Lucia Rudini: Somewhere in Italy

her he jumpe

cessarily, for Lucia was f

ould appear at any moment over the ledge of

u have a big gun and I am all alone." She spoke

at this time of day?" he demanded angri

low her. "My goat wandered away in the storm and I came ou

poke. She was terrified for fear he

you sleep?"

there is no shelter anywhere, and the wind and the rain frightened

n eyed her

soldiers and ask for she

. They are miles away with the guns. How could I reach them? My home is over there," she pointed

the Austrian replied.

have I done?"

et you go you'll run home and tell all the troops in the town that I was he

his discovering the cave was over, so she replied angrily. "And suppose I won't come?

sound that had been so welcome only a fe

a,

usly. He was startled and frightened. L

as Garibaldi appea

ran

. Where have you been? you are a bad girl. See

er voice were unmistakable

me along, I will take you where th

If she could get him well away from the cave, it would be time enough to think o

urn and look at her suspiciously. He did not speak to her, however, and they walked for qu

king me?" she dem

an replied impatiently. "Time enoug

determined. "Do you think that I will

do, if she was ever brought face to face with her hated enemy, that the fee

trian commanded, and once more Lucia went on,

jagged rocks. Lucia thought that her chance of escape had

signs of life had been the mysterious noise underground, an

dier stopped. "If you make any noise," he

opped holding back and walked obediently beside her guard. They did not go very far, before he told her to lie down and crawl, and bef

then to let out a mournful "Naa!" The Austrian did not seem to hear her. If

e sentry disappeared, to return in a few minutes with another man. From the respectful salutes that he received, Lucia de

nd over to a shed. Another soldier opened the door, and before Lucia quite got her breath,