The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1902-10-10
A0UbikeCk, I1e Lion Toner.
By SEWARD w. HOPKINS,
Anthor Of Jack Robbins Of America" I'm the
China Sea-" Two Gentlemen of
Hawaii" On q Palss
Charge" Etc.
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CO APTER x.

IL WAS Q't htfonu ual Oh my to
newed life and | felt much stronger,
and had been watching Mutterelli
with a feeling OF amusement as he
puttered around. doing this and that
for his own comfort and mine
Ask II. signor." he replied. There
Is no law in the grotto TO compel me
Go answer IL II | don't want to-
NO" | said. But there Is no rea.
son why YOU should not tell me this,
II you know. Have you any idea who
really killed Pacho Maligni?"
Everything dropped from Mutter-
ellis hands. and be stared at me,
seemingly overcome with surprise.
who killod-who-wh killed Ma.
lIgni? What Is that. signor? Oh. yes.
] forgot. No. signor. ! do not know
who killed Maligni. You did not Kill
him?"
No" / replied. Il swear II. did
not even see him struck. | was out
side OF the villa making my way 10
the gate with Nita Barlotti, when
heard him cry out and heard the
alarm given. | saw him when | was
ON the balcony. but he got up from his
chair and left the room. The next
time | saw him. he was lying dead.
am as much In the dark about II as
any one"
MutterellI whlstled.
This Is news to me. signor.
thought. OF course. YOU killed Maligni.
But II you did not. then who the deuce
dido"
Il don't know. Taat Is what wan;
10 know"
you shall know. signor." said Nut
terclli. and his jaw snapped. Nearly
a month has been wasted. In which,
perhaps. | could have run the muir.
derer down and set you free. But
will do II yet, signor Do not fear.
I will know who the murderer Of Ma.
ligni is In less than sixteen days
more"
Find him." said. and the twenty.
1--WE thousand lire that promised
you shall be doubled"
"Ah! Thank you. signor Mutter-
ELI is faithful. but he is poor. There.
fore he is grateful. must sec
Brother Michael to-day. II can find
him"
Tho last sentence seemed TO be an
afterthuught. My own opinion was
that IL the willy Muttereli wanted 10
see Brother Michael he would not
need TO go far-a mirror would show
him the Jesuits face.
That afternoon Mutterclll went
away and did not return until long
into the night. when ne did come In.
nc breathod heavily, and seemed like
n man who had been drinking much
wine
lay there In silence watching him.
as in the dim light of the candle he
moved about preparing To go 20 bed.
In a far corner OF the grotto. upon
some boards laid lengthwise. some
furs like those on which | lay had
been placed Upon this rude couch
Muttercll stretched himself. and was
soon snoring away as II he was repos.
ing on the softest bed In his probably
comfortable home I'm Genoa. And as
thought Of u laughed softly 20 my.
self II was probably a strange place
for Mutterelli TO be sleeping Yet
more than that. the thought came 20
me that u was a strange couch for a
monk. And laughing again at Nut.
terelli's clumsy attempts TO deceive
me. | fell asleep.
The days passed slowly after this.
yet mcnded rapidly. and my return.
ing strength brought renewed ambl.
ton and stronger determination To
carry 90 a successful issue the pur.
poses that had brought me TO Sar.
DINA. But | could get nothing out
OF Mutterelli. piled him with ques-
lions about the monk and about the
prefetto and about Nita Barlottl. but
all / got. day after day. were relter-
aicd cautions about leaving the grot-
90 aud vague and misty sentences
about great plans being laid for my
benefit by Mutterelli and Brother
Michael"
Nita Barlotti was still at the coun.
Try residence OF the prefetto. and Nut.
terolli informed me that Il was ru.
morcd that she would soon become
the bride OF Count di Pordino.
could not see how or wherein the
count was any improvement over
Pacho Maligni. but Muttcrclli par.
italy treasured me by saying that
the count would not be allowed TO wed
her. for when he and Brother Michael
had got my Affairs Strengthened out.
they would attend to the case OF the
Count dl Pordino and his proposed
marriage.
an this was pacifyiIg and almost
satisfying In the early days OF my
convalcscenco but there came a day
when ! was no longer weak. and when
the blood. full OF life. rushing through
my body. gave me vigor and a desire
to go outside again into the world
and see for myself what was going on.
and do for myself what had become
convinced no one else would be able
40 do for me-
n was on one Of these days. when
Muttorolli was away. that the spirit
90 uurrnf rffgaf mo nuN 1 tsrntu fsr.