Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-08

+ carousal is being carried on, Lucetta
! Torreani, with her eontadina friend,
and the maid-servant. remain inside
the room to which they HAD retired af-
ter leaving the loggia. Whatever mis-
conception about the character Of the
strangers may exist in the Piazza, there
is none in the mind Of the Neapolitan
girl, who is quite sure they are bril-
gands.
The two girls feel that which no wo-
man can resist-curiosity. 1t soon be-
comes strong enough to overcome their
fears; and, bit by bit, they advance in
to the balcony, and crane their necks
over its balustrade. Looking down,
they see the two, sentries with their
charge, for the front door is not di-
rectly under the loggia, but little to
one side of it.. The moon has just
risen over the roofs opposite, and lights
up that side of the street on which is
the Sindicos house, shining clear into
the porch In its vestibule is the pris-
oner, half-lying, half-sitting, his back
against one of the supporting pillars;
while his guards, also seated, occupy
the front step, their faces toward the
street. They are smoking, as could be
told without seeing them, from the
fumes waited to the window above
But neither they, nor their occupation,
engage the thoughts of the young girls,
whose eyes are on the prisoner; their
gaze becoming fixed upon his face,
turned towards them, and seen clearly
under the light of an Italian moon.
What a handsome fellow he is, :"
whispered the Signcrina. 20 Camilla,
did you ever see a finer face?"
Eyes, one," answers the contadina,
smiling significantly.
well, won't dispute the point,
knowing whom you mean. But for
face which doesn't belong to ones own
brother, l never looked upon one more
beautiful than that below. What fine
ly-shaped features, with proud cour-
ageous expression And his complexion
so bright That shows he's not one
of our people, but forestire, as you
heard them say. l wonder who he is,
and why they have him so!'
Nothing to wonder about that, says
Camilla. Its likely he's some traveller
from those northern countries, who
come to Rome every year in thousands,
TO see ruins and such things. He's
caught and intend keeping him, till his
friends send money for his ransom
That's the way they do"
81 wish we could set him free. Would
there be any chance for us to do that?"
Not while these two are there. If
we could get them to go off bit-stay,
1 think of plan"
What is it?"
"Beppa wants to give them wine. If
she could coax them into the house
back to the kitchen. While they're in
side, we might fling him down knife
to cut the cords-ah, no, it's not posi-
BILE, with his hands as you see tied be-
hind his back. He couldn't get hold
of it,
But his feet? They're not fastened.
They might forget that, leaving him so
that he could slip off, and out to the
country, or hide in some of the houses.
What say you? Shall we try?"
81 say yes. I think there's no dan
ger. They needn't see us, and won't
dare to come upstairs. Brigands
though they be, and big party of
them, they'd hardly venture to attack
a whole town. It isn't their custom to
give oSsace to those who don't do any
thing 70 cxasperate them. On the con-
trary, they wish to stand we'll with peo-
pie wAa=ara neutral, as that makes it
better for them when the soldiers are
in pursuit
"Oh," exclaims Lucetta, L should SO
! like him to get away from them. feel
so friendly TO tlfe forestieri-especially
the Ingleses, after the kindness they've
shown to my brother, who's often writ
ten to me about it. That poor young
fellow there, Supposing it were Luig
in a foreign land and-I'll call Beppa,
and give her orders to do as you say"
Slipping back into the room. she
summons the servant upstairs, and in
structs her as proposed. the contadina
assisting. Beppa takes the cue. and
eagerly enters on the performance OF
the part assigned to her. Soon she is
down at the door inviting the travellers
to enter, and partake of the hospitali-
ties of the house. The night is chilly,
there is a good fire in the kitchen, with
a cold joint, and stoup OF wine to
warm it. VIII the strangers step in?
Certainly they will; who would not,
with such cheer to tempt? All the
more, that they see and hear grand go
ings on in the Piazza, drinking at the
osteria, and dancing in front OF it,
-h;ob thex- have M chance IN take mart