Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1909-05-04

lard, laughing. And, now, what do
you say to a game of penuchle till din
ner, penny point?"
Merihew found two decks of cards,
arranged them, and the game began
1t was all very cheerful, the fire IN
the CRATE, the rain on the easement
fragrance of two we'll filled pipes.
This is very little to do in Sorrento
at night; no theaters, no bands, no
we'll lighted cafes, nothing save wan
dering companies who dance the tar
antella in the Hobbies of the hotels,
the men clumsy in their native cos
tunes and the girls with as much
grace and figure as SO many heifers.
1t is only in Sicily that the Latin has
learned to dance. But the tarantella
is novelty to the sight seeing tour
list, who believes he must see every
thing in order to be an authority when
he gets back home.
Giovanni did not return until late
that night, and on the morrow Hill
lard questioned him.
Il have been to see cousin" said
Giovanni, who lives on the way to
Ell Deserta.'
"Ah! So you have a cousin here?"
yes, signore.'
How old he looked. poor devil! Hill
lard had not taken particular notice
of him during the past weeks excur-
sions. Giovanni had aged ten years
since they landed.
''And was this cousin glad to see
you? And is he to be trusted?"
D~Sh ~, l,.l
She is-dancer in one of the Paris
music cafes"
Hillard kindled his pipe thought
fully. And patiently Giovanni waited,
knowing that shortly his master
would offer some suggestion.
Would you like me to give you the
necessary money to go to Paris and
bring her back to the Sabine hills?"
he asked softly.
81 shall go to Paris, signore-after."
"You will never find him"
who can say?"
What is his name?" Hillard had
never till this moment asked this
question
81 know it; that is sufficient. He is
high, signore, very high; yet l shall
reach him. If told you his name
There would be the possibility of
my warning him."
That is why | hesitate"
''You are Catholic, Giovanni"
Giovanni signified that he was.
Does not the God of all Catholics,
of all Christians; in fact, does He not
say that vengeance is His and that He
will repay?"
But there are so many of us, sig
more, so many of us small and of
slight importance, that, likely enough,
God with all His larger cares has not
the time to remember us. What may
happen to him in the hereafter does
not concern me; for he will certainly
be in the purgatory of the rich and
in the purgatory of the poor. 1t
must be now, now"
60 your own way" said Hillard,
dismissing him; Il shall never urge
you again.
Giovanni gone, Hi.lard leaned
against the easement The sun was
bright this morning and the air was
clear He could see Naples distinct,
" Below, the fishermen and their
wives, their hare feet blowing in the
wet sands, were drawing in the nets,
swaying their bodies gracefully Pres
entity the men in the boat landed the
catch, and the net sparkled with liv,
ing silver So long as Giovanni was
with him, he would be morally respon-
sible for his actions. He would really
be glad when the grim old Roman
took himself off on his impossible
quest
How the sight of this beach recall,
ed his boyhood! How many times
had ne and his brilliant mother wan
dered over these sands, picking Up
the man. -colored stones, or batting a
young star-fsh, or searching the cav.
ems of the piratical Saracens that
honeycombed the cliffs, or yet, again,
taking a hand at the nets! Some
times ne grew very lonely; for with.
out a woman, either of ones blood or