It will be safer." The officer looked at me with those keen eyes of his, and said: "Really, Mr.Gregg, I can't quite make you out, I confess.

You seem to be apprehensive of your own safety.

Why ?" "Italians are a very curious people," I responded quickly.

"Their vendetta extends widely sometimes." "Then you have reason to believe that the enemy of this poor fellow Santini may be your enemy also ?" "One never knows whom one offends when living in Italy," I laughed, as lightly as I could, endeavoring to allay his suspicion.

"He may have fallen beneath the assassin's knife by giving quite a small and possibly innocent offense to somebody.