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remarkable. But Piale was the only
person who quite knew what 1t was
worth. and he had issued strict or
ders that his pupil was to sing no
where save at home and at his les
sons. He knew well enough that II
Carlo once lang at a Neapolitan
Fart, he VJuld be allowed no peace,
but would become the spelled and
overworked amateur. and fail alto
gether to do justice to the severe but
excellent training which he had now
almost completed. The voice was
baritone of unusual power and sweet
ness. Piale's music suited the pa
thetic words admirably:
Love is come with song and a
smile,
Welcome Love with a smile and a
song;
Love can stay but little while.
Why cannot he stay? They call him
away;
Ye do him wrong. ye do him wrong;
Love viii stay for whole life long
The song ended. Francesca sat
dreamily playing over the refrain
which her lover had acclaimed so pas
slonately: he stood close to her,
deity arranging The flowers he had
brought from the garden in her hair
and dress. Then, after the thanks
and praises of the listeners had been
spoken, Captain Britton once more en-
larged upon his meeting with the
Laureate, and Carlo foreseeing that
the topic would last some time looked
longingly out into the dusky garden
then down at Francesca.
"The paths are quite dry; It is star
light. he said; will you not come
out?'
She smiled and nodded let him
wrap the white shawl about her, and
crossed the room to the window
Carlo fingered moment to slip
cluster OF red roses into his mothers
hand,
I'VE go into the garden for a few
minutes madre mia" he explained.
she smiled approvingly. perceiying
that he meant to claim all the lbs
erty which an English betrothal per
mlts. and then turned again 10 the
captain with a question in her pretty
broken English, which she was well
aware would keep him happy for
some time 10 come.
"And this Lord Blamton. ut whose
house II occurred, Is he your friend?
The lovers, supremely Indifferent
to both lords ard laureates. strolledI
out into the starlit garden. All was
still and peaceful; through the olives
they could catch glimpses of the vel
low lights in Poazuoii. and every now
and then a lurid crimson tlahle and a
column of yapor lit up by the fierce
glare. revealed in the distance the
conical form of Vesuvius and it's
peaceful neighbor, Somma; there was
n delicious fragrance in the air;
thyme and myrtle and mignonette
filed the dewy garden with their
sweetness; everywhere the peace of
a great content seemed TO brood A
stranger might have fancied some
thing disturbing and incongruous I'M
the barring mountain; but 10 Carlo,
Vesuyius was an old friend, not ter
ror. in his childhood he had fancied
Il a sort OF symbol Of the Deity,
vag iely connecting 1t with that other
pil,ar Of cloud by dag and pillar of
fire. by night of which old Father
Crfstoforo had told him. Not a care
not the least shadow OF anxiety,
broke the bllss-~the unclouded happi'
ness of that evening.
Remembering Enrico's advice tol
keep his happiness to himself Cariol
took holiday. and stayed at home
till the end of the week. when, partly |
prompted by considerations wish tol
break the news TO Piale and 10 keep
maestro on Saturday moruiug partly
because he wished TO search for a be-
trothal ring 10 his mimi he ordered
his horse and rode into Naples.
Piale lived over shop in the
Strada Mont oIiyeto His apart
ments were furnished in a Spartan
manner, without the least attempt Al
comfort or picturesqueness, \ mar
Bile floor. uprelleyod by carpet or mat
walls painted In pale green but bare
OF y single picture. n grand piano in
the middle cf the room. table
strewu with music paper, books and
pens, and few straight-hacked
chairs siifly set around t. completed
the furniture of his musical anchor
tie. When Carlo entered the room
that morning bo found the old man
pouring over the score OF some op'
era, his shaggy gray hair tossed back
from his broad forehead, and The
shabhiness Of his many eolored dress
ing gown fully revoaIad by the sun
shine which streamed In through the
halfOpen jalousies He looked up as
carlo entered, giving him sharp,
searching glance as though 10 dis
cover how the world went with him
that morning, Convinced by the ra.I
diaut happiness OF his pupils face
that al present the sky was eloudless
he erunted out a rather surly Buon
Eiolun and closed his book with an
ais Of reluctance.
Il want Your congratulations macs