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THE CHINA MAIL:

THE CUP

(Continued from: Page 9.)

The left thumb is pressed up- ward-sol (He moved the thumb an inch downwards so that Squar cis might see the space between It and the blue, fire of the grape it had been resting upon.) Then, and then only. Excellency, is the venom contained in the head of the nymph to the left of Bacchus re- leased into the Wine.. Through her lips, Excellency!.. The left! thumb, remember!!!

Once more the arras billowed. This time it was a messenger holding 'a. letter.

Squarcia glared at him, and rais ing one of his great hands, 'said: "You may go, Bisacci!"

The agony depicted on the old man's face struck even the bravo. The rat wanted its cheese, of course!

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The hinges of an iron-bound box lying to his left hand screeched noisily as Squarela lifted the lid. "I pay promptly!" he sneered. "Nay, my lord!" gasped Bisacci. "Nay! Give me no money for it! Only tell me where she is! . . . I He ask for no more than that!" moved a foot nearer to the man he hated with a deadly hatred, and his voice took on a wheedling tone.

"By the Holy Toe of St. Peter!" "Tell me but the street and the mio. I suspect~~~~~” number of the house!... She is Eyes as inhuman as thosa of a he exclaimed, easing the jewelled It is . and I am crocodile turned slowly towards girdle of his poignard. · "What-cup such a little thing.

have you there, Capitano? him. so old!"

became . pip

you marvellous! A veritable gem. Squarcia's eyes points.

The U.S.S. Tuscaloosa, the fifteenth 10,000 ton cruiser to be built by the United States under the London Naval Treaty, taking (Inset Mrs. T. L McCann, The water at Camden, New Jersey.

akce of the House of Representiver member, Mr. Wm. B. Oliver, who christened the vessel.

"Get you gone-lest I tell you are dead!" he thundered.

"Has anyone yet suspected lof it?

1

her

I will buy it from you! Va bene! The man's face went white as Name your price!" the bravo picked up one of a num

"It is my hope that Your Grace His lip curled as the old manber of parchments lying on the will deign to accept it as a token fumbled at the arras and cannon-table. Each one of them was sign-of my loyal affection, most mighty led against the door-post.

ed “Squarcia” in a sprawling hand. Duke?" murmured Squarcíà; ser- "Bring you fresh news concern They were proclamations announ-vilely, ing this accursed truce?" demand-cing the Duke's death and calling

"Then what bring you?"

"Corpo di Barca! We accept it ed Squarela, turning to the bearer upon "the illustrious people and gladly, Capitano Squareis ....

Commacio" to elect one, Ettore But we give you this in its stead!" of the letter.

"No, my lord!”

Squarcia, as Tyrant.

He laughed jovially and took from Now, Squarcia hated his ducal his neck a heavy gold chain set as the Devil with diamonfia. "Your Excellency, the Conte di' master's daughter Amaldi has learnt of your-of a hates holy water. plan to kill the Duke," stammered The Principessa had several that the acceptance of his gift. 24th Jan. the spy, tendering the letter. "Betimes urged the Duke to dismiss would mean its "christening" with

sent this to the Principessa Effral-his chief bravo, of whom she had wine.

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All along Squarcia had known

da, the Duke's daughter. I have frequently and openly expressed The moment had come. He took

disposed of the messenger." „

But

her contempt and loathing. Squarcia scowled. Here was an" as great as was Squarcia's hatred out the blank death-warrant, The of her, his fear of her father was other piece of bad news!

"Tut, man!" frowned the Duke,

Conte di'Amaldi was a Genosse and greater, Had he not carried out/Lurning a shade more florid, "Show

ser

bade him come forward.

(Continued on Page 11).

us no musty parchments here!" affanced to the young Principessa. some of the Duke'a sudden

Squarcia pretended not to have Not only that: he was a popular tences of torture-upon men with idol, and surrounded night and whom Sigismondo of Commacioheard. Turning to a page who was day by a bodyguard of Swiss, who had been laughing and joking only carrying a taper and scaling-wax, 8rd Jan would die for him to a man.

a few minutes before he sent them Clearly, if this plan to assassin- to the rack? late the Duke and seize the power

Tearing the letter into small was to succeed, Amaldi must die-pieces he considered his factotum and to-night. Otherwise it would intently. The perspiration bedew be Ettore Squarcia who would die-ling the man's forehead amused "Has he... spoken to the him.. Squarcia liked to inspire 4th Jan. Duke?" Squarcia licked suddenly fear. He threw him a purse

dry Hips. He knew the sudden mad

jrald. rages of "Sigismondo the Merci- These proclamations are to be nailed upon the doors and in the

less."

"Not yet, Excellency.. Aplaces indicated upon them, at mid- your Excellency knows, the Duke-|night_tamnight!"

at the Conte's suggestion-enter The man fled. Squarcia touched

20th Dec. tains Glovanni de' Medici to-night. the loving-cup lightly. In it was

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"MALAYA" knows no names?" he said danced upon vaulted ceiling and hoarsely, fondling the pommel of pleated arras as he crossed the having arrived from his poignard. The Borgia cup had chamber and took out from a secret Gothenburg, Oslo, Antwerp, Rotterdam, 28th Dec. Indeed arrived at an auspicious drawer & blank death warrant, an

moment!

Once the Duke's seal is on this, The spy shook his head.

even the adoring people of Comma- "The warning was given in cio (May, they fry in hell for their song, sung by someone hidden in allegiance to himl) cannot blame the bushes under the Conte's win-me for lopping-off the head of aed as soon as the goods are landed. dow. The signer—who li not known Genoese puppy!" -mentioned no names... Capitano

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