Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-08-22

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leave Genoa and is not to be delayed"
who is responsible for my kidnap-
ing?"
1.-The aforesaid American citizen"
AT whose instigation?
'That's a secret"
There was short silence, after
which the captain said: "Garibaldi will
never reach Sicily. and IL he does the
king Of Naples has there a force of
10000 men with which to meet his
1000. If be drives out the 10000 Nea-
politans Austria. Russia, Prussia and
possibly France will one or all demand
the restoration of the island to the
king of the two Sicilies. Garibaldi
will only make a repetition Of the nasco
he made in 40 King Victor EN-
manuel is as much interested in Ital-
ian unity as any one. and he fea rs tina.
this move will prevent It rather than
bring 1t about"
mot being a statesman I couldn't
say" was the laconic reply.
"Well. then, since common sense
won't move you. perhaps money Will.
Name your ransom"
i've never been In politics and am
not to be bribed."
This ended the conversation for the
time. Later Captain Arcond heard a,
noise in the wall and, opening a little
door, found a good breakfast on q
dumbwaiter, with a bottle Of wine.
Removing the tray on which 1t stood
to a table, he Gained himself sufficient
ly to partake of what food he needed.
He had been kidnapped in the even
ing and had not recovered from the eff
fects of the spraying he had received
till morning. 1t was evident that he
had been put into the room, in which
there was every convenience, to re-
main till he would be too late to stop
GaTibaldi from going to Sicily. and
there was no likelihood that ne would
be let out before the success or fail
ure of the expedition had been deter
mined. What troubled him was that
he was not able to send word to the
king that he had been delayed. Could
he communicate this, another mesSen-
ger might be sent and in time to ar
rest Garibaldi. But Arcontt could nei-
Their get out nor send word as to his
capture.
A day passed and on the second
morning the captain was called to the
tube by a whistle.
what is fty" he asked.
I'm that dod rated. goI darned gent
from the Nutmeg State, u. s. A. just
called you up to tell you that Garibal-
dl and his thousand volunteers sailed
last night from Genoa and by this time
are probably on the coast of Sicily"
The only reply the Yankee heard was
expletives.
That's all this evening" continued
the voice in the tube. when there's
any news I'll call you again"
The mOnotony OF Captain Arcontrs
was broken from time to
time by items of news conveyed
through the speaking tube.
"Gari has landed. There was some
popgun business between the boats
and the shore, but not much damage
done. Carl is loann along toward Pa
lermo."
quite = sharp scrimmege yesterday
on the way between the coast and
Palermo between GaribaldPs volun-
teers and the advance of Heopolitan
army. Carl played a Yankee trick on
'em during the night sendln' part OF
their force of on fools Grand"
at turns out that Carl took the
heights be was fighting for. but had
mighty hard time doin' II. Hes now
on some other heights, Iookin down on
Palermo.
The gent you were sent to arrest
Is fighting in the streets OF Palermo.
Seem there's only 600 against 10000.
he's maxim slow Roadway. Eeopolitah
ships are sheIIIn' the town"
"King Bomba's governor has agreed
10 a surrender. The feIler Carl sent
or on a wild goose chase got back too
late with a thousand lighting men, He
and you were both just a little short |
for time"
Thus did King victor's envoy get the /
news OF the success of the expedition I
be had been sent out TO prevent When 1
Bomba's troops evacuated the island /
the captain received q visit from his .
Yankee captor. who agreed TO send .
Taeaaa Qa fnr him. IN his aouerairp rr0-