Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-24

months at Mentone and was seeking for
thing with the slight energy that
he possessed. Then, fired by chance conversation
with English strangers, he hit upon a notable
scheme for spending money and adding salt to his
worthless life. Fate had portioned to this young
fra1 mother and unintelligent father of
hearty physical projections and enormous wealth.
Thus it happened that he found himself at fve-and
twenty possessed of no brains, of more money than
he knew how to spend, and of weak chest with
feeble habit of body that made it desirable for him
to spend third part of every year out of England
At Turin" said a chance acquaintance, you
get motor far cheaper than in London Paris.
For a thousand guneas you may purchase magnifi
cent machine of twenty-four horsepower, machine
that would climb these hills like bird and take you
a hundred miles between luncheon and dinner"
Thank you,' said Foster; cts good idea. I'll
get one"
So he went to Turin, and returned the following
day in handsome and powerful automobile. The
mechanic who brought him back drove with such
dash and courage that Foster experienced the glory
of many grand sensations, and his valet sober
of fifty, gave warning three times upon the road.
The new toy answered its purpose and charmed
Harold Foster into extreme activity. He took
intelligent interest in his motor car, and not
concerned to learn either it's scientific secrets
the art of driving it, but he enjoyed to sit beside
the chauffeur and urge him every possible
sion to put the vehicle to its full pace. In fort
night he engaged and dismissed three drivers who
could not agree with him as to the speed desirable
upon high roads. Then he heard of young Italian
who had been dismissed from the service of French
count for killing child at San Reno.
waiter in the Winter Palace Hotel brought
this genius to the notice of Harold Foster. His
old grandmother Giacinta Velliano, work in the
hotel garden, monsieur She very old. You see
her creep about like brown monkey in red jacket.
She help gardener to trim and water the plants;
and she look after the canares and little parrots in
the cages. She speak English YER we'll He wild
young man, her grandson Pietro, and he go too
fast for French gentlemen but too fast for you.
She tell you about him.
So the Englshman put up his eye-glass, sauntered
into the hotel garden and accosted Signora Velano
where she worked and deity trimmed flowing
curtain of gray-green lotus that tumbed over a
wall in the grounds of the Winter Palace.
Your grandson, Giacinta-I hear that he is a
frst-class chauffeur and not frightened, like these
French fools"
She put her scissors into basket and shook her
hand and head together. "Speak not of him.
running engine again. 1 pray for him that he may
go Blackjack to Castel-Vittorio in Mount Vetta,
the home of our people,"
Nonsense, my good womanl What shall he do
in the wretched mountains. If he is UP to the mark
I'll give him hundred francs week. But he
must earn it. l want without any nerves."
" He will break your neck and his own. Let him
go back to the mountains, signor Do not tempt
him with the promise of so much money"
He'll not make hundred francs week shaking
down olives tending sheep in your beast1y hills,
Giacinta."
do not tempt him All, there he isl See
how young"
She pointed, and Foster beckoned to a short
bull-necked, black-eyed of twenty-five He
had square obstinate jaw, and smile that showed
his beautiful teeth
go back to Castel- Vittorio bad bowl" said the