Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-21

had come or whittier she had gone.
Il fingered in Palermo for several days after her dis
appearance hoping she night have remained in the city
and that might be fortunate enough to her again;
but coming to my senses last departed for Marsha
1t from this fair old the western coast that
/ expected to begin my journey into the mountains
where Winthrop Howes father had given up his tails
Here for the first time it occurred to me that had
probably started fools Grand A calm consldera-
ton of the matter left with the conviction that the
chances thousand to against the success OF
my venture. Moreover, trip into the mountains
might involve the risk of my life and what was to be
the reward, if hopes realized? The recov-
cry of trinket that had possessed sentimental value
for who dead, that, at best, might be priced
by girl whom had never and to whom might
never be able to deliver it.
Our cigars had gone out, and Beeching produced
couple of fresh ones After he had lighted his own he
unconsciolsy passed hand up through his hair and
noticed then that he had under the lock that had
been trained to hang his forehead Seeing that
had noticed it, he said
"Thats another souvenir that | have brought from
Sicily
He smiled in quizzca way he rearranged the lock
of hair the scar and then, leaning back he began
to study the ash forming the end of his cigar Fear
ing that he was going to lapse into his ncomnuncatve
mood, asked:
"How did YOU proceed after leaving Marsala?"
Il haven't come to that yet, he continued "A curl
Gus thing happened in Marsaa. On the day after my
arrival there met Signorina Beroln 1t was IN mar
row. crooked little street. and face to face with
each other very suddeny.-so suddenly and unexpect
edly that could think of excuse for introducing my
self She seemed to be much startled as was and
she remembered having me before. We stopped
for moment gazing at each other, and could feel the
blood burning my checks. After she had gone be-
of the fact that she too had blushed and
attered myself into believing that she must have been
interested in There was another thing that had
become of: she was an American On the stage,
singing in foreign tongue and disguised in an outland-
ISL costume she may keep you guessing but when you
meet American girl in the street you cannot mistake
her nationality So you may understand that if was
interested in Signorina Berolin before was more
eager than to make her acquaintance
HALF a minute after we had passed each other 1
- turned, determined to overtake her and introduce
myself; but | had missed my opportunity. She had
disappeared round of the bends in the crooked
street. and searched for her in vain For days walked
the streets of Marsaa peerg into nook window,
and doorway, hoping that might again be thrilled by
glimpse of her; but always was disappointed | in
qured at the theaers and at the hotels at every place
where thought it might be possible to find out about
her. always with the result; and at last more for
the purpose of trying to forget her than for any interest
had in finding the Howe tasman decided to proceed
in search of it. Approaching the lazy looking driver of
caesso that had evidently service asked:
"'Do you ever have any trouble with bandits, Petro?
'Banditti? No, | do not go into the mountains.
Then there are bandits in the mountains?
- 1t has been said so.
Il found that Pietro had sold bananas Boston, and
he took interest in me, was in fellow
countryman of his. So subsidized him take into
the mountains. Having armed myself with revolver
and ugly looking stileto that Petro had bought for
me, set out intending to proceed about sixty miles
inland The scenery magnificent, and the danger
of being set upon any time by murderous robbers
added interest to the trip.
But another element of interest soon presented
itself We well up in the mountains where the
few people met looked as if they might easily have
been induced to engage in questionable enterprises
putting it midly,-when learned that being
preceded by two ladies IN carriage similar to the one
had engaged At little where stopped they told
us that the ladies had left only hour before
rival They accompanied by escort other than
the driver of their caesso, and naturally they had
aroused much curiosity One of the ladies young
and beautiful The other past middle age and they
seemed to be in much haste.