Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1886-06-04

found the children OF Andrea Ferrato,
whom he sent to prison AMI to death.
The Doctor told them all he had
how urgent it was 70. them to clearly
understand the Spaniard's game, for he
was evidently at work Mt some dark
scheme in the slums of Naletta.
An hour afterwards Point Pescade
lett the yacht. To throw any spy off
the track. i'll case he was followed, he
began by stroll along the Strada Reale,
which runs from Fort Saint Elmo 10
Floriana and it was only when evening
closed in that he reached tie Mander-
aggio.
To get together band of ruf1ians
rsldy for either murder or robbery, no
better place could be chosen than this
sink of corruption. Here were scoun.
drels OF every nation from the rising to
the setting of the sun, runaways from
merchant-ships. deserters from war
ships, and Maltese of the lowest class
cut-throats in whose veins ran the blood
of their pirate ancestors who made
themselves SO terrible in the raZzias of
the past.
Carpena was endeavoring to enlist
dozen of these determined Williams
who would stick at nothing was
quite embarrassed in his choice. Since
his arrival lie had hardly been outside
the taverns in the lower streets of the
Manderaggio, and Pescade had no
difficulty in recognizing him, though he
could not easily find out on whose
behalf he was acting.
Evidently his money was not his own.
The reward of five thousand forms for
his share i'll the Rovigno matter must
have been exhausted long ago. Car
psna, driven from Istria by public
Reproduction, and warned off from all the
salt-works along the coast, had set out
to see the world. His money soon dis
appeared and rascal rs he was before,
he had become still more of a rascal.
No one would be astonished to find
him in the service of notorious band
of malefactors, for whom he recruited to
fill the vacancies that the halter had
caused. II was in this ~ay that he WAS
employed at Malta, and more partic-
ularly in the Manderaggio. The place
10 which he took his recruits Carpena
was too mistrustful of his companions
TO reveal. And they never asked him.
Provided he paid cash down, provided
he guaranteed them future OF success
full robbery, they wonld have gone to
the worlds end-in confidence.
1t should be noted that Carpena had
been considerably surprised at meeting
Maria i'll the Manderaggio. After An
interval OF fifteen years he had recog.
nized her ut once, rs she had recognized
him. And he was very anxious to keep
her from knowing what he was doing in
Valetta
Point Pescade had therefore to net
warily if he wished to discover what tho
Doctor had such interest in learning,
and the Spaniard so jealousy guarded.
However Carpena was completely cir
cumvented by him. The precocious
young bandit who became 80 intimate
with him, who took the lead Of all the
rascality in the Manderaggio. and
boosted to have already such n history
that every page Of it would bring him
the rope in Malta, the guillotinc in
Italy, and the garotte in Spain; who
looked with the deepest contempt nj
the poltroons whom the very sight of
| policeman rendered easy-was Just the
man whom Carpena judge in such
matters, could fully appreciate
In this adroit way Point Pescade sue
ceeded i'll gaining what he wanted and
oil the 2Gth of August the Doctor
received word making an appointment
for that evening ut the end of Senglea-
During the last few days the work had
been pushed ahead on board the Fcrrato.
In three days OF more the repairs would
be finished. and she would be coaled up
and ready for sea.
That evening the Doctor went TO the
place named by Pescade 1t was sort
OF arcade near circular road at the end
of the suburb
1t was eight o'clock. There were
about fifty people gathered about in the
market. which was still in progress
| Doctor Antekirtt WAS walking up and
down among these people nearly all Of
them men and women q, Maltese birth
when he felt hand touch his arm
frightlul scamp, very stability
dressed and wearing battered old hat.
| presented him with handkerchief, say
ing
| See here what | have just stolen
! from your Excellencv Another time