ly ceased, and there was silence. What had
happened? The steamer gave four timid hoots. The people in the cabin lay
in the darkness wondering if they had broken down, for it was not nearly
midnight. At last the mate came in.

"Why, you're all in the dark," he said.

Some one asked, "When shall we get to Brindisi?"

"We're there," said the mate.

The steamer rocked on the sea, waiting for an escort through the mine
field, lights were sparkling in the distance, and now and then
flashlights cut the dark blue of the sky. Great black ships surged by in
the gloom, ships with insistent queries as to who we were and whence we
came.

At last an escort came: we were berthed and lay about waiting for the
dawn.

Long after day came the doctor, who passed us, and we stepped ashore
saying--

"Thank God we are back in Europe once again."

Two days later San Giovanni was bombarded by an Austrian cruiser, and
all the shipping was sunk, _Benedetto_ and all.

We were heartily welcomed in Brindisi by the English colony, and at the
consul's office learned that the submarine was an Austrian, and that the
cruiser had made the sweep to chase it away. Jo, Miss Brindley, and Jan
went to Rome, where they ere feasted by more English, while at
Milan--where the rest of the party spent the night--a whole theatre
stood and cheered them when they came in.

Jan won his bet by four minutes.

[Illustration]

[Illustration: Route Map of the Authors' Wanderings]

INDEX

Albania, 109, 154, 185

Alessio, 351, 355-359, 362

Andrievitza, 126, 128, 133, 326

Belgrade, 228, 229

Berane, 114, 291, 294, 295, 326

Brindisi, 360, 374

Cattaro, 94, 156

Cettinje, 48, 64, 78, 85, 91, 92, 96, 121, 123, 139, 205, 297, 336, 337

Chabatz, 229

Chainitza, 42, 49, 52, 53, 66

Danilograd, 87

Dechani, 147, 152, 157, 158, 190

Dormitor Mountains, 64, 74, 75

Dreina, 57

Durazzo, 350, 356, 360

Ebar River, 250, 267, 268

Gorazhda, 57, 59

Gotch, 236

Gussigne, 122

Ipek, 114, 122, 124, 132, 134, 143, 144, 145, 154, 175, 294, 330

Jabliak, 64, 70, 74

Jabooka, 129, 131, 330, 331

Jakovitza, 114

Kolashin, 132

Kossovo, 176, 178

Krag, Kragujevatz, 198, 209, 212, 213, 223, 224, 238, 243, 252, 262,
280, 330

Kralievo, 213, 241, 242, 262, 282

Krusevatz, 7, 24, 25, 194, 196, 237, 241

Lapovo, 259

Lieva Rieka, 134, 327, 334

Lim River, 36

Macedonia, 154, 184, 185