The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-15
CHAPTER VI.

As he left the street where he aud Bruno had lodged, rjstl suddenly re- me.nbered the promise of the ittle Eng ish girl to write to him. So when the post office was open, he went up 10 the little window and iimidiy asked for the expected letter.
 The official went 10 pigcon-hoie r. II see ued as It he was)a long, long time sorting the variou, nissives, bat at last, to Tlsta s delight, he discovered one, and banded 1t to the little fellow. Only too well did he know that large, childish, IT. regul r hand, aud, hugelng hls treasure to his breast, he went out of the building and rushed to the first church he saw, and there, ir a quiet corner, unseen and undisturbed. he gave himself up to its perusai.
 "DFAR LITTLE CoUNT," it said. "for MaruCcia says you are d count IL IS all quite true and my father believes you. she IS here Maruccia, mean-and she sends you what IS bet~een these two Fsges." Here llsta iurued the pages, aRd found enclosed some pieces Of paper monef9 1nd you must leave Bruno and come back. he is always weeping Tor you. And the Padre Paolo IS dead. He dl' d of the fever three days after you ran away. So 10 come back My father has taken Nout Nllla-thougs in deed t IS no villa at all-from the agent so you ~il have the rent, for, of course, II IS yours, and now, why should you wander about any longer, when you can come aud live with us m your own house, and no one Will dare tp touch you, for my tathcr says they cannot make you A priest agetnet your will. If Bruno will not let you Ep, you must run away. And II is easy to come here ty the railway. though t Is A long journey. 70 buy yourself a uckct. ant C )me AZ onc~, and when 1u get to Rome. g straight to the HCtei QuirinAle in the Via Nazion de, and ask for my fatIer, and then, de4r iittle istl you shall Bo have any more uogbies or hard ussg-, for when my father says he will be your friend he means it. P TOT old haTuCcts she IS always Aeeplns and pray.rg Tor you he says II would have broken your fathers heart 10 know that you sang for your bread.
 Your little fr,cnd -tFLiA
 "P. S.-Perhaps you had better say noth- ing al all to Bruno, tut just run aHay at once. wlll watch for yoa every day, 50 will Maruccid."
 As Tissa unished the letter, his eye were brImmlng over with tears of Joy and gratitude
 1o~ happy he felt-how happy The sweet faint smell Of the incense stole to his quiet nook. the little bell rang clear and silvery through the vast dim a,sles. He waited til the service was over, and tn n oreot ou. into tue glad, ofig1t sun shine, win neither dread nor feA in his heart no~.
 First of all he must ge, himself some food. He asked for the black coffee, ard figs, and bread. which seemed to him the m ost delicious Of meals, aod as he ate thought sadly of Coco, and wished ke were there to profit by this change of fortune
 $, Il, he is Bruno's dog-not mine, and have no right to take him." he thought
 Then he gave his paper note and counted himself rich as a prince when he saw the pIle of colns handed him in ex- change. He had no thought that other eyes might sec II too, and did see !. AS ne put the silver piecei into the old worn purse that Bruno had allowed him to xet D when he robbed him of his little fortune ID Rome.
 Crowds of people were rushing in and out Of the stanon when he reached t, and he was pushed and hustled and shouted at by the offI-i.Is until he grew bewldered. It last he manage to make his way to the office and asked for a ticket to Rome.
 Tne man tossed II down and shouted out the price TlstA thrust his hand into his pocket for his purse. It vas goue.
 He had been robbed in the press and crowd, either before he had reached the station or while he had fought and bat tied ~ith the press of people before the ticket office. Roooed.
 He mu.tered the word he'plessiy, but no one seemed to heed or hear. He fel, s.upe6ed. He crept up to one of the officials, and told him of his loss. The man only shrugged his shoulder. He would not even believe tha, he could have possessed such a sum as be ce- clared. His rough words broke the spell of terror, and Tista turned away, and sadly reiraced his steps.
 |" But mus; get to Rome," he said to himself as he stood without the station. Perhaps can walk. No doubt lt will