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The Deserter - part two.

Il sole era ormai alto nel cielo e il suo calore insieme all’umidità del fiume rendeva l’aria soffocante e appiccicosa.
Il giovane calzato di pesanti scarponi e con i polpacci protetti da robusti gambali di cuio attraversò regardless of race plugs some small bushes " Tiria " along the steep slope leading to the River.
He chose a spot in the stone outcropping and jump across it faster. Once at the other side went up the bank and slipped into a large clump of mastic, which in turn was protected by the shadow of a giant olive. In the area called " Murajos " vegetation for miles were mainly from olive, mastic tree, pear trees and gorse ( Tiria ) in a subsidiary which at times created an impenetrable barrier to men and large animals.

Hidden from view by the huge patch of mastic that sheltered him, Antonio Grigula took off twelve gauge shotgun slung over his shoulder that he had acted on the key and took the opening two rounds of ammunition from the receiver to replace them with two others who took the cartridge across his chest. When done, shut the gun, placed it next to him if he took out a large knife from his belt clasp made mo 'for' navaja "English and used it to cut a slice of focaccia bread from a large holding in the haversack along with a dry empty gourd, which served as a container for water.
chewing slowly bread never took his eyes off the opposite bank of the river where one could see the end of a narrow path that came out from under the cover of the high olive trees that lined the river banks.
After the pumpkin bread and quench your thirst, the young man picked up the shotgun and after having disposed across the squatting on his knees and began waiting.

few minutes passed from the opposite bank of the river, towards the little path to get started as a noise trapestìo approaching.
Grigula held his breath while a bearded face peered at the end of the path and turned first on one side then the other controlling the neighborhood. Perhaps reassured by what he saw came out and went down to the river bank.
From his hidden opposite the young, he saw a man dressed in a collarless shirt and a pair of corduroy pants and dirty analysis. At the foot of the shoes he wore and smashed his hand he held a sickle.
The man turned toward the path from the lips and let out an almost inaudible hiss that was certainly an all-clear after it emerged from the path of two oxen from deep red coat that looked almost black, followed by a second man with " on puntorzu " pushed them off the path with the intention to let him cross the river at the point where the man was standing with a sickle.
The operation took place without too much difficulty and the oxen driven from behind by both went up the shore and began to wander into the bush along a track path passing just a short distance from where he was stationed Grigula.

- Commo podeùs comminzàre to be Prus tranchìllos ! - Said in a low voice, the man with the scythe addressing his companion. They joined him along the narrow path and said

- Creo those. You have penzàu criccandèsi fìnzas sunt ca eus toccàu dear to Paule de su Passand camminu Contonera not about eus de sa de TruncAU innoghe. Commentaries in lompèus to Arthur in Sa Costera, tiràus right and who calàus finzas in sos de Sartos Baulàu. Hymns du east on comprador ispettande on Iu, chiddu little lower 'in erettu Campidanu.

- Ah ah ah, you finzas dos sos Carabbineris to have a tzirrìaos \u200b\u200bcaddu! Cussos brentònes duos who are 'up to essini Genovese then toccat to cracking Issos Puru!

While saying were so welcoming of their cunning, did not notice the movement behind them until you hear the gun shooting of the dogs who were armed and a voice that said - Bellu s'arrìsu east, but oe cun du feis corzòlu ! Fermi where you are and turn them both slowly! On the first sudden movement will discharge both barrels on him and I warn you that the cartridges are loaded with buckshot.

The two did as ordered and turned slowly. As soon as the ride if they saw the same person to whom the voice belonged.
one who kept them under the fire of a size twelve points up to their belly, was a tall young man with a short beard and sparse that darkened his face, long brown hair gathered behind the neck with a short braid to women's fashion. He wore a white shirt bodice with a dark cloth. The chest was crossed first by a cartridge belt and the other by a leather strap haversack. Trousers in dark velvet dress and leggings completed along with a cap with short visor.
We looked at each other with the outline application is not made, "Where the hell is this guy popped out and who is it? "And then turned back toward the young man who, before they could open his mouth continued - You! throws one "knows cavuna" and you spring " puntorzu up" - he pointed with the barrel of a gun first and then the other. Both
what did they fell down and ordered items that were in their hand.

