The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-10-16

stood in the road looking after him.
studying in my mind what to do next
As stood there 1 saw a monk APP
preaching I recognized him as Bro.
Michael at once.
When he drew near to me he
seemed to start and show evidences OF
surprise stepped quickly to him.
Brother Michael said, do you
know me?''
4 know you. son. was the reply.
and then I noticed that the soft voice
had none of Mutterelli's Italian ac-
sent why are you here in spite OF
Mutterelh's warning? Do you not
know that your life is in danger2"
Il know it. Brother Michael 1 said
but look at the retreating figure
skulking along the fence of the pre-
fetto's grounds. Can you see him
well?''
I see him, SON.
His name is Dambo. 1 saw that
man make deliberate attempt to kill
Nita Barlotti in New York. He prob
ably knows more about the murder of
Maligni than he would care to tell. No
doubt he will kill the girl now If he
has an opportunity
Brother Michael seemed lost in
thought for a moment.
He is a dangerous man, son. ne
said finally. Come, let us meet this
Dambo- and learn from him something
of his purpose here
l followed the monk, and together
we went around the prefetto's grounds
| to meet Dambo in the rear. When he
saw coming he stood a moment as
| If irresolute, and the monk motiOned
! for him to approach
My son., said the monk, who was
now firmly fixed in my mind Henry
! ThOrlane. your movements around
! the villa of the prefetto have been
| watched with suspicion. Danger turks
1T
| seen in shaded place. Is it not SOP
| DambO bowed his head as if abash ed
| 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
ITO warn the prefetto, SOM" said
the monk. This is a strange place
indeed, to find one who seeks to warn
/ the prefetto. You must explain bet
ter than this your strange actions
SON.
4 know whom I would meet, faith
| err, replied the willy scOundrel -
have seen you of late walking arount
the prefetto's grounds outside the wall
[ knew you were friendly to the pre-
fetto, and that I might trust you.
came to meet you, father, and through
you convey my warning to the pre-
| fettO-''
"Ah, son, your zeal is to be com
mended," said the monk. But tel
me, son. what is your message to tn
prefetto?''
1T is this, father The villa of tn
/ prefetto is to be attacked at midnigh
this very night. father-by the Coun
di POrdinO and his hired assassins an
bandits, for the purpose of securin
the Signorina Barlotti and to carry he
away for his own evil purposes 1t
, | this that I came to tell the prefettc
father
The monk seemed to be communin
, | with himself for a moment. Then b
I | said:
But how is it, son, that the Coun
di POrdino seeks thus to desecrate tn
. | house of the prefetto and to win hi
i | bride by force, when it has been Ion
understood that the hand of the ST,
I norma would be given him in ma
riage by his friend the prefetto?'
< -'Ah, father, it is a case of none.
1t seems that the prefett0 has b.
n friended the count greatly in the pas
1 and now he demands from the cour
k the payment of a large sum of none
e for the signorina before he will allO
e her to become the bride of POrdin
e And the count, while he consents
e this while talking to the prefettO, plot
to take the signorina by force and NJ
J. pay the prefetto any money
v CTO be continued