Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-02-03
knight Grant
By EDNA LYALL

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IN care much for her little son. She
v.ent on, in a complaining voice:
"He was happy enough at Salem,
and, indeed, is always begging to go
back again. The people there had
brought him mp, for, Of course, 1
couldn't drag baby all over the
states with me"
at was a farmhouse" put in Gigi
land l always went out with the pigs
every day / wish there was pigs
here"
Carlo smiled, but thought Gigi de.
served better companionship.
"Meriino knew that we should be IN
America again in another year" con-
tinued Anita, ''but h. had some fool
ish feeling against leaving the child
SO far off, and so ! suppose we shall
have to take him about with us for
the present. Men don't realize what
trouble a child gives. Merlino likes to
play with him now and then for ten
minutes, but he would never be both
cred with him, and he won't let me
have a nurse even. II is absurd to
expect me to see TO him when already
am almost worked to death.
Carlo thought there was some
truth In this, though no was sorry
she seemed to have so little motheIiy
feeling; but that her life was very
hard he could well believe. and she
looked delicate and overweight
How do you manager" he said II
there no one TO help you with him ??
1.-THE stewasdess was kind 10 him
when we crossed. and then, when he
was III the servant sa% 20 him but
really poor girl the landlady leads
her such life that she can't spare
time TO make him look respectable.
He hasn't been out since we came to
Naples; | couldn't take such little
scarecrow with me"
Maria doesn't do anything for me
now" put In Gigi Il can dress my
self. mamma quite well, and /
haven't oeen washed at all Just
lately"
'rYm would have been far better
with your pigs at Salem sail Nita,
laughing a little. while Carlo, though
perhaps not quite so much Disguised
as an Englishman would have been,
began to revolve schemes for Tubing
his small nephew.
"Then you have really made up your
mind to stop here as long as we are
at Naples?" asked Nita. you will
find It a contrast to villa Bruno"
"Piale will prefer to have me close
at hand said Carlo. And indeed !
think Il will be better every way. Is
there room for me here?"
yes. you can have the room where
Gigi was Ill; there Is no need for
him to have room all to himself
now that be is well again; he can
sleep on the sofa In the anteroom
oh don't turn him out" said
Carlo and the matter ended in al
small bed being extemporlzed for
Gigi in a corner much TO his con.
tentment
For. you know he said, trottlng|
after hts uncle. when 1t is all dark, q
feel SO alone; and last night | really
think there was a COW under my bed
Nita retired before long for h9r sill
esta, and Carlo. with the assistance of
GigI took possession of his new
quarters. and uupacked tis worldly
goods When all was done no flung
himself back IN an arm chair 10 rest,
and Gigi curled himself up Ike a lit
tie dog al his feet For time there
was silence, then Carlo was struck
by happy idea.
"GlEi he said would you like to|
come and walk with me in the villa?'|
What's the yilla?" asked the child
DO you mean the villa Brunoe"
NO. meant the Villa NnziouaIe--
a garden YOU know, With beautiful
frees Would YOU IKE 20 come WIN
me?"
oh. yes cried Giel. with a beam.
ing face III will be almost Ike being
a Salem again
with he pigs pat in Carlo.
lauehiuelv Hut. look before j AXE
SOU We must make YOU tidy and
clean. don't you think"
Perhaps said Girl with a sigh
Are there any baths herc2"
"Signog Sardoni has Urc; he is Eng.
lish, yoa know, and takes it cold ey
cry morning quite cold ne asked
yesterday whether no shoald loud Sc
to me. but guess he was only lu
fun
Run and ss& him. with my com.
plimeuts, il bee viii really 90 so said
Carlo much amused
There was an interval in which he
dozed little, presently back came
the child dragging after him an india.
rubber travelling bath. and followed by
Maria, whom be had induced 10 bring
can of hot water. fearful lest San
carlo should expect him to plunge
into cold uke the English.
Maria with "a broad smile. sug
scsted that he had better have clean
clothes as we'll and managed 10 and
some for him. she mishs have even
offered to .ub him had NOT the padro-
mas ycice been heard calling her inn.
patiently and With sauey retogt to
hav mistress. she rau of leaving
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