- Now take this rope and tie in his hands with one another, as good comrades! - Ordered Grigula throwing them a rope that was extracted from the haversack as he continued to keep them under the threat of the gun.
Once the two had completed the requested operation came up and tied the end of the rope remained at a near by olive so that the two thieves could not move while they proceeded to search the pockets of the pants to jump off a coarse arresòrza "and an old revolver with the firing pin and six hits in the drum.

- Look, look! It is with this that have threatened the pastor first servant to tie and take away the yoke of oxen? - He asked as he placed inside the haversack gun and knife. - Too bad you have not had time to use it now, right? - Continued approaching the two prisoners still pointing their gun at him.
The taller of the two, what seemed to be the leader, with ill-concealed anger hissed - dìaulu But ask your sex? And heres itte? It is known that lassas go mettàde de su 'inari de sos boes east bit' you! Tenèus cumpradòre prontu on and on campidanu bistiàmmene du pagan good!

The young man listened to the proposal and shook his head smiling. He put the gun to the trunk of a tree and sat in the shade in front of the two thieves. He took half Tuscan cigar from his vest pocket, lit it with a match rubbing on a stone nearby and after driving a few puffs of smoke said - If I had intended to sell some animals I will not settle for half the money. I have chased all night and I understood your intentions, so I anticipated and cutting into the middle of the bush have come before you to the ford. Even if you have done everything possible to keep the noise traces of your passage were obvious.

- So what do you mean to us? - Asked the bearded man. - We want to deliver to Force knows?

- Depends! See, I do not think you have done everything in your head. ... How did you know that the horse would have been grazing in sa Tanch'e on Canònigu waiting to start plowing? I bet you knew that even as a guard there would be a boy who would not have made any kind of reaction to seeing himself in front of two armed men. So, either you have an informant or this is theft on a commission basis.

- T'isbaglias, pitzòccu - said the highest. - We went from there and we have seen on Iu with just one guy to guard and it seemed easy portaglielo way, that's all!

Grigula extinguished the fire by pulling the cigar with your thumb nail and put it back into his waistcoat pocket. He stood up and approached the two tied to the tree while pulling the belt with the huge knife which had previously been sliced \u200b\u200bbread. With a flick of the thumb and first opened it that one of the robbers managed to move placed it under the neck of the bearded man leaped terrified but remained motionless.

Then he turned to another - Do you think he came all this way chase feel about the lies? Let me explain two things ... Serchis sisters were asked by the owners of the yoke of oxen, to recover the stolen cattle.
The fact is that this is the fourth theft suffer within a month. Before they were stolen five horses that were grazing in sos livarios after it was the turn of a " coppiòne " of 60 sheep, three calves and then taken straight from the horse stables and now. And you want me to believe maybe you know nothing of the other robberies or that there "passed by chance"?
he uttered the last words accentuated the pressure of the knife on the throat of the victim thief began to swallow load and screaming - for, charitable tell him what he wants to know! Custu me 'occhidi !

Grigula first mate looked into my eyes and then pressed the knife more and more on the throat of the unfortunate linked with him and it was decided - Bandat well. Remove s'arresorza , I'll tell you what you want to know. But on one condition ... you must promise that gives us strength to know and lets us go our way. I'll tell you what cost us many years in jail and both I and my partner have a wife and children to support. These are hard times ... and who has neither land nor livestock as they arrange can.

- Something that you tell me you probably know already. But I need confirmation on this and only you can help myself. We do this right then, you tell me everything you know and I once we're back on the road to Bonarcanto leave you free to go and interfere somewhere else. Start by telling me your names ...

The thief nodded his head and after a nod with his companion told him that the theft had actually been carried out on commission. - My name is Cosmo and he is my cousin Zurretta Basilio. A couple of months ago, 'while I was in a " Shack" a bere per la festa di ” santu Iorzu “ a Milis, si è avvicinato uno che conosco e fa’ “ su tzeraccu ” a Bonarcanto. Ha cumbidàto mezzo litro di Vernaccia e abbiamo iniziato a parlare di lavoro, di bestiame e di altro. A un certo punto mi chiese se fossi interessato a guadagnare una bella sommetta con dei lavoretti puliti puliti …  Senti… prima di continuare potresti darci un po’ d’acqua? Con questo caldo e la polvere ho la gola talmente secca che sembra fatta di “ urtìgu ”!

