Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1885-12-11

over him, and bv threatening hun
"Wha' was 90 b. done has already
been done replied Suv:uy. with a
shrug OF il shoulders; "aul Won can
not 90 10 hun for meal No! | have
no hold over him now; bat may have
and shall have, mi when that day comes
lie shall pay me capital and compound
interest ion What he has refused me to-
day | fancy his business is under a
cloud and that he is mixed mp in several
doubtful things Several OF those fail
ures IN Germany. AT Berlm and Munich
have had their effect in Trieste and Silas
Toronthnl seemed rather upset when |
saw him last. Let the water get
troubled, atd when it is troubled"
Quite 50, exclaimed Zlroue "but
meanwhile We have only water to drink :
Look here Sarcny, / think you might
try one more shot ut Torouthal You
might tap hs cash box once more, and
get enough out OF it to pay oar passage
to Sicily 10y way oi Malta.
q" And what should W. do in Sicily"
d" + hat is my business. | know the
country ard | eau introduce You TO u
few Maltese, who are very tough lot,
and with them We might do something.
If there is nothing To- be done here We
might as we'll clear out and let this
wre.ched banker pay the cost If You
know anything about him he would
rather see You out of Trieste
Sarcany shook his head.
You will see it cannot last much
longer We hayecome to the end now, "
added Ziroue.
He rose and stamped on the ground
with his foot, rs # it were stepmother
unwilling to help him. At the instant
he did so he caught sight OF a pigeon
feehly Tutoring down Just outside the
enclosure. The pigeons tired wings
could hardly move as slowly 1t sank to
the ground
Zirone, without asking himself to
which of the IL species of pigeons now
known to archaeological nomenclature
the bird belonged, saw only one thing -
that the species IL belonged TO was edi-
bic.
Tho bird was evidently exhausted 1t
had tried 10 settle ou the co,nicc of the
cathedral Not hciug able to reach it, it
had dropped on To- the roof of the small
niche which gave shelter to the statue Of
St Just bat its feeble feet could not
support it there, snd it had slipped on to
the capital of ruined column.
Sarcauv silcnt and still. hardly fol-
lowed the pigeon in It's flight, hut Ii
rorc never lost SIGHT OF it, The bird
came from the north. \ long journey
had reduced it to this state of exhaus.
ton Evidently it was bound for some
more distant spot for it Immediately
started 10 fly again, and the trajectory
curve it traced in the air compelled 1t to
make fresh halt on one OF the lower
branches Of the trees in the old Gene
terry.
Zirone resolved to catch it, and quiet
" ran off to the tree He soon
reached the guared trunk, climbed up
it to the fork and there waited notion
less and mute like q dog pointing at the
game p,rched above hi- head.
The pigeon did not sec him and made
another start but It's strength again
failed it, AMI few PAGES from the tree
it fell into the grass
To Jump to the c"ouud stretch ont
his hands and siczc the bird was the
work of an instant Tor the Sicilian. And
quite naturally he was about 10 wiring
Its neck, when he stopped, gave a shout
of surprise, and ran back to Sarcany.
"A carrier pigeon :" he said.
"Wcll, it is carrier that has done its
carrying, replied Sarcany.
Perhaps so, said Zironc, land all
the worse for those who are waiting for
the message.
"A message % exclaimed Sarany,
await, Zirone wait Give him a re-
prieve e.
And he stopped his companion, who
had again caught hold of the neck.
Then he took the tiny packet, opened it
and drew forth "A a, ptogram
The message contained only eighteen
words, arranged ia three vertical col.
umns, and this is what 1T said