The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-03-15

make me comfortable, hurried on to
give the necessary orders.
Then put a question or two about
the sulphur mines, and he assured me
that there were none within many
miles of Levaccio. I persisted. how
ever. that my people would not be like
ly to have made a mistake.
There was man who could have
told you IL there Is such thing, Signor
Vincino, but unfortunately he Is dead.
He has been murdered. we fear; and 1t
is to look for the assassin, ruff1an
named Beppo Serrano. that I now am
engaged" he sad. "one of a danger
Gus band"
.tIs there a good newspaper story in
IT." asked quickly CAS- a matter of
fact, I may tell, you, have been urged
to look into the brigandage question"
added. lowering my voice and speak
ing with a CONFIDENTIAL air
"Oh, no. there Is nothing of that
Nothing at all. We have no brigand-
age here" he replied emphaticaily. His
wish to assure me on the point was
very evident
"More's the pity from my point of
view. We have our toughs and bad
men on our side, of course, but our
readers like something more pictAr-
esque." 4
''Oh. no, there is nothing OF the kind
strong hand. I assure you"
And about the sulphur? Levaccio
was the place told to me-"
He reflected a moment and then burst
out into loud laugh. "Of course" he
said. II see t now. You have come
to the wrong place. There Is another
Levaecio. It is in Catanisetta. There
IL sulphur all round there"
/ fell back in my chair as II over
whelmed with establishment. Gee
wiz, but I've run up against snag."
exclaimed.
81 know that saying" he said. Run
up against a snag. i remember It.
think you have" and he laughed good
humoredly.
well, it's up to me to- make good
somehow. How had I better fix it?'
ride over to Trapani; the railway
from there will take you to the dis
trict."
ITS a pretty how-d.ye do. anyway"
l said with a laugh and a shrug.
He rose then. II should say I am
very sorry we're II not that your mis-
take has given me the pleasure of
meeting you. have many friends in
New York and / ike all Americans /
have met"
At the same moment the woman came
back into the room ana shot me q
glance of warning.
come to my country again, Captain,
ask for me at the Press Club. Shaker
I went outside with him ana young
fellow passed us as / stood while he
mounted. He bore a resemblance to
Masita, and IT was an easy guess that
1t was her brother. Fortunately my
face was in the shadow and seeing me
with the police. he did not look closely
at me.
Just as the officer was riding off, he
said, 81 can make some enquiries to-
night about the sulphur and l Will call
and see you in the morning"
That's real friendly of you" / re-
Piled and waved my hand in a last
farewell as he departed.
let the party get well away before
I re-entered the house. The young fell
low was talking to the woman and
turned as entered.
"Beppo! Your" - he exclaimed, his
weak dissipated face alight with as
constituent that I should have been
with the carabinieri.
drew him aside out OF the woman's
hearing. II have a message for you.
Masita is on the, island and wishes
you to go to her at once. You are not
to breathe a word of where she is Or
we'll, you know" and I left him to draw
his own conclusion as to the conse-
quences.
''of course TIL come" he said after a
moments pause; tomorrow. probably"
"Give me a line saying So"
"Do you know that the police
write what I need" broke in i'm
patiently.
While he wrote 1t thanked the wo-
man of the house for her service. TELL
Captain MuFito, when he comes In the
morning, that I left tonight for Ira
pani."
She was full of curiosity as to what
had passed and began to pour out
volume of questions; but did not sat
isfy her, pleading that my time was up;
and taking the paper from Julius left
the house.
If 1 was to get back to the island
safely 1 felt that had not moment
to lose. It was almost certain that the
carabinieri were out in some force on
the hunt for me; and alth ough the tale
1 told had sufficed to mislead them
when / was in the wine shop, 1t would
be altogether too thin to be believed II
1 should be caught riding alone In the
dark.