The Wingham Times, 1894-12-21, Page 7THE WIN 0'11A' rl' 11 C� , D1 C1tMI3ER 21,.1E04,
Y ADVENTURE.
BY CARI, BRICKETT.
I had always been fond of new
sights and hovel scenes ; but while
my father lived 1 coulcl not have the
heart to leave him. When he cued,
however, and I found myself at the
age of twenty-one, my own master,
and heir to a comfortable property
I made up my Blind to see a little of
the world. So, only waiting long
enough to arrange my business
affairs, I started for Europe, and it
was .in Italy that the adventure
which I am about to relate happened
to inc.
• One bright, beautiful morning I
bad left Rome, and had rambled on
foot to a little village a few miles
distant, where, with the aid of my
sketch book, I spent the thne plea-
santly until the approaching twilight
saw ine on my return.
As I walked along I became aware
that clouds were gathering in the
sky. It grew dark very fast, and to
my dismay, while I was yet a long
distance from my destination heavy
.drops commenced to fall ; but
through the trees I perceived a
twinkling light and drawing near, I
saw that it proceeded from the win-
dow of a small cottage.
At my rap the door was opened by
a tall, dark, but rather a fine-looking
man ; and to my query if I could
find accommodations there for the
night;'or until the storm abated, he
answered. very courteously in the
affirmative.
Inside, upon the hearth, glowed a
bright fire. Another man was in-
troduced to me by my host as his
brother. They were about to par-
take of their evening meal, and,upon
being invited, I was very willing to
,join them. As we talked I learned
.that the brothers were vine -dressers,
.and owned the cottage in which they
,lived. We were nearly through,
when the door opened and a very
young girl entered. She was ex-
ceedingly handsome, I thought, with
:affair beauty, in strange contrast to
illy swarthy, dark-browed enter-
tainers. As she saw me she started,
,and a sudden red Bashed over her
Ture skin.
"Come here, Juanita," said my
host, peremptorily, as she turned as
-r .j to leave the room. At his words
the girl came to his side; and as just
then the girl lifted her large,thought-
ful eyes into my face, I smiled
;kindly at her. Soon after little
.Juanita was allowed to take her
.departure, with instructions to retire
.at once.
The rain was still descending in
'torrents and as there seemed no
prospect.of its ceasing, I had deter-
mined to remain where I was till the
next day. So, though it was early
—barely eight o'clock—as I was
feeling weary with my long tramp,
.T signified my desire to be shown to
• the room which I was to occupy for
the night.
My )lost had left me only about an
hour when I distinctly heard upon
Tay window pane a soft wrap, several
times repeated, as if someone wa.'
trying to attract my attention.
Rising, and hastily drawing on my
clothes, I went to the window and
drew aside the curtain.. There,
.outside in the darkness and rain,
upon alow porch which stood. just
ev beneath my window, stood the girl
I had seen that night at supper. The
'wind blew her long, golden ringlets
wildly about her face, which was of
.a deathly whiteness.
Wondering much what the strange
visit. could mean, I opened the win-
dow and drew the girl inside. She
an aperture was left large enough to favored me above the rest. At any
enable me --myself unseen—to look rate before the evening way over. I,
into the room. who had always deemed myself
The two men were conversing to- proof against the "tender passion,"
gether, and I could distinctly hear was obliged to confess myself des -
what was said. perately and earnestly in love. The
"It's a good while, Beppo, since aunt, Madame Dupress, was a kindly
we got such a good haul. IIow inuelt gentle -mannered lady, and after a
month had glided by I ventured to
confide to her my hopes in regard to
her niece.
Then, to my poignant sorrow, I
money did you say the wateli was
worth ?"
With a glance towards me, the
girl said :
"Let's go ! We have no time to learned that she who I bad flattered
,lose!" myself was not indifferent to me,
By her words I saw that she leer- cherished an affection for another.
self intended to accompany me. In The old lady laid her hand pity -
two hour's time we had put a good ingly on my arm as she saw my dis-
distance between ourselves and the appointment.
villains:
During our walk the little girl told
me her story. When she was a tiny
child her parents had been murdered
by the men who called themselves
her father and uncle.. Their sister,
an old woman who had kept house
for them died recently, and just be-
fore her last moments she hacl told
Juanita the truth, making her pro-
mise to keep her knowledge to her-
self lest she should peril her own
life.
