The Rathdrum tribune. (Rathdrum, Idaho) 1903-1963, 1914-02-27
A Tragedy Of
Naples
By F. A. Mitchell

pies. Nearly all the cur1OeitieS In that
city except those Of nature are con-
tained in the museum. and when one
has done" the museum and the buried
cities be must confine 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 vesuvius
and the islands Of Capri and lschia.
Coming to u suitable spot. threw my
self on the grass to regale myself In
what to NE IL the most attractive view
In the world.
Presently ! heard a voice behind me.
which | took for that Of q woman's
deep contralto
''I'arley vous Francois, monsieur"
turned. and there stood young
man apparently about twenty years
u!d. He was evidently not Italian. for
his hair bespoke one of the north.
speak French indifferently and appris.
I'd him of the fact. He asked me to
what country l belonged, and l told
him America.
Yen nre the very man wish to
See" he said. Il am thinking of going
to America. and you can tell me how
to get there"
''rhe 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:"
II think not. Some Of them 20 to
Genoa before turning westward. and
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 nails a week
from today. l 60 in her myself"
"A week from today" he said. evil
IDENTIFY thinking Of something else be-
sides the starting. AT what hour?"
! told him that had not yet learned
the railing hour: he could fnd out by
applying at the Offices Of the line. He
asked what stors the steamer made.
and told him only one on the Euro
pean. mainland -Gibraltar. When l
inquired II he would be passenger
with me be said he couldn't tell; he
didn't know ic he would be ready.
AFTER some Information I gave him
about Anierica. to which he did not
seem to be listening. be made an abrupt
adieu. with thanks, and went on his
way down the decltv1ty.
The houses climb the steep hills back
"r Naples. Sometimes the front door
on the street Is In the second or third
story. 1t made me dizzy to look down
INTO the back yard Of my pension.
Heneath me was hotel with a yard
IN the rear on the fourth story. A
gentleman - evidently Of high rank.
judging from b Is attendants-used to
walk every an srnoon about 8 o'clock
III this yard. E.e appeared to be an in.
valid and CLOS, that hour because he
got the sunshin ), for the shade in Italy
IL very chilly. noticed that he was
quite regular In taking his outing, and
! USED to watch him and the attention
ne received from his servants.
Vhe afternoon of the day ! sailed !
was sitting at my window enjoying
the view of ther hay when I heard re-
port a. Of a gun or pistol. Leaning
forward and gla ncing down into the
yard OF the h,ots't, / saw the invalid ~.
Ing on the groun d. Then half dozen
persons ran out Of the hotel to where
he lay. Presen .ly two servants took
him up and carr led him into the hotel.
HIS fall, comm q; 80 soon after the re-
port. caused 4. to think that he had
been shot. as could easily have been
done from arg Of the back windows
OF houses on the street above the one
On which thes hotel faced.
sailed tn. same evening without
getting an es planau don Of what had
seen. was Inclined to think that the
gentleman hid 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 bert I looked 1t over.
One OF the 6rst articles read stated
that Russian mol ileman who had been
the governor Of Finland had been shot
that day while t. king exercise in the
yard OF his hotel The assassin was
supposed to be q Russian. The de-
ceased had been pa described by the rev.
olutionists. ConSt lering the position
from which the sln It was fred, escape
for the assassin wa easy. He had not
been arrested.
I had seen a Ru6a,i,m political assas-
sination without even suspecting 1t.
Somehow the matter got on my nerves.
After passing the A torres, where we
made our last stop. noticed sitting IN
steamer chair oyl deck girl whose
face was familiar to me. Where had
] seen her? VI as sure I had seen
her somewhere. al ID that very recently.
While passing her scrutinized her, she
returning my ga,1 with a stony stare.
The next NOR sling. lying awake in
my berth. when. after a good sleep, the
brain Is In per feet working order. It
suddenly came to me that the young
man with whom had conversed on
the heights b'sck of Naples and this