The Greeley tribune., 1906-06-28
THE OLD ALAMO.

utmost efforts and careful economy, he
grew rich but slowly. Twice a year he
wrote to Nina, bidding her wait. He
had at length secured a bootblack
stand of his own. and was free man;
But Nina, in far-away Genoa, had
no desire to wait. She had alread9
waited too long, by her own calcula-
tion. and wanted to come to America
and wed her Angelina. She wrote 10
IciIaaclphia as the name is spelled IN
Genoa, and told Angelina that NE was
short and chat 1t was wise 10 Iiahe
the most Of It while II lasted Ihele
is no real way to lenEthen II OUT
though Nina didn't say So IN tnose
words: probably that is how she iett.
~ oII events. Nina who had becomea q
1,dy's maid in Genoa, eventually had
M ,prortuuity to come to America
with hrr patruneSs. and so she came;
irrelino hadn't expected her. ana
,.brr she arrived he had S49 in the
savings bank, where the vaults ale
inst bursting with money. olten
nhap he went to deposit his dollar or
80 AnraIino looked longingl at the
youIts and wondered why ne 700
na,,I5 NOT he an American millionaire
ord earn 81 or SS Il week, every Weeh'
and live in q large house ana nay
first what he wanted to eat ihen n
fhought of Nina, and became paItei.
md went back to work. Ana SO Win
NJ, rrriyrd he had SID; and more
over. he had learned that ID Aii'ei ~"
mat is not much money. D. saa
TIoy,c,,rr he was 0Nerjoyed TO see
,-i,,o ,r,in and she WAS radiant Wneu
sLa saw him She remained III ~ ~
,,I,cn of employment. while Nhrr,Ilu
r'Ss tn save up his earnings. WHen WHin
/ tha latter should have grow ~ - wv,
IL was determined they should II ~
! not before, She, 100 saNee save. nd
wages. and Angelina BACKED hoo'H @,,i @t,u
l,.''o,,,t of the 500 still far away On"
! ~ ~. bie red faced American Wht
haSSrdnd In the hotel at the corner S''
49,, IN AuEellnu's chair to have ms
,Hn,s backed, and read the P9Psl
J,,iE pTTIT AngaIir , worked. All at once
,ha bir' fat American began 10 iauE II !,
ord then roar Angelina looked UP III
surprise and Eazed at nun, ,,,,.ioor ~
sDrbot heats all suid the NhlerlIiI, 81
III "PInnick going to mary; Ha'
a." Hos old enough TO eat nay. ,.,
""A "Arrelino being Interested In anytn,,,ls ny
u,at raIated to marriage, asked III II,
,,,oIyan way what was the CauT.
~ ~ o', n,arriment. The customer poiti,ttsI w.,
~ tho list of marrinE" licenses !" '"'
rnper and said ,,,a Rim.
"Ser thnt-thats FinnickIu' A,f
nick. that keeps the Rlnl w, know
he's going To- ger
old RiuniCk ,,,,i,,,ior, "TIog go
, hmTd hmTdrcd dollars" he 9sEe l. ,,o.. ro
dt Lurdrrd dolmrs. why. ne ~
,.r,,i ~ ~ money barrel ,,
"IIow vou know h' get "''' ''"
.h@" asked Angelina ,...a., r,nts wer
n,nci,rd MI" " "rXplainca that OLD m,nnliyT nI.,.igc
n,nr"'' nan,n was on thu lis, "i ,m 'm'''''N
,loansea nam issued at the Clty HaIl' ,ra,
''GSI'hST ,ThSn h. &c, mnrrir'' saia A'F''
inU. ,,, ,gnrn. Here wa
fr%sh complication. Wh4, ,,,cr ,' ba
,,1c l'rr,, lo upnrnr IL. IN. n4',r '',,,sr,
m,ln a ,c h1l SlU0' Thy h"uEnt 'F5rSc i,mny
4r, ,4re v" "ryIrtv. Nrvnylh''rss pc Nm, ON,
MN GnTCrrmru, v1. "mupn,si,,r, y, II, az, w.,
that ,,,nst II Il MONEY or ro money, ,,,,rr,o
nc 90 Snreilno worked on l}lIt,, amn W. 0f n,
i;ttIp over the pos .lo,"lEs V thGg ~.
NOT . rnppcarlrg in the llst Or. or '1"5 Sa.
nna,ned lnnr, TO marry whether ~, Wv ',.,gita
money NON who n noticed his abstraeion, ,o,,i MI
Mliad a,Ied the the reason. AnGe''no "''