Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1899-03-08

SYNOPSIS.

ence.
CHAPTER WATER leaving Arezzo he
gets caught In a rainstorm and finds shell
ter in a rude hut occupied by an old man
who is also on the road to Florence. They
resume the journey together, and in one
of the towns passed through meet with q
band of foragers, the leader of whom rides
down a blind girl that Savelli's companion
recognizes and takes away with him. and
80 they became separated. Savelli Is an
gered at the soldier. Brico by name, for
his brutality and Furnishes him for 1t. He
continues his Journey to Florence without
his companion of the morning.
CHAPTER Vile reaches Florence and
procures lodging In tenement. While on
the street the first evening there he meets
D'Entrangues and a fight ensues. in which
Savelli receives severe flesh wound aud
IS taken to his room, his assailant escap-
ing in the darkness.
CHAPTER VI.-During Savelli's sickness
he was attended by the -caretaker Of the
house. Ceci by name. who was in q con-
spiracy against the Florentine government,
in which he wished Savelli to join. Before
SavelH Is entirely strong again Florence.
as allies of France, declares war against
Rome and Spain.
CHAPTER VII.-Savelli rescues two la
dies from the hands of ruff1an In the
Garden of st. Michael who prove to be OF
the nobility. Upon returning to his rooms
he finds on the stairs his companion on
the trip from Arezzo, and Is conducted by
him to room in which the girl the old
mans daughter, whose injuries he had
avenged, was dying. The old man gives his
name as Mathew Corte and states the
girls death is due to a priest-the pope
and VOWS horrible vengeance.
CHAPTER VIII.-Ceci again renews his
offers of financial assistance If Savelli will
assist in the restoration of the Medici in
Florence, but the offer Is spurned.
CHAPTER IX-Savelli is almost dead
from starvation and faints on the street.
The two ladies' whom he rescued in the
Garden of st. Michael find him, and one OF
them gives him Jewel taken from her
bracelet. With the money secured for
this he purchases food at an inn. While
at the inn an attempt is made to assassinate
a masked gentleman who is dining there
In the company Of a lady and another gen.
tleman. HI assists the stranger in besting
the assassins and is then invited to his
home.
CHAPTER X.-The stranger proves to be
Niccolo Machiavelli. the president of the
council of ten, of Florence. He offers Sa-
velH employment in carrying messages to
Rome and the offer Is accepted. Savelli
is Swallowed on his way back to his lodg-
ings by Ceci's nephs~r who 10 q clerk In
5stMecfiaveiirss library
CHAPTER xI.-Before leaving Florence
gavelli meets one of his old lancers, Jacopo.
Rome. A party of five lorsemen, followed
by Cecis nephew. leaves Florence just
ahead Of them.
CHAPTER KIP The five horsemen who
left Florence In advance prove to be menu
bers of the Medici. led by Ceci, who were
sent out to capture or kill Savelli, and he
and his companion have a hard fight with
them on the road, but come out victorious.
Without further mishap both reach Rome
safely.
CHAPTER XIII.-While having his horse
shod Savelli becomes interested In some
tricks a street juggler is performing ana
recognizes in the juggler his friend Mathew
Cote. Savelli and Jacopo stop for the night
at an inn In the strangers quarter OF
Rome.
CHAPTER XIV.-In the morning he pre-
sents the secretary's letter to Cardinal
D'Amboise and at the same time meets
Lord Bayard, who greets him as an old
friend and explains to the cardinal who he
Is, The cardinal assures Savelli that he
knows his story and also that he is inno-
cent, and invites him to become menu
her of his suite. Here he also meets q
to Join the suite of the cardinal. Savelli
is to enter the cardinals service for an
important purpose.
CHAPTER Xv-Bayard presents Savelii
with an elegant war horse-Castor.
ACdohy oSSShSSNJ ANU pocoiAA6 " VIZ
barbs, whose slight, delicate frames belied
their powers of speed and endurance, we
came to a couple of stalls, in which there
were a pair of war horses that fully justified
the head groom's praise. They were both
English, and l recognized the breed, as
Hardwood had brought three or four with
him from Britain, saying, and with truth,
that they were the only animals that could
ever carry him when in full mail. But the
two before me in the stables were as su.
perior to Hawkwood's as barb is to mule.
One was the great bay Bayard was riding
on the day of my trial, when he accompanied
the duke and his staff back to Arezzo. The
other was blue. roam, whose color did not
show off his size to advantage, but whose
broad chest, sloping shoulders and lean
TANKS marked his power. His eyes were
mild aud soft, yet full of fire, and his small
head was set like that of stag upon his
etiong neck. Two grooms, bearing on their
liveries the arms of the house of Terrail, of
which the Seigneur de Bayard was chief,
were in attendance, and set to work with a
somewhat unnecessary zeal on our appear
ance to polish the coats of their charges,
which already shone like satin. Whilst en-.
gagged in admiring these splendid animals
heard the deep bay of the hound behind
had come to visit his favorites. cotnpli.
mented him on the possession Of two such
steeds. as who would not have done, and
Dayard said:
Eyes, they are fine animals, truly the finest
have ever seen, except perhaps the one.
eyed Savoy, who was also of the sane
breed; and yet am not sure" and he ran
his eyes over the horses. "They were given
E,vot'-ha Touched
the head of the hound-"by his majesty,
Henry of England, when was taken pris-
oner in the English war;"
"a noble gift"
"Yes--from noble prince. And you
really admire them, cavaliere?"
"Yes-and knew Savoy, too, and doubt
Il he was better"
'sWhat can knight want more? A good
horse, good homeland his face sad
dened little-"a true love. Pardieu! hut
must see to that last. My castle on the
Garonne needs chatelaine."
said nothing, knowing of the one great
sorrow of his life, which he bore SO bravely,
and which knew had bitten to his heart,
for all his gay words.
"Castor and Pollux call them" he said,
Indicating the horses with slight gesture.
tNot that they are alike, except in speed
and courage, but that they are both sup.
posed to have been born the same day, and
have never been separated. The best Of
friends must, however, part, and knight
wants no more than one horse; so, cavaliere
ifyou will accept Castor, the blue roam there
you will find that he will never fail you"
could hardly speak for the moment, and
at first stoutly refused to take SO valuable
o gift; but Bayard would have no denial
and the short Of it was that Castor was led
into one of the stalls reserved for me.
!. 10 say that I waa grateful would be to nj