Show A swiss romance WRITES FOR THE 11 antonio caristi stole down the winding path leading along the MM de grace ills dark tare was clouded and in a ful fire ho stopped now and alian in hia walk to look at tho eky and listen to the soft wann windi the dead pine needles oh yo winde ho murmured in passionate accents you have in your bior my anguish you possess the power to destroy this acene once so glorious tome now ao dismal and then he glided on muttering moan lre and he was just about to turn the bend when ilia caught sight of two familar figures they seated on the porch of a little cottage which stood on a lonely crag near the opening of a large forest they were apparently very much alone in their thoughts antonio caristi gazed on the two his fists clenched and his face black with suppressed rage ho hissed between his treib giovani you and I 1 will both die ere I 1 see you wedded to that fair girl then he crept a little closer until he could bear their tion only a few hours love and then I 1 can told vou my breast and call you wile belle de tasso afa words by razing lovingly into his eyes and murmuring yet with all your truo love I 1 feel afraid afraid of some unknown power which bans above and around me and he and drew closer to her lover what do you fear my love do you not love me and do I 1 not leva you batter than ife antonio cariati had heard enough he turned and retraced hia steps belle de tasso was the girl ha loved two years ago she wag hie promised bride then devanski stepped between them and had won the heart of the beautiful belle As ho walked toward the village he noted the old men and women sorrowfully shaking their gray heads as aney gazed toward the mountains fine weather we will hava bior christinas remarked antonio to ono as lie passed a group of the villager some of abo women broke into a loud derisive laugh and pointed to the north said fine weather for yon ice avalanche and then they held breath and walked away on tiptoe tip toe as it very footsteps would disturb murderous enemy woo to any woodman who dares disturb yonder forest said one old man tor it would only take a stripling to start that old fellow on liis downward slide in ahn babsy weather and it the weather dont change before night we expect to go on our long last costing trip for our christmas the ancient forest law in switzerland made it a capital crime for chopping chop down a tree in order that iho largo forests might be preserved for the protection 0 the village from the snow slides of so frequent occurrence in that coun iry antonio chattering villagers and went on hia way he reached hi home and sat down by bis cheerless fire he was too depressed to eat and steep lie had not thought ot cooil for many a night rot since ho had listened listen rd to the announcement that bielle da diisso and giovanna Giov annl de baasi were to bo made one on christmas eve he gabud around the room abera he sat and thought of the one whom he had would occupy it ho had babilt the tasty little cottage tor a future home tor himself and belle he biad taken groat delight in it then and sho had seemed to bo pleased with it bat now all choso dreams were over As he sat gazing into alo embers his tall form bent in a dejected attitude he made a picture af wretched dispain di he sat until fio shadows began to deepen lie suddenly shook himself and stirred the embers whick had lost their heat a cold blast was blowing upon bin he arose aud went hastily to the door and looked out into the now fase darkness the weather was surely changing was the goddess of winds going to fall him after all he looked at hie watch one hour more and belle and I 1 giovanna Giov annl would ba made one they mastbe assembled at tho cottage af ready antonio caristi was a man quick to net bis hot Italian blood was thirsting for revenge he turned into the room and unlocked a chest which stood in one corner from which bf took out a tiny locket ho opened it and looked at the face it contained it ans a picture of belle and then lie removed a lock of raven back hair winch lie had cut from her shapely licad liim these he placed in hia pocket donned u black coat and cap shouldered strong woodmans as for the forest only one giant tree broke the opening between the home of belle do aad the snowy mountains ha neared the house was willii lights gay laughter and sweet music the parlor it wanted bat one halt buur of the appointed for alio acil junr through the win dow and took ona last look at the girl ho loved how beautiful she looked to night how her dark eyes eliose with love and joy aa she looked at her lover my carlini dar lini antonio it we cannot travelee tra veree the oe on earth ta gether we can dio together in death yoa cannot acorn to lie in the same pure white casket of enow your s ON laok l a 1 lover antonila Ant otila 1 lie cast and firm tread girodo to the opening open inc he approached the khant and hie fix into the body of the cyp once maln and deain and ere lils was completed aliu inace ol 01 tiova anil eartle biad lecun to tremble the faut tree fell to tle earth with a re bonnain Bonn din thud bent the on its tills fion of and death his work ans done his revenge was completed chit was life to lalni wilar out the of his he fuld od hia arms on b batt and 1 bib doom on the snow slide 1 irilli it huge rocke nd pieces 0 eartle clearing everything every thinK in ite mad ruah when at baht ni orning dawned lie few had ont of reach of the dit aeter camo out with borror stricken farce to view the wreck they id rot rubea tho truth only alio wind now whistling the death ther uini could reveal ecret ol 01 the dir fater eliy 60 many homas acro baijo maijo desolate and why the cup of alipe was fo rudely arora thi lipani delle tadeo and Giovani il O |