Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-08-01
ragedy Of
Naples
BY F. A. MICHEL

city except those Of nature are con
tanned In the museum, and when on'
has done" the museum and the buried
cities be must confine himself 10 look
Ing out upon the beautiful bay. One
morning climbed the high ground
back of the city to get more com
prebensive view. including Yesuvius
and the islands Of Capri and Ischia
Coming to suitable spot, threw my
self on the grass to regale myself Inl
what TO me is the most attractive view
In the world
Presently heard a voice behind me,
which / took for that Of woman's
deep cOntralto
Farley vOus Francois, mOnsieurT
turned. and there stood young
man apparently about twenty years
old. He was evidently not Italian. for
his hair bespoEe one of the north
speak French indiderently 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. he said II am thinking Of going
to America. and you can tell me how
to get there"
'9The 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?"
Il think not Some Of item go to
Genoa before turning westward. and I
think nearly all stop at Gibraltar.
Then there are the Azores and Ma
deira, ont in the Atlantic.
He seemed disappointed at this-at
least he looked so. though be did not
express his disappointment in words.
when does the next steamer sailT
he asked
II don't know. One sails a week
from today 90 in her myself"
~ week from today" he said, evil
IDENTIFY thinking Of something else be
sides the starting AT what h0ur2"
told him that 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 |
pean mainland When
injured if be would be a passenger
with me he said be couldn't tell; he
didn't know if he would be ready /
After some information | gave him
about America. to which he did not
seem to be listening, he made an abrupt
adieu. with thanks, ard went on his
way down the declivity.
The houses climb the steep hills back
Of Naples Sometimes the front door
Gn the s,reet is in the second or third
story. II made me dizzy tp look down
into the back yard of my pension
Beneath me was hotel with q yard
in the rear of the fourth story A
gentleman evidently Of high rank,
Judging from his attendants used to
walk every afternoon about 3 o'clock
in this yard He appeared TO be an in
valid and chose chat hour because he
got the sunshine. for the shade in Italy
is very chilly noticed that he was
quite regular in taking his outing, and
used to watch him and the attention
he. received from his servants.
The afternoon Of the day I sailed
was sitting ;at my s'indow enjoying
the view Of The bay when heard re-
port as Of gun or pistol Leaning
forward and CHANGING down into the
yard Of the hotel, saw the invalid ly-
ing on the ground Then half q dozen
persons ran out OF the hotel to where
he lay. Presently two servants took
him up and carried him into the hotel
His fall. coming SO soon after the re-
port. caused ME to think that be had
been shot, as could easily have been
done from any Of the back windows
Of houses on the street above the one
on which the hotel faced
sailed the same evening without
getting an explanation Of what had
seen. | was inclined to think that the
gentleman had tainted | could read
Italian sufficiently well to extract the
gist Of an item and took newspaper
aboard the ship with me Before get
ting into my berth ! lookcd it over.
One Of the drst articles ! read stated
that Russian nobleman who had oeen
me governor OF L lIlAiiu h4N SS~A 9--C~
that day while taking exercise in the
yard Of his hotel The assassin was
supposed to be a Russian. The de-
ceased had been prescribed By the rev.
llutionists. Considering the position
from which the shot was fred. escape
Tor the assassin was easy. He had not
been arrested.
! had seen a Russian political assas-
iination without even suspecting 1t.
somehow the matter got on my nerves.
After passing the Azores, where we
made our last stop. noticed sitting IN
steamer chair on deck a girl whose
ace was familiar to me- Where had
seen her? / was sure had seen
Ter somewhere. and that very recently
While passing her scrutinized her, she
eturning my gaze with stony stare.
The next morning. lying awake In
as berth. when. after a good sleep, the
rain is in perfect working order. 1t
uddenly came to me that the young
nan with whom had cOnversed on
be heights back Of Naples and this