Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1891-06-24

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bundle In the left, and waded quickly
to the shore. 81 shall remain a long
time to-day in Capri" said the Padre,
$50 you need not wait for me. Perhaps
L shall not go home till tomorrow.
When You go home, Laurella, give
your mother my compliments and tell
her 4 viii visit her this week. You will
return before night?"
"lf there is chance," said the girl,
and busled herself in arranging her
dress
You know that / must 90 back. "
said Antonio, as he thought in a very
different tone: 81 will wait for YOU till
the Angelus; should you not come then
1t would be all the same to me-"
"YOu must come, Laurella," inter-
rupted the little priest; ''you dare not
leave your mother one night alone. Is
1t far where you must go?"
''lo Ana Capri"
"Well, L must go to Capri. God
guard thee, child, and you also. my
son." Laurella kissed her hand to him
and let fall goodbye" in which both
the Padre and Antonio could share.
antonio, however, did not notice it; he
took off his cap to the priest but did
not look at Laurella. When she had
turned her back to them, he let his
eyes wander for short time towards the
priest who stepped with difficulty over
the rolling pebbles, then glanced to-
wards the girl who had turned to the
right toward the heights holding her
hand over her eyes to protect them
from the rays of the sun. Before she
entered tho road above, leading be-
tween the walls, she stood still an in
slant as II to gather breath and looked
around. The coast lay at her feet; all
round her lowered the sharp rocks and
the blue sea sparkled in strange splen-
dor. 1t was indeed an outlook worth
stopping for, but it so CHANGED that her
| glance, passing by Antonio's boat, met
the look which he had sent after her.
Both made movement as people do
| who would excuse themselves when
something unexpected happens, then
the giTl with an i'll humored look, set out
on her way.
1t was an hour after noon and al
ready Antonio had sat two long hours
on bench before the fisherman's inn
He must have had something on his
mind for every five minutes he sprang
up stepped out into the sun and looked
carefully along the roads which led to
the left and right, toward the little
| island town. "The weather looked to
him, threatening" he said to the host
ess of the inn. at was indeed clear,
but he knew the color of the heavens
and the sea. 1t looked exactly so be-
| fore the last great storm when he had
brought with difficulty the English
| family to land. She remembered it?"
| "NO," said the woman. "Well she
won remember it, if it did not change
before night" care there many
| guests over there?" said the hostess
after awhile. ''They are Just beginning
| to come, but until now we have had bad
weather; those who come for the baths,
wait 1.-The spring time came late;
have you earned more than We here in
| Cupri?"
'If 1 had depended only on
the boat there would not have been
maccaroni enough to eat twice a week.
Now and then to take letter to Naples
or to row Signora on the sea who
wished to go fishing-that was all
But you know that my uncle has a
large orange garden and Is a rich man;
he said to me, Tonic, so long as 1 live
you shall not want for anything, and
indeed after that event you will be
cared for So, with God help. L
have got through the winter"
HAS your uncle any chilren?"
"No, he was nevermarried, but
he was a long time in a foreign
country where he laid aside a
good many piasters. Now he
intends to start large fishery and will
place me in charge of the entire bust
Al. 4
terests.
$50 you are made man, An
tonic"
The young boatman shrugged his
shoulders.
Every man has his bundle to carry"
he said and with that he sprang up and
looked again to the right and left to OBJ
serve the state of the weather, al
though he must have known that
weather signals do not appear on all
sides.
81 am going to bring you an
other bottle of wine, your uncle can
pay for it," said the hostess.
"Only one glass more, for your
wine here is of fiery sort; my
head is already quite hot"
She greeted the two men by a slight
nod and stopped irresolutely. Antonio
sprang up. '1 must CO." he said, "she
is girl from Sorrento who came over
early this morning with Signor Curato
and wishes to return tonight to her
sick mother"
"Well, well, its a good while
yet before night, said the fisherman,
glass of wine. Hello, wife, bring
another glass"
Il thank you, L do not drink, " said
LaurelIa and remained at a dists nee.
"Pour it out wife, pour it out, she
will be persuaded.
'Let her alone, said the youth,
"she has an obstinate head and
what she once decides not to do,
no saint could persuade her INTO
doing" With that he took a hasty de-
parture, ran down to the boat, loosed
the rope and stood waiting for the
maiden. She bowed again to the host
ess of the little inn and then with
lingering step went towards the boat
She looked around on all sides as If she
expected that she would find other
company, but the shore was deserted.
The fishermen we're asleep or were
on the water with their lines and nets;
a few women and children sat before
the doors, sleeping or spinning, and
the strangers who had come over In
the early morning waited for a cooler
time of the day for their homeward
journey. She could not have gazed
thus long time, for before she was
aware of it Antonio had taken her in
his arms and carried her, as he would
a child. to the boat; then he sprang in
and with few strokes of the oars they
were out in the open sea.
When they had proceeded for
some distance, still keeping silence,
she felt the hot rays of the sun and
took her bread out of her handkerchief
which she threw over her hair. Then
she began to eat the bread which
formed her simnle midday meal for