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Copyright, 1893, by F. M. LU'Pl'0K. Entered It the Post Olllce at New York for Transmission through the Malls It Second-Class Rates. ' . . ‘
VOL. VIII. “"i‘5a‘i‘l‘i'5&’i'c.5&‘2"s‘2.""' NEW YORK, MARCH; 1893- “Rum i'.f'ci‘.'.‘.:‘."..?"'nE.“.'.‘."z‘.-.c... N0. 3.
spiouage wherever he thought proper. To the and even then I must run my rink of getting
g > council he was a most valuable servant. for dub t em.
& By SYLVANUS COBB, Jr.’ in ‘the time he had served them but one single “Very well,” said lficci-ill, taliinz; lift the
. ' in ividusl whom he. sought had escaped liini- model and examining it; “ justdo N10!“ In soon
1 t .. Author 9-7‘ “The Gf“”""ak"' “f M"f,”'i'f!" “T,” F,"""d,?i7'f,7'" “ The A"'”"‘"'“' of T9795" not: cabal could exist, iior.s secret meeting of as possible-I can expect no more. But now
. n Iran the Serf, 17w Barons W1, 1%. 116- snykiln;dtaket13)l.iztt:he,l:;irt.thei5whole girocgedmgs what of Msrtelino? has he been here tow
, A I T were own e en e icco . ‘o one nii.’ '
' Y I knew how or where he iE‘ii.ine<l his intelligence, “ I think he him. At any rate. there has been
,. , CHAPTER L tr;s:Vyo,!pIiel;Ei;8bliIts()g :;eli:mlIi;:L;O1hintl gdhxea K14; gieyiouly knew that sllt elilr plius wgrol 11% t8 2 man colnyeralrng ‘Iiritli my lnlisllllll; who hrinsirlera‘
. s scovera . ue man. owes-er. E e ve we 11 t e sscri ition avo car 0
1'“ MIDNIGHT 355510!“ be sure to hear of his niovsn:ients.” his ixigeuuitv-llluco lllsrtelino, the brave, nl- ta" I
N e commencement of the fourteenth ell," said the chief, as he rolled u 1 ways escaped him, nnd still he knew that this “Was he a Large, powerfully-liuilt man ?"
century. while Pedro Gradenigo reigned as do s smnll uiidls of archmsnt, snd placed i in some bravo was engaged in nearly all the plots asked the s
of Venice. three noble , ' which he had discovered, for ltlartslino ma e “ Yes,'’suswt‘rod I‘sscaL
their disloyal schemes during the latter part of bravo, but as it is we must wait for further no secret of his during movements. “ Did he have A little stoop in his gait?”
' ie had reached the pnl- "
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-v the reign of Francesco Dnnrlolo, formed: plot developments. Let all the courtssans whom Niccoli walked on till! Yea.
' ‘ go: the oviggtiii-n at the Venetian government; you can trust be put upon his truck, and he ace of the patriciiiu, Marino'lrivisnno,whcro he “ And was he slightly humped upon the hack ?"
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‘ bravely for neiirly I V’ 1'%%%z r “ on."
. whole day yet 0 2;’ 2% r’ " id you get s View
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“Yes; and an uglier
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ix this conspiracy, a com-
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most important foat< usu fr . -
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‘ F ‘ we mgislzgrsg “1f;‘;,‘,‘g’ D: - I'E"E.nE, asot-r A casi.ii‘s‘i.xxoi's Ammo, n ms'i'ist7ri.r ssw -rs’: -i-wo i-i:isai.i:s i:i.rx<'Jxo so two BEPABA ronnoxs or mm XLIr o[,l)“'lY'hpu 1 mm; mm ' .
’ readv to coiiveyllis iu- ""5" ““"'”"“.- ‘ . ‘ you with In imyormul . '
X telligenoe of the slight- , ' ut, ‘ t it i one '
eat appearance of Lreascn to the dreaded couu- sure that, under no circumstances, does he stopped. Ind tiller looking cautiously around to which you can easily pr-rforin. ilji-on are careful. .
