The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1888-04-28

Monte Carlo-yesi Well, sir, the Monte
Carlo to which you are going lies less than
one small quarter OF q mile awayP'
Horace-"Che voiete diref"
Winnie-'Justw what say. Listenl Looks
all about the room then whispers.l Do you
know the road that leads across the Tiber-
over the Bridge of st. Angelo close by st.
Peters, where, only stones throw away,
dwells one who Is perfecting her Italian2
Aha-I knew my brilliant scheme would
please you-and-bless you, my childrenl"
Horace-"O, Winnie, you're brick-a
regular kiln! But though it's awful nice
at present-how will it avail"
Winnie-"Why, by the time your money
| is gone your wife will have won the heart of
Uncle Boney, sees"
Horace-''N-no, not exactly"
Winnie --"Well, it's all arranged between
us; and shall hire her as a model-she will
come every day and pose for me-a real
Italian type she is, you know, and Uncle
Leon, will, of COURSE"
Horace-"O, Winnie, Winnie, II ever
smashed your dolls head in early youth, it
was simply because I, your only fraternal
| relative, did not then appreciate what it was
to have sisterl'
Winnie-"There, dear boy, don't take it so
to heartl broke your kites and lost your
skate-straps fully as often as you murdered
my sawdust idols-let's kiss and make upl"
PART II.
TWO WEEKS LATER.
(Mr. N. B. Brown is discovered looking
out of the window. He suddenly starts and
comes hastily forward)
Brown (calling)- -"Winnie Winnie! She's
| coming-the models coming! Where is
| that girl! She knows can't speak italian
| worth fiddlestring, and yet she leaves me
| to meet her alone! That model Is the love-
liest being ever saw in my life-such eyes
| "Opens his own widely.) Such teeth (Grins
broadly) Such lips! (Pouts.) i'll wasn't
such an old-setled-in-life sort O. person I'd
goodness knows what ,pou,dn't do! A sort
o. sadness in the eyes touches me-has she
| sorrowl What can it be? Tll get Winnie
to find out, and If money can relieve her,
she shall be relieved Old foola Yes,
know it; but don't 60 crazy often! Some
| folks would say was crazy to send the boy
off to Monte Carlo-but there was method
| in my madness, yes, sir; method Gone a
whole fortnight and not a word from the
scamp in all this time. Must be win
| ming, or I'd heard, fast enough. Jane Gray's
| not troubling him much nowadays, I'll be
| bound. Why, this lovely Italians worth
forty Jane Graysl If he made her niece
of mine I'd give 'em my villa on the Hudson
and thousand shares in the X. Y. a. Cen
tral for wedding present! By Jove
Another idea! I'll telegraph him to come
home at once and-Ill match her against
the Gray every timep
| (Mr. Brown sits down to fill out tele
graph blank. AS he writes, Jane Gray,
dressed as an italian peasant girl steals softly
| up behind him, peeps over his shoulder and
mods smiling appreciation of what she reads.
! el,oh n in
Jane-"Bnon qiorpo, Signor"
Brown (starting to his feet)-"O, Ow-
good morning, dear, good morningl"
Jane-"Fd bellisinao tempo, signore"
| Brown-"Bless my soul, you don't say sol
wish Winnie would come-sit down, seen
ereener, sit down-(motioning and speaking
very loudly) sit downl"
| Jane-"Ah-Si-non u no cdpito!''
Brown-"Don't mention it! Seenereenerl
| Jane-"Si Signors?"
Brown-"Do you not speak a little-just q
very little Engllsh4"
Jane-"Ah, 81. signore-a leedle-a!"
Brown (delighted)-"A leedle-a'-why
that's splendid, magnificentW
Jane-"Ella me csln,i, genhlezze."
(Winnie enters.)
Brown-"Well, my dear; don't know
anything about Ella or gentle Lizzie'"
i w nnlo says yOu bre
too kind, Uncle Nappy Buon giorno, Clio
please; want my model to get into place
quickly. Prsnda una sedia, Giovannina!"
Brown-"Seems to me you're in an awful
hurry to make the poor thing sit with hel
chin up in the air-can't you let her rest 6
bit before you beginW
Winnie-"Not an instant. Stid Qvisto
signOrina."
Jane-"Son pronto."
Brown--''What does she sayl"
Winnie-'SThat she is ready, Uncle Polly
isn't she q darling! Did you ever see such
beautiful eyes-like liquid seas of colder
brown"
Brown-"Did you ever hear Of solid seas.
But they are lovely, and it's gloriously
good thing the child can't understand {
word you say; I'd be afraid to say sucf
things to her very face"
Winnie-"O, she don't mind it. See how
unconscious she looksp'
Brown-'And how sadW
Winnie-"She does look sad. She told m,
a little about her sorrow when you went of
to la galleria-"
Brown-"Speak Englishl"
Winnie-"Very we'll, sir; the picture gal
lery. And now, ardate via-I mean, g
away, please, and I'll try to find out th'
rest OF it, Possibly we may be able to hell
her-the poor girl''
Brown-"The poor girl! All right, Win
ME; I'm OF to telegraph Horace to com'
home and, do you know, small woman, pv'
q notion of turning match-maker-I, youl
uncle, Napoleon Bonaparte Brownm
Winnie-"Uncle Boney, aren't yo,
ashamed Of yourselfs And there's Jan
Gray"
Brown-"Confound Jane Gray! l bel
your pardon, seenereener, did l frightel
youl Hang 1t all; tell her Pm a brute
blarsted idiot-any thing you choose-I'n
offw
Mr.. Brown leaves the room hurriedly
whereupon the two young ladies arise from
their places beside the easel and begin o.
animated conversation.
Winnie-"There, he's gonel Jane, he'
J your very own uncle, now, and you've capt
} ured him beautifully Why, he raves owe
you; and all there's left to do Is to make
clean breast Of it--what do you say to
bona fide American April fool In Italy
! What fuu"
Jane-"O, Winnie, dear, Tn SO fearfull
Winnie-"Of WHAT Hasn't Uncle .Napp
! gone to telegraph Horace to como HON
from Monte Carlo Just on your accountW
|, Jane-"Yes, know, dear; but Horace
: (Enter Horace, who overhears Jane.)
J Winnie-"G "Giovanntaa, sists uR' 0c0i"
! Horace-"Of course she's goose-bu
what about Horace, my charming peasanti
Jane-'Horscel"
> Winnie-"Hoyaoel"