"Oh, sir," exclaimed Juanita,
piteously, "for many a long month I
have lived. in this house with these
men, knowing that they had killed
my parents. I dared not run away,
for than they would have suspected
that I knew, and would have follow-
ed and perhaps killed me. But I
made up my mind to escape when
the opportunity came. I liked you,
sir, when I first saw your kind face ;
and when it came to me that your
life might be in dangerI listened
i
when they thought I was n bed, and
heard then plan to kill you and
bury your body where no one would
ever find it, and divide between them
your jewelery and stoney.".
It was a long and hard tramp
through the darkness and rain ; but
at last I reached my lodging place.
Then, committing the little Juanita
to my good landlady's charge, I
retired for the remainder of the
night.
It can hardly bo wondered at,
considering the exciting events
through which I had passed, that
slumber should be a long time in
visiting my eyelids; but at length,
after 1 had humbly, upon my knees
thanked the kind God who had
saved me from a terrible fate, sleep
carne to me.
The next clay I took little Juanita
to a friend of mine—the principal of
a large educational establishment for
girls.
My agent had been writing me for
some time, urging Inc to return home
to see to some business affairs which
needed my personal supervision, and
a few weeks later I bade my little
deliverer farewell leaving instruc-
tions with Madame Armand to see
that the child had every attention
which money could command, until
she become of an age when she could
choose her own path in life.
Five years passed.
At the end of each term I sent
large money drafts to the friend in
whose charge I had placed the child
to whom I owed so much ; but at
length I received a few lines from
Madame Armand saying that I need
no longer do so, as Juanita was not
with her. She said that the note
was penned in great haste, and that
-when she found leisure she would,
write me the full particulars,
But the second letter. never ar-
rived.
Instead, I received news of Madame
Armand's sudden demise.
Another year went by, and once
more I determined to travel. I had
was trembling violently and for some only been a week iu Paris when an
,moments Could not speak. intimate friend invited me to aceom-
Then coming to my side, she piny him to a reception.
whispered : We arrived late and found the
"Oh, sir 1 I have come to save you splendid rooms filled with the elite of
.from certain death 1 You must not the city. My attention was at once
stay here to -night ----not even for an attracted by a radiantly beautiful
.hour longer ! There is a ' plan to young lady. On enquiry I learned
,murder and rob you !" that she was the neice of the ltos-
I had read of Italian bandits who toss.
murdered lonely travellers ; could it "So you too, have succumbed to
be that these men who had entertain- Miss Lavelle's charms!" exclaimed
.ed me, and who ,had seemed to be so my friend, laughingly.
:manly and intelligent, " were assess- "Beware Mountains ! she is as cold.
Ana'? as ice, and you are only the thous-
•" s ome, sir, pray do not wait. Width atttony her adinirers. She is
Corns with me." equally indifferent to all. But if
The girl in her earnestness, laid
her hand upon my arm, and without
further words I clambered out upon
.the porch, and from thence, by the
.aid of a trellis, to the ground. She
then led me around to a window at
the side of the house.
"Listen," s':e whispered, "and you
"I tell you out of kindness," she
said, "Nita bas already rejected the
finest offers. She has only been with
me a short time, and I know not
whom it is that she loves, but site has
confessed to me, when I have spoken
to her upon the subject, that her
heart is• irrecoverably given to
another. I am glad that you have
come to me first, for I have saved
you the additional pain of a refusal."
It was too late for me to endeavor
to root out of my heart the sweet
image which had nestled there and
destroyed its peace ; but I determin- fiQ�.ft.
It 1 S b
whom she bad never been able to
find any trace since that time.
When she had left Madame Arm-
mand, Juanita had twice written to
inform tate of the change which had
taken place in her cireumstanees,but,
probably through some mistake in
the direction, I had never received
the letters.
Thus to the only adventure which
in all my life had ever befallen me 1
owed the greatest blessing Provi-
dence could bestow—my beautiful,
loving wife.
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Eat plain food.
Be regular in your habits.
Begin your morning meal with
ec o put t to ocea i etween my self
and the place which held only disap-
pointment for me. But I could not
go without once more seeing Miss
Lavelle.
