The Washington times., 1895-05-13

They helped her To pick up such OF the casts
as were not irremediabiy broken, and TO
replace them on the tray. This time,
Broughton did not stay to act as eOnsoler
The aggressor had walked off rapidly,
and the reporter followed him. After
five minutes chase Iney turned into an
unspeakaby dirty alley, where the Italian
entered a doorway, without noticing that
any one pursued him. BrouEhton, having
made sure that he should recognize the
house again, hastersd to the nearest po-
lice sta ton ana told the story.
THAT great hulking brute struck
her on purpose the second time, even
admitting that the first time might
have hecn by accident
So two policemen were detailed to
accompany MIR. Broughton, who was
known IL the chief of the station, and
he led item straight to the door where
the Italian had entered Up the dark
aud broken stairs they climbed Brough-
ton shrunk from contact with the Shiny
walls; it seemed to him that evil odors
were depositing themselves there in a
pestilentiai fungus growth. At last
they emerged upon landing. child
leaned over he baluster of the story
above. Broughton tossed HIM nickel.
MY little man, is there an Italian liv-
ing in this house?'
The child picked up the coin and stared
of the policemen translated.
The boy pointed with thumb TO a
door at the lett of the landing where the
three men stood. Broughton felt the
thrill or the righteous avenger. The
malicious brute . no had twice destroyed
the wares OF the poor little image yender
would soon be sent 10 the Island. And
good Fiddance for the community. One
OF the police opened the door and they
entered. They saw at ore side OF the
room "A long work bench. covered with
pla ster i'm ages. The iconoclast sat
there, caTeIHIIy melting a bIoken nguTe
The woman was leaning over his shoul-
der, laughing as they chatted in their
own language.
"Eh, 1 always say it, Pietro, you have
holy hand at mendng them! II not,
we might lose by the game"
~ don't say, Mariana, that Saint
Samuel is better than new, but at least
he viii stick until he takes another tumble. 5"
So that was their trick A piece of real
Neapolitan cunning. Broughton decided
that he ought TO have seen through ii
Sooner. The woman caught sight of the
visitors, and ran forward with hands
clasped: We amt done-a-nottin'," she
pleaded. ''DiS our beeZ-a-nees. We all
a-right-a."
Yes, you're all right" said Broughton,
impulsively. lit was my mistake. l owe
you a dollar for II. And he Iald legal
tender coin--65 cents worth of silver and
80 of faith, which is pretty well for these
times we live in-on the work bench of the
maker, breaker, and mender OF images.
The Italian looked up with a real Neapol-
itan smile, radiant, many-toothed, wide
and irresponsible.
"Tell me about it, said the reporter
You not give-a me way, gent 'emen
cops?"
mo; go on"
Look, it Ikea dis. We not sell image
And l say, you hear-a me, Mariana, we
get more money to break ALT She carry
de image. Den 1 come-a wit grand-a
force-a. Patatracl All ruin-a! Aa-aar mel
Dat, Mariana. A-ah, poOrl Dat people,.
Somebody take-a money in hat. Don't-a
cry, poor vomanl After, / mend-a what-a
can. After, 1, Mariana, babies, all eat.
Seer"
All this time the wife stood with four
rather clean and very beautiful children
clinging TO her skirts and peeping shyly at
the strangers. How could Broughton or
anyone else blame this happy family?
Indeed, Broughton has never formu
lated his views upon the case, although
he used TO take social problems very Sc
riously. Whenever he meets Pietro in
the street they exchange a glance OF in