The Kalispell bee., 1902-08-22

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by my haidom," said 1, .'but
would fain know who hath led this
sudden and successful revolution"
go to, my friend" he answered.
'Now who should lead it but the great
est Elevationist of them all, Prince
Timoteo of the Pazzi?'
"So,' thought 1, "the thing hath been
done under my name and against my
orders. will come about with these
knaves presently in such fashion that
they will wish themselves farther
Meanwhile l must get Ippolita out of
the way, for she must not see this
CHASTITY sight,
| returned to the countess, and as
approached her 1 perceived that her
eyes, even at that very moment. were
fastened in a stony and fearful stare
upon the mutilated head of her father.
now led my fiery charger with his
lovely burden a little to one side, to an
obscure spot and there, telling her the
history of my dealings with the Eleva-
tionists and how they had acted that
night without my sanction and totally
in opposition to my wishes, bade her
wait for me till should have gone into
the palace and subjugated the villains
and brought them to account l then
sprang up the granite steps of the
portico, crossed the vestibule and sud
denly burst into the banquet hall,
where the whole martial company was
assembled.
1t was truly stately sight and one
well worth the seeing, for there was a
table $50 feet in length, stretching al
most from one end of the great apart
ment to the other, and at this table sat
full 200 men at arms whom / at once
recognized as the warlike band which
had seen in the underground chapel
of the monastery and who were now
clad and accoutered as had beheld
them on the former occasion.
what hor' / thundered in a voice
which Immediately procured silence.
Base dogs and contumacious caitiffs,
what mean ye by this orgy? What
warrant had ye for this outbreak, and
why have We disobeyed my orders,
which were that the rising should be
postponed? Tell me, moreover, why
should not cause to be cut off the heads
of the ringleaders of YEP
At this the assemblage seemed some
what abashed, but burly halberdier
rose up from his seat and deliberately
snapped his thumb and finger at me.
II snap my fingers at thee" said he.
1t was unnecessary for him to say so,
as every one had seen him do it.
went to draw my sword that I might
perforate him when l suddenly became
almost paralyzed by observing upon a
raised seat some way down on the 9th
er side of the table no less a parsonage
than Brother Ambrose, the ex-monk
and erstwhile captain of the band of
thieves.
"Seize that man." 1 cried, pointing
him out, 'for, by our Lady, he is the
same friar who escaped the flames yes
treen, besides being the captain of as
vile pack of robbers as ever stole,
Pardy, seize him, tell ye."
"Hold thy tongue, thou scurvy i'm
postor," cried Brother Ambrose cOolly,
at the same time rising from his seat.
"Thou hast but short while to live,
and thou wilt best improve it by listen
ing to what now say to thee"
The faces of all the old warriors
looked ominous. l felt somewhat un-
easy and glanced toward the entrance
but found that a score of them had
risen and lined themselves in front of
it, so that escape was impossible in
that direction. The renegade monk
now continued:
'"Thou dost assert that thou art Tt
moteo, the son of the noble Arnolfo. Now,
by my faith, how may that well be
when l myself, as all these stout men
at arms can vouch, am Prince Timoteo,
the last of the Pazzi, and at present, by
Gods grace, ruler of this our goodly
principality of Firenzalino? Ha! Thou
dost start; but let the CALLED jade
vince. as Boccaccio says. Listen to me,
and | will tell thee the tale, as l have
already told it to these trusty warriors,
my vassals. A score of years ago my
sire, the noble Prince Arnolfo, was
minded in order to preserve me from
the Vaccinations of mine enemies, to
| let me down, by means of a long, stout
rope, into the outside world. Nathless,
when had come down a matter of
hundred feet or more l repented me
of it and did crawl into that level of
the copper mine, the mouth of which
doth open upon the face of the cliff.
Being come by this means back into
my native land had shame to appear
before my sire, and from that time to
this have led a wandering life, seeing
all things. enjoying all things and prov
ing all things, that in the end l might
be schooled and qualified for the posi-
tion to which knew some day would
attain. That I speak sooth hath been
shown by the old graybeard Jacopo,
who hath recognized and acknowledge
ed me and who hath at the same time
denounced thee as an impostor and.
moreover, as a foreigner, who, by his
innocent aid hath come into this, our
land, from the lower world of hereticS