When I called, I found that
Madame Dupres was absent from
home, and Miss Nita was in the
parlor alone. Then, as calmly as I
could, when I reflected that it was
probably the last time that I should
ever see her lovely face, I told her
of shy intended departure, and that
I bad come to say farewell to her-
self and aunt.
As I spoke, all the color receded
from her sweet face. She held out
her hand as if to answer me, and, to
my surprise, I saw that, though she
evidently struggled hard to repress
them, her eyes were full of tears.
Suddenly she turned hastily as if
to leave the room ; but in an instant
I had her in my arms.
you wish it, certainly I will present
you."
I found Miss Lavclle's conversation
as fascinating as her appearance,
"Nita !" I cried, in exultant tones,
"can it be that those tears are for
me ?"
She remained passive in- my em-
brace. I turned her face to mine,
and there I read the blessed truth—
my love was returned.
""But, Nita, your aunt told me that
you had confessed to her that your
heart was given to another. How
was that ?" I said, as a little later
we sat hand in hand, I scarcely -
realizing the unexpectedly, Happy
turn affairs had taken.
Nita blushed, and lifting up her
eyes with a laughing glance in their
blue depths to my face. Then, rais-
ing, she said :
"Look at me !"
With a quick motion Nita had
withdrawn the pin which fastened;
up her luxuriant hair, and in long .
ringlets of gold it now fell loosely !
about her.
"Do you remember me ?" she
said.
For a moment I gazed incredul-
ously at her. Only once before had
I seen such a wealth of dancing, sun-
kissed waves upon a human head. I
Incredible as it seemed, it was
Juanita—my little deliver !
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The old woman who had told tion is, what are they to read? Their
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Juanita of her parents' death had' general newspaper. In the United States
also given her an article which had several excellent periodicals are prepared
been overlooked as valueless by the for their benefit, but they are all expen-
sive. Harper's Young People (New York)
costs $2 a year; The Youth's Companion
managed to secure. ' (Boston) 81.75; '(holden Days (Philadel-
It was a seemingly empty toilet phia) 83; and St. Nicholas (New York)
case of leather. Juanita had carried 83. They are worth the money, but they
• are luxuries.
it with her in her flight. One clay, The YouNGPEopLE'sPAPP gisaweekly
while taking it from a drawer, she (eight -page) journal just commenced in
had accidentally dropped it, and Kingston, Canada, designed for the peru-
with a sharp click of false bottom i sal of young persons of both sexes be -
had fallen out. Inside were several be-
tween the ages of ten and twenty, with
a department for children, and issued at
rings and a locket of diamonds, In ' a price within the reach of all. It will
the latter were the pictures of a lady contain the cream of all the leading
and gentleman,
beneath which were 1 American periodicals of the same class
the names, `"l;ttgettie and Ernest . se well as the many publications of like
nature to.be found in England, in atldi-
Tavelle, Paris." 1 tion to a due proportion of original
Upon her showing her discovery matter. Young people like stories, and
to Madame Armand the lady had at these will be given in abundance. Among
1 the miscellaneous contents of the paper
Once gone to Paris and taken Incas -
may be mentioned accounts of travel
1 ores to ascertain if some of Juanita's adventure and discovery, explanations of
relatives might not still be livin
g wonderful inventions, inetascert of re -
there. 1markable intelligence in animals, angio
Iyer search had been rewarded
the moral tong of the pater will be the)
( w,ith success and Juanita had been
dotes,eto. Parents may rest assured that
and, as I talked with her and saw
the color decpon in her fair cheek, claimed by 11ladam .1)upres,a wealthy Price, 50c a year; trial trip for two %.
and the look of intelligent interest, a d childless widow, as the daughter' months, 10 cents. The best way to remit
which her lovely eyes bent on mine, other brother, who together with I ht1 by postal order uta oust of two eefrta,
will see til it f <fltt o111 ou I inward) wandered if this hvcre Yts gonna wife had years before though i wra pfd in fs carried saAd-
Y telling y y r r enou;#l, 1f wrapped in ectft paper. Ad -
Will rlin vitas almost down, but 1 or if it could be possible that , she
friend
termed
indifference,
.. r ffer _...-. e bidden
.. r.. favo ._,...11 tL�...n ceas.oaa. ra-.. T Y LY1-at -a dib Rideau at.,
firing.
f ther departure for Italy, and, of Mon, Ont.
tie trutlh. on
r :Tie cur i
very highest.
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