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First Installment
Palermo is l:f;c a night blossom
which opens only with the first breath
of evening. Uy thy, it is parch?''
and sleepy and stupid: by night. it is
alive and joyous ? the plr.ee itself be
comes an al fresco paradise.
By day, thu.:e who can, sleep: by j
night, they uwal-vj and don the?r|
daintiest clothing, and Palermo is gay. j
The terrace 01 the Hotel <!e |
1' Europe c\tes:ds io the very verge
of the pronvv-nad.-, and, night ! / :
night, is crowd. I \vith men of ; 11 i
conditions and nations. who sit befo'e
? little marble <::;'!os tacinj? tlie so. !
At one of thr^e, so elose to tT :e j
promenade th.it the dresses of the
passers-by almost touched them, two
men wci\ seated.
One was of an order and race easily i
across the dr.rk blue waters of the
bay, and the >? it daz/hng light gentty
touched her h; : r, mid g teamed in her
Unrk, sweet eyes. i>i:o was tall, and
c'-k! in white ii<?vvi?ig draperies cling
in;; 5=?-j!y r.r<iinvl her si?:?!, "irli a
i'Vjre, ana w.vi::tr -to- her appearance
^.n j?rc*??*:.il ? daintiness, as though
f!u./. .ivu: . indeed emblematic oi the
't ' pn ity of Mint >:dr young
being. \Y:?s it tin- chastened light, or
was there indeed something spiritual,
something more than humanly beauti
ful in the delicate oval face ? perfect
!:i ; !? 'time, perfect in its faint color
ing and stately poise? She was walk
i ivy slowly, her every moment full <>f
a distinctive and deliberate grace, r-.nd
Iier head a little upturned, as though
her tlii Mights were far away among the
softly burning stars, rather than con
cerned with the fashionable and pic
tures me crowd which thronged around
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?ic Englishman looked into iiie cyt-s ct ti?3 mo?t beautiful xtc :aa.i he hru'
icr seen. .
i > be distinguished in any quarter of
the globe ? an English country gentle
man. He was tail and handsome, and
young enough not to have <uit lived
enthusiasm, for he uai looking out
upon the gav scene with keen interest.
His features were well cut. his eyes
were bine, and his bronze face was
B'.nooth, save for a slkht. well-formed
moustache. He wore a brown tweed
coat and waistcoat, flannel trousers, a
straw hat tilted over his eves, and ho I
was smoking "i briar ?" .
His companion wv>; t>i a du'erent
type. He was of limn hvight -?sti\ .
and thin; his co'enh .v. m v.ri- sallow,
and his eyes and hair v.e;e blaek.
His features, iht'iis*i* not altogether
pleasing, \vc;'C rtgul ir, and ainius!
classical in cut'uie. lli.i i! >thes <ii-j
played hiiiT to Ihc v.";-. t pos.- ih\ i
advantage. He wore bhiek trouper. '
and a dark froel: coal, be.hdy hum;'. {
which accentuated the nan ownos < 1
his shoulder.-.. 1 lie only rrlvt to the
soinbrcness ol ir"; attire cat1 istcd *n i
white flower caret;:!!;,' ia: i-'P.cd in his
buttunluile.
They were only acnnaie.tar.-.vs, these
two men; chance had brought them
together for sonic evil of her
own. They had become it ;' while
companions, allvit si ?' ?. . it ones.
The Englishman was <11 lar too gcxl
a humor v\ i:!i l iin-..'.. t?v n'aci'i and
his surroundings, to hoM hi.-, peace
for long, lie exchanged his pipe for
a Havana, and cominc-iiccd to t.i ? k.
"It's very .stupid of in*. !?:t, do y-u |
know, I've qriLv forgotte i vmr r nir.e f
for the moment. ! remember my
cousin, Cis Davenport, introducing its
at Rome, and 1 knew yon a^'.'ii 1
^directly 1 .-av; you. T * ? s t 3 'in b.viged
if I can think of vom* name ! !
always had a preciou; bad memory."
i The Sicilian looked none too ? weil
pleased at t':.- imnlied request.
"I do ii? -t object to telling you tny
name," he said in a low tuii?, sunk ?
almost to a whisper, "but you will [
.pardon me if I make a request wbi'h j
jnay appear somewhat singular to you.
