Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1889-05-30

without 70 being possible to suspect at "A
casual glance, that this leap Ja hay could
hide q man. Moreover, with a cunning
ingenuity worthy Of a savage, he caught
a cat and her kittens, and placed them on
top of the straw, as If il had not been
moved FOR some time. Finally, noticing
traces of blood on the path. he carefully
covered them with dust, and then calmly
lay down again in the sun.
A few moments after, six men I'm brown
uniforms with yellow collars, aud COM
mauded by an adjutaut, were before
MateD's door The adiutaut was distant
relative Of FIlcone. He was called Teo-
dor0 Gambia, anactiye man. much feared
by tine outlaws, OF whom he had already
captured several
How do you da, little cousinfp said he,
smiling, to Fortunate. How you have
grown. Have you seen a man pass here,
lateiy2'
ooh! am not as big as you, my cous-
In, " said the child with an air Of simplici-
ty.
"That win come by-andby. But have
you not seen n man pass here2 Tell me-"
''Have ] seen man pass"
eyes; man with pointed cap Of black
velvet aud vest embroidered with red
and yellow"
"A man with q black velvet pointed cap,
anda vest embroidered ia red and yellowr
Eyes, yes; answer quickly, and don't re-
peat my questions"
This morning NJ. le Cure rode by our
door on his horse, Piero. He asked me
how papa was, and | told him
"Ha! little villain; you are playing the
rogue feline, quickly, which way Clan
uetto went, for it is he am after, and
am certain ne took this path"
"WhO knows?'
"Who knowsp roared the adjutant. 81
knnw that you have seen him."
"Can one see all the passers-by when one
Is aseep2"
"You were not asleep, good-for-nothing
little wretch; the gun-shots must have
Weakened you"
you think, then, my cousin, that your
guns make a great noise2 My fathers
carbne makes q much louder noise"
May the devil confound youl / am
very sure you have seen Giannetto. Per-
hnps Won have even hidden him. Com
rades. 20 into the house and see II our
man is not there He was dragging along
on one foot, and he knows too much, the
rogue, to try and reach the maquis while
nmpiug in that manner. Besides, the
marks of blood stop here"
"Aud what will papa say" asked For
tuuato, "when he knows people have en-
tered his house when he was absent2'
"Rascalr' said the adjutaut, Selling him
by the ear; edo you know that can make
you sing another tuner After have given
you twenty blows with the Aato a sword,
you will speak
My father is Mateo Falcone," said For
tuuato, with emphasis
DO you know, you little scoundrel, that
can take YOU away 60 COrte, or Basta;
that I can put you i'm dungeon on straw,
with chains on your ankles, and | will
have Won guiiotined, if you do not tell me
where Giauueito Sanper0 is?'
The boy burst out laughing 40 this abb
surd threat, and repeated, MY father is
Matco Falcoue"
'Adiutaut" said one Of the soldiers, in
low tone "hevare of quarrelling with
Mateo
Gambia was evidently embarrassed. He
talked i'm a low voice with his men, who
had already searched the house It was
not "a lengthy operation, for the caain Of a
Corscau contains but a single square
room The furniture consists of table,
some benches. a .hest or two, and hunting
and cooking utensils. Meanwhile the lit
Tie bow pMyed with the kittens and
seemed tntake a malicious joy in the evil
dent confusion of his cousin and the sol
dicrs.
one OF the latter approached the heap of