The Press., 1914-03-04

destined to build eternal Rome, one of
 these bandits had his lair. From the plateau he would sWoOIt down on un- suspecting travellers and return to re: peat the process whpn the snirit moved
 him. =. :.%..:,
 But after Garibaldi with his thou
 sand men made Sicily q part of united Italy there began asprocess' or Efefs' ormatiOn: A government was sestAb2
 lished with national police capabhs of hunting down ;brigands andx bgingg ing them to justice. ;:-. ... fs. .g,c.45y, F:y
 Carrazini, as the. bandit of. Mount
 Etna called himself. had for stwentX years robbed undfsturbed lie ha5s built himself house in which he hads reared a family and had money in the bank at Palermo, but all this had been
 achieved when the business of* 1evy+ ing tribute or ransom on travellers was considered one of the fields of enter 7 prise of the country :. Now that stAe national police had stepped in and in terfered with his calling Carrazini saw
 that his days for accumulation would
 before long be ended But he had : passed the heyday Of youth, his cf1il. dren; were nearly grown, and aadif ferent future was before him from
 that when he was an, active young man. s..ot {
 Nevertheless the bandit resolved to, make hay as long as the sun contfnued to shine. His first move was easend; his family away to Naples, where 'hisi eldest daughter might receive all 'edU-} ] cation at finishing school for young ladies and his eldest son might fit him ] self for college. Until this removal, was effected the father remained pas sive, then recommenced his depreda- ] tions z.* :, @:.,.s<..ss .a.;gf,S Eas se-sa ,1g<
 During the. following year. Carrazini added materially to. his accnmpla tiops,i sending the proceeds to a. bank in Ma T pies tos'which he had removed his de- posits from Palermo. Freed frofna the care and responsibility of his family he took risks that he had newer taken before The police heard of hina Fthrougi those whom he had robbed, but never saw him. His neighbors one and all stood by him. Indeed, they had been so accustomed through many genera;
 
 andage was considered respeetahla calling that they did not, welcome the ! new The police tried to secure de; scription of the bandit. but. he. was shrewd' enough to disguise himself when levying tribute, and those who \ knew him personally could not bes pre- vailed upon to describe him. .sGs@ssF.~
 But the chief of police at Palermo ! knew the region In which CarraziM worked and slowly drew a network of men about him. The willy bandit, how Aver. was too smart for them, and de spite many a well 'taid plan tt6 trap a him they failed to get their hdnfEs ofl him. One day he went into a. wine ! shop kept by one of his friends and, \ seating himself at a. table with his host, a bottle between them, said: -,.*%
 Luigi would you like to make enough money to enable you to leave here and set yourself up in America2'
 Yes, but how could I do that ?''-TT'7.t4&
 There. is a reward of 5O,OO0 lire offered for my head.a- Write to the chief of police at Palermo that you are Carrazini and will surrender your- ! self if your life is spared and the, re- ward offered for you be paid to your family
 But if the terms were accepted T 1 would at least have to spend the rest of my life in prison.' Y '.4st.s.6 t'
 Leave that to me. will;seegthat I you don't remain there long,
 What part. of the. he .,reWglardg j., de sEep1 I want?' - ma -v5s ,- .e.Ir
 None of it. You win. run so much risk in the matter that you should have all there Is in 1t, for you vii I have to trust to promises which may fail you Besides, IE1ave a schefde of my own for which you will prepare the way" n .@ t5s3
 Luigi Bottelli took the matter under. consideration and finally -adetermiaedA 10 try 1t. He wrote the letter as sug gested and received a reply that the matter had been referred 10 tbeA geysa ernment Then came another lstter from the chief at Palermo that hefwas to carry out the proposed plan. Bottelli was to give himself up als and be sentent ed to term of 3.fensl years in prison. But the governHienti