Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-08-02

pigeon will represent the luck that we
/ have been running after all the morningi
And was going 10 strange It'll After all
1t is important TO keep the message, and
we can cook the messenger
mot so fast, ZirOne," interrupted Sar-
/ canv, who again saved the birds life.
perhaps the pigeon may tell us whittier
il was bound, providing, of course, that
the person who ought to have the message
lives in Trieste"
"And then? That will not tell you how
to read the message, Sarcany."
mo, Zirone."
"Nor TO know where it came from"
Exactly. But of two correspondents
l shall know one, and that may tell me
how l am to lind the other. So, instead
of killing this bird, we will feed it, and
recruit it's strength, and help IL to reach
its destination"
with the letter?'' asked Zrone
"With the letter--Of which | am Just
| going to make an exact copy; and that
l shall keep until the time come TO use
it,"
And Sarcany took notebook from his
| pocket, and in pencil ne made careful
fac-simile of the message. knowing that
in most cryptograms il was important not
| to alter in the least the form and arrange
ment, he took great care to keep the words
| exactly In the same order and position
and at the same distances as in the docu-
ment. Then he put the fac-simile in his
| pocket, the message in its case, and
the case in its place under the pigeons
| wing.
Zirone looked on. He did not share
the hopes Of fortune founded on this in
| cldent.
And now?' he asked.
"NOw," answered Sarcany, ''do what
| you can for the messenger"
The pigeon was more exhausted by
| hunger than fatigue. It's wings were in
tact, without strain or breakage, and
showed that his temporary weakness was
| due neither to q shot from sportsman,
or stone from astreet-hoy. Ii was hun
! gry-it was thirsty; that was all.
Zirone looked about, and found on the
ground a few grains of corn, which the
! bird ate greedily. Then he quenched its
thirst with few drops of water which
the last shower had left in piece of
ancient pottery. So we'll did he do his
work that in half an hour the pigeon was
refreshed and restored, and quite able to
resume his interrupted journey.
1t it is going fan" said Saroany, ''if its
destination is beyond Trieste, 1t does not
matter TO as If it falls on the way, for we
shall have lose sight of it, and 1t will be
| impossible for us to follow 1t. But if il Is
gong to one Of the houses In Trieste, its
strength is sufficient to take it there, for
it will only have to- fly for couple Of min
utes or So"
''RIght you are," replied the sicilian;
"but how are we to see where it drops,
even If 1t is in TriesteY
eve can manage that, l think" an
swered Sarcany. And this is what they
! did.
The cathedral consists of two old Roman
! churches, one dedicated to the Virgin, one
to Saint Just, the patron saint of Trieste,
and 1t is iianked by very high tower
which rises from the angle Of the front
| pierced with a large rose window. beneath
! which is the chief door. This tower com
mands a view over the plateau on Karst
Hill, and over the whole city which lies
spread as on a map below. From this
lofty standpoint they could see down on
the roofs OF all the houses, even on TO
| those clustering on the earlier slopes of
the hill away to the shore of the gulf. 1t
was therefore not impossible to follow the
pigeon IN it's flight and recognize the
house on which 1t found refuge, provided
1t was not bound for some other city of the
Illyrian peninsula.
The attempt might succeed. 1t was at
least worth trying. They only had to set
the bird at liberty.
Sarcany and Zlrone left the old GEM
etery, crossed the open space by the
cathedral, and walked toward the tower.
| Out Ol buo Oklfdl OOOlS-bnt one unQ6I
| the dripstOne beneath St. JusTs niche
was open, They entered, and began to
ascend the stairs which led to the roof.
1t took them two or three minutes to
reach the top. They stood just under
meath the roof, and there was DO balcony.
But there were two windows opening out
on each side Of the tower, and giving a
view TO each point OF the double horizon
of hills and sea
! Saroonv ara Zirona ',ostad tboyOsa1vae
at the windows which looked out over
Trieste towards the northwest.
The clock in the old six
teenth century castle on the top
Of the Karst, behind the cathedral, struck
four. 1t was still broad daylight. The
air was clear, and the sun shone brightly
on the waters of the AdristIc, and most
of the houses received the light with their
fronts facing the tower. Thus far the cir
cumstances we're favorable.
Sarcany took the pigeon in his hands,
! be strOked 1t, spoke to it, gave it a last
/ caress, and threw IL free.
The bird tapped it's wings, but at first
| 1t dropped so quickly that 1t looked as
though it was going to finish its career Of
aerial messenger by cruel fall.
The excitable Sicilian could not restrain
a cry of disappointment,
! "Nol It rtsesw said Sarcany.
Ana the pigeon had found it's equilib-
rum In the denser lower air; and then
making sudden curve it flew off towards
the northwest.
Sarcany and Zirone followed it with
| their eyes.
In the flight OF the bird there was no
hesitation. He went straight to his home
which he would have reached an hour
before, had IL not been for his compulsory
halt among the trees Of the old graveyard.
Sarcany and his companion watched It
with the most anxious attention. They
asked themselves If il was going beyond
the town-and then all their scheming
would come TO naught.
It did nothing of the sort.
~ see i'll l see IL all the tlmew said
Zlrone, whose sight was OF the keenest.
"What you have 10 look for" said Sar-
cany, sis where It stops, so as to fix the
exact spot"
few minutes after it's departure the
pigeon settled on house with one tall
gable rising above the rest, In the midst
of a clump OF trees, In that part OF the
town near the hospital and public garden.
Then IL disappeared into a dormer win
dow opening on TO the mansard, which
was surmOunted by a weather vane OF
wrought iron, that ought 10 have been the
work ofQuentln Matsys--if Trieste had
been in Flanders.
The general direction being ascertained,