The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10

stood in the road looking after him.
studying In my mind what TO do next.
As | stood there | saw a monk APP
preaching. | recognized him as Bro.
Michael at once.
When he drew near 20 mo he
seemed TO start and show evidences OF
surprise. | stepped quickly TO him.
Brother Michael" | said. do you
know me?"
Il know you. SON." was the reply.
and then | noticed that the soft voice
had none OF Mutterellis Italian &C.
sent. Why are you here In spite OF
Mutterelli's warning? Do you not
know that your life is In danger"
Il know II. Brother Michael" said.
but look at the retreating figure
skulking along the fence OF the pre-.
tettos grounds. Can you see him
well?"
Il see him. SON"
His name Is Dambo. saw that
man make a deliberate attempt 10 kin
Nita Barlottl In New York. lie prob.
ably knows more about the murder OF
Maligni than he would care TO tell. No
doubt he will kill the girl now II he
has an opportunity"
Brother Michael seemed lost In
thought for a moment
He Is dangerous man. SON." ho
said finally. Come. let us meet this
Dambo and learn from him something
OF his purpose here"
| followed the monk. and together
we went around the prctottos grounds
10 meet Dambo In the rear. When he
saw us coming he stood a moment as
II irresolute. and the monk motioned
for him 10 approach.
My son" said the monk. who was
now ilrmly fixed In my mind as Henry
Thorlane. your movements around
the villa OF the prefetto have been
watched with suspicion. Danger turks
In the air when skulking men are
seen in shaded place. Is II not So"
Dambo bowed his head as II abashed
by the implied accusation OF the
monk.
1t Is so. father" he replied. But
no danger turks where Dambo goes.
come TO warn the prefetto. father"
To warn the prefe;to. SON." said
the monk This Is strange place.
indeed. to find one who seeks TO warn
the prefctto. You must explain bet
ter than this your strange actions.
SON.
Il know whom I would meet. faith.
err" replied the willy scoundrel. Il
have seen you OF late walking around
the prefetto's grounds outside the wall.
knew YOU were friendly TO the pre-
fetto. and that | might trust you.
came To meet you. father. and through
you convey my warning TO the pre-
fetto."
All. son. your zeal is TO be com.
mended.'' said the monk. But tell
me. son. what is your message 10 the
prefetto?"
1t Is this. father The villa OF the
prefetto is 10 be attacked al midnight
this very night. father-by the Count
di Pordno and his hired assassins and
bandits for the purpose OF securing
the Signorlna Barlotti and TO carry her
away for his own evil purposes II IL
this that came 20 tell the preietto.
father"
The monk seemed 10 be communlng
with himself for a moment. Then he
said:
But how o. O.. son. that the Count
"a Pordiuo seeks thus To- desccrate the
house OF the prelctto and 10 win his
bride by force. when II has been long
understood ;ha, the hand OF the sig.
norma would De given him In mar.
rlage by his friend the protector
All. father. u Is case Of money
II seems that the prcfett6 has be-
friended the count greatly in the past.
and now he demands from the count
the payment OF a large sum OF money
for the slgnorlra before he will allow
her To become the bride OF Pordino.
And the count. while he consents 20
this while talking to the prefetto. plots
To take the signorina by force and not
pay the prefetto any money
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