The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1885-09-18
yer the boxes critically, and selected one

you Mr. Trezire, don't let them open that"
hastily interposed Mrs. Lane.
"Be quickT' cried the official waxing
fierce. your keys, OF your baggage shall
be seized. Take carep
This would not have suited Trezire at all.
any dear madam, you really must give
in" said the perplexod soldier. why do
you object to their opening that particular
box. i suppose there Is something liable to
duty. What is it, Cigarss'
"Mr Trezire, how can you, I've lost my
| keys"
By this time the carbineer had called up
his chief and two assistant.
"They must be detainel, AMI the whole of
their baggage ,earchei" aid the chief.
"You will not do that, l trust, sirT urgei
Trezire 1--WE most anxious to go |
am English officer; 1 appeal to you a
comrade.'
1--WE have our duty to perform, signor;
you must, therefore, pardon US, replied the
official, civIly but sternly. "Your keys. or
the boxes must be broken open
Trezire produced his bunch, and gave
himself up for lost
But help came when least expected. a
gentleman suddenlv hit him Familiarity
the back crying: Ny dear Trezirei I'm
delighted to you. What is wrongs"
Then, before friend could reply, the
newcomer had exchanged u rapiI colloquy
| in Italian with the custom house officer.
"AItrol" said that official. If they are
friends of yours, Signor Con of course,
they shall pass"
At first Trezire at loss to UNDER
stand how he escaped. This friendly inter
vention came from an absolute stranger.
notwithstanding the claims advanced to ac-
Quaintance But the address, "Signor Con
sul,' gave TrcZire the key to the mystery
| The British government would not hesitate
to disavow him, If his enterprise faile |, but
they were clearly watching him at every
step, AMI were ready to help him unofficially,
when they could
at wa most providential, meeting your
friend" sail Mrs. Lane. with sigh OF re-
lief, as they once more whirled along
in tho train for Milan and Venice.
"Yes." piled TreZire. off-hand. "He is a
good fellow, the consul, always ready to
help chum."
mo doubt" said Ms. Lane, who was be-
coming more AMI more impressed with tho
advantages OF travelling with important
a parsonage Mr.. Trezre. at is indeeI,
fortunate that we met yCu. But for you"
"You would probably have been sent to
goal Well, there custom
houses till you get to Alexandria"
"And if there were" sail Miliicent. grata-
fully, 1--WE know you would get us through
them, or any other trouble"
Trezre answered s.aiiy. for his heart was
part of his journey over They would
be at Venice before nightsall. AMI he hoped
to go straight Oh the p. &. o. Steamer 1t
was to start the same evening for Brindisi,
where the admiraPs dispatch-boat was to
meet him.
The train reached Venice in good TIM,
leaving them a couple of hours to spare for
transferring themselves and their baggage,
by gondola, to the Zig steamer in the Ia
COON
All would have gone well, hut for this
baggage. The bulk Of it was quickly col
| lected, but one fatal oonnet-box of Mrs.
Lanes had gone astray
at can DO sent to you, Mrs. Lane" said
TreZire, rather Gro SLY, after search had
been made high and low, but in vain, for he
saw to his disgust that the Tina slipping
by. His journey hal boea calculated ex-
actly. If he lost tho steamer at Venice the
whole OF his plans would DO upset. and
there was no knowing how he would be able
to get on.
"sSend them t. mS? No, no. | will never
trust them to 10 that"
"PerhapS it will be best for to go
aheal. dare say eau persuade the cap
tain Of the steamer to wait half an hour"
"WhatI Desert in this difficulty? Oh.
Mr.. Trezire. it woull be mean," said Mill
| cent
After this Trezre had no alternative hut
to stay.
| AMI everything happened as he had
feared: for, although he took goniola,
with two strong rowers, they could not do
tho distance between the station and
Danielli's in time to catch the mail.
Trezire in despair IRE ladies', too,
were rather unhappy. Miicent, because
she saw her lover was put out while Mrs.
I,ane was thinking regretfully of certain
rooms at Cairo, and of the weeks rent sh,
would have to pay for nothing. However,
they all went To Danelli'S for the night,
| where Tresire loft them to put iii practices a
J fres1 combination he had arranged, with
| the hope of overcoming his unpleasant mis-
chance.
He had ascertauel at tho hotel that
steamer, one of the Austrian Lioyd's, was
to start tho next morning, via Trieste, for
Patra $ in Greece. He determined to go
by this alone. feeling that the companion
ship OF the Lanes, however delightful,
embarrassing, and threatened IL Interfere
with the succe of his mission.
That night he wire to the commander Of
the despatch boat, which was waiting at
Brindsi, and begged him to reply to Tri-
este stating whether he could meet him at
Patrls. If tho answer was in tho negative,
Trez;ro menat, on arrival at Patras, to work
his way to Athens. and thence, by the
PirpIs, to Besika hay.
lie was up with tho lark, and on board,
anXiousy counting the moments till de-
parture, when womau's voice hailed the
Archduile Albert, As the Austrian steamer
was called TreZire looked over the bull
warIl, and saw Mrs. and Mis- Lane in 4 gon-
dola. with all their baggage along,iie.
"Oa, MIR. Trezirel' said Mrs. Lane, re-
prelchfully, "to think Of your giving us the
slipl'
Il was not sure You would cure to travel
my way" sal l Tr.zirc.
No suspicion OF ths roundabout route she
sho was now following crossed Mrs. Lanes
mind IL they wcrs approaching Trieste
| Nor even thea wouil she havs known had
| it not occurred to her t. ask wh,n they
were due ut BrindiSi anl whether they
were likely To overtaks the +. * o. mail
'We are not going to Brindis 1T all, said