Show THE CJ6 l’KJEP 0! DAT — A LITERARY MAGAZINE ies3crr yuur vho rocs not ns wo see tho sacrifico he offers for his youug friend and playmate? Men of the world do not make such sacrifices Wortley ’Tis left to tho foolish (lays of boyhood and youth to bo so generous and “I admit your woolly philosophy Sir Herbert and also that as a man Sir Walter Templar may become less dangerous and by sonic masterly plotting of ours be made to jjay for the chccknmtc wjjich he has this tjjpe given us” “ Ha Wortley I perceive you- have jroiir case arranged” “ I always have Sir Herbert when I In the first place you eojne to business inpch underrate the boy Sir Walter Take my judgement for it that unless ! we by some masterly management take Lord Frederick the power-fisupport of Sir Walter — aye place him ijrom young ll in antagonism to the JYLaey — I see your drift llo on !’ Unless wo do this Sir Herbert you will find in Sir Walter Templar an enemy thrice the weight of his uncle Courtney” “ Say you so Why Cou rt ney has been a yery lion in battling for the lVLacyR’7 Toil will find his nephew a lion and a tiger in one person Would you believe it Courtney himself tacitly acknowledged the master mind and force ot his nephew and has resigned the championship ot his dead friend’ family into tlie hands of this nephew Sir Walter Sir Richard is simply now the second and “ Ha I supporter if‘ ies I see The subtle Courtney over the romantic mind of liis nephew” has thrown tho spell of friendship which existed between' lpimolf and the man whom I hated living whom I 'hate dead Curse them both !” “ 'Tiat spell of friendship from Sir Walter Templar iniud we rfiust break ” “ Ha ! By Satan I ljke the shaping of yoqr plot Wortley Break the friendship! By the Fiend 'that’s bravo! It has been the stumbling-bloc- k in my path through life Thou shalt not lose your fee my prince of lawyers X see revenge in your plot I am almost glad you failed that is it in tho futuro w’o can secure the estate and revenge as well by some master strategy Come unfold your scheme in full thou master piece of di- plomacy” “ First let me repeat to you the boy’s parting words to mo Tell your client that if he ever attempts’ to take advantage of my friend again it shall be for the last time Tell jjim to look upon Walter Templar as tho ejder brother of Lord Fredrick Tell him that a d ay of reckonWhen Sir Walter Teming will come plar is a man he will meet Sir Herbert Blakely and exact vengeance for the : ‘ ! ” ‘‘You astonish me Wortley: This is above a boy of fourteen” “ There are uncommon characters who blend the boy and man in one Such is I would Courtney’s impeteous nephew sooner meet a whole bench of lawyers t ban that hoy Such charapters whether as hoys or men fight with weapons peculiar to themselves What could the legal astuteness of a bench of councellors match against a youth who could say in something like command to a guardian uuclo of Courtney’s weight of character sell ray mines in Cornwall and ’ clear tho D’Lacy lands of this accursed mortgage and carry the point too from liis 0’(yn ir- resistible force of character ? ” “ I repeat Wortley you nstonjjsh mo ' But you surely overestimate greatly this youth” Uepeud upon it that young Sir Walter Templar whin a man will bo a very Satan to you in his antagonism und will fulfil his oath of vengeance unless by subtle management of friendship W0( break this power which has so remarkably existed first Sir Richard and the man you hated and now perpetuated iri Courtney’s nephew iud young Lord Frede- rick” Lawyer Wortley at the request of Sir Herbert elaborated his plot into which We shall see Blakely heartily entered hereafter the web of that plot and find some of its leadings but here can simply inform our readers that in after years when Sir Walter and Lord Frederick left England on their continental tour Sir Herbert and his admirable rascal valet Snap followed their track' and for four years were looking all over Europe and even in Russia for tho man who when a hoy threw down the guantlet and proclaimed himself the avenger of the D’Lacyj They found him as we have seen in Rome which brings us up to tho date bi our next chapter CHATTER XI Genius on the Altar The magnificent opera house at Rome was crowded with the elite of the Eternal City and connoisseurs of tho operatic stage to witness another triumph of the new prima donna The most that was known of the gifted Tereser by the curious at Rome was that she was a rustic gem from some beautiful remote Italian village whoso surroundings were favorable to the birth of But poesy and song in wild luxuriance she