CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-11-06


name Of this man who is now our cap
tive they do intend this We night to
sack the palace and TO murder thy sire
Wherefore HE thee away presently to
q place of safety. and as for this
swashbuckler. this traditore santa nico.
10 10. we will attend to his affair"
The graceful and stately daughter
Of Castruccio listened to him with an
air OF wonder and then gnzed at me
for momen; with a regretful and half
incredulous look IL did not seem to
me possible that she could at once be
Heve the word Of this gross and sense
hess official In the face OF my love for
her and the devotion bad shown her.
but she seemed upon the point OF do
Ing 30 She now turned away from me
coldiy and knew at once that her de-
termination was taken.
.It is all on account OF that unfortu-
nate dissension about our ancestors.
thought l.. "and because OF her finding
that Internal handkerchief in the pas
sageway"
'.Sayest thou even so. worthy podes-
tar said she at length. And yet l
might have been convinced sooner Of
the princes perfidy II had believed
the evideuccs which have been thrust
upon me and had listened TO the die
tates of reason. Ho. ye bury men Of
the watch. bind the villain hand and
fsot and tie him fast in yonder chair
To say that | was shocked and
grieved and surprised beyond measure
1t my quondam inamorats's harsh
ness toward me does but poorly express
my feelings The halberdiers OF the
watch TO whom she had given this per
emptory order at once produced cords
and secured me firmly TO the chair rs
she had directed.
And now" she continued. ''Messer
Gabrielle and right worshipful mem
bers OF the signoria and men OF the
watch. follow me, every one OF ye. and.
by our Lady. will show ye such cry
ing and damnable evidences OF the
guilt and cruelty and bloodthirstiness
or this family OF the Pazzi as viii
cause ye To wish them presently exter-
minated from the face Of the earth"
with that she took the wax taper
and went along the secret passage. aud
they all, without exception. followed
her. and when she had come to the en-
trance of the ominous chamber she
stood aside by the doorway and let the
whole score of them pass into the room,
and I could see the whole proceeding
from the chair where sat
This" said she 10 the closely an
seniblcd group before her, "is the most
wicked spot In this most wicked and
bloody castle. Domeniddio alone know
eth how many murders have here been
done upon their foes by the renorseles
Paxzl See. have but TO pull this lever
and the tioor will disappear from be-
meath your feet and ye will be cast
down into that black and bottomless
well of which you have doubtless
heard.r'
At this great fright seemed to seize
upon the gaping crew, and they crowd
ed quickly and saserly to the e'entrance.
and then lppolita must have pulled the
lever. for saw their hands wave In the
air, heard most awful and blood cur
ding sEriek made OF all their combined
voices and saw them suddenly disap-
pear. Then there came a great splash
Ing. sound of oaths and Of blows and
Of death struggles, mud In moment all
was still once more.
Ippoli,a now worked the lever back,
and the door rose again TO Its place.
Then she came to me very quietly aud
cooliy aud procreded to unite my fas-
tenings.
~ will wager thou didst believe that
! did not love thee. my lNmotsss- aia
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