Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1897-07-29

we VIII not quarrel about 1t! Have
some more Chant, Searching for
| br! ~ands is thirsty work. FIJI your
glasses, amici-splre not the flask
there are twenty more below stairs!"
The officers smiled in spite of them
selves, as they drank the proffered
wine. and the youngest-looking of the
party, brisk, handsome fellow, en-
tered into the spirit Of the captain with
ardor, though he evidently thought he
should trap him into 4 confession I'M
awares, by the apparent carelessness
and bonhomie of his manner.
Bravo, Andrae," he cried, merrily.
80! let us all DO friends together,
Besides, what harm is there in taking
brigand for passenger-no doubt he
would pay you better than most ear
| goes"
! But Andrea was not to be so caught.
On the contrary; he raised his hands
and eyes with an admirably feigned
expression of shocked alarm.
"Our Lady and the saints forgive
| you," he exclaimed piously, for
thinking that |, an honest marinaro,
would accept one baiocco from an ac-
cursed brigandl Ill-luck would fol-
low me ever after! Nay, nay-there
has been a mistake; | know nothing of
Carmelo Neri, and | hope the saints
will grant that may never meet him! y
He spoke with so much apparent sin
cerity that the officers in command
were evidently puzzled, though the
fact OF their being so did rot deter
them from searching the brig thor
] Crghly. Disappointed in their eXpe1-
tations, they questioned all on board,
! including myself, but We're of course
unable to obtain any satisfactory re-
costume as a sign of my trade, and
! though they glanced curiously at my
white hair, they seemed to think there
was nothing suspicious about me. After
few more ELUSIVE compliments and
civilities on the part of y e captain,
they took their departure completely
bafiled, and quite convinced that the
! information they had received had been
| somehow incorrect. As soon as they
were out of sight, the merry Andrea
capered on his deck like a child in a
! playground, and snapped his fingers
defiantly
| Per BacCoi" he cried, ecstaticaily,
they should as soon make a priest
| tell confessional secrets, as force me,
honest Andrea LuZiani, to betray a
man who has given me good cigars
! Let them run back to Gaeta and hunt
in every hole and corner Carmelo
may rest comfortably in the Monte
maggiore without the shadow of a
gendarme to disturb him, All, signor!'
/ for | had advanced to bid him farewell
y am truly sorry to part company
with you! You do not blame me for
/ helping away a poor devil who trusts
me?'
Not T." | answered him heartily.
On the contrary woHtd there were
more like you Addio! and with this, "
here ] gave him the passage-money we
had agreed upon, accept my thanks.
shall not forget your kndness if you
ever need a friend serd TO me-"
But, he said, with a neiye mingling
of curiosity and timidity, how can |
do that if the signor does not tell me
his name?"
had thought of this during the past
night knew it would be necessary
! to take a different name, and | had
resolved on adopting that of school
! friend, boy to WI ON / had been pro-
/ icundly attached in my earliest youth,
and who had been drowned before my
eyes while bathing in the Venetian
/ Lido SO / answered Andrea's ques-
/ ton at once and without effort.
To be continued.