Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1909-12-04

a few miracles should be left IN the
hands OF God. The telephone had now
become kind OF playthlng. and HI
lard often found him In front OF IL pa
tiently waiting for the bell TO ring
The facility With which Giovanni
bad mastered English amazed his
teacher and master But now he need
ed no more lessons. The two when
alone together spoke Giovanni's
tongue. Hillard because be loved Il
and Giovanni because the cook spoke
II badly and the English butler not at
all
You have made up your mind TO go.
then. amicoT' said Hiliard
YES. signor"
''Well. shall miss you. To whom
shall ! talk the tongue I love so well
when Giovanni is goneT" with a light
ness which be did not feel Hnlard
had grown very fond Of the old Ro-
man in these seven years.
whenever the signor goes to Italia
be shall end me. IL needs but a word
to bring me 20 him The signor vii
pardon me. but be is like-like a SON
Thanks, Giovanni BY the way. did
you hear o woman singing In the
street last night?"
Yes At first Giovanni hesitated
"Ah but that could not be. Giovan
nj; that could not be"
"No; Il could not be. But she sang
we'll" the old servant ventured.
so thought I. even ran out into
the street TO End out who she was. but
she vanished ike the lady I'm the con
jurer's trick. But II seemed 20 me
That, while she sang In italian. she her
self was not wholly OF that race"
"Buonissimar Giovanni struck a
noiseless bravo with his bands. Rave
] not always said that the signor's
cars are as sharp as my own7 No: the
voice was very beautiful. but Il was
not truly Roman II was more like
they talk iu Venice. And vet the sound
OF the voice decided me The bills have
always been calling TO me. and must
answer"
and the unforgetting carabinieriTr
"Oh. I must take my chance" with
the mir or fatalist
what shall you doY''
Il have my two hands. slgnor. Be
sides. the signor has said 1T am
rich" Giovanni permitted a smile 70
stir his thin o. YES. 7 must 90
back. Your people have been good 10
me and have legally made me one OF
them. hut my heart Is never here. II Is
always so cold. aud every one moves
SO quickly. You cannot lie down IN
the sun Your police bah. They beat
You on the feet You remember when
I fell asleep on the steps OF the cathe
dralF They thought / was drunk AMI
would have arrested mer'
Everybody must keep moving here
II Is the penalty ~ being rich"
"And : am lonesome FOR my kind.
have nothing In common with these
herds OF Sicllians and Neapolijans who
pour into the streets from the
wharfs." Giovanni spoke scornfulIy.
Yet In wartime the Neapolitans
sheltered your pope"
Vanity They wished 20 make an
impression on the rec OF the world
IL IS dun here besides There Is no
Joy in the shops. ! am lost IN these
great palaces The fiesta e lacking
Nobody bargains; nobody sees the pro-
prietor You End your way 20 the
streets alone. The butcher says that
his meat Is so and so. and you nav
The grocer marks his tins such and
such. and you do not question. and
the baker says that. and you pay. pay.
pay, WhatI / need collar: Il is
quindici-dfteen You say! ! Offer Quat-
tordicL / would give interest 10 the
sale. But. no. The collar goes back
into the box pay quindici or 90
without II Is the same everywhere
very dun. dead lIfeless"
Hillard was moved 10 laughter He
very well understood the old mans
lament. In Italy n there Is one thing
more than another that pleases the ma
tive Il Is 90 make believe 10 himself
that be has got the better OF bar
gain A shrewd purchase enHvena the
whole day. II Is talked about. laughed
over and becomes the history OF the
day
Hilla-d presently left the house and
hailed a Fifth avenue omnibus He
'ked with negative interest at the
avrrusemcnts. at the people In the
trrets. at his fellow travellers. one OF
these was hidden behind his morning
paper. Personals. HUlard squirmed a
little. The world never holds very
much romance In the sober morning
What stupid piece OF folly! The
idea OF his sending that personal In
quiry TO the paper! Tomorrow he
would see IL andwiched in between
samples Of shopgirl romance. ques-
tionable intrigues and divers search
warrants. Ye GODS. "Wnl the blond
who smiled at gentleman In blue serge.
elevated train. Tuesday. meet same In
park? Object. matrimony." Hnlard
hdgeted. Young man known as Ado
MS would adore stout elderly lady in
dependeDtly situated Object. matri-
mony." Pish. "Girlie. Can't keep ap-
pointment tonight Willie" Tush! "A
French widow Of eighteen. unincum-
bered." and so forth and so on. Rot.
bally rot, and here be was on the way
to Join them. "Will the lady who sang
from Nine. Angot' communicate with
gentleman who leaned out OF the
window? J. "a, Burgomaster Club"
Positively aSinine.
There was scarce one chance in n
thousand OF the mysterious singers
H. -.