The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-08-28


cho and Dambo'
Describe them,'' I said
bambo has curly hair His eyes
are small like a snakes, and CLEAN
ana glitter all the time His hair is
not ong, but his mustache is very long
and has straight waxed ends
Hal" 1 said sDambo is the man
we want He is the fellow who set
fire to the ropes
Damboi' Nita murmured, 81 can
hardly believe it Did you see MIN do
IL, S1gEor Wilberton?"
Il saw him fire the second rone
after which he disappeared in the
crowd and could not catch. him. We
VIII see to Mr. Dambo later -Signor-
ina, now think hard for a rev minutes.
ton"
She looked at me with a nat5ent
smile on her weary counienance.
You may ask it, she said.
Has anything that you can recall
IN your life-any incident, any word.
any look, any act, seemed to indicate
that you were not BarlottTs daugh-
ter?"
S1gnor Wilberton." she gasped.
Maub1keck!" The cry was like that
OF frightened child, and Maubikeck
orew nearer to her, and placed one
or his giant arms around her
You understand continued
true, but simply ask the question. You
nave none of the characteristic fea
lures of the Italian race 1 should
Judge you to be either English or
american Now, can you think of any
incident at the bedside of voIIr
father
STAY" she cried. Let me think.
At my fathers bedside-no. was SO
confused and frightened and sorrow
Iul that scarcely saw. No, there
could De nothing. My father gave me
to Maligni, and the box"
Box" 1 said interruDting her
You said nothing about box be-
FORE
1t was a red tin box she said
locked with a little brass paddock.
MY father gave it to Malfgni, and said
something in the tongue I have since
learned was Sandman. asked Mali
gnl once what the box contained, and
ne said 1T contained the contract be-
tween him and my father"
would give much to gain posses
sion of that box 1 said DO YOU
know where Malignf keeps it?''
day my father died.
Just then there was a great tramD-
ing OF feet in the hall, which STONED
at the door opposite. I opened the
uoor OF Nltas room and peeped out
mere were three men there-MaItgni
--A' Ae@NO OH 1I1dQen IN Danda20S
my old friend, Doctor D1nsmore. and
MAJOR simmons. The doctor and the
major went inside with Maligni. but
remained only few minutes When
heard them come out, I said:
Slgnorina, you have already had
100 much excitement tonight, and you
need rest The first thing to be done
IS to find Dambo, which shah sat
ABOUT as soon as 1 have nv burned
hands attended to-
On you are too generous and
kind" she said. You are suffering
on my account 1t is too bad
1t is nothing said Now we will
see the doctor and have our burns
dressed Come, Maubikeck"
he followed me out and I hurried
ahIer my friends 1 caught them at
the door of the hotel.
An W1lberton!" exclaimed Major
simmons, when hailed him and Doc
tor Dinsmore. 81 have been lootline
Tor you! How is the grip
N1ta is all right" 1 replied. "Hov
is MaIignf?''
MahgnI is more frightened than
nurt' said Doctor Dinsmore. ..The
bullet was evidently intended for his
brain, but missed its marx He Iii
be well in a few days"
Here 1 presented the 11on-tamer to
my two friends -
GU are not through your work for
CO-AASAt, DOCTOR, said eEMaubi
keck's hands are badly burned. and |
mine in less degree. They must be |
attended to-
We got into the carriage that Man
o1keck had used to bring us to tbo |
hotel, and Doctor Dinsmore at Ma,hi /
heck request, gave the coachman the |
aooress OF his Office. We were soon |
there. ooii
Maubikeck, being more severely
burned than 1. was, of course. frs+ |
taken care of by the Dnvsici.nc
w nile they were busy 1 sat down near
The major.
Well he said, in a low voice that
Maublkeck could not hear. what do
you think of it all, anyway
L am more than ever convinced
nat our original suspicious were cor
'ect' replied 1T appears that INST
before Barlotti died, he gave the girl
o Mal1gnf, and also gave him a red |
IN oox which was locked with a brass
'aoIock- At the same time he smoke |
o Mal1gni in the Sandman d5aIac+ !
shlch Nlta did not understand. ana |
hahgn1 was apparently very much ex
l1eo and surprised at what he said
later, Mia asked Ma1ioDi x-L.%