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

~ sslso -<aillOIlO bowed most courteous,
sir,n and Lepardo said
9et re can die IN case you put I'm
oeeMiy concltions on Us, my lord"
~ mere IS no condition, save that you
Antonio
end TO this the nden of the free compa-
mes agreed, and they mingled with An
tonlo,s band. ana two OF them Joined
: themselves to Antonio that day and we're
WItn him henceforward, one being slain
on Mt, Agnino and The other preserving
ms LIE through all the perils that beset
hhe counts company.
Then Antonio went back to the house
IeSare, and, having come 20 The vault,
Seeare, and, having come 10 the vault.
be caused tnose who had been slain to be
carried out and set the coffin again in de-
cent order and laid CeSare, the last Of
me house, there. But when the corpse
OF the hermit was brought out ali mar
Neiled very greatly, and had much COM
passion for him when they heard from
the hps OF Count Antonio his pitiful sto-
Fyi and Antonio bestowed out of the
moneys that he had from Cegare q large
SUM that masses might be said for the
said The count mt mi 1t vas gI Reaaen n5eS Viii
that through his 1r.sfortune and The
strange madness that came upon him my
lie should be saved"
These things done, Antonio gathered
bis band and having taken farewell of
Lep1rdo and commended him for the
"a4or Of his struggle, prepared to ride
back TO the hills and his face vas
grave, for he was considering earnestly
nov ne should escape the hundred men
VINO lay watching for him in the plains.
BUT while he considered Ton,nasino came
to him and said:
An Baratesta is ourg, cousin Cannot
We get a change Of coat and thus ride
With less notice from the dukes eamp27
ana Antonio laughed also, and they sent
and caught twenty men Of Baratesta,
among them Bena, laid hold of the syndic
and brought him in his chair TO Antonio.
ana The count said TO him ia his chair:
IL Is III Needing with the affairs OF
better men, Master 6yndic. on with that
gown Of yours"
Aud they stripped the syndic OF his
Thus the syudic had need very speedily
OF the new gown which he had contracted
10 purchase Of the lame tailor as the
price Of the fathers information. And all
rAnton50S men clothed themselves like
merchants and traders. Antonio, in the
syhdlc's gown, taking his place at the
out soberly from Raratesta, neither
Aepardo nor any Of mis- men being able
10 restrain themselves from laughing to
see them go; and most strange of all was
Seney Who wore an old mans gown OF
red cloth trimmed with fur
Il was now noon, and the band rode
SLOWLY, Tor The sun was very not, and
several times they paused TO take shelter
under clumPs of trees, so That the after
noon Wdned before they came in sight
OF the dukes encanpnent- Soon then
they were seen, ana a young officer OF
The guard with three men came priciing
toward them to learn their business; and
Antonio hunChed The Syndic'S gown about
his neck and pulled his cap down over his
eye, and thus received the officer. AND
tne Of1lcer was deluded ana did not know
him, but said:
is there news, 6yndiC?"
Yes, there is news" said Antonio
THE hermit of the vault Of the Peschelt
is dead DIT BarateStd.'
officer.
BY this time Antonio's men had all
crowded round the officer and his com
panions, hemning him IN on every side;
ana those that watched from the duke
camp saw the merchants and traders
themselves, They are Offering wares to
3 him" But Antonio said; How. sir?
you have never heard OF the hermit of
the Vault2"
y hays not syndic' said the officer.
He Was a man. SIR said Antonio,
"who dweIt with the dead in a vault,
and was so enamOred OF death that he
greeted 1t as nah greets a dear friend
who has tarried overriding in coming
IN ruth 2 strange m0odr' cried the
officer. ~ think this hermit was mad"
y think 50 also, said antonio.
= cannot doubt OF it, cried the
officer.
Then, SIR you are not OF his naind?"
asked Antonio, smiling. ou would not
sleep this night with the dead. nor hold
out your hands TO dealh as to a dear
fTiend?'
by st, Prisian, no," said the young
othcer with a laugh, For This World
is well enough. SyndiC. alld l have sun
dry trihine sins that I would be quit OF
before ] lace another
'If that peso, sir" said Antonio, ere
turn 10 him who sent you ana say that
the syndic of Baratesta rides here with
q company of friends, and that his bust
ness is lawful and open to no suspicion. "
And even as Antonio spoke every man
drew his dagger. and there were three
daggerg at the heart of the officer ano
three at the heart of each OF the men
with him. For by saying this. con.
tinued the count, fixing his eyes on the
officer "ana by no other means can yOI
escape Immediate death.
Then the officer looked to right and left
being very. much beWildereQ, but Tom
Inasino touched him on the arm and said
''Xou have fallen, sir, into the hands o.
the Count Antonio. Take an oath TO az
as he bids you and save your life" AnC
Antonio took off the syndic's cap ant
showed his face; ana Bena rolled up tht
sleeve of his old mans gown and showed
the muscles OF his arm.
The Count Antonior' cried the Officer
and his men, IN great disnay,
Tomnlasino. you have no choice, Sir
between the oath and immediate death
Ana il seems TO me that you are, indeed
not Of the mind of the hermit of IN
Tault.'
But the officer cried, "Ny honor vii
not suffer this OATH my lord" and hear
ing this. Bena advanced his dagger. Bu
Then 1 viii not force il on you, sill
But this much [ must force on you-t
swear 10 abide here Tor, an hour, an
during that time 10 send no word an
make no sign TO your camp"
To this the officer having no choice be
tween 1t and death, agreed; and Antoni
leaving him, rode forward softly: an6
riding softly he passed within half a nail
of the dukes encampment But at thi
moment the Oftlcer. seeing Antonio "a
away, broke his oath and shouted loudly
III is Antonio OF Monte Yellut0!' ana sc
spurs to his horse Then Antonio's broS
grew dark, and he said;
ride On swiftly. all OF you. to the hill
and leave me here"
My loTd." said TommasiROs beSeeCh
SRide ON said Antonio, sternly. 6Rid
at gallOp. You viii draw them of froI
me"
Ana they dared not dfsObey him. but a
rode on And now there was a stir /
The dukes camp. men running for thei
arms and horses. But Antonio'S ban
now put themselves TO a Sallop, maxim
straight for The hills. ana The commando
of the dukes guard did not know Wha
TO make OF the matter, for he had hear
the officer cry Antonio but did nc
understand what he meant; therefor
there was short delay before the purSu
after the band Was aIoot; ana the ban
thus gained an advantage, and Antoni
turned away. saving 1t 10 enough
They viii come safe to the hills"
But he himself drew his sword and ST
SPURS TO his horse, ana he rode toWar
where the young officer was And q
first the officer came boldly TO meet hin
then he WaVered, ara his cheek wer
pale. and ne said TO the men who rod
with him, We are four 10 one. But on
of them answered.
',What do you mean7' cried the office
~ see none coming toward US but Cour