Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1888-01-25
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CHAPTER VII
THE TRIAL

This peninsula extends from the Gulf
of Trieste 20 the Gulf OF Quarnero !;
and along tho coast line are several
harbors. Among others. almost at the
extreme southern point. ia Pola, which
the Government w0s then forming into
q dockyard and arsenal Of the first
nnk.
The provinces more especially on it's
western coast is still Italian. and even
Venetian in its customs and language.
The 3 lave clement still struggles with
the Italian element. and the German
element has some difficulty in maintain
ing its influence.
There are several important towns on
Che coast and in the interior. Among
these are Capo dIstria and Pirano,
whose population is almost entirely
employed IN the salt works at the
mouths Of the Rssno aud Corna. Lunga;
Parenzo. the headquarters of the IstrIan
Diet and the residence Of the Bishop !;
Rivigno. rich in its olive trees. and PolA,
where tourists hnd interest IN the SUI
perb monuments OF Roman origin, and
which Is destined 10 become the most
important military port in the AdEiAko
But neither of these towns have the
right TO call itself the capital of IstriA
The place that bears that title IL PiAino.
situated almost in the centre Of the tri-
angle, and thithOr. unknown 10 them,
the prisoners were about 10 be taken
after their secret arrest
At eleven o'clock the chase stopped
70 change horses IL was only at a farm,
where the horses were waiting ready 10
be hanessed. II WIS not post station.
The escort resumed it's journey. The
carriage passed along q road among the
vineyards whore the vines interlaced
themselves in festoons to the branches
Of the mulberry trees. The road wns
fiat and the carriage made rapid pro-
gress. The darkness now grew more
profound, for heavy clouds, brought up
by n violent sirocco from the southeast,
covered the sky and although the win
dows were let down from time TO time
TO admit little fresh nir-for the nights
are warm in Istria-it was impossible TO
distinguish anything even close ut
hand. Although Sandorf and his
friends noted every incident on the
road, the direction Of the wind and the
time elapsed since their departure, they
could not discover the direction in
which the carriage was travelling. The
object was doubtless TO keep il as secret
Rs possible, so that their place Of con-
hnement should not be known to the
public
About two o'clock in the morning
they again changed horses. As at the
first change the halt did not last five
minutes
Count Sandorf thought ne could make
out in the gloom a few houses mt the
end of n road, as though on the extreme
outskirt of town.
This was Buic. TIE chief place Of
district situated about twenty miles
south of Muggia.
As soon rs the horses were put 10 the
carringe lieutenant spoke few words TO
thepostillion in low tone, and the chaise
set off at Rallop.
AT half-past three o'clock the day be-
Rnn 20 dawn. An hour later the posi-
ton Of the rising sun would have shown
them the direction in which they we're
going but the police shut down the
shutters, and the interior of the car
riage was plunged into complete dark
ness
Neither Count Sandorf nor his friends
made the least observation. IL would
not have been replied 10; that was GER
tain. The best thing 10 do was 10 sub
NIT aud wait.
An hour or two afterwards was
difficult 30 reckon how the time went
tho post-chnise stopped for the last time
and the change Of horses was very
quickly performed at Visinnda
As thoy left here all that could be
noticed was that the road had become
very hard Thoshouts of the postillion.
the cracking Of his whip, inoessantly
urged tho horses forward. and the shoes
ratified on the hard. stony ground Of n
mountainous region. A few hills with
little clumps of grnyish trees could be
made out on the horizon. Two or three
times the prisoners heard the sounds of
flute. They came from the young
shepherds who were playing their curl
Gus tunes ~ they gathered together
their hocks Of black goats. but this
afforded no sufficient indication Of the
country the prisoners we're passing
through That had TO be found out
without seeing H.
About nine o'clock the chaise won't of
In quite a different direction. Unless
they were mistaken they were descend
ing rapidly after having reached the
highest point Of their journey. The
speed was much increased. and occa-
sionally the wheels had 10 be skidded.
In fact. after leading through tho hilly
country commanded by Mont Mnjeur,
the road drops down obliquely as il ap-
proachos Pisino. Although the town is
very much above sea level IL seems 10
be in n deep valley 10 Judge from the
neighboring hills Some distance be-
fore Il is reached the campanile above
the houses picturesquely grouped on
the hillside becomes visible.
Pisino il the chief place Of the dis
Eict and contains about $4,000 inhabi-
rRnts. It's situated almost TN the cen-
IRE OF the peninsula. and particularly At
fair time q large business II done among
the mixed population of Morlaquea,
Bolaves Of different tribes, and even
TsigAnes who flourish there.
The capital Of Istria il an old city, and
has retained its feudal character. This
strikingly appears in the ancient castle.
which towers above several more mod
arm military establishments whore the
administration Of the government is
carried on.
II was in tho courtyard Of this castle
khAt the post-ohAise stopped on the 9th
Of June, about ten O'Clock In the morn
IAs. AFTER journey OF hfteen noun
Count Sandorf. his two companions and
5arcany left the vehicle. and few min
utes afterwards we're shown into separ-
ate vaulted oella
Although they had had no communi-
cation with each other. and had not been
able 10 exchange ideas in any way, yet
Bandorf. Zathmar and Bathory were all
engaged in bordering over the same
subject How had the secret Of the
plot been discoveredi Had the police
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