Grigula estrasse dal tascapane la zucca con l’acqua, gliela avvicinò alla bocca and downed a couple of these greedy gulps before it was passed to the bearded man beside her.
Once quench your thirst, Cosimo continued his story - I was saying ... the guy was offering to earn money easily. Now, since gold is not surfing told him I was interested and wanted to know what it was. But he said that this was not the place to talk about it, that there were too many ears that could hear, proposed to meet again three days later at midnight, near the church of Santa Cristina in the road that leads to Paulilatino. Meanwhile, also told me to look for a trusted partner that you must be at least two people that I had to offer. So I looked at my cousin Basil and after three days we went to the appointment.
We were there already for half an hour, so I was already thinking it was all a hoax ... a joke, I '! When we heard the sound of horses coming! Then we repaired to the dark wall of the church did not know who he was. The horse was one of the clearing and stopped in front of the church, after a voice called my name and I knew that was what the person who had come up to it.
We went out of the shadows and we had seen and recognized, and that is then fell from the horse ...

- The one who? - Grigula interrupted impatiently. - Are you talking to half an hour and still have not mentioned the name of this person. Come on! Tell me who it is ... is one of Bonarcanto?

- I think so. At least for sure works for one of Bonarcanto, I just know that is what directs all the affairs of the campaign of a big landowner. I know him by the name of Austìnu Zedda. - To hear that name in front of the young man frowned, broke the story wondering - Could you describe him? I want to be sure you're telling me the truth!

The thief thought for a moment and then launched into a description the man who had hired them. - It's almost as tall as you. Magro, with a long face and a nose that looks like the beak of a crow. Always carry a hat and black corduroy boots "in corrias .
The portrait perfectly corresponded to the name of Austìnu Zedda. His master was the largest landowner of Bonarcanto. Sebastian Selis everyone calls Don Tattànu.
He lived in a mansion in the north east border of the house with a huge garden where they were cultivated fruit trees that were irrigated with water collected in a large deep basin. The rear of the house were stalls for horses and the hospitalization of Don Tattànu went particularly proud as it claimed to have the best animals in the area, even more beautiful than those who were trained by Santulussurgiu!
was also the largest landowner and had livariòs , tancas , vineyards and farmland to corn. In addition to this he had a fifty between cows and calves and about three hundred sheep in practice was the richest man in Bonarcanto and lately with the war was even richer by providing for the army horses, grain, oil and beef cattle all at prices that were almost doubled since the war began.
Va da sé che per mandare avanti tutto non poteva bastare solo lui perciò aveva decine di braccianti e tzeraccos che lavoravano alle sue dipendenze, compreso Zedda che era per così dire il suo braccio destro e lo serviva fedelmente già da una decina di anni.  

Grigula valutò quanto appena sentito dal suo prigioniero e lo invitò a continuare, cosa che quello fece. - Quando scese da cavallo si avvicinò e chiese chi era la persona che era con me. Dopo essere stato rassicurato sull’affidabilità di mio cugino andò dritto al sodo. Ci chiese se eravamo disposti ad eseguire alcuni furti di bestiame nei posti che lui ci avrebbe indicato. Disse anche che praticamente non c’erano risks that the stolen cattle had to be delivered to him and that would have rewarded generously. Basil and I have accepted and then we gave him the gun and told us where we could find the horses and where to get them once caught.
After the horses have done the other thefts, all thanks to your information.

- And why the yoke of oxen was taking him somewhere else instead?

- Because what he said left him to us. He said it was too dangerous to take him that if someone who saw it would have recognized, then we could do whatever we wanted.

now the framework of the story was clear. Remained But to discover if those who had hired the two thieves acted on its own behalf or by order of his master. In neither this nor his cousin, Cosimo could answer, so Grigula did not bother to even ask. He put the rifle slung over his shoulder and started to bring back the cattle that were grazing in the bushes while a hundred yards away.
now it was almost noon and the heat was felt even under the protection of trees, but the young man knew the way back was along with the predicament of the two oxen turn back and did not want to delay the departure as well. He gathered the two animals and with the help puntorzu de su to the robbers who had taken the led in the direction of river.
As he passed down to the shore where they were still tied all'olivastro his prisoners, picked up on the fly from the earth knows the bearded cavuna Basil and continued to Trubar animals.

- OH! - Cosimo Zurretta cried seeing him leave. - A inùe ses going? You promised that we would have released if I told you what I know! You do not want to leave us tied here?

The young man paused to hear the words shouted by the thief. He turned and said - I always keep that promise! - And with a strange grin on his lips opened the huge knife he had the waist and approached the two men tied to the tree.



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