The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1909-11-18
BY
HAROLD
MAC GRATH
Sc
Copyright. 1908. by the Bobbs.
Merrill Co.

Copyright. 1908. by the Bobbs. 3
Merrill Co
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necessary money 10 go TO Paris and
bring her back to the Sabine hills o.
HiIlard asked softly.
Il shall ." TO Paris. signor-aftpr"
What is his 'namcY' HilIard had
never till this moment asked this 0ues-
ton.
Il know it. That is sufficient He
Is high, signor, very high. YET | shan
reach him. If told you his name
There would he the possibility of
my warning him
That is why I hesitate"
~ on are Catholic. Giovanni"
Giovanni signified that he was
DOCS not the God Of ak Catholics.
of all Christians. in fact-doc< he not
say that vengeance is his ana that he
Will repay"
"Hut there ar" 50 many Of us. 81.
Enor. SO many of Us small and of slight
imp"rtance. that. likely enough. God.
with all his larger cares. has not the
time to remember us. What NAV hap
pen to him in the hereafter does not
concern me. for he will certainly be
in the purgat0ry of the rich and | in
the purgatory of the poor. 1t must be
now. now"
Go your own way" said Hilard
diSmiSSing him. Il shall never urge
you again
Giovanni gone. Hillard leaned against
the easement. The sun was bright this
morning. and the air was clear. He
could see Naples distinctly. Below.
the fishermen and their wives. their
bare feet blowing in the wet sands,
were drawing in the nets, Swaying
their bodies gracefully.
And then Merrihow burst in unon
him wildly excited and iourishpd the
hotel register.
Look at thisn' he cried GREATNESS
ly. He flung the book on the table and
pointed with shaking finger.
HiIlard came forward. and this is
what he saw:
Thomas OMauy
James Smith
Arthur Worth
La Signorina Capricciosa
Kitty kiligrew
Am. Comic Opera Co. n. Y
kitty has been here
Perfectly true But | wonder
Wonder about what" asked Merri
hew.
WHO La Signorina Capricciosa is
Whimsical, indeed. She must be the
mysterious prima donna"
Hillard studied the easy flowing
hand and ran his fingers through his
hair thoughtfuly.
What is it, asked Mcrrihew curl
ouSly.
Il am wondering where l have seen
that handwriting before"
Another fortnight found the pair
back in Naples after spending week
on Capri. At the hotel they found
batch of mail. There was letter
which held particular interest to Mer.
rihew 1t was from the consul AT
Rome, reply to Hillard's inquiries
regarding the American Comic Opera
company.
We'll now find out where YOUR
charming Kitty is Hillard said.
breaking the seal.
But they didn't On the contrary.
the writer hadn't the slightest idea
where the play actors were or had
gone. They had opened two weeks
engagement at the Teatro Ouirino
There had been good house on the
opening night. The remainder of the
week did not show the sale of a hun
dred tickets. The American manager
had shown neither foresight nor com
mon sense. and his hacker withdrew
his support The percentage demand
ed by the managers in Florence, Genoa.
Milan and Venice was so exorbi.
tant although they had agreed to
moderate term in the beginning that
it would have been nothing short of
foolhardiness to try to fill the book
ings The singing of the prima donna.
however, had created a highly favora-
bic impression among the critics, but
she was unknown. The writer also
advised Mr. Hillard not to put his
money in any like adventure.
That's hard luck" growlcd Merri
hew. who saw his hopes 90 down the
horizon
But it makes me out pretty good
prophet, was liiiard's roiuiudcl
THE angels money gave out Too
many obstacles. To conquer n prupl
and government by Ii@h. OPERA
can't he done here. Aud 50 The Nmcif
can Comic Opera company ~ the pres
ent moment is vr%'ta in@ in SOno F,tl,
boarding house waiting Tor mono
from home"
Merrihcw gnawcd the end ot III
cane. All his pheasant dreams had
burst like soap bubbles. Had they not
always done so? There would lie no
jaunts with Kitty. no pleasant littlr
excursions, no little SuppcrS after tn
performance. And what's Il Niche
angelo or Titan when mans in love
Brace up, Dan. Who knows? Kitty
may he on the high -seas-that is. if