The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-09-29

who smiled and tipped his hat to Car.
lotta-and under his arm he carried an
accordion.
AS he looked upon him Pat felt a
shiver pass over him, for he thought he
had never seen youth so beautiful as
he.
''Thats Giuseppe Rubino,' said Car
lotta, looking into his eyes with the di-
RICHNESS of a child.
SIS it, indade? Sure 1 tuck i'm for a
vision of Stint Joseph or wan av the
angels. An isn't he beauty?'
''He sings pritty," replied the girl, as
she might have said, SIT is growing
cold" or "The river is rising"
Pat regarded her with covert scrutiny
for moment. Could it be possible that
she did not see that this tall brown boy,
! with his soft red lips and white teeth,
his lofty movement and languid grace,
was creature of rare and poetic
! beauty?
Had she, too, not seen the red deepen
beneath the olive of his cheek when his
! eye met hers? Had she not learned in
all the summer evenings what Pat had
caught in d twinkling-that the youth
loved her with all the fresh ardor of a
nature fashioned for romance?
1t seemed not, for she remarked in
the same even tone:
''He comes ev'ry evenin pass the time
away. He plays NICE"
| If she had been saying she hated the
! boy, it would not have kept Pats heart
from humping against his waistcoat
while his eyes rested on the beautiful
youth who was helping the girl he loved
to ''pass the Jine away" during his alb
! sence.
IAN whut does hedo for Twin? Sure
there's little money in the machine he
carries wud all it's putin an blowin.''
''He's pore. He works fo' OF Socola.
He hates him too. He's savin up. Bime-
by he's goin too start for ITSELF
can who told ye all that, Lottie?"
''He tol' me-"
can where did We meet um?"
''He come to fetch my paw note
from OF Socola. He says he seen me first
in his sleep one night. He talks funny.
don pay no 'tention."
It was time to stop the car, but before
Pat could do so the young man pulled
the strap and was going out.
''Please to make you 'quainted wild
Mister Rubino, Mister Rooney said
Carlotta as Giuseppe, smiling, joined
them, and the three, Carlotta in the mid
die, followed the children home.
If Pat appeared at disadvantage, no
one was half so conscious of it as him
self as he hobbled beside the youthful
pair on his wooden peg.
Ever since he had loved the girl he
had been keenly sensitive in regard to
his lameness. Indeed he had even
once gone so far as to try to repair it by
wearing an artificial leg, but as Car
1otta had shrunk away from it as some
thing uncanny, declaring that it ''made
her think about dead people," he had
discarded it after a single experiment.
Tt seemed but natural that Pat should
sit with the ''old folks while Car1otta
and the youth joined the young group at
the other door tonight. It was quite
natural that Giuseppe should presently
be playing the accordion for the crowd.
The same thing had happened before
many time, and yet tonight Pat felt it
all as he had never done before.
GA fine lookn chap is this young man
Ruhino," he said presently to the sig
nora.
She shrugged her shoulders.
s'AnQ VINO Is e! ne pursued.
"Carlo sayce 'ees-a wan good steady
young man; bud me, know northern
'boud who ees-a keep-a comp'ny weeth-a
C'lotta' And the shoulders shrugged
again, a movement SO distinctly remi-
h., lo previous affair that Pat
thought II discreet to change the subject
As the evening wore on he grew rest
less.
'Well, I b'lave I'll thry promenade
for me complexion" said he, rising
finally. ''Sure me left fut is itchin for a
walk" And with this characteristic al
fusion to the missing member he started
down the street.
He had not gone far, however. when
he came upon crowd of young men
Italians, most of them-sitting upon the
steps outside the closed doors of shop-a
common Sunday evening congregation
and as a familiar voice accosted him he
had soon seated himself with them.
Several of the habitues of the Di Carlo
shop were present and were bantering
one another in Italian about Carlotta.
Pat was not supposed to understand
All went smoothly for time until
young Tramonetti, an ugly, heavily set
fellow VINO naQ Deem the target Oh sew
eral sallies on the score of his well known
unsuccessful suit, suddenly turned IN
anger.
ST could marry her tomorrow if I had
money" he exclaimed, with a sneer.
'sPsh-h-hl You'd have to get a new
face on you first, - came quick retort.
81 think my face is just as pretty as
old Pietro Socola's, and she tried hard
enough to get him, all the same.
You better say he tried for her, yes,
was the reply.
Pat. although talking quietly aside,
caught and understood every word.
ssTried nothingE" continued Tramonet-
Il. she never wanted her. Married her
rich cousin, yesl But Carlotta tried
pretty hard to get him. Myself saw her
every minute pass before him In the shop
and make sheep eyesE'
Pat could stand no more.
IAN / say ye're q hurF' he exclaimed,
rising and facing the speaker.
The effect Of his words was magical.
A stiffness fell upon the assembly. Aft