Little Falls herald., 1913-11-07
L ORD SOME 30
OR OF TER
BY M. QUAD
Copyright, ls1s by Associated Lit
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By Nj. QUAD

4 cash capital of $500 there is no law
to prevent. When started out with
my friend kilkim, who was an artist
instead of Journalist and had $50
less capital as well, we took steerage
on steamer and planned to do Europe
on foot and avoid all extravaganza
As to how'we got along until we struck
Greece and a certain event happened IS
Of no great consequence. We tramped
here and there. ate, slept and had a
fairly good time.
From Athens we went on tramp
up the country, viewing tombs and
ruins by the way, and after putting in
two days at Marathon we started out
one morning for hamlet called His
trophus. After Il long tramp found
| place to take Il nap.
At the end Of two hours was
awakened by some one giving me a
| smart kick Oh the hip, and reused up
to see that we had been taken prison
ers by four brigands. The fellows had
come down off the mountains about
four miles away, having probably been
| notified by messenger from the vii
lage. l have many times read of the
| picturesque Greek brigands. but the
| four " no gobbled us up that day must
have gone out of the picturesque busi-
| ness some weeks previous. They were
a ragged. ugly lot. The leader spoke
| English fairly well. 1t was the leader
| who had kicked me. which have al
| ways taken us a compliment, and as l
| sat up he saluted me and said:
My lord. you will please consider
yourself prisoner and come along
| without resistance"
Nov. don't make any mistake on
! me-" l replied. IF you are counting
| on capturing n rich Englishman you
will get badly lett. for I am an Amer
| lean. and Il poor one at that. AS near
as | can make out from this short
| range, you are brigands."
II am Bohetto,'' he said as he laid
Excuse me that l never heard Of
you before. You are brigand and in
it for money, and this is your band"
MY lord is correct
Nov. about this lord business Let
us have AN understanding. Who do
you take me- for"
An English lord. my lord. / have
been expecting you for several days.
The name | cannot pronounce. but l
know you to be the gentleman. Have
no fears for your safety, as it will he /;
case of ransom
This is kinl Of you-sz>If yOr take me
for an English lord who do YOU take
this other chap to be:''
Your companion. sir, His name
heard. but cannot give it. He will also
be held for ransom
Then we started for the west. The
particular retreat Of this band was
halfway. up Il molntain and consisted
of two brush huts and a fire in front Of
them. AS soon as We had arrived at
the huts Bo5etto brought out station
cry and commanded ne to- write to the
English minister at Athens and obtain
the sum of $4,000. Both Ki]lam and
burst out laughing at this demand.
and after Il little while said to the
leader: <..
''Of what use to play the fool in this
matter? AS I told you before. we are
Americans and poor men at that We
can raise about $500 apiece, but. not
another cent"
You may be Americans. but you are
my lord just the >ame,' replied Bo-
betto
But there are no titles in America.
If should write to the American min
lister he would take it as joke
But you must write,' persisted the
wooden headed rascal You must
write to the Ameri:aa minister that If
he does not send us $4,000 by our
messenger your ears will be sent him
in package"
l read the letter to Bobetto after 1t 4
was written, and he was perfectly sat.
isfied that it would fetch the cash in
reply. It was sent off by messenger:
who would be gone at least ten days.
and then We went into retirement
For the first five days Of our cap
tivity we We're closely guarded. and
there could be no thought of our es-
cape. Then. as we appeared to make
ourselves at home, the vigilance of the
brigands relaxed. g"a..
On the eighth day came our opportu-
nifty. The artist whispered to me:
Lets end this right here and now!
You tackle the leader, and I'll 60 for
the other fellow"
The ''other fellow" was at the fire
heaping the brands together. We rose
up in unison and made the attack i
gave old Robetto q; kick on the jaw
which knocked him over and caused
doleful howls. and Kfllam hit his man
such q blow on the neck as to render
him unconscious for half an hour.
There were two guns in camp. and we
siezed them and made for the highway.
only mile distant. Before departing
gave the leader a tap on the head to
quiet his yells. and so far as 1 know