The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-09-15

STOOD In the road looking after HIN
studying in my mind what to do next
AS l stood there I saw a monk ap
preaching. I recognized him as Bro
Michael at once.
When he drew near to me he
seemed to start and show evidences o
surprise. stepped quickly to him.
Brother Michael" said, "do yol
know me?"
II know you, son." was the reply
and then noticed that the soft voice
had none of Mutterelli's Italian &C
sent. "Why are you here in spite O.
Mutterelli's warning? Do you no
know that your life is in danger?"
II know it, Brother Michael" said
but look at the retreating figure
skulling along the fence of the pre-
well?"
Il see him, son."
His name is Dambo. I saw thai
man make deliberate attempt to xii
Nita Barlotti in New York. He prob
ably knows more about the murder o1
Maligni than he would care to tell. NJ
doubt he will kill the girl now if he
has an opportunity"
Brother Michael seemed lost ir
thought for moment
HE is a dangerous man, son." he
said finally. Come, let us meet this
Dambo and learn from him something
OF his purpose here"
/ followed the monk, and together
we went around the prefetto's grounds
to meet DambO in the rear. When ht
saw us coming he stood a moment a:
II irresolute, and the monk mOtione(
for him to approach.
MY son." said the monk, who wa:
now firmly fixed in my mind as Henry
Thorlane, your movements aroun(
the villa of the prefetto have beer
watched with suspicion. Danger turks
in the air when skulking men are
seen in shaded place. Is it not so?"
Dambo bowed his head as if abashee
by the. implied accusation OF the
| monk.
1T is so, father" he replied. "Bu
no danger turks where Dambo goes.
come to warn the prefetto, father"
ITO warn the prefettO, SOM" sait
the monk. This is a strange place
| indeed, to find one who seeks to war;
| the prefetto. You must explain bet
ter than this your strange actions
| son."
Il know whom I would meet, faith
| err" replied the willy scoundrel. '
have seen you of late walking arounC
| the prefetto's grounds outside the wall
| knew you were friendly to the pre-
| fetto, and that | might trust you.
came to meet you, father, and through
you convey my warning to the pre-
| fetto''
"Ah, son, your zeal is to be com
| mended," said the monk But tel
me, son, what is your message to th.
prefetto?"
1T is this, father. The villa of tn,
| prefetto is to be attacked at midnigh
this very night, father-by the Coun
di Pordino and his hired assassins ant
| bandits, for the purpose of securing
| the Signorina Barlotti and to carry he
away for his own evil purposes. It II
| this that | came to tell the prefetto
father"
The monk seemed to be communinl
with himself for a moment. Then h,
said:
but how is it, son, that the Coun
di Pordino seeks thus to desecrate tn
house of the prefetto and to win hi
bride by force, when it has been lonl
understood that the hand of the sig
norma would be given him in mar
riage by his friend the prefetto?"
"Ah, father, it is case of money
1t seems that the prefetto has be
friended the count greatly in the past
and now he demands from the coun
the payment of large sum of none!
for the signorina before he will ALLOW
her to become the bride Of Pordino
And the count, while he consents t,
this while talking to the prefetto, plot,
to take the signorina by force and no
pay the prefetto any money"
(To be cOntinued)