Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1912-11-27

not have deplsred being robbed IN
his fortune. for his was an tnfetlar.
tuai temperament. He carried. rolled
In paper. the articles he had taken
from from the grave he had opened
and this was some solace Ricsdonna
had persisted N regarding the matter
as . sale and had banded him the trim.
,ets Just before leaving him.
The neigslborhn0d was familiar IN
De Witt. and. descending steep decliv.
lty 30 i.ts left. he struck road that
wound around down into Sorrento
Prom there be proceeded noFthward
TO Naples and took a train for Rome
Having communicated with Signor
Ferrar. be was informed that Il he
had nothing to settle on bis daughter
the marriage could not be permitted.
Elena wrote hin fearful letter. re-
signing him. for Italian girls are
brought Up with the understanding
that marriage for them Is to be ar
ranged BY their parents.
A year passed, during which De Witt
and his Italian love pinned for each 9th.
er. Signor Ferrarf arranged several
matches for his daughter, but she
would not give her consent to any Of
them. and he was loath to force her into
q marriage against her will.
One day De witt was walking on the
Via Rationale. one Of the most crowd.
ed streets In Rome. when he met a
man whom by a single feature he rec
ognixed instantly. Giovanni Ricadon-
ma had an eye especially fitted for ter.
rifying his captors. De Witt had look
ed into 1t and been convinced tina,
without the surrender Of his fortune
he must die. without this feature be
would never have recognized the ban.
dit, for Ricadonna was dressed in the
costume of an ordinary Italian gentle
man.
Ricadonna. on seeing De Witt looking
ut him. knew that he was recognized.
Throwing all the vengefulness that be
conld call up into hts expression, he In
dicated TO DE Witt that II he Informed
upon him be would kin him But II
was no easy matter under the circum-
stances to brighten the man whom he
had robbed of his lore. The Via Ma.
tionale was very different place from
the lonely mountains bordering on the
bay Of Naples. De Witt turned and
followed his eaptor.
Ricadonna went on down the street
till he came to Trajan's column with
out turning to look behind him. At
that point De Witt saw couple Of the
carabinleri coming toward him and.
attracting their attention. pointed 10
Ricadonna. A moment later a hand
was capped on each one OF the ban
dts shoulders. He turned. ready TO
spring upon his enemies; but. seeing
that be was about TO resist them. they
pinioned his arms. and he was power
less
HE Is Giovanni Rieadonna. the ban
dit" said De Witt
The villain gave De Witt another Of
his terrifying looks. but it was Of no
avail. He was hurried away and lodg-
ed In prison.
De Witt. hoping TO recover some part
Of his lost fortune. went to the jail 10
see the captive.
''Signor Ricadonna." be said. Il have
a proposition TO make you. Whether
l can do my part In II depends upon
the will OF the Italian government As
TO your doing yours, that depends upon
whether you have spent the money
with which ! purchased my life. II
not II Is possible that you may now
purchase your life with It."
1T remains intact where placed H.
said the robber.
And you win give IL for your llfef
The bandit considered for few mo-
ments, then said that on a promise OF
the government 10 spare his life he
would tell where the money was con-
cealed
De Witt made an application TO the
government to be authorized 10 carry
out the agreement. but was refused on
the ground that the robber should no
longer terrorize the Italian people. De
Witt. seeing the justice of this. did not
press the matter. and Ricadonua suf-
fered death. but before he was exc
cuted he attempted TO bribe his tailer
TO permit him to escape by the prom
Use Of buried treasure. The jailer IN
sisted on knowing the location OF the
funds. and Ricadonna. catching at
straw. told him that II was hidden
back OF Sorrento.
The jailer. either because he was In
corruptible or because he did not trust
Ricadonna. took no action In the mat
ter. but after the bandits death told
De Witt about It, he Witt at once IN
ferred that the hiding place was near
where he had been left by Ricadonna
on the heights back OF Sorrento. With
out much hope OF finding 1t. he de-
termined 10 make thorough search
Of the region in question.
Had the money been buried In the
ground with nothing TO mark the spot
a search for II would have been futile
AS IL was. its finding was more easy
than would have been supposed. NOT