I do not wish you i" address me' by
it here, or to mention it. I n be frank,
there arc r?:i-.oio for wishing my
presence in thiv uei '..Hiorhwod net to
ibe, known. You are a ge atleman, an l
you will understand."
"Oh. perfect!; ." i!i ? F.ngli-'itnan
answered* him, m a ioni of blank
bewilderment.
"My name is Leonardo dt Marion? !"
"By Jove! of u is!' the
Englishman exclaimed. "I should!
have thought of it in a irr.n.ent."
"You will not i?>rgc., my mptiest,
and if you have occasion to address
me, perhaps you v.i;i no *o ?.?v.*!
to do so by the i "ne of 'Cortegi.'
It is the name bv wirh i am ire e.vii
here, and to wh*< > i haw some right."
The Englisiuna:; no.I'!ed.
"All riyh!. T'i' rcsv- u?!)C\ Py iii-'
bye," he went ; "T ' die .-.sure
of meeting your s'siu iv> Naples, 1
believe. She i- < 1 to marrv
Martin Brjsav, i t'i ! . ?" -
The Sicilian's vice darkened into a
scowl; the thin Iks were t :i?htl v co?n
I>ressed, ar.d his eyes f!-shed vtith
angry light.
"I was n^t aware of it," he
answered hat:giV.i:'y,
There was a brief lull in Itie stream
of promenades. t
The Englishman loo'.ed iirto the eyes
of the unit bea.^iful woman he had
ever seen. A fT< ? :l oj sW . cr moonlight
lay upon the iLnina, glancing away
Iter. A remark Jfnai her coirspauion,
.'i srirl of somewhat ?'?";*! =tor stature
an-.! darker complexion. caused her to
Itmvr her eyes, am! in do'iM? So tiny
loll upon the v-v-'er, ii.tj/:i>.:ioiied f^azc
of 'I'.j young Kuj'!i.-!i!nan.
Afier wards he was never ashamed
t<> confess tint that lien* brought
with it a peculiar lit* ctiim sweet at ;s
which never altogether died .sway. It
was l lie birth ui. a nr.v ? -
in- .st poignant of all sensations, al- 1
t ii- ?;?.?! t I '.ii1. sophes deny and niate
? ?:ii ?>t s scoff ut it. After all, there is
Minsedii'm;: more than 't iincd sensuality
in li.ve whielj has so stHlden a dawn
inn; there' i certain innate spiri'.ual
?tv v.'.\:ii and j jjfi'iiss. < it,
ro that tile iiame hirns softly but
hrir'rdy stilL-through joy and grief,
?;i"i - v :A satiety, "surviving the M?r
.t;\v of gray hairs triumphing over
i 'v.: desolation of old;age. and sweet
ening the (' >ssige l*> the grave. II-*
v.xs a hyrutoroug, chivalrous young
war. t>u Le. loyal, ami failhiul.
among all ins I anils. 1'nal lirst'lovc
i ?f hi* never grew cold, never lessened.
It lasied 'forever. ! < n" .;ome mgii it
is i)'1- possible to five the better part
of iii. involves up I" th,e u >rship of ?
ptiA* won:.'in; scltf.jhr.ess forbids it.
Il.ii this young Kuglishman who sat
there sj-ei'oonnd, absorbed in tilt: con
sciousness.- of this newi and sweet emo
tion, was m>t one of these.
Suddenly she withdrew' her eyes,
with a taint, conscious blush, and as
-he did ;:o she saw for tlv liist trtiv
i >: 5>iv ilian. flcr v h >!:? v - v i f 1 1 y
? hnr ;ed. A terrified shudder swept
across her features, and hct^liii - parted
with fear.
" Alio is she?" the Fiv-1i.dnr.an asked
bniplly.
"1 fear thai I do not quite under
stand you," lie said quietly, although
'''lis v ice and limbs were trembling
nitii passion; '"to whom do you
.tin k r" /
"The girl in white who passed uist
now. You knew her! Tell me her
name J"
"V, hy should I?"
"i v. i ;'i to know it."
'Tojsibly. Put that is no reason
why ' i tell it to you. That ladv
is a friend of mine, certainly, hut it
i; n t ihe custom in my country, how
ever it may be hi yours, to handy a
lady's name ah-'..; a public place."
