The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-15


 Toward sunset they wandered out to see the old ircseoes of St. Giovinole, nsta sat himself down on a fragment of rock, while his friend explored the old baSiliea.
 Suddenly he noticed that Coco started up, his hair hris,ling, his eyes fixed, aud a low, angry Erowl escaping through bis glistening teeth.
 Tis,a was alarmed. Whispering to the dog to be silent. he led him short dis tauce away, and they concealed them selves behind some fallen rocks. Ti&ta heard steps advancing, and looked out from his place of concealmenL Hts face blanched with terror. Before him he saw Bruno.
 Trembling in every limb, the little lad still had sense enough 10 keep the dog silent.
 The man s clothes were torn aud bloody, and eTined with dust His feet were bare, his whole aspect fierce and teuify- ing
 He had no idea of the child's prox- imity; he had. in tact, CSC apea from Florence. and was hidlpg iu terror of his lIte but T,sta d,d not know this, and i'm aglned tha, hlS old enemy was in pursuit of him.
 Bruno looked about him tor feS mo. ment>, then took the road over the hill to where the ancient tombs stood sn solitary splcndor that even eentuties of war and change had not despoiled As he dis appe Ied the chtld's terror gave place to one supreme and irrational desire to escape
 He forgot hts artist friend he did not dare to venture near the town. Under the shelter o' ,he growing darkness he ran. fleet as a deer, down the steep hill de. and, the railway line in view as a guide, he soon lett the town far behind him, Coco followed close at his heels He had evidently foFs~orn his old master entirely, and constituted h,mselt guardian an lticnd ot the httle lad.
 On through the gathering dusk the eh,d sped ln frantic haste Terror len, wings to his feet. He thought of nothing seemed ever before hlm.
 The whole ot that night the child walked on His limbs ached terribly, but that one dread of Bruno nervcd him again 10 acton. He resolved now to walk during the nights. and res, during the days. It was foolish, because he thus robbed himself Of the friendly aid and shelter that he had met with SD far But he conld no longer think clearly
 tic faucled he mast be near K )me now That broad shining water that ever and anon spnkled m the sunlight was the iiber, and the cry sight of II ~as as the sight of iricndiy face.
 Al sunset he crept out oi his hiding. pl zee. and found little peasants hu, nedr by, and went hlther 10 buy some food for Coco and himself The people were very poor, and had but Illtle, but they took his money and gave him wha, he asked for, and told hun to keep straight on by the old post'ng-road. IL was plain enough to see.
 He went on. He shivered in the chill mountain air, and felt ated and sick at he eari; bu, he would not give m.
 He thought of old Mauccia listening for h,s step as she counted her beads by the stove. and he thought too. of the Iii. tic Inllcsi. with her face like one of Guidos angels. and he ncrved himself for fresh efforts, and again walked the whole night long.
 Day after day had the little English g's, looked for word or slgn, and day by day the old woman al FAlconleti tr celved the same answer = No news yet"
 Al last weaued by the chtld's cntteaties. MT RachioTt wrote to the head ot police aI Fioience. desCublng the boy, and ask ing for information respecting hum. They could tell han nothing
 DaR mo hT inc otd .un-nau hu he, stove as usual, and the English ch,ll hy her slde, she having been ~c4the, bound that day on her visit to the hills
 The rain was falling ID sheets. and the wind blew in furious gusts around the old deseited pie
 Suddenly, m pause of the tempest, the chIld heard a long, strange, waIhng sound that seemed lo come rom the ga'es.
 She started to her feet and li,iened but MAruccta said ii wa only the wind and she seated her self once more on her l,,le stool. to hear those nevrt-endlng tales of TIs,as bapybood and childhood that were sSeeter 10 her ears than any fairy lore.
 Iiu, again she sprang to her feet. That l long, pltfui note onte more reached her ears l. was the howl of dog, aDd every sigh, and sound of Inc canine race held for her DoH that one aSsocIation of TIsa
 He has come 1 am sure he has come she cried wildly, and dashed oit | into the logg,a, and tnTc~ open the great i i DOT, that was only la,chcd
 There was nothing 70 be seen Only ! the binding ram tna he sweeping ~ind | hlleG the night With sound. Old Mlruc- i cia hobpled out after her
 '' There t is AZ ln cried the ch,d | beyond the outer E i,es On. must go ! --t mus 20 And, wi,hou, covering pr wraps she dashed ou, into the gloom | and s'ofn. and the old woman could put f1lio~
 There was ruomentary lull in the rain and the wind droV' back a pile of drifting cioads. and sho~ed for a moment q f4lnt streak of Waiery light rom strnK- giiag mooooe cams Bu, 4, the gate ths