CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1902-10-23
CIlNPrEH VII.

band. the l,rblr C0i:It BHldacciO Cas-
trOcani heinz one If the number. and
was ut once lot into the inner secrets
of the order. Ny surprise and cnnster-
nation were great when found that
i was Their plan 20 rise aGainy. the
power Of CH-irucrio that very night.
10 sack the !t...,.' ana 10 put the duke
Rnd his near $, I.'lI i'rS To the sword.
BY my faith. fair gentlemen" said
|. "but We seem to l." in a great haste
about the matter. .Ns y" are ware.
my noble father. tho Prince -Arnolfo.
did but yesterday aI midday depart
this life. and II lyrrr i sin and Il most
Grievous shame If l wcr" To Z, about
other business wAilr yet he lic'h NJ.
buried
They looked ut Zach other rs if thcy
were loath tu p .stDOnc the en-, rrrisc
upon such grTE DIS.
BESIDES the which" | continued. II
have it upon trustworthy hrar>iIy that
ten bags OF duC1tS will lee taken by
the banker Montrtiori 10 Casuuccios 5
palace upon the nilrrow'S morrow at
Is OF the clock. Marry. then. ye will
do well to retard the uprising for eight
and forty hours az least or until these
same 'ducats are arrived"
Upon hearing these words they at
once agreed To pnstpnnemcnt Of the
lnsurrectinn. now thought 10 ask
about Brother Ambrose. To my sur
prise, | learned that the ci-dcrant monk
did not brlrn. - their company and
that they knew pf no such parsonage.
| therefore took leave Of my fellow
conspiratorS after pledginc myself to
meet them Ut an early hour upon the
morrow. and. passing through the clois-
ters. the court OF the monastery and
the old church, found myself upon the
street
When | WAS come into the Piazza
Publica of the city. il was already two
hours after midday. and there We're
much people in the square. | was
threading my way among them when
felt my sleeve plucked from behind.
and. turning, l found myself face to
face with Clan Jacopo. Hi. visage was
pale. and his appearance and dress
',.',"l .iiSnr.iarad-
Fair prince said he. '.prithee come
this way, out OF the hearing Of the
populace, for | have that to tell thee
which may cause thee TO blasphcme
nightly. the which it were not well to
do in public
l followed him TO n convenient cor
ner where we could speak unheard.
"And now" said 1, tell me thy tale
quickly"
Good master Timoteo." said he, with
eyes bulginG from fear or excitement.
'.go not to thine abode without taking
with thee numerous body OF the
watch. else wilst thou be foully muir
dered. for thy house is presently in
possession OF "A great band Of thieves
and cutthroatS."
Go 70. \ likely tale" said /. And,
pray. Inform mr when and how came
these gentry into my palace
at was in the darkness Of the night,
fair lord. and hard Upon the hour OF
/ when they did come was wait
ing up for thrC as thou Eadcst me. and
the gates were UI'rrr2d against thy
return wl.ru su@I"uiy.r amrs me- this
pack Of villains 10 the = or. which. |
opening. they iu"rnrinrutlr s"Irmrd
into thy habitHtipn. Prrdio. tll"rr were
a score ut least. I2y nay iai'h. | knew
none Of them. AL go ~ She maunc: of
them thyr.h Hs.- were o,, aai all
triclscd out II gay clothing and much
fncry. yet did thnT seem by their faces
the worst picl.ppckrts and highway
men in the realm. / had short time to
take note OF their appearance. but l
did observe that he who seemed their
leader bore within his arms the person
OF a young and richly dressed and most
beautcons lady of snow white complex
ion and hair as black as night"
His description fitted Ippolita mar
velously.
"What then? What them" l cried.
Selling Jacopo by the shoulder and
shaking him roughly in my impaticnce-
'Santiddio, fair prince, ! know not.
for at that moment one OF those un-
christian knavcs fetched me great
blow upon the top of the skull with a
pike, so that I fell prone and without
sense or feeling. After Il time. by the
grace of God. | came to myself, and,
seeing that they regarded me not by
reason Of their having broached casls
of thy best wine and Of their being
gathered around it with great noise
in the banquct room, l stole away and
hid myself in convenient place be-
hind the arras. And now l noted that
they had brought with them much
plundcr of gold and silver ware. COB
lets and cwors and platters, from which
they did drink and eat with much roi-
sterine and profanity"
now saw what had become Of the
dukes plate, though could not occupy
myself with such tritlcs.
But the lady. Jacopo?" said | eager
ly. "What became Of her? Was she
alive OF deadY"
..Shc was alive, eccelenza, when
last was within hearing of the poor
lr.l..I lIat. Ii lIl