New-York tribune., 1908-11-29

wave OF uproar. hoping L was frierdlv. Again al
again the noise died down Just enough o. enCoura9
him 70 begin, then rose once more 20 frenzy
Outside the stage door the Italian woman V1S
pered 70 the child lying inertly across her breas
Listen little one, that IS for thy father How TX
must love his voice Two dollars rtrhaps-V-
knOws-if the saints are kind
Mard1s1 saw that he must sing agalr-- -herr rae
and great anger filed him They were Snatch--
the bread from his wife and child W--l his Sns-
throat he would make more sound than hey co--
overcome with hands. voice. and fee He s1s
His chest worked like a blacksmith bellows lS
less! tie could not project his tones an inch throl
the she'll of horrible din about him He must Sl-i
away with his dear ones starving. and The enid
SICK His face broke into acute grief, tears streams
down he wrung his hands IN despair
At his weeping the audience only n -ed Itsel z.
laughter. as though favOr1te COrtorC,- INST was g
ing his face some eNcruCiatIngly funny -VlSt Tor
delghting
The Italian struggled through another stan
met and thwarted this time by a rhytr.;c Clapr2s
which let a syllable slip through and then q
tween its beats golden drop of melody. and r
vas ten times more maddening than The steady d-
SUDDENLY Nardisi made q Wild rush The oa'
door The child, Quick, GIVE me .le child
He was back again before the people with her
his arms, an eery little creature with damp pas
curlS hanging about her white checks Her ia1s
shapeleSS froCk was Cruuplcd awku.rllv n Fl
clasp, and the clumsy shoes seemed 700 heavy o.
her thin legs. stemlike even III their coarse s-ock
The monster was silent, Coutrcc-rr- -he I-'N
pected.
This is my childr rang out The I-a--.rs ule--s
voice So She Is sick She iS hungry q -,ug. IL
hold YOU down, | get one dollar, I- rsu no W.
hear me, my baby-I think-she die.
The child languidly lifted her head and ooas-
out at the people, then settled back on her IaIAs-
shoulder and stole arm about his neck
Suddenly the monster was gone. d,>irtegra.'
INTO Its atoms, and each atom was a human 1e-,
shrlnklng ShanetaCed from his neighcor Tx
We're few even of The ten-Centers from the chse..
lodging houses but had at sometime felt -l1t NSs
Of a child above the heart
Nicola sighed contentedlv and closed her eve
With quick inspiration her father organlke N',.
rolled forth her familiar bedtime song She oesS-
a little, but not enough 10 be CONSCIOUS ot any
nut hlm- Then her dainty falterlng childish I0-"
took up the tender theme.
20 SCI angelo.
Sci Ia gi0iG, del HL.tsE3
La tyESCG y0SG-
instantly the father dropped his vvIJv n,eiet
support hers; they finished the verse together
.Ssi SiDiP PutfcG. SCI Js--cSL,
Sci regina 4 amor
Y sudden epidemic of influenza seized The Eeyf[
There was much smiling and diving for hlIds1
chiefs. with execrationS of drafts and bad wealS
some one threw quarter the stage. Inc ~
course jumped wildly at this outlet for theH Os "
wrought emotion Everybody flung money, -.
Mardlsl, bowing and smiling. shielded the enA
head with his hand from the silver shower
All at once the audience slammed on It's hlt , ~.
savagely thrust ITS hands deep into its coat po,a,