Arizona republican., 1909-05-19

thrown his dice he would let them { lie.
 Now, at eleven o'clock that same
 morning two distinguished Italians sat down to breakfast in one of the fashionable hotels. The one nor the other had ever heard of Hillard, they
 did not even know that such a per son existed; and yet, serenely uncon-
 scious, one was casting his lifeline as the palmist would say, across Hil- lards. The knots and tangles were
 to come later.
 The coffee in this country Is abom- inable," grOwled one.
 'Insufferablei" assented his com panion.
 The waiter smiled covertly behind his hand. He had a smattering of all tongues, being foreign born. These Italians and these Germansi Why. there is only one place in the world where both the aroma and the flavor of coffee are preserved; and it is not, decidedly not, in Italy or Germany. And if his tip exceeded ten cents, he would be vastly surprised. The Ital- ian is always the same, prince or peasant. He never wastes on neces- sities penny which can be applied to the gaming tables. And these two were talking about Monte Carlo and Ostend and the German Kursaalen-
 The younger of the two was a very handsome man, tall, slender and nervous, the Venetian type. His black eyes were keen and energetic and rowing. suggesting temper less cal cuating than nasty. The mouth. partly hidden under a graceful mili- tary mustache, was thin-lipped, the mouth of a man who, however great his vices, was always master of them. From his right cheek bone to the corner of his mouth ran a scar, very well healed. Intsead of detract- ing from the beauty of his fact it added a peculiar fascination. And the American imagination, always recep- tive of the romantic, might readily and forgivingly have pictured villas, maids in durance vile, and sword thrusts under the moonlight. But the waiter. who had served his time in one or another of the foreign armies, knew that no foil or rapier could have made such a scar; more probably the saber. For the Italian officer on horseback is the maddest of all men, and in the spirit of play courts hazards that another man might sensibly avoid in actual war fare.
 His companion was less handsome but equally picturesque. His white head and iron-grey beard placed him outside the active army. He wore in his buttonhole a tiny bow of ribbon, the usual badge of foreign service.
 I'm afraid. Enrico, that you have brought me to America on a useless said the diplomat, lighting a thin, strong cigarette.
 She is here in New York, and shall find her. I must have money, must, I owe you the incredible of one hundred thousand lire. There are millions under my hand, and I can not touch a penny"
 Do not let your debt to me worry you"
 You are so very good Giuseppei"
 Have we not grown up together? Sometimes I think I am partly to blame for your extravaganza. But a friend is a friend, or he is not"
 But he who borrows from his friend. loses him. Observe how I am placed. It is maddening. I have had a dozen opportunities to marry riches. This millstOne is eternally round my neck. I have gone through my part of the fortune which was left us in She has all of hers, and that is why she is so strong. I am helpless"
 Poor friendl These American wo- meni They all believe that a man must have no peccadillos. once he has signed the marriage contract. Body of Bacchus. the sacrament does not make a man less human than he was before. But this one is clever. She might be Italian born"
 Her mother was Italian. It is the schooling in this country that has made her so clever. The only thing Italian about her is her hatred She is my countrywoman there. Without her consent I can touch nothing; and if I divorce her, pOuff, all goes to the state. Sometimes I long to get my two hands round her white throat. One mistake, one little mis- takel l am willing to swear that she loved me in the beginning. And was a fool not to profit by this sentiment. Give me patience. If I say to her, so much and you may have your freedom, there Is always that cursed will. The crown of Italy will never withdraw it's hand: no. With his wife's family on his hands,