Show D 0 IN copyright 1926 warner wamer bros pictures inc meredyth starring john Barry barrymore moro don juan screen play by bess 11 la IS a 2 warner bros 0 of f this novel juan at that moment was impatiently pacing the floor of the hall his house pausing to to look out of the window windon turning to tramp the again As the door opened of the room lie he guined quickly then hurried forwald as ran breathlessly toward him it is true the man cried cor linal dinal orsini has been thrown into prison st angelo and they say that the duke della delia N a is sure to be next juan baug caught ht liis his breath sharply if they took Vai anese if adriana was gnp ted with that pack of wolves the borgias and their retainers ready to fall upon her horrible he felt himself trembling shaken biake as lie never had been before the thought of her being in danger un ner bened ed him for an instant he could not think clear clearly lv could not feel anything thing but fear for the girl whom lie he adored and devastating anger tow aid the two men ilion who had plotted against agaibi t her then lie he c clenched ili his hands pulled hinr himself zelf together my bly cape my iny si word sword s vordi lie he said curtly to pedrillo petrillo Ped rillo the man h hesitated eita ted almost protested this was no night for his master to be abroad lie he told himself far 1 better to stay at home ionic within the Il mellow lellow light of the tall tapers with some beautiful woman to make him foigel f 01 get that rape arid and murder stalked the streets of rome 1 you heard juan demanded and his voice was like the blade of his own stoid shaking his lead head Ped petrillo pedrillo rillo scurried away useless to argue with nith tale alie master in this mood and yet if only something would hap happen pen to keep him here something that detaining juan would also keep keel pedrillo petrillo Ped rillo safe within the babied doors there would be trouble Ped petrillo pedrillo IIo told himself sadly the m ter was vas pacing the floor impatiently calling even now make haste eager to take his sword arid and be out into the night in the service sen ice of that white slip of a girl curious that she of all the many who had come into don juans juan s life should be the one to wi win his heart had he but taken the borgia how bo much better si sighed gh ed ped petrillo pedrillo rillo to himself she would have fallen like ripe f ruit fruit into his arms and there would have been nothing of all this his taper went ent out and lie he paused to relight re light it expecting another ini im shout from juan at any moment but juan at that moment was otherwise occupied for an instant lie he had forgotten his servant for at the sound of a step behind him and of the murmur of his name in iii a womans comans voice he had turned to see lucretia borgia standing in the doorway slie she was nas draped in a long heavy cape N whose hose hood was drawn over her herl head and drawn down so that her face was almost concealed but her great lark dark eyes looked out fi aiom oni the hoods shadow at juan and the cruel cull cuil of her voluptuous red lips was visible even beffie she threw back the hood for a moment sibe she stood staring de at him then after a swift alarce aaice la ice at juans face she shrug shrugged get her boulde shoulders diffidently and walked slowly s toward min him that one glance had told her that her errand was war in vain so far as wining him was concerned she would have to rely on the plans that she had laid so carefully not on her own beauty arid and the magnetism of her presence what are you doing here he demanded and his voice was like the lash of a whip never had she been so spoken to before twice tice I 1 summoned you and you ignored me she replied and she might have been any serving maid su it effig ng for his favor so humble was vas she he tonight 1 I put aside my pride and came to you she lifted her face to his looking up it him bioni beneath kineavy lidded feyes her whole body re related laced yield 1 ing juan stud died her contemptuous ly the borgia like all the others except the frail lively girl who held his heart in the li hallow allow of her slim little land hand pedrillo petrillo Ped rillo coming in in hastily was halfway across the room before he leali realized zed who it was who iho stood t there here facing his master he would have beat a quick retreat then but juan turned to him summoning him curtly I 1 abashed pedrillo petrillo Ped rillo brought tha th sword for which he had lyeen been sent juan buckled it on and turned for the cape to be laid about his shoulders deis juan motioned him to leave the loom and would have followed bi him in ignoring lucretia Lur retia had she not st stepped ep ped forward arid and touched his arm ann I 1 where are you going she asked I 1 you well bell know where here I 1 am going 11 lie he told her to the palazzo della may I 1 arrive in timea time lu lucietia cedias ce breath wa like a knife in her throat it hurt her to breathe bie athe she hated bated this man and hated herself for loving him before his hi audacity she felt helpless for a moment it would be easy to dispose of him as ai various members of the orsini farni family had been disposed of that night leath death could be made to snatch him swiftly and hideously the only trouble was that she did not want to live without him for a moment more she stood thele staring at him then and the resourcefulness that had always been hers came to her aid if one could not win a man in one way it could be lone done in another she smiled cynically beneath her cape her hands twisted and tore at each other but outwardly she seemed merely anius amused 1 at his stupidity you fool she exclaimed and enli l ht r ran through her voice so you think donati will allow any harm t to 0 come to her she wa quite unprepared for the mockery in juans smile every word fhe he replied N was la L a taunt as I 1 to do you think for a moment that I 1 believe va you u 9 if I 1 did then indeed would I 1 be a fool lucretia turned cold with fury fun her limbs trembled and she caught at the back of a high carved chair to steady herself gripping it so tightly that the edge of the carving carling cut her hands yet she controlled lier her voice when she spoke again aaen to be continued |