New-York tribune., 1909-07-25

gesticulated 10 each other To Fraulein Lechners
eager questioning, Giovanni answered:
Yes YES. signora, Pietro went safely through
We saw it. Pietro has no danger He knows 70 take
the right moment. And he goes through laughlr.
The English signor had only to lie still in the 5oa-
lust as Pietro showed HIM salvatore and CIIovarn
we take the signOras through also without harm b
the signoras they have too great fear. 1t Is bette
that we wait for the wind TO cease to blow. PIe-r.
and signor they come back soon with milk FOR The
banbino and good red wIEe for the sgnOras-
Mar dismissed her fears. Everybody was cheer
full again except the American Baby Though Rox.-
Cudded him and sang % him and rocked HIM on he-
bosom in time 70 the rocking Of the boat he cry
ing for his milk and would not be conforted Mar.
and Fraulein Lechner talked IN low tones Salva-
tore and Giovanni watched IN silence each incOrni--
billow. Suddenly they began again 20 chatter am
En-, signora. said Salvatore to Fraulein Lech-e-
see the waves. they grow smaller. smaller. each
minute The wind has almost ceased believe n.
that this little storm today remain with Us long
Giovanni and 1, take the signoras and the BAN
bino out presently e wait only until the ~es
is so low that they have no distress at all G rea
CaDri before PietrO and signOr returning Z, --
gr6tto. The bambinO has his goats milk quickly.
and all are happy
N a little while Salvatore and Giovanni brought
their party safely out OF the grottO- As Mary sa-
,lD and looked about her at the brilliant sunshine AMI
the sparkling sea at cleaning Naples beyond and -
mountains cIingn close 20 the blue sky she fer cha-
she like some Ulysses had Just emerged into --
sweet light of day after Perilous visit 10 the under
world.
What the American Baby felt must have been more
classic and tragic than this even, for his waiting
'srnote the sounding sea o be forced 20 he IN the
darl, on his empty stomach. IN a hard boat bottom
and be bounced. up. now down. % be held pan
fully close IN rigid and not even permitted O.
kick in protest without even the falnteSt notion
what II was all about-had Homer ever sung an
woes of a sea tossed hero comparable 20 these
When Marv's ewes became used 20 the light -l-
saw the big Naples excursion steamer lying sh0-5
way of and tourists climbing down into the boats
Capri. she could see nothing of Captain Hamilton
boat The American Baby screams were increasing
in force: the oncOrning tourists inclined their ears
wonder. After a hurried consultation with Mar
Frdulen Lechner ordered the bOatnen 20 take then
to the excursion steamer Salvatore then ro~ed 3a--
to the grotto to await PietrOS return and % delv--
the message 20 the English SignOr that The s,I-l-4S
awaited him the steamer
MYTH milk donated by the o5Iiging Captain Of -=
w vessel. RoxIe soon had the American Ba1-
quiet. Mary and FrauleI1 LeChner leaned aga----
the deck railing and watched Tor Captain HaUII-l-
TO appear from the direction OF Capri. soon they
saw the tourists returning after the bare ten minute
that they had been allowed % snatch a tantalz---
impression OF the Siren GrottO-
Salvatore alone N his boat below. sIgraled o. -l-
two women watching for him " hen FTauleIu Le-r-
ner and Mary descended 70 the lower deck he SAIL.
PietrO and the SgnOT. they return not Vet. ----
they have trouble md 50 late n the day -'a-
that has not yer been miIked- VIII the s.go1-4-
wish 70 take them II my boat 10 Caprl O. -ee-
the Signor,
No Salvatore. said Frauletr Lechner. we shall
return 70 Naples by the steamer. After interr-e--
ing the boatnan's words MARY the frauleII
a note on a fyleaf of her Baedeker and handed It -r
Salvatore with the adruonItIOn % deliver II wlrH1H-
fail 10 the English SIgnOr- Salvatore showed hrs
white teeth thanked her for the generous p1ur5J-e
and lifted his cap with a hearty ItIiJ.
| wrote him 20 call this evening az 0u- Ec-e O..
receive our thanks for his extreme kindness. Hl-
that II he did get INTO Naples early enough
think however. he VIII over 20 Sorrento ana