CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-09-25

lnu saw lue tDu VI II W lAZ ofCi LII
parapet.
"yillainr' l shouted. what have |
you done: How is it possible for Inc
now to descend:'
"Descend:" he queried. with much |
stupefaction. "East thou forgotten
that the penalty prescribed by our
laws for leaving the country is death
and that the same penalty awaits the
stranger who inrrudes himself upon
us? During the last 400 year.; | EIow
OF no one besides thyself who las
made the descent alive. and well Wot
that thou art the only one who ever
came up. Have / not. then. done well
thus TO destroy the evidences OF thy
crimef'
Ny amazement was great as ] rs
tened TO the old man. Here WAS Il
pretty situation. | could see no imnle-
! diate way OF getting down without
killing myself. and l would be killed
by these hospitable people If l stayed
where was II was fine nest that
/ had climbed into. But my resolution
was Immediately formed. / had been
taken by this old driveler for Prince
Timoteo, and, come what might. Prince
1linoteo must reuuln
But these enemies of my house"
objected 'Peradventure they have
still the same kind intentions toward
me which they had formerly. BY my
hnlidom. / fear them not. But would
l It not have been well to keep this
means OF escape as i last resortf'
NAY. Tlmoteo. The present ruler Of
Il Firenzallno. the Duke Castruccio degli
Alblzzl. is an ancient dotard. who is
4 tcttering to his fall He has lost the
y martial instincts OF his ancestors. his
time is spent in tournaments, in dane
n ing festivals and drinking bouts. Per
\ do. put thyself At the head OF thy true
! adherents and win back the princely
4 throne which was wrested from thy
race three generations back by the
4 Aibizzi All that thou hast to fear
A when thy presence becomes known is
I chance stab or two in the back from
1 thy opponents: for the which | rec
| ommend that thou shouldst straight
4 way invest thyself in suit OF mail
4 or plate. either Of which in good as
l sortment thou wilt find in the ward
robe of thy noble father. And that re-
II mindeth me that we must hasten TO
4 his bedside for. us l have Informed
4 thee. he IS veritably in extremis. God
forgive me for babbllng at such a
Il time"
II or necessity Irfollowed the old man,
4 though. as may he supposed, had lit
| tie wish to meet the illustrious sire Of
the runaway Timothy. The place where
\ found mysrh was n garden or pleas
L ure ground o3iabout an acre in extent
and inclosed on,all sides by high stone
4 walls \ smalli house. surrounded by
veranda and fbuilt OF whitewashed
brick. stood at tone end OF the close,
i and the groundstywere laid out in green
4 sward. gravel walks and flower beds
and were shaded with olive. lemon and
4 orange trees. A fountain played re-
4 freshlngly In thel midst. from which
\ / argued jthat this island or country
\ of Little Florence, or. us Jacopo called
\ II. Firenzllino. WIS not fiat and even,
\ as had, before supposed. but that ii
/ abounded i'm hills and valleys and run
1 ming streams. Without these there
4 wouh havesbcen mo fountains.
Foilowingimyy glide. / now came TO
the house. and. passing through cor
rldor. ente-ed with fear and trembling
\ the chamber of the priIscely patriarch.
\ Upon ~ bcdilay the,emaciated vet noble
figure Ola lnan -of seventy years His
long IDdtsnuwwslin. beardsfiowed down
H upon the, cOSerisS. ,his arisSocratic and
I hawlSlikcI features. were ,waxen pale,
I and his eyes4 were closed. Clan Jacopo
hastened to- hIsi side aInl seized his
wrist andsb@vedbdowniand listened for
! his breathing Then suddenly crying
! out. "Holy Virgin. he issdead"' he drop
I ped upon illis knees and buried his face
IN his hands presently he arose
aud. turning ro,Ine sadly, said:
"weiarestoo Date. we>are too late.
Look rrponIhim, rlmoteo; look upon the
last OF thy father. the noble Arnolfo
! de- Pazzi., EcceleIrtissmas' he contin-
! ned 1--WE hnust, eftsoons seek out and
inform iE.rther tSylvester. the old and
worthy 'prSest who for many years has
been TIN pconfessOr OF thy good sire,
that lie may arrange for tonights
| watch oN-er the corpse. Fortunately
: his Er;pceswas sIt-ilrn andtabsolved by
I him yesterday. So that his passage
I, hence must have been straight and
easy. After,I have, found Father Syl-
vester VIII put Into, thy possession
the princes stronIt box. ,that'thou may
4 est examine itsySnterus and reckon
thy inheritance
Where IS thet strong tboS oftwh.ch
thou speakestT'G u asked.
Marry. it is ls.-e. my master. upon
the floor. undeis1he prince's bed. con.
cealed by yonsNalamce of embossed
leather. and tneAkey Win doubtless be
found under his ,pilluw"
The old servain dragged tlieSboNfron
its hiding place and lifted ir with some
! difficulty upon n heavy oaloen tabh, IL
| the center ot the apar,mcnt. Whie III
was feeling under the1 pillows for III,