Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1895-07-04

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Cxxron eagerly. IL the sigDOT would
walk round the corner he would see
%Csrne3o, bound and fettered The
sn4nts have mercy upon him. The
~sS1ds there are az thick as nie
sssxd a ~hOneyeoEnbi I DgEst 20 taifher
nys<if~-I world not miss the sight
rexr . thousand francs
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% q child going 70 it's grst fair. ! put
On my hat ard stroiIed IeisEreiy round
On The ecene Of excitement. II was a
Da~fuyesque sight enough ;--the square
wzs blsek with a sea Of eager heads.
axx3 restless, gesticnlating figures. and
o. center 81 This sgaying, mufterfng
9zswd was occupied by a compact
1&nG Of mounted gendarTnes. with
Ora wn swords flashing In the pale eve
n5nz fght~b0tb horse and men nearly
90 motl0nIesg as though al In bronze.
They were stationed opposite the
&c. N<Fsor 1893 ~ 4f1 "a ga hfuf0rf xEkGro
the chief officer OF the party had dis
nsoNDfsd to make his formal report
re~p&rfing the details of the capture.
before proceeding further Between
n~se armed and wafcbfni guards,
with his Legs strapped to a sturdy
sm1k, his arms tied fast behind him.
and his hands heavily manacled, was
s1< notorious Nerf, A dark and fierce
o. n mountain thunderstorm. His
1emd was uncCyered,-his thick hair.
tsnu and unkernpt, hung In matted
zsrks upon his shOuldeFs-bIs heavy
Us0nstaehlof and beard were NJ black
and bushy that they almost concealed
Ills coarse and forbsdding features
though / could see the tiger-fike gilt
Ter Of his sharp white teeth az he bit
end nawsd his under lip I'm impotent
fury and dispair,-and bis eyes, like
leaping flames, blazed with a wrathfuI
fevocsty from under his shaggy bcows.
He was q huge, heavy man, broad and
msncnlar; hie - --aat i,s n.is r;-ncn-
%, tied and maDacied behind him,
6soked like formidable hammers capa-
De OF striking a mar down dead at
sue bow, his whole aspect vas repuls
I've and terrible there was no redeem
ing point about bim-for even the APP
Darcnt fortitude he assumed was mere
ers yado-mere.ricions cccrrge. which
she first week OF the gailess wvnld
crush out Of him as easily as one
brushes the Juice out OF q ripe grape.
s5~ wore n nondcscTfpt costume Of
vsri-coIored linen, arranged Ia folds
o would have been the admiration
of an artist. IL was gathered about
him by means OF a brilliant scarlet
sash n~ogilgently tied. His brawny
arms were bare 10 the shoulder, his
vert was open and displayed his
-ssycng brown .h.ea. and chest beav-
ting with the pent-up anger and fear
that ragged within him. His dark,
grim figure was set OF by
curious effect OF color I'm
HE sky-a long white band Of
crimson cloud. as though the supgod
had thrown down a goblet Of ruby
wine and left IL to trlckle along the
smooth, blue fairness OF his palace
Moor. a deep after glow, which burned
rcsiIy on the oIive-tinted eager faces
al tie multitude that were everywhere
sipturned In wonder and ill-jndged I'D
miration TO the irregular black face of
che notorious murderer and thief,
whoac name had for years been the
terror of Sicily. I pressed through the
crowd to obtain a nearer view, and as
4 did SO a sudden savage movement
OF Neri's bound body caused the gend-
.armes to cross their swords In front OF
his eyes with a warning clash. The
lbrigand laughed hoarsely.
rCorpo di Christo!' re muttered,
think you a man tied hand and foot
xxi run like a deerf / am trapped: 1
know 1t. But tell him." and he-indi-
Gated some person In the throng by a
nod Of hts head, tell him to come
Either. l have a message for him."
The ~gendarmes looked at a an