Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1906-07-26

Enthusiastically to Miss Bartholdi, later
In the afternoon: "YOu should have
seen my friend! Why, Miss Bartholdi. !
he just could not wait for her to fin |
ish, but whispered, Tell me her name,' |
and, when talked with him after you
had left the studio he said: 'Niccoli? |
Niccoli? My. mother had brother
who went to America somewhere
that's her family name; but it's just
a coincidence probably And Signor
MOnaldi turned to Marie's teacher with
a very wise expression, and murmured
as a final word, "It may be a good
plan to have the young lady meet
! Signor Buonetti!''
/ What wonder that the words had
been constantly in her mind; and,
acting upon the adage that two heads
are better than one, a conference with
him resulted in an invitation for them
to escort Marie to the studio of Sig
nor Buonetti.
When the latter heard the name of
Marie's father, Giovanni Niccoli, he
took her hands in his, and said: "You
are my own cousin, the only one left
of my family; and 1 must not let such
a sweet girl slip away away from
Italy, the land of the prima donna!
Now, Miss Bartholdi, will you cable
Miss Norton, at my expense, that her
ward has found an italian cousin over
here, and ask her to take passage in
the next steamer, with Anita and any
papers she has in regard to the two?"
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strain himself, but made a great eff
! fort to be calm until they had left
| the studio far behind, when he said:
"That man, Miss BarthOldi, is i'm
mensely rich! He has only one hob
by; he is great collector of val
liable paintings and gems, Then,
turning to Marie. he added, with true
| Italian warmth of feeling, "Now, Miss,
! your art can be made perfect; the fu-
! ture looks rosy!"
Upon receipt of the cable, Margaret
Norton and Anita felt as if their good
fairies were helping them out of their
troubles, and the delicate face of
Marie's sister, with it's pink flush of
delight, reminded one of the dainty
arbutus, as they took passage upon
the great ocean steamer that looked
like palace to one of the travellers.
] What followed seemed, indeed, like
chapter from real fairyland. Miss
Bartholdi removed to another apart
ment; and Margaret, Marie, and Anita
set up a modest establishment which
promised to be permanent. At the
In
Buonetti saw Marie's beautiful lady
he appreciated the fact that she was
a rare gem, and his heart went out
| to her even as Margaret's found Marie
When in course of time Marie realized
that through her had come the great
est happiness her beautiful lady hat
ever imagined, the latter said: "Yol
have always talked about bread cas-
upon the waters, but I never supposed
it would be returned away over here
in Italy! Think what has come to mt
because of this Italian cousin o5
/ of yours"
/ Marie's wedding gift, earned from {
first appearance before critical musl
| cal audience was Kings Daughter
cross, set with pearls. while inscribed
ON the other side the dates 189S-l9Oo
following the letters NJ B. l.. which
stood not only for Marie's Beautl
full Lady, but Marle's Bright Light
significant of the day when her OWL
! cross slipped from her jacket, renect
ing its CLEAN upon the gray wall, an
sent it's abiding light deeper still INT
the heart of this daughter Of the klns
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