Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1912-07-13

Vesuyiils. emitting smoke from NJ
apex. Had !; not been for the prob
able loss OF tie girl he loved he woul,
not have depi0red being robbed q
lis fortune. for his was an Intellec
fuai temperament. He carried. rolle'
IN paper. the articles be had takel
from from rhe grave ne had opened
and this was some soIace. Ricadonni
had i~r~iSted IN regarding the matte
"a Il sale and had handed him the trim
kets Just before leaving him.
Tie uPi@hbOrlIoOd was familiar Il
DE Witt. ana. descending "A steep decliv
ity 70 l:;< left. he struck a road that
wound around down into Sorrento
From there he proceeded northward
10 Naples and took IL train for Rome
Having communicated with Signor
FPrrari. he was informed that II he
had nothing 10 settle Oh his daughter
the marriage could not be- permitted
Elena wrote him u fearful letter. re
signing him. for Italian girls are
brought up with the understanding
that marriage for Them II to he ar
ranged hy their parents.
4 year passed. during which De Witt
and his Italian lOvo pinned for each 9th
or Si"n0r Ferrari arranged several
matches for his daughter. but She
would not give her consent 10 any Of
them. and hc was Ioath 10 force her into
& marriage against her will.
one day De Witt was walking IN the
Via Rationale. one Of The most crowd
al streets IN Rome. when he met a
man whom by 4 single feature he rec
ogni2cl instantly. Giovanni Riradon-
:Ia had m eye especially fitted for ter
T:fyinG bis captors. De Witt had look.
ed into it and been convinced that
without the surrender Of his fortune
he must die. Without this feature he
would never have recognized tile ban
Cit. for I:icadonna was dressed in The
costume of an ordinary Italian gentle
man.
RicadOnna. on seeing De Witt looking
at him. knew that he was recognized.
throwing all the v~engcfulneSS that he
could call up into his expression. he in.
Gica:ed Ia De Witt that if he Informed
upon him he would kill him. But il
vas no Easy matter under the circum.
Stances 10 friChten the man whom he
Lad robbed Of his love The Via Ma
tionale was Il very different place from
the lonely mountains bordering on the
bay Of Naples. De Witt turned and
followed his captor.
Ricadonna went on Gown the street
till he caine to Trajan's column with
ont turning to look behind him At
that point lie Witt saw "A couple of the
cIrabinieri coming toward him and.
attracting their attention. pointed to
IicadOnna. A moment later Il hand
was clappcd on each one Of the ban
dts shoulders. He turned. ready to
spring upon his enemies: but. seeing
that he was about 10 resist them. they
piniOncd his arms. and he was power
less.
He is Giovanni Ricadonna, the ban
dit" said De Witt.
The villain gave De Witt another of
terrifying looks. but II was OF no
He was hurried away and lodg-
ed IN prison.
DE Witt. hoping 10 recover some part
of his lost fortune. went to the Jail to
see the captive.
"SignOr R~icadonna." he said. II have
q proposition to make YOU. Whether
! can DO my part in it depends upon
the will of the italian government. AS
10 your doing yours. that depends upon
YOU have spent the money
with which | purchased my life. IL
not it Is possible that you may now
purchase your life with it," ~
at remains intact where | placed it."
said the robber.
And you will give il for your life?"
The bandit considered for a few mo-
nents. then said that on q promise of
he government to spare his life he
would tell where the money was con-
DE Witt made an application to the
government to be authorized to carry
he ground that the robber should no
onger terroriZe the Italian people. De
seeing the justice of this, did not
lreSS the matter. and R~icadonna- suf-
'ered death. but before he was exc
'uted he attempted TO bribe his jailer
o permit him To escape by the prom
Sc Of buried treasure The jailer in
on knowing the location Of the
undS. and licadOnna. catching at a
straw, told him that ii was hidden
back or Sorrento.
The niler. either because he was In
'orruntible or because he did not trust
f%icadonna. took no action In the mat
cr, but after the bandits death told
De Witt about il. De Witt at once in
erred that the hiding place was near
where he had been left by Ricadonna :
n the heights back Of Sorrento. With
ut much hope Of finding il. he de-
to make n thorough search
Il the region in question.
Had The money peer buried in the
round with nothing to mark the spot
search for il would have been futile
il was. its finding was more easy
han would have been supposed Not
n eighth Of IA mile from where De 1
Wit stood when his eyes were TN.
andased was 2 c~ulvert, through