New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-11-04

| blows with the fat of n sword, you VIII sleak.
MY father is Mateo Falconc' said for'un"'o'
DO YOU know you little scoundrel that can
| take you away to Cortc or Bastia ina. i eau
nut you in a dungeon straw, WIN cna nS On Sou,
ankles and l will have you guiilo.lhi crc IL >,
| do not tell me where Giannetto Sanpicro a rs
The boy burst out laughing at Ma Msteo '1 FaI'
threat, and repeated '" My ia'hcr 10 ''0'
Adiutant.p said one of the soldiers, IN low
tone beware Of 9uafTTelmS w raised lie talked
| in a low voice with his men. who had alreauy
searched the house 1t was not lemg,ny h"t
| s;ngic square room The furniture consists OF a
table some benches. chest or tWo anu az! nI h
and cooking utensils Meanwhe, ,od ~ take
| raycd with the kittens and seemeu W ' os ba
| malicious ioy in tie evident confusion Vi HIS
| cousin and the soldiers A., 1oo,, % s.rav
One of the latter approacheu wv I tbrnst his
| and he saw the cat and carelcssN 'iirt1ons
havonet into the straw, Struggling ms shousuerrs'
as IL he felt the precauion was ridlculous' ~
ing s..se1 cmoion The adutant and his tro9n
,rrrr in DESPAIR Already they looked seriously .ha
at the plain il disposed 10 re." that threats
urodnced no impression Falcones son. resoNe GU ~
70 make last effort and Try inc e'e'O u
| caresses and bribery .or seom a very
r;ae-awalSe fellow you'll make your marx; ~ nuI
Won arc PLAYING an ugly game WIN nv, an Wafao
was not afraid of giving pain TO ,yold carry Won
NAV the devil catch me- but woulu garry So'
| off with me-"
Bah y said the child. sba,,
But when my o GGqs19 tn S and he viii whip
you till the blood comes ior h"''''s "e'
Yon Viii scc-but hold you are fine boy
| W And I nv cousin will give you piece VI
advice Which ii IT, d m Toa M and then It win need
more than one strong fellow ike 70" ~ ~ INV
| find him." 49, Lie r,c,,ot n silver
| watch worth about ten crowns. anu 9ps ,a Is
that the ewes of the child sparked as ne o1Mru h ~
it, he said to him. holding the wat Sa dSlebted to
have watch like that hanging from YOU t IN ae
You would walk the streets OF forIs onid ask
Pou What's O'clock? then you could say LOOK
| at nv watch and find out o,o will rive me
When am a big boy my uncle VIII give ho
WIS YVES but your uneles son already has one;
not as handsome as this. to be sure pu' 'nei lie
| is younger than you.
Nv Well do YOU want this watch little cousin Z
Fortunate, gancng at the wa'eh iho , ron
| offer n chicken As it feels you arc ]oklhsi ~
dares not put its paw on the fowl ana ron ,Ii9 t
to time turns away ITS eyes 50 nous aS n cvcry minute
and seems TO say to its master Your joke 10
However. the adiutant seemed sincere in oiier
TO- Iis watch Fortunate did not stretch out ms
hand. but said with bitter smile why 40 you
| Joke with me :? -. ;o,,;rc only tell me
i
uborc Giennetto is. and the watch is, yours. -.
Fortunate smiled incredulously, and; hHng a ms s
black eyes on those of the adlutan,, ne 'r liza
read there how much to believe OF what ne sac
=" Nav I lose my epaulcts" cried the a9l9'in,,
if do not give you this watch, PROVIDED you
do as ask NV men are witnesses. ana CANNOT
As he SPOKE he held the watch nearer so that
it almost touched the childs face II Qr' s aou1
between covetousness and the respect que TO noS d
ptality' His naked breast heavcd violently, ana
he seemed hafsullocated lowe'e rd . somc ZINES
struck the end of his nose. Finally l'.e TS
little his right hand rose slowly toward inc w'G,
the ends Of his fingers touched rdDne au the end of
the chain. The al-plate was sky-6lue, me case G
newly polished, and. in the SUM- IL shohe like Hi'
| The temptation was too strong
Fortunate raised his left hand slowly, ana
| pojnted with his thumb. over his left shoulder at
the heap of straw The adjutant instantly uh huI
stood his gesture lie let 20 te ena o. Se Of the
watch lie arose with the AGILITY OF deer a mo
ran a few steps from the heap OF nay, whlch une
| soldiers Immediately began to overturn. 1t was
| not lone before man covered with blood, poniard
in hand crawed out; but as he tried to rise rise TO
| his feet his wounded thigh did not allow MN 10
stand erect. He fell and the adlutant uilrJ io
himself upor him and seized his stlletto; ana lie
was soon securely tied, despite his struggles Ls
| ing on the ground, and bound up IKE idggo,i
| GiannettO turned his head toward Fortunate, ana
Kissed. Son of dog" The child tossed pack PACK
the fvefranc piece Olahnet'9 o nru hut the
| OUTLAW paid no attention to this movement. lie
said coolly TO the adlutant: Ill. ,.o,, viii bo
NV dear Gambia cannot walk you VIII NC
forced to carry me TO the toWh
You ran quicker than a squirrel awhile ago.
replied the cruel conqueror; nut ne easy am
glad to have caught you that celu carry y for
the rest, comradc we will make you Iitter our OF
some branches and your cloak, and at Crespoie
'"in All rgbt.s said the prisoner put also little
straw on the litter that may lie easier.
While the soldiers were employed, some IN max
ing a kind of litter out of branches and the others
IN dreSsinr Giannetto's wound, Mateo Falcone and
his wife suddenly appeared at the turn oil PAIN
| which led to the maquis The woman walked
slowly. bending painfully under the weight OF an
enormous sack of chestnuts, while her husband
sroled by her side, carrying only MS tTo guns fnr
II is unworthy of a Corsican to carry any burden
but his arms.
As he caught sight of the soldiers, his first idea
was that they came to arrest him put why
Had Mateo any trouble with the law? No.: he
| enioyed a good reputation, but he was also Cor
scan and a mountaneer, and there are Few such
thrusts and other like tIifes. Matcc, more
than most mc1, had clear conscience IN tins
respect for more 'han zen 10 years he oYe "a nr
dent, and he took position 20 make brave de-
| fence if necessary.
WIFE, said he to Giuseppe, "put down your
| sack and be ready
She obeycd Immediately. He gave her the gun
from his shoulder-bet, which might cramp his
movements He then loaded the one he held, and
| advanced slowly toward his house, slnrting the
| trees which bordered the road ready, AT the
| least hostile demonstration Of the soldiers, TO
throw himself behind the largest trunk: whence
he could fire under shelter HIS wife followed in
his tracks, holding the spare qua ana us car
trdpc-box-thc business Of a good housewife is 10
load her husbands gun in case of combat.
On the other side of the field, the adjutaht was
much troubled at seeing Matco advance In this
manner, with measured steps, gun in hand. and
his finger on the trigger II, perchance,"
| thoupht he Mateo should be a relative of Clan
nefto or his friend and he wish, 10 defend him,
the contents of his two guns could reach us, one
| after the other as sure a letter by the post,
| if no aimed at me, notwithstanding our relation
ship. In this perpleXity, he took a brave resolu-
| tion. 10 advance alone toward Mateo, and relate