The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-03

having separated from one another
rode by four different ways towards
the hills, using much Warines5. Yet
three of them were caught by the
dukes company that watched in the
plain, and, having been soundly
logged, we're set to work az servants
in the camp. But the fourth came safe
to the hills and found there Tomma-
Sino and Bena, and TommaSfnO, hear
ing of Antonio's state, started with
Bena and eighteen more to rescue him
or die with him. And they fell in with
q. scouting party Of the dukes and
slew every man of them to the number
of FIVE, losing two Of their own num-
Der; but thus they escaped, there being
none left TO carry news to the camp.
and they rode furiously; and by the
time they came near Barategta they
were not more than mile behind
Lepardo's company But Lepardo, when
he had detached the six men to watch
die and learn from him the meaning of
what he had seen, and thus TOmmaSino,
coming opposite to the mouth of the her
mit's cave, saw no more than six horses
tethered on the river bank. having the
dukes escutcheon wrought on their CAD
die cloths. Then he leaped down, and,
running to the edge Of the bank. saw a
man disappearing into the mouth of the
cave, dripping wet, and this man was
the last Of six. who had sWum the river
and we're now cropping their way with
great caution along the narrow track
that the hermit had made Now Tom
nnasino understood no more than Lepardo
that there was any opening from the cave
to the vault, but he thought that the
their pleasure, and he babe Bena take
five and watch what should happen,
while he rode on with the rest.
"If they come out again immediately u
he said, you will have them at a dis
advantages. but if they do not come cut
go in after them; FOR 1 know not what
| they are doing unless they are seeking
my cousin or laying some trap for him .
I Then Tofnmasino rode after Lepardo
and Bena, having given the Dukes men
| but the briefest space in which to come
out again from the cave, prepared to &C
after them. And the Dukes men were
now much alarmed; for the last man tolc
them of the armed men on the bank op-
posite. and that they did not wear The
dukes badge; 50 the six retreated up the
passage very silently. and they could moi
every step; and they belcame much out
OF heart. But Bena'S men crossed the
| river and entered the mouth of the cave
after them. Thus there was fair likeli
| hood Of good lighting both in the passage
| and by the gate of the vault.
But the Count Antonio, not knowing
that any Of his band were near. haG
ceased to hope for his life, and he sai
! calm and ready, sword in hand, while
| the hermit withdrew to a corner of tht
| vault and crouched there, nnuttering his
mad answers and questions, and ever ant
| again hdfling some one of the dead Pes
! chelG by name, as though he saw him
! Then suddenly coffin fell with a lOuC
| crash on the top of the heap on the floor
! for the Dukes men had found an open
| ing, and were pushing at it with hdnC
and shoulder. Then Antonio sprang Il
! his feet and left the gate and went ant
/ stood ready by the pile Of collins. Bu
( again on a sudden came tunult from
beyond the opening, for Bena and hi;
| FIVE also we're now in the passage. ant
! the foremost of thenn-who indeed wa:
| Bena himself-had come upon the hind
most of the dukes men. and the six
! finding an enemy behind them, pushed
| yet more f1ercely and strenu0u5ly againS
| the collins. And no man in the passage
say any man, it being utterly dark; ant
they could not use their swords for lacl
| of space, but drew their daggers ant
thrust fiercely when they felt mans
| body near.
So in the dark they pushed and wrest
| led and struggled and stabbed, and th'
| sound Of their turnuIt filed all the vaul
and spread beyond. being heard outside
and many outside crossed themselves TO
| fear, saying. "HeiI is broke loose. Go,
save uS! But at that moment came LIE
( pardo and his company: and ne havlnt
! leapt from his horse and heard from tn
[ syndic that Antonio was in very truth il
I the vault drew his sword and came a
the head of his men to the door; ant
| hearing the tumllt from within, he oriet
( in scorn. ''These are no ghosts" and him
| self, with his boideSt, rushed at the door
I and vrrenched 1t open. And Antonio, per
ceiving that the door was Wrenched open
/ and not yet understanding that any o
his friends We're near, suddenly huni