6- . . I eve enice." ‘ V ‘ see that he was unt nbssrved, he uoisi-ls I want six . rii y sorvsn . o be PM llltvn g
' The dark mantle of night had been for sev< “But why not arrest him and bl1l‘lg'l'llln' be- preached s snialllatticed doonwbicli lie
eral hours spread over the city oi Venice, sud fore the council It once?” sug ested luccoli. with 3 key 0l:l1l5 own, snd entered t ebu d I V , >
though the midnight was near st and, still “l3ecad=o," answered the c icl, “that would The ws which he took seemed they w use for soriieitim I'l'lf‘l"C.llll,[:0l'- V
% the council of Ten was in session awaiting the sgoil the whole; (or we have reason to sus ect secret passage, Ind inei threading several iii- tsut, ere long. [to yoiiihinkyaii csn (lo it 7 g -
;; ya its b ' st ap'e t is h t at he is engaged in some conspiracy, so in tnc-to windings he entered svsmsll nrgai-tmeiit " I know I can, replir.-d Pa<i-al, ennhdsutly.
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liells olifstfllliz-k tolled the hour of twelve, the grdei; to get it the secret we must move csu- at a remote srizlo srtlie budding, within which “Thcu,’ oihid hizwoli. Is he rose to (0. I
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‘ ' si al of the expected messenger, slid the next “Vgry well." returned the spy, “I will do all (mm s small key, which ever Ind anon be com- that you will exercise ill] the discriniinnion you
IDEEIED‘ ho was ushered into thsirzircseuce. I cm, sud you shall learn the result of my ef- pared with the work befnr ' are ms or 0 in e wnr ." .
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7‘wliYteiiewslciici;jyousl:i)-ing us of this hnvo? As hiccoll closed, he insde s respcc‘h‘u5 how the spy entered. the spy of the Tqn scorned sitisiii-il with the re-
.-Hyon mew Mnrtelino," rsglied the spy, “I to the counciloi-s. and withdrew from the ChBbm- h " -‘Ya?! xiothso loud. Pascal. I virloutld not salt of the migviewd. H ' t . f ‘
' ‘ 1 ‘ i‘ t ." her, soon after w ‘ch the council bro a up iit ave a name 9: 4 ' V. V WI s y any on i s m-0 upon it! pawmvn in run 7
"3 ],slvdeCIy:]nG!‘l)l‘l“hbIc3tIl?B:llnngfm.DIl‘an you not see with the understanding that they were to iiiest eir ssve your own," Blld hiccoh. as he urefully oi"l‘r sands plizzn,ii vnry clivso oiisorvi-r rnigiit
. Ty again on the rollowingiii . secured the door by which he hsd entered. I have soon s tear glisleu in his eye. but it w s
3!-‘Y " answered the s y "I saw him at one As Niccoli ste psd from the council chamber "Oh." on need not fear. for there is no one in gone in s iiinmnnt, sud he iiiiiniiiii-ml:
. ‘ V ftbeeglisiiios over beyon the San Paolo. and I into the street. he drew his closli up around the this Pkffllf the building ssvs ourselves.” “ 0 Tenicv, I lnys tlii-e so it mnihe
:5“ even mama in my power to get at his lower part of his face. and started 0 st I quic " lsever mind that,“ quietly rephed tbs !l".V'y swear to protect (live so long as there is one drop
character, sud also to ascertain where he came wslli. He was I powerfully-built min, with s “ there no walls very near to us, and vou know of blood in my veins y
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he " an we ret but whether it concerns that would lisdle the keeuest observer 0 liu- " e never gain that information trom spy and Pascal Jodctli. I small guiidolapnt oil’
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O I ‘ than I have yet been: letodis- ii-ients, by which one would seeli to road his "Ibeliove you, Pssral. sud ill! would urge down the (lmid Cans hm-mls the long mw n
""::l[“ mate ,4 character, were ever changing in their signs upon you is caution. But now to business. ii " . '
'w..A;,d wk“ of the ntriclan Trivisano-have And tokens. Fi-om'i'orty.to my years must the tint place, when can you let me have the ing tlioiruiiirbla walls over tho ll1l30n-lltRll"‘lm . g -
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was as uncertain as his character. He had been “ That is moro than Ican toll," rephed Pgiicnl . - l
‘ g ‘ g the chief spy of the Council of Ten for about Modetti, as he held up the wooden mndrl upon .
‘ ' . five years, mud to him was entrusted the duties which he had been at work “This is the mat
, not only of looking sftcr susiiciuus characters, 0ue,Iiu1lyoIi know there are live more, until , K
I . I butgslso the power of estnhlis ing the means of can only work at them after my lord has rntired,
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