is quite
sweet enough," responded the young
professor, gallantly. Youth's Compan
ion. lint lie Kept on TalUliiur.
Biggs When it comes to absence of
mind, that barber across the way scoops
the pot.
Dlggs Why.whathashe been doing?
"I went into his shop to get my hair
cut this morning, and ho pinned u
newspaper around my neck nnd gave
mo a towel to read." Chicago Even
lug News.
Cnurngn.
Cournge and a good circulation nro
practically synonymous, terms, and
no ninn whoso heart Is not firmly
kept under control can go down ntnir.q
in the dark to find a hidden burglar..
In times of danger or of emergency, '
the strong-hearted individual, with u
normal pulse rate of 72 . beats to
the minute, is unconscious of tho
drop of even 15 beats per minute, and
calmly does his duty. Hut how fares
the luckless man whoso heart Is ir
ritable, or whoso normal beat is 55?
The loss of 15 bents means absolute,
prostration, whilst if his heart bo
easily excited it may bo working 120
to the minute, without any power on
his part to check it. Either ohbo
means cowering down among tho bed
clothes, oblivious of duty. Cincinnati
Knqulror.
Drill li-ltt'd Humor,
The following is I old by the grand
daughter of an old lady who lived in
one of the southern states, and had
been known throughout tho neigh
borhood as one who had a keen buiimi
of the ridiculous. After it long Ill
ness her final hour was supposed to
have come, and her children und
grandchildren gathered round for n
last farewell, when suddenly sho
opened her eyes, and, on seeing tho
mournful expressions of those about
her, remarked with all her old-timo
vigor: "Tho watched pot never bolls."
Argonaut.
From llnby In the Illicit Clinlr
to grandma in the rocker Grnin-0 is good for
the whole family. It is the long-desired sub
stitute for coffee. Never upsets the nerves
or injures the digestion. Mndo from pure
grains it in a food in itself. I Inn the tasto
nnd appearance of the best coffee nt 1 the
price. It is a genuine and scientific article
and is como to stay. It makes for health
and strength. Ask your grocer for Grain-O.
The Crowtiliifr Sllnlit.
An Atchison man hns been henpecked dur
ing the greater part of hislifc by a wife and
five daughters. Against his will he has been
obliged to take little homeopathic pills when
he would have preferred quinine, to attend
the F.piscopnl church when he preferred tho
Baptist, and recently his women folks com
pelled hiinto be vneeinated by a woman doc
tor. Atchison Globe.
t? 1,000,000 lii l.'t Vvnrn!
Head the story of the Million Dollar l'otn
to, also of Rape, Bromus, Spelt?., H-cnred
Corn, etc., all great money makers for tho
farmer, in John A. Salzer Seed Co.'s, La
Crosse, Wis., catalog. Send 10c. postage for
tamo nnd 10 rare samples of farm seeds.
Largest Vegetable Seed Growers in tho
United States. Ik
Charged to Account. Father "You're al
together too extravagant, sir. Now, what
did you pay for that suit you've on you?"
Son "Oh, say, pop. you must think I'm a
chump." Detroit l'lco Press.
The proposition of tho T. M. Bobcrts Sup
ply House, Minneapolis, Minn., found chc
wncre in this issue, should be accepted nt
once, by everyone. 07 big packets ot garden
seeds for a few cents, anil a fine knife free.
When you write them mention this paper.
Sho (after the proposal) "You know
papa is not rich." lie (philosophically)
Oil, well. I'd rather take his chances than
mine." Harlem Life.
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To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxatlvo Bromo Quinine- Tablets, All
druggists refund money if It falls to euro. 25c.
The proper, tiz.e for a lazy individual is
exercise. Chicago Daily News.
Pjso's Cure is n wonderful Cough medi
cine. Mrs. W. l'iekcrt, Van Sielen and
Illnke Avcs.. Brooklyn. N. Y Oct. 20, '01.
Liars should make it a point to carefully
rultivate their memories. Hani's Horn.
A frog would leap from a throne of gold
into a puddle. PubliusSyrus.
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