The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1896-11-01
CHAPTER TX.
HOW WE SAILED OUT OF VENICE AT pAwS.

HOW WI SAILED OUT OF VENICE AT DAWN.
To 10 out from Venice at dawn. while your
You on the Adrlatio lies at the edge Of the In
Imagination. while the canals. the palaces, the
finite variety. 1t was still as we walked the
Piazza where the doves were cooling. and Ven
dolas waiting in the Grand canal. and over all
was thar mystery OF Tod. which In the sordid.
ness OF life. of tae struggle Of the survival Of
Five Sondolas held Balbi. REM. me. and
Bslbi's twelve men from his Tuscan estates.
nal sineel who had really planned the expedi:
ton. we had left in Paris: He was a cousin of
having teen Of that family. His cloverness
was behind the who'll" attempt. which was in
house in Dalmatia. Balbi and / talked it over.
The Counts black eyes flashed. and be looked
breeze. famed his face. bringing a lanruid
color there. francesca Balbi 10 q young man,
the old days his family had preserved an indie
pendence in a Tuscan ~fastness against king,
prince; duke os , and o Hi,y h,o and . HoT there rev was IS
than either Balbi or I. He may be 50 or any
quick. He was here because he was nrst a
Dalmatiau. and because he hated the FOREIGNER
sooner had the red republicans hold Dalmntin;
rather almost anarchy.
Near the Lido a sloop was waiting, and, pay
ing our gondoliers. and the wind being favor
able, We put to sea The master, a Dalma-
tian, was in the secret. ana knew that we in
where we had Information the Princess Bea-
trice was detained: The men from Balbi's
masters right TO do as he wished. for med!e-
The no!ni InaN' Wind vi he'd s 8 in the
tinn gondoliers were far astern. The pano-
rama Of roof and tower of the seaport city was
York. and Venice most distinguished by, tho
sea, which surrounds them all and lends them
beauty beauty and and IN, the Swssp 81 the so vino IHa oonm of the
that humbles the world.
We beat out toward the SUM-. The sailors
nto gray and blue and bright yellow. and the
day was over the Adriatic; and back in the
many colored sails of the fishing craft scattered
the horizon.
The day passed lazily. We talked over our
friendship which makes his memory dear.
REM. an older man, while | know him well,
never has been so near me as Balbi.
It was long past dusk when we heard the
breakers on the Dalmatian coast, not far from
Of the RomaGa. who held ID It against the 1eno-
Ian corsalrs. was at this time a political prison
OF the Government OF Frederick OF Heidel;
berg. Our vessel hove TO and we embarked
over the side Into tho mystery, OF that coast
Ny. father had followed trade. using ,keener
all were the long years when onr, ancestors;
whether we knew It or not. likely followed
err came of a PEASANT strain. when position
was kept by the strong arm. and might wSs
right. AZ. indeed. is even now not infrequentiy
the case. So then that old something, ana It's
savngery, possessed me, as Te embarked I'M
der the stars on the coast OF Dalmatia:,
Balbi marshnlled his dozen men. and. know
ing that all depended on errontery, we APP
preached the keep of BerRamo., which was out
a lihea e Bal haT Vent %ai boldly al i to t the d GtsF and Ind rang.
A Dalmatian soldier appeared ~sleepily.. with .
lantern. tho frst person W" had seen since we
to follow, and we entered with drawn pistols
into the court. whore already was confusion:
and the commandment rushing down half
dressed to ask the explanation OF this unex-
pected assault.
You surrender"
This Dalmatian looked about, him ut a half
place, They looked grotesque in their uniform:
which the SerYian-a mixture or
Russian and German appointments. with q fine
Disregard of any Appropriateness.
cluded, as we wers inside his works. 10 sur
render, which he did lamoly. explaining; how
ever. that It was q matter Of pay TO- MN that ne
OF Romaga. Never. | suppose, except in South
America. where they indeed sometimes XII
two OF three was a revolution ihaugnrated 30
Balbi and REM went to inform the princess.
and to look over our half dozen prisoners.
which | did as we'll as / could considering | had
no previous military training. In the greet
At'et - NAo W u y WV h''~'H f'NN 49,
ohanaed since the thirteenth century. my
friends returned with the mead OF the house Tor
which they had inaugurated this revolt.
She came down the great stair, gaining TO us
below, her face flushed. til" light or the candles
and from the hearth tangled in her han.
IN mIhank you, gentlemen" she said prettiiy'
l believe we cheered. although there were 30
few OF us. for Beatrice. Princess OF Dalmatia,
Countess of Spezia In Sardinia.
She, appeared in this setting different from
her who had fled TO my door, now 1t seemed 30
long ago.
And; Monsieur" she said FOR she does not
speak, English, II have made you a deal or
Which have accepted, )" ! said, as she ex-
let US hope there will be no more.
Not 70 him who dnres.' said /, looking INTO
her eyes; and | fancied she blushed: ana then
sac passsd on and left us Tor q further CONFER
ence with the count and Sig. REM,
That night messengers were sent right rnd
LETT; sum moninR the country side u, revolt.
BALD ana heni were ~sleepless, although l sue
cumbed. there appearing little enough for me
10 DO. Al daybreak | walked into the court,
looking out on the bare, brown hills. A red
banner bearing the black hound of the tonnage
was nyinR from the over Many strangors-
some PEASANTS, some evidently OF the upper
class, were gathered in the court. The coun-
try plainly was aroused, and ] wondered al he
outcome, even as I heard the commandant wo
OF some evident quality. that he had gone over
10 be eontinusd.)