Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-11-22

spoke 10 Pescador:
you have been drinking like the
others?'
"More than the others"
"And you have kept your senses?"
"Bah! 1t has not hurt me In the
least"
Then tell me this, for Carpena saws
want"
"GratisY'
"Cach"
Aud Zirone threw him half-piastre
which Pescador instantly slipped into his
waistcnat pocket as professional juggler
would ball.
ale is obligipg" said Zirone.
Very obliging," replied Peseador.
"And now what do YOU wantw
"You know MaltaW
malta, Italy. Istria, Dalmatia, and the
Adrlatc," answered Pescador.
"YOu have traveled?'
"Mueh, but always at my own ex-
pense."
"I'l see that YOU never travel other
wise, for when 1t is the government that
pays
at costs too much," interrupted Pesca-
dor.
Exactly" replied Zirone, who was de-
lighted TO have found new companion
with whom he could talk.
"And now ?" asked Pescador.
"And now. Pescador, in your numerous
voyages did you ever hear st certain DIR.
AntekirttY
In spite OF all his cleverness Point Pes
cade had never expected that; but he was
sufficiently master Of himself not to be-
tray bis surprise.
How Zirone. who was not Mt Ragusa
during the stay OF the Savarena. nor st
Malta while the Ferrato was there. could
have heard Of the doctor was puzzier.
BnJ with his decision of character he saw
that his reply might be of use to him, and
he did not hesitate to say Mt once:
"nr. Antekirtt! Oh! Perfectly Peo-
Pile talk of nothing else throughout the
Mediterranean"
"Have YOU seen himW
"Never."
"But do you know who he is?'
"a poor fellow, hundred times a mil
lionaire, who never goes about without
million in each pocket, and he has at
least six. An unfortunate who is re-
duced TO practice medicine as an amuse-
ment, sometimes on schooner. some
times on a steam yacht, man who has
cure for every one Of the $4,000 maladies
with which nature has gratitied the hui
man species"
The mountebank OF former DAYS was
again in his glory. and the fluency of his
patter astonished Zirone, and none the
less Carpena. who muttered:
"What a recruitP
PescRdOr was silent and lighted a Gig
arctic from which the smoke seemed to
come out OF his eyes, his nose, and his
ears as he pleased.
''You say that the doctor isrich ?v asked
ZIrone.
erich enough to buy Sicily andturn it
into an English garden" replied Pesca--
dor.
Then thinking the moment had come for
him to inspire Zirone with the idea Of the
scheme he had resolved to put into execu-
ton, he continued
Sand look here. Capt. ZiroDe, If have
not seen DIR. Antekirtt, ] have seen one of
his yachts. for they say he has quite a
feet to sail about the sea in"
"One Of his yachts?"
ayes. the Ferrato, which would suit me
nicely to 20 for a sail in the Bay of Ma
pies with princess or two"
"Where did you see the yachtw
SAT Malta"
"And when ~
The day before Yesterday at Valetta as
we were going on board with Sergt. Car.
pena. She was then At her moorings in
the military port, but they said she was
u.s."
'Where tor"
'ero Sicily. to CataniaW
sTO Catania?v asked Xirone.
The coincidence between the departure
of DR.. Antelyrtt and the warning he had
received from Sarcanv to beware OF him
could not but awake Zirone's suspi-
ciOns.
Point Pescade saw that some secret
A. s,n
but what was It.? Not being able to
guess he had resolved 10 press Zirone
more directly, and when he had asked:
"Wbat does the doctor want IN Sicily,
and at Catania more especiallyp
"Ehl By st. Agatha, he is coming to
visit the town. lie is going TO ascend Mt.
Etna. He is going to travel like the rich
traveller that he is"
"Pescador," said Zirone, with a
certain amount Of suspicion, "you seem
to have known this man some time"
mot so long as would like to i'll had
an opportunity"
"What do you meanW
THAT ifDr. Antekirtt, as is probable,
comes for q walk in our ground, we might
as well make his Excellency pay his foot
ing"
"Indeedp' said Zirone.
"And IL that only comes to a million or
two 1t will be good business"
"You are right"
Sand in that case Zirone and his friends
would not have been FOOLS"
"Good," said Zirone, with a smile.
safer that compliment you can go to
sleep"
"fhat will suit me, for know what i
shall get dreaming about"
"WhatW
"Tbe millions OF DR.. Antekirtt-dreams
Of gold"
And then Pescador, having given his
cigarette its last puff, went off TO rejoin
his companions In the barn OF the inn,
while Carpena retired 10 his room.
And then he set 10 work to piece togeth-
eT all that he had said and heard. From
the time that ZirOne. 10 his great aston
ishment. had spoken to him of DR.. Ante
drtt. had he done the best for the inter-
ests that were intrusted 10 him. Let us
see
In coming TO Sicily The doctor hoped 10
again meet with Sorcany, and perhaps
TOrOnthal, in case be accompanied him,
which was not improbable, considering
that they had lett Ragusa together. Fall
ing Sarcany. be reckOned on capturing
Zirone, and by bride or threat making
him reveal where Sarcany aud Toronthal
could be found. That was his plan,
and this was how he intended executing
IT,
In his youth the doctor had several
times visited Sicily, particularly round
Etna. He knew the different roads BY
which the ascent IL made; the most used
being that which passes by house