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Political Suicide
The Peace Of Lavasina
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who walks between warders, who must be patient and endure the
"That is evident," said Brand, doom assigned. "Not with the "Why not put your boots on?”
Moretti! We are ancient aristo-
A curious fixed look for a second crats of the island. If I had not captured the bandit's mobile fea-done justice with my own hand for tures.
"That, too, is a promise."
my dead father I should have been ashamed and derided all my life." The Englishman did not under-
the "And then you took to stand but felt that courtesy bade masquís?" him restrain his curiosity.
That was easy," said Moretti.
"You have come far," be sug-"We were rich enough. A hundred gested.
"From beside the Monte d'Oro.
I walk by night."
That was thirty miles away. "You have eaten to-day?"
houses will shelter me. Everyone in my country is a spy to tell me
them of the enemy or to lie to about my movements."
"And you are content?" asked
"Content," said Moretti. "As if
"Not to-day. Not yet. When it Brand. is dark. I go to Bastia. Before I started last night I ate well."
"Bastia is, perhaps, a little un
I could be content! Imagine, sir. I who am, as you may judge, 'gent-
healthy," said Brand,. and indicated le-man, trained for the bar, bred his spread meal. "Won't you me the pleasure?"
To feed with a bandit in bush was quite an adventure. "Monsieur is very amiable," Moretti. " would love to break crust with him."
do to the world where life goes easily,
I pass my days among a few shep- the herds. I never sleep two nights in
the same bed. Sometimes, as now said, under the stars. Sometimes, as now, a under the starts. Only by hazard can I see my wife and son." He A car rattling up the slope sent (opened his jacket and showed his the Englishman scouting.
gun slings, made a side pocket "The autobus to Nonza," said he 'yawn and reveal a hand-grenade. over his shoulder.
"A pretty currency for one's poc- The shadows lengthened on the kets, monsieur! It is the life of a downward slope to the east throw dog!"
2
air.
in
ing on the road the long drawn Brand watched the lazy curl of outlines two cypresses that sen-his cigarette smoke in the Linelled
chapel. Be-"La-bas," he said. "In Bastla funeral
minutes you tween them stood the shadow of its ten
can reach the eross reminding Brand of Calvary. Poste of the brigade. The gentle- They fed, Moretti on bread and men of the gendarmerie will be cheese. He drank only water from pleased to see you. At your trial his gourd, excusing himself meti-what is it?-one man who has culously.
betrayed you, a wounded gen- "Someday, perhaps, in my own darme, one knows how these things
ago. Two years at most, a thou country, monsieur will drink bottle of champagne with me." sand franc fine. You could live at "Delighted," said Brand. "Have your good pleasure all your life
lafter." cigarette?"
I
**And be dishonoured."
Disappointment over his failure to win' appointment as President of the new Conncil of State is believed to bave inspired the suicide of Colonel Roberto Mendes Penate, Secretary of Justice in the Cuban Cabinet, at Havans. He had been
life-long friend of President Car-
los Mendieta,
LOST IN SCRUB FOR 18 DAYS.
65-Year-Old Woman's Grim Ordeal,
Melbourne, Victoria. After having been lost in the scrub for 18 days, Miss Johanna Helene Jencks, 65, was discovered The day declined. The hovering
One in wild timbered country at Neerim islands changed to beaten bronze. could see the insurmountable pride East. She had wandered 17 miles
"Queer," said the Englishman. jeurge into his eyes. "I have done from her home at Buln Buln. Near-I
noly 200 searchers were engaged for "I did not guess this morning that only justice. 1. haye done
should entertain a well-known wrong. The Moretti neither ask several days without success. Even- gentleman who has had his mis-nor answer to any law in what ually only her brothers and a few 14th May fortunes."
concerns their name."
friends continued the search.
On February 16 she Brand gave it up. It was medie.
froming from heavy timber by work- val.
"And so," he said, "you live to jers at a sawmill near Shady Creek. hand to your son, too, this heritage Although she was almost in rags, she was strong enough to walk. of hate."
His To-day Miss Jencke appeared to be Moretti's jaw hardened, eyes grew very weary and gazed little the worse for her experience. as if he She was lost for four days about a at something far away wanted to, but could not, see be-year ago.-Reuter,
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"Had his misfortunes," is i euphemism which describes anyone who to avoid arrest has filed to the Įmaquis,
"I thank the good God who has sent me a companion so sympathe- tic, so sporting!"
Moretti beamed with pleasure at finding an English word to use.
"Then
life o you find 5th June boring?" 5th July
"The maquis?" queried Moretti,¦ "It is very well for the beasts."
counter of killing.
ihrust and
"Who knows?" he said. crossed himself,
"You pay for an Indiscretion, The sky was flaming. A star or munsieur? Again that fixed and two was lit. fatal look.
a
" have a friend who keeps Imotor-boat at Antibes," said Brand "I accept my inheritance," " Brand held
the mainland out his cigarette quietly. "Once on
you would have the whole world dispute about
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Brand had time to kill in Bastia, of the Battochi, the old man's son The boat to Nice did not start for
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Two people were bathing their feet in the water, an old woman in the customary-black of the island, the falletta which should have (Continued in Page 11).
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