At ihe door of the hotel the
Kiv.?ii>hman paused <or a. moment, and
ilift). i; ..lead of joiuiiifj the stream of
jiromesuulers, he entered and slowly
r.sctii l'.'tl the hroad marble staircase
toward hi; room, just as lie rcached
tiie first landing, however, he felt a
!i; !<t- torch on bis arm, and a guttural
voice in his Vir. lie turned sharply
roiisu!. and f< and before him one of
the waiters? the ou- who had served
him with his coffee outside.
"Well! vha.'t do vou want?" he
Asl.d.
T>h; mr-n an ;\v w i.i a !:>\v tone,
wi;!i iiis eyes gi.'tnciug suspiciously
arotr' I a'J the tune._
"The Si'^nor was inquiring the name
of the iady who passed by," tie said
ap icaiiv.
"We :"
'?T ca. tell it to the Stgnor."
"Look sharp then!"
"'i ll-- Signor is generous," he re
marked. with a cunning look. "I have
risked uiv place hy leaving the terrace
without permission to bringJiirn this
news, and I am poor ? very, very
poor!" he added, with a sudden drop
in his voice which re'cmh'ud :: \. hir*e.
The Englishman threw a piece ? -t
gold into the brown, greedy palm.
"The Signor is noble. The beautiful
lady's name is Siguorina A-i: ionic
Crtuccio."
"The singer?"
"The same, Signor. Tho wn'Ir.:;
singer."
"Ah !"
The Englishman turned toward die
wide, open window, and gazed stcivl
ia>lly at the place in the crov.l where
.she had vanished.
On the brow of the Hill FiKlesse,
at a sharp angle in the white dusty
road, a man and won au stood talking.
On one side o? ibcin was a grove of
Howei Mg magnolias, and on the other
a high, closely-trimmed hedge skit ted
the grounds of the Villa FiolessiV
{"here was not another soul in sight,
hut, as though the place were not
secure enough from interruption, die
girl, every now and then, ftlai.ced half
fearfully around lie;', and more than
once paused in the middle of a sen
tence to listen. At last Her fears
cscapr* frrsn her lips.
"Lt. r . , - Vi that you liad^not
come!" f!.c cri-d. !i~c is the good
oflt? I shah .? vl iv> re t ti l I know
that you are beyond the so:- . ? ! .'*
"Beyond the seas, while nn liearv is
chained forever here, Margharita 1" he
answered. "Ah ! I have tried, and I
Know the bitterness of it. You can
not tell what exile lias been like to
me. 1 could 'bear il no longer. 1 ell .
"me, child ! I watched yon climb this j
i.id together. You looked back and
r:.v?" me. and waited. Did she see me,
too? Quick! answer me! I will
know ! She snw me on the Marina.
Did she know that I was following
her?."
"I think she saw you. She said
nothing when / linger'- ' behind. It
was as though she kne
Th?? Sicilian clasped n.s hands, and
1. wiked away over the sea. The moon
light fell upon his wcarv pallid face,
and "listened in his dark sad eyes.
Il - sp ike more to himself than her.
"She knew! And yet she would not
wait to ?neak a single word to aw!,
Ah! it is cruel! If only she could
know ^ how night by night, in
thor.c far-distant countries. 1 b.r.v !."i
on the mountain tops and v. ;: -.>red
dreaming oi her? always of her I ft
has been an evil time with me, myi
M>tor. a time oi dreary days and sleep- .
less nights. And this is the end of itl
My bean is taint and sick with long-"
jug. and 1 hastened here before it
sl.-'.nld break. I must see her,
M/.rgharita! Let us hasten on to the*!
villa ! - ? 'j. iljhf
She laid her haltd upon his arm.
licr eves were soft with coming tears.
"Leonardo, listen," she cried. "It is
'?.'.?>t to tell you. She will not sec you.
She is quite firm. She is angry with1
joii for coming." ;
'? \ii: ry with me! Angry because I|
love her, so that 1 risk my life just'
to see her, to hear her speak! Ah I
but that is cruel! 1 -et inu. go in and.
speak to her ! Let me plead with her'
in my own fashion!"
She shook her head.
