The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-08
nenrone. and at the time was there.

proprietor the servants. the guests. nj
horror stricken. On asking tile SAlSt
I was told that General \. had been
shot by some one who had fired a bul
let into his room through an open win
dow. Upon ASKING tile time the affair
occurred | was told that it was about
half past 5.
| knew perfectly well that haa
seen the smoke Of the weapon that had
done the deed aud could point out t.tr
window from which II had been iired
but | held my peace. Som. one had
revenged t,ns list Of barbdrilics Wis
tied upon those who had dared L. al
tempt to build up an oppressed leo!l'.
and | was not Interested In tai !h- any
part IN the affair. ! inquired If il WAS
known from what point the shot was
fired aud was told that it was hcilcNei
1t had come from tree that -reW
near the generals window By tbs ]
knew that was the only person who
had witnessed the firing. By giving
the information possessed the police
son or persons occupying the room
from which the assassin had done the
work. and they would he pretty sHre 10
make the arrest. confess that, sym
pathlzing with the revolutioulSts. had
no intention Of talking
l was pleased. however possessing
such secret. that the time had come
for me to leave Menttme My steamer
was due to sal! tium Genoa the next
morning. ard took night train for
that city | stood, shortly before sail
Ing. on the u per deck looking at the
swarm Of people, some hurrying
aboard sonie going ashore, all infected
by that ht., .e usual to a steamer about
to leave port.
\ girl came up the gangway whose
face was familiar 10 me Where had
| seen her? 1t hothers one to see
face without being able to place II.
and this case anunycd me more than
usual However. since could not rec.
ollect where had met lcr | ceased
to think about her, Interesting myself
In other persons. We soon passed out
on to the bosom of the Mediterranean.
and ! rejoiced at the prospect of get
ting home
During the next few days | looked
for the girl whom | had been unable
to place. both on deck and IN the din.
ing saloon. | did not see her. till we
had passed Gibraltar ana steamed out
on to the Atlantic. Then one morning
while walking on the highest of all the
decks. where there were no other pas
sengers. suddenly came upon her sit
ting In n chair leaning up against
a projection that shielded her from the
wind.
She turned white as a cloth.
At first ! thought would stop and
ask her where we had met. but she
turned her eyes away from me, and |
saw that either | had made mistake
In thinking that | had known her or
she had no desire to continue the nc.
quaintance Eut why had the meet
Ing with me so affected her? thought
over every one | had met abroad-in
deed, every one | had ever known-in
order to discover If there was any with
whom | had had trouble. No; the rec
ord was clear.
We stopped at Madeira and the
Azores. | did not see the girl again
till we had left the latter islands. But
had thought a great deal of her. and
finally Ii suddenly flashed upon me
who she was and where had met her
She was the young person with whom
had walked from lnterlaken to Thun.
After leaving the Azores came upon
her. sitting on deck where had first
seen her was about to pass her
when she smiled at me. OF course
Joined her.
Now that we have touched at the
asst European port" she said. 81 am
willing TO make myself known to you.
We walked together one day In Swift.
/
"ls the costume you wore then or
The one you wear now your legitimate
iress?"
The one | wear now"
waited for her to explain. but she
lid not So said:
why have you deferred ma king
known TO meY'
Because l am fugitive. Had not
had confidence that you would not be
ray me should not have planned to
axe this steamer. Yet I was Obliged
10 take It You will not betray mer
How do You know that? III you
have committed a crime It is nv dutv i
% betray you"
Il have comm. ted no crime excent !
n the cause Of justice"
That was the end Of the confidence
she gave me. | did not wish her IN
give me any more. I knew all she
'ould have told me. | wished thar
lid not know 1t lest might be called
Upon to bear witness concerning II i.
cave 1t to the reader to infer what
Inferred. 1t Is too terrible and too
dangerous to be expressed In words.
| saw something of the piri orou