was a gem of the first water and as the fashionable world generally discovers its choicest brilliants in the mire of the vulgar populace the lustre of this new star was nq shocking scandal upon aristocratic mediocrity The example is so ofteii repeated in life tiat it has become less oiiensive by its very iaiqijiarify But the musical education of Terese came with prestige She was known to be a favorite pupil of tho celebrated Spontini who had come with her to Rome to pave her way and witness her triumph She now held the sceptye of queen of song in that classical lajpf of art where musical talent is a commqp gift In one of tho most select boxes and opposite that of Count Orsini were seated three gentlemen whoso interest in the result of tho opera and the success of the prima dotm was greater than that of the whqlo besides of thqt crowded house Tlioy were Spontini Sir Walter TemThe plar and Lord XT’ecierick D’Lacy maestro appeared somewhat nervous and anxious “ Walter” whispered Lord Frederick “do j on think Spontini is doubtful of the success of Terese ?” “ Has she evey failed ? Terese fail ! Tshaw !” As a singer Walter no I grant but as a composer I “ I did not say she had I was only asking” — “ I tell you Fred she will not fail!” “ you Why upon my honor Walter ' areas impeteous upon mo as though I was trying to prove she would” “ Did you not intimate a doubt ?” “ My dear fellow 1 asked if Spontinj doubted” “ He does not” “How know you? “ His own reputation is her guarantee” ' So I have considered anxious” “ I have observed it” “ What can t mean ?” still he is “I “ know not” have reference' to Terese’ It must opera” “ I tell thee thou unbeliever — thou rank ungallant infidel the fairy of our romance will not fail in her enchantTerese is no mean composer” ments “ Saint George defend me ! Did I say she was? Great Vctuiivius ! I would sooner bo near thee than whisper to this volcano here any doubt of the perfection of Terese” ' The conversation of the young Englishmen vr ill be butter understood when it is known that Rome who had gathered for three months to witness her great of the best operas of impersonations the day this night not only came to a new piecq but also to in hear her witness her triumph or failure iu her The opera was her debut tts a composer own composed under the supervision of This gave much inthe great Spontini terest to the piece and the musical world was all excitement to have tho issuo But there was a secret connected with the opera which none but th“C composer and her master knew Others shall bo startled with it soon “ By all the popes Rome ever had I’ll swear Spontini is anxious now Walter !” “ I did not say lie was not” “ And I only said lie is” Spontini who had overheard enough of the conversation to give him the cue observed “ Be satisfied Signor D’Lacy I will answer for my pupil’s success as a com- poser” “ Aud I too will be her guarantee” added Sir Walter “ Oh then Signor Frederick you may be more than satisfied for Walter’s judgement upon my pupil’s opera will hay's more authority than that of any man in Italy” “ Treat mo Do not mock me maestro I have as a conceited puppy earnestness of purpose love of art — ay genius if you will for I acknowledge a faith in myself but I know a thousand things I cannot do as well as a few I know as honestly what I can perform I am not as what I am Think me not 1 am not that” a puppy Spontini “ Spontini has no mockery for Walter Templar child He understands the of nature Bah? I liato to hear YTrn Hatter me Signor you expect too much from me bah ! that man is what you English call humbug” “ Ho ’wishes others to believo all he disclaims” observed Fred “Oh yes Signor lie is one of the most important pillars of society” remarked the composer sarcasticly “ llow is it maestro that genius ap and sublimely pears so presumptious egotistical when in fact it is childlike ?” “ And bepause childlike it asserts itself” answered Spontini At this point tho orchestra commenced tho overture and Walter Templar followed tho duplex movements of the piece with intense interest and the appreciaTo tion of an experienced reviewer him the poetry of music foumb the internature pretation of language iu his own combinafor he was skilled in harmonic tions “ A splendid and well developed prophesy of Tereso’s opera” burst from Walter as the orchestra concluded “Assure my unbelieviug friend maestro or lie wont believe me” added M ilter pleasantly for ho was greatly delighted with tho ’success of his dear companion and fellow-pup- il “ You arc an ungrateful follow whoso more judgemont upon the opera will have not |