The Yale expositor., 1902-10-03

OF utter content and plI-. 4 happiness.
"Mutterelli," ! said ia whisper.
whlcl was all the voice ! could raise.
Muttercili laid down his knife AID
came toward nae.
You called. signor. ne said.
where Is the monk?" | asked.
Muttercli put his finger 90 HIS lips.
You are not 90 talk, signor," he
said. BE patient, and when you are
stronger We will speak OF Il. You
have been very 30, signur.
How long have ! been In the grot-
20. Mutterelli?' ! asked.
Sixteen days. signor."
I sank back coz my fur couch. over.
come by a sense OF weakness and ut
ter he.plessness. Sixteen days! And
IL seemed as though IL was but an
hour since the monk had carried me
into the Erotto and had set about
dressing my wound. And the change
from the monk 20 Mutterelli was SO
strange. SO unexpected Yet Mutter.
ELI was calm. ard seemed perfectly
a; home IA this strange place.
When ne had replied 10 my last
question he offered me a glass OF wine.
which / drank. Then he turned and
walked out OF the grotto. remem.
bered that he had done this when
arst saw and recognized him. and
realized that this was his method OF
enforcing silence. SO alone | lay. and
iu my weakness wondered what chain
hs.N H.I
TO the croito.
In about an hogr Mutterelli re-
tgrrcd
H. slowly rolled a cigarette in his
fingers and lighted a.. drew a stool
near ms bed and sat down.
How 90 you feel, siguor?" he
asked
u feel much better" replied.
Muttcrcli was evidently going 20
talk. SO ! waited patiently for him TO
begin.
"You have been very sick. signor."
he said finally. 1t is now sixteen
days since you came here.
Yes ! replied. so you told me
before But how many days Is II
since you came here?'
Sixteen. EigEor' he replied calm
D..
You followed me?'
Yes. s!gEor was told where TO
Grid You"
Thea my hiding place is known"
| said
Yes. sirrcr. Your hiding place Is
known 10 me and 10 the monk who
brought you here. That Is all"
And you saw the monk? You must
have seen him. for he only could tell
you where 10 find me
Yes. sigLor. saw the monk. lie
Is a good monk signor alone in
Sardinia have his confidence. The
monk ard ! belong 10 the same secret
society. signor, though | am but n
poor member. See. signor?'
What is his name. Mutterelll?"
He Is Brother Michael. signor. OF
the order Of Jesuits. He Is high In
favor with the general OF the order.
sipror ard travels much, doing mis-
siorEry work.
Tho exertion 81 talking had been
severe and felt that ] must stop.
"Ycu are weary. signor" said Nut.
tcrclii You have talked too much.
Ycr must rest will leave you"
He uuutercl toward the entrance
20 tie protto. and ! saw him pause
lore enough 20 twist the end OF an.
other cigarette and light Il. Then he
disappeared through the marble arch.
! lay back on M furs. wondering.
There was. in my mind, "A vague yet
rcpidly growing conviction that Mutt
terclii and the monk were one and
the samc. Tho timely meeting be.
tween the monk and Muttcrelli; the
Implicit confidence whlci the monk
opposed in Mutt,roili. who. | knew.
lad a rricc-al these things. as /
thought them over. convinced me that
MuttcrcW was Brother Michael and
Brother Michael was Muttorelli So
TAR ho had doEc wei. But how was
J ever 20 get away from Sardinia. and
how was / going 20 continue my ef.
forts 10 restore Mia Barlotu 10 the
sphere IN Ike 90 wAlch | knew she
belonged?
ITO la continued