The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-07-14
A Tragedy Of
Naples
By F. A. Mitchell

| was spending some time III Ma
pies. Nearly all the curiosities in that
city except those of nature are con
tanned In the museum, and when one
has done" the museum and the buried
cities he must contine himself to look
ing out upon the beautiful bay. One
morning | climbed the high ground
back Of the city to get more com
prehensive view, including yesuvius
and the islands of Capri and Ischia.
Coming to a suitable spot, threw my
self on the grass to regale myself in
what to me is the most attractive view
Ia the world.
Presently l heard voice behind me,
which took for that of a woman's
deep contralto.
Farley vous Francois, monsieur?"
| turned. and there stood a young
man apparently about twenty years
old He was evidently not Italian, for
his hair bespoke one of the north
speak French indifferently and appris-
ed him of the fact He asked me to
what country belonged, and told
him America.
you are the very man | wish to
see," be said. II am thinking of going
to America, and you can tell me how
to get there"
THE shortest way is to sail from
this port for New York or Boston"
do steamers go from here direct
without stopping at any European
port p
II think not Some of them go to
Genoa before turning westward. and l
think nearly all stop at Gibraltar.
Then there are the Azores and Ma
deira. out in the Atlantic"
He seemed disappointed at this-at
least he looked so, though he did not
express his disappointment in words.
When does the next steamer sail?"
he asked
Il don't know. One sails week
from today. go in her myself"
"A week from today" he said. evi
IDENTIFY thinking of something else be
"a
| told him that l had not yet learned
the sailing hour; he could find out by
applying at the offices of the line. He
asked what stops the steamer made,
and told him only one on the Euro
oean mainland-Gibraltar When !
inquired If he would be a passenger
with me he said he couldn't tell; he
iidn't know If he would be ready.
After some information | gave him
about America. to which he did not
'eem to be listening, he made an abrupt
ldieu, with thanks, and went on his
way down the declivity.
The houses climb the steep hills back |
# Naples. Sometimes the front dooI |
IN the street is in the second or third |
tory. 1t made me dizzy to look down
nto the back yard of my pension. /
Beneath me was hotel with a yard |
n the rear off the fourth story. A
gentleman = evidently of high rank,
Judging from his attendants-used to
walk every afternoon about 3 O'Clock
n this yard. He appeared TO be an in
aid and chose that hour because he
ot the sunshine, for the shade in Italy
) very chilly | noticed that he was
ute regular in taking his outing, and
used TO watch him and the attention
e received from his servants.
The afternoon of the day | sailed |
vas sitting at my window enjoying
he, view of the bay when heard a re-
ort as of gun or pistol Leaning
ard of the hotel, saw the invalid ly-'
lg on the ground. Then half a dozen
ersons ran out of the hotel to where
e lay. Presently two servants took
i'm up and carried him into the hotel.
lis fall. coming so soon after the re-
Ort, caused me TO think that he had
cen shot. as could easily have been
one from any of the back windows
houses on the street above the one
n which the hotel faced.
sailed the same evening without
citing an explanation of what | had
zen. | was inclined to think that the
antleman had tainted. i could read
allan sufficiently well to extract the
st of an item and took a newspaper
board the ship with me- Before get
ng into my berth | looked it over.
ne of the first articles read stated
at a Russian nobeman who had been
e governor of Finland had been shot
at day while taking exercise in the
lrd of his hotel The assassin was
opposed to be a Russian. The de-
ased had been prescribed by the rev
Considering the position
ON which the shot was fired, escape
r the assassin was easy. He had not
zen arrested.