The Yale expositor., 1902-08-22

and glitter all the time. His hair is
not ong. but his mustache Is very long
and has straight waxed ends"
"Hal" said. "Dambo is the man
we want. He Is the fellow who set
fire TO the ropes.
"Dambo!" Nita murmured. II can
hardly believe Il. Did you see MIN do
Il. Signor Wilberton?"
II saw him Are the second rope,
after which he disappeared in the
crowd and could not catch him We
will see 10 Mr.. Dambo later. "signor.
ina. now think hard for n Few minutes.
| am going To ask you a strange Ques-
ton"
She looked at mo with patient
smile on her weary coun;enancc.
You may ask Il. she said.
Has anything that you can recall
In your life-any incident. any word,
any look, any act. seemed 10 indicate
that you were not Barlotu's daugh-
teri"
"Signor wilberton," she gasped.
"Maubikeck," The cry was like that
OF a frightened child. and Maubikeck
drew nearer 10 her. and placed one
OF his giant arms around her.
You understand" continued
that | don't suggest tlis as being
true. but simply ask the question. You
have none OF the characteristic fea.
lures OF the Italian race. I should
Judge you 10 be- either English or
American. NcS, can you think OF any
Incident at the bedside OF your
father"
stay" she cried Let me think
At my fathers bedslde-no was so
confused and frightened and sorrow
ful that scarcely saw. No. there
could be- nothing My father gave me
TO Malgn and the box"
Box" said. interrupting her
You said nothing about a box be-
fore"
1t was a red tin box" she said
locked with a little brass paddock
My father gave e 10 Maligni. and said
something IN the tongue have since
learned was Sandman. asked Mali
gni once what the box contained and
he said Il contained the contract be-
tween him and nay father
IL would give much Ia gain posses.
sion OF that box, said. 10 You
know whore Maligni keeps it,"
NO. ! have never seen 10 since the
day my father died.
Just then there was a great tramp
ing OF foct In the hall. watch stopped
AZ the door opposite. opened the
door OF Nita's room and pccpcd out
There were tAree men there Maugui
with his face AN hidden In baudagcs.
my old friend Doctor Dlnsmore. and
Major simmons. The doctor and the
major went inside with MaIigni but
remained Only a i.w minutes. When
! heard them come out. ] said
"Sigrorra you have already had
too mitch excitement tonight, and you
need rest Tho first thing Co Dee done
is 90 find Dambo. which ! shall set
about as soon as I have my burned
hands attended to-
ON YOU are too rrnrrous auG
kind She said "You are suffering
ON my account 70 is too bad"
1T is nothing" said. Now wc Will
see the doctor and have oar burns
dressed. Come. Maub.Eoca.'
lie followed nae ont and I hurried
after my --.euds. I caught thcm al
the door OF the lotel
All. W.i5erton'" exclaimed Major
simmons when hailed him and Doc
tor DiUsmorc. Il have been iooaiug
Tor YOU, HoA d. the girlg"
"Nita Is all right" ! replied How
Is MalIgni?'
"Maheni o. move frightened than
hurt said Doctor Dusmorp The
bullet was evidently INTENDED for ais
brain but missed IT, mar. lie viii
Doe we'll Ia a few days
Here I presented the liontamcr 90
my two friends
You are rot through your work for
tonight. doctor. / said. "Maubi
kccks hands are badly burned. and
mine In less degree. Taey must De
attended 90"
We got into the carriage that Mau
blkcck had used 10 bring ms 90 the
hotel. and Doctor Dinsmore. M Maubl.
kcck's request. gave Tie cJachman The
address % AIS oinec We wcr, sOor
there
Mauhikeck. being more severely
burned tlan ] was. of course. first
taken care OF by tho physicians.
While they were busy I sat Gown near
the major
Well he said. In a low voice that
Maubikcck could not hear. what do
YOU think OF IL all. anyway"
Il am more than ever convinced
that our original suspicious were cor.
rect. | replied. 1T appears that Just
before Barlo;tl died. he gave the girl
TO MallgHi. and also gave him n red
tin box watch was locked with a brass
paddock. At the same time he spoke
20 Maligri IN the Sandman dialect.
which Mia did not understand. and
Maligni was apparently very much OK.
cited and surprised AZ what he said
Later, Mia asked Malignl what was
Ia the haN aud no told nor IL g,u