The Kalispell bee. [volume] (Kalispell, Mont.) 1900-192?, 1902-08-19

night" began Ippolita, "when I
~ opened the gate, and Fiorella,
my tirewoman, was with me.
Now, Fiorella was always good dam
osel, saving in two or three little mat
tiers, one of which is
"Fiorella be -; that is to say, never
mind Fiorella," said 1. 'Tell me what
happened to thee when thou vert out
side of the wall"
"Aye, that is the thing, fair prince;
but, by our Lady, there is not much to
tell thee, for we did find ourselves
straightway in the midst of a band of
i'll favored rogues, who laid violent
hands upon us, which made us cry out
with the fright thereof, and Fiorella,
being a stout wench, did lay about her
so Justify that they were fain to loose
her. Whereat she got within the gate,
1 swooned and remember nothing
more"
Incompatible Ippolitap 1 exclaim-
ed. when thou hadst come out of the
trance into which these base fends
had thrown thee, where vert thou and
what didst thou notep'
Marry, fair sir, did not come well
out of it until found myself in the
chamber where we now are. Nathless,
as we came into the house and as /
was borne through the lower parts Of it
had one eye open, so that secretly
took note Of the mansion, of the band
Of robbers and of a graybeard serving
man who admitted us to the castle.
And did see that his teeth chartered in
his head and that one of the band eft
soons fetched him such a grievous
whack upon the pate that he fell sense
less upon the pavement. And of the
robbers there were fourteen men all
| told, and with thirteen of them I did
have acquaintance, whenas, the four
teenth, who was their leader, did not
know"
"Ah, Ippolita," said l, chou dost in
sooth know these thirteen thieves right
well, and l do fear me that they set
such store by thy acquaintance that
| they will be loath to let thee go out of
their company. AS to the leader of
| these robbers, he also is no stranger to
thee, though thou didst not recognize
him, appareled as he was in my castoff
| finery. Know, then, that he is none
other than Brother Ambrose, the black
friar who escaped from the flames yes
| treen."
"Frediddio, Timoteo, thou art pleased
to jest with me-"
'Nay, fairest one, I jest not, and If
it is not the truth may the foul fiend fly
away with me. Moreover, it is but a
half hour since l watched the traitor
from my hiding place in the cellar of
the castle, and 1 did hear him say to
one Pippo, his companion, that he re-
served thee for the fulfllment CT some
weighty enterprise"
"Now, by st. Reparata, didst ever
hear of such an impudent, black and
scurvy knave? I could weep for vexa-
ton at the thought of it, and l could
tear out his base tongue by the roots
with redhot pinchers."
The wrath of Ippolita as she thus ex-
pressed herself was something appall-
ing. Her gaze was fixed and staring,
as though she saw before her the OBJ.
ject of her resentment, and her fingers
moved convulsively as though she were
performing the surgical operation OF
which she had spoken.
Rather than that the poltroon should
touch me-" she continued, "beshrew
me, but would murder him, e'er
though had to kill myself the moment
after
She thrust her hand into her bosom
! i. -
jeweled stiletto and made theatrical
pass with it into the air before her.
Isle semper tyrannis"' exclaimed the
proud and resolute beauty.
"Gadzooks, Ippolita," said 1, "thou
art not used to such playthings, and,