"Leonardo, the truth is best," she
said Softly. "Adrienne does not love
you. Slie is epiite determined not to
?ee you again, liven I, pleading with
tears in my eyes, t'ould not persuade
her. She has locked herself in her
room while she prepares for the con
cert. You could not see her unless,
you forced yourself upon her, and that
would not do." j
"No, I would not do that," he
.answered wearily. "Margharita, there
is a question ; I must ask it. though
the answer kill me. Is there ? any
one else?" , 1
? She shook her head.
" I here is no one else, Leonardo, yet.
Hut what matter :'s that, since it can
not be you? Some day it will come.
All that a sister could do I have done.
Siie pities you, Leonardo, but she does
not love you. She never will!"
He moved from the open space,
where the moonlight fell upon his
marble face, to the shadow of the
magnolia grove. He stood there quite
silent tor a moment. Then he spoke
in a strained, hard voice, which she
sea reel y rcc< ignized.
"Margharita, you have done your
best for me. ^ on do not know what
a man's love is, or you would not
wonder that I suffer so much. Yet,
if it must he, it must. I will give hir
up. I will go back to my exile and
forget her. Yet since 1 am here, grant
me a last favor. Let me see her to
;ay farewell."
She looked up at hini. in distress.
"Leonardo, how? T? She has
given orders that under no circum
stances whatever are you to be
admitted."
"But to say farewell !" * - t ? -
"She -would not believe it. It has
been so before, Leonardo, and then
you have been passionate, and pleaded
[your cause all over again, f have
promised that I will never ask her to'
see you again."
"Then let me see her without ask
ing. You can find an opportunity, if
you will. For my sake, Margharita !"
Continued Next Week
NOTICE OF SALE OF LAND
' FOR PARTITION
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NOKTII CAROLINA,
?IACKSON COUNTY. ^
Under and by virtue oi" an order
directed to the undersigned commis
sioner from the Superior Court 01
?fackson County, North Carolina,
made in a Special Proceeding for
partition entitled: In The Matter of
I{. B. Cowan, T. B. Cowan, W H
Cowan, J N Cowan, II. T Cow;ui, Li I
I
linn Cowan Ashe and her husband,
James Ashe, Corrie Cowan Davis and
her husband, A. \\r. Davis, Kllen Cow- '
an .Full bright, deceased, and her hus
band, T. P. Fullbright, Sadie Full- '
bright Cline and her husband, Oscar
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Cline, Jesse Fnllbrighb.. Jones and heri
husband, JiuL Jones, Nellie Full-,
bright, Alvin Fullbright, Nannie Full- J
bright and Monroe Fullbright, the
last throe above named are minors
by their Guardian Ad Litem, T. P.
Full bright, ?Ex Parte.
I, W. R. Sherrili, Commissioner of
Court, will on Monday, February 4,
1929, at 12:00 o'clock, noon, at the
Court House door in the town of
Sylva, Jackson County, North Caro
lina, offer for sale) and sell to the
highest bidder for cash, or on terms
if desired, tho folloVin^ do bribed '
tract of land, to-wit:
BEGINNING at a maple at a;
spring and rung N. 59 d. E. 8 poles
and two links in D. L. Cowan 'n line
to a maple on the West bank of the
road, W. H. Cowan's corner; thence
S. 42d. E. with said road 48 poles to
the West bank of the road; thence
N. 40d E. 5 poles to a Spanish-oak
stump; thence N. 30d E. 0 poles to
a white-oak, corner of the Ashe and
Deitz lands; thence a North direction!
with Joe Allison's line to a white
oak on top of the ridge ; thence S. (iO :
degrees W. 70 poles to a locust;
thence N. 60d W., 52 poles to a sour
wood; thence S. 42 1-2 W, 34 1-2
poles to a Spanish-oak; thence S.
43 1-2 d W., 31 poles to a white-oak ; ;
thence S. 1-8 d. W., 43 poles to a
white-oak on top of the mountain;
thence N. 37d~ E., 29 poles to a chest- ,
nut-oak thenee N. 52 d. E., 51 poles
to a chestnut-oak; thence N. *28 d. j
E., 70 poles to a stake on the West :
side of W. II. Cowan 's house ; thence i
N. 30 1-2 d. E., 17 poles and nine !
links to a holly bush; thence S. 07 i
degrees E., 10 poles and seven links j
to the Beginning, Containing 50 acres
more or less.
This the 4th day of January, 1929.
W. R. Sherrill,
Commissioner of Couri.
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