The Lakeland evening telegram., 1917-02-05

q moment at my window. which was
on the north side OF the hotel. Several
buildings were near. and from a win
dow OF one Of them | saw a puff Of
smoke and heard a crack. There was
nothing to be seen In the window for
the blinds We're closed. II a shot had
been fired 1t must have been from be.
tween the Stats.
The occurrence did not make much
impression on me. but an hour later
on gong downstairs. | found the hotel
proprietor, the servants, the guests all
horror stricken. On asking the cause
| was told that General A. had been
snot by some one who had fired a bull
let into his room through an open win
dow. Upon asking the time the affair
occurred ] was told that II was about
half past S.
knew perfectly well that | had
seen the smoke of the weapon that had
done the deed and could point out the
window from which 1t had been fired
OUT held my peace. Some one had
revenged long list Of barbarities Wis.
ited upon those who had dared to at.
tempt to build up an oppressed people,
and ! was not interested In taking any
part In the affair. | inquired If it was
known from what point the shot was
fired and was told that it was believed
1t had come from a tree that grew
near the generals window. BY this
knew that ] was the only person who
had witnessed the firing. By giving
the Information | possessed the police
would have description of the per.
son or persons occupying the room
from which the assassin had done the
work, and they would be pretty sure to
make the arrest. confess that. sym
pathizins with the revolutionlsts, had
no intention Of talking.
was pleased however, possessing
such secret. that the time had come
for me to leave Mentone, My steamer
was due TO sail from Genoa the next
morning. aud took a night train for
that city. | stood, shortly before sail
Ing, on the upper deck looking at the
swarm Of people, some hurrying
aboard. sohie going ashore. all infected
by that hustle usual to a steamer about
I to leave port,
A girl came up the gangway whose
4 face was familiar to me- Where had
I | seen her; 1t bothers one to see a
face without being able to place 1t,
and this case annoyed me more than
usual However. since | could not rec.
ollect where ! had met her ceased
to think about her. interesting myself
in other persons We soon passed out
on to the bosom of the Mediterranean,
and rejolced 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 and 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 chair leaning up against
a projection that shielded her from til,
wind
She turned white as 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 ol
she had no desire to continue the ac
uuaintance. But why had the meet
Ing with me so affected her? though
over every one had met abroad-in
deed. every one | had ever known-il
order to discover II there was any will
whom | had had trouble. No; the rec
ord was clear
We stopped at Madeira and th'
Azores. did not see the girl again
till we had left the latter islands. Blu
I had thought a great deal OF her, ant
finally 1t suddenly flashed upon M
who she was and where had met her
She was the young person with whom
I had walked from Interlaken to Thun
After leaving the Azores came upol
her, sitting on deck where | had mrs
seen her. was about to pass he
when she smiled at me. OF course
Joined her
"Now that we have touched at TN
last European port" she said, Il an
willing to make myself known to you
We walked together one day In Swit
zerand."
"Is the costume you wore then
the one you wear now your legitimat
dressT
"The one | wear now.
I waited for her to explain, but sh'
did not So said:
"Why have you deferred making
Yourself known to meF
Because | am a fugitive. Had no
had confidence that you would not be
tray me should not have planned {
take this steamer. Yet I was oblige'
to take Il. You will not betray meF
How do you know that; III yo'
have committed a crime II Is my dut.
to hotray Won"