The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1910-01-13
By
HAROLD
MAC GRATH
Copyright. 1908. by the Bobbs-
Merrill Co.

gun galleries and the antique furniture
as yet, but believes her to be on board.
O'Mally's on the water wagon. But
Kitty aggravates me-"
"What has she done now, refused
you by Interchangeable"
mo. but she promised me her ad-
dress"
Address her care Cooks, Florence,
Rome, Venice. It's the popular mail
box Of Europe, and If she has given
them the address they will forward"
THAT helps considerably. I'm glad
there's one Cook which can be relied
on"
"In the morning I'll arrange for pas
sage Well try the Celtic"
"Ill leave the business end Of the
trip to you"
"The first Saturday In March, then,
If we can get booking. That will be in
less than two weeks"
In the lobby Of the club as they
were about to enter the coat room Hill
lard ran into one Of several gentlemen
issuing.
pardon me-" he said. stepping aside.
"Non impOrtar' said the stranger
with a graceful wave Of the hands.
Hillard looked quickly into the gen
tleman's face 81 am clumsy" he said
in Italian.
Then the other stared at him and
smiled. For a moment there was a
brief tableau, in which each took the
others measure and noted the color Of
the eyes. The man was an exceedingly
handsome Italian, for all that scar
ran from his cheek to his chin. 1t was
all over in a moment, and Hillard and
Merrihew proceeded to the street
Handsome Guffer," was Merrihew's
comment. Bet you never can tell a
man by his locSs. Gaze on me. for in
stance"
$50 homer Hillard slapped him
jovially on the shoulder
Home! All, yes! But shall l have
home to go to when l get back?
You have roped me in nicely. Ny
poor little twenty-five hundred, But
Swiss champagne at $1.4O the quart
Well. every cloud has it's lining"
AS Hillard never received any an
swer to his personal, he discontinued
1t. Truly, she had returned to the fog
out of which she had come. But it
was no less difficult for him to take up
the daily affairs again. What mystery
yelled her? Whittier had she gone?
Giovanni was delighted when he
heard the news. He would go, too,
and act as valet to the signor and his
friend till they put out for Rome.
Then. of course he would be obliged to
leave them. Occasionally Hilard
would reason with him regarding his
deadly projects. But when a Latin
declares that he has seen through
blood, persuasions. arguments. en-
treaties. threats do not prevail. He
comforted himself with the opinion.
however. that Giovanni's hunt would
come to no successful end
"You will surely fall into the hands
Of the police"
"What God wills comes true. But
by this time they will have forgotten
me-"
"But your man might be dead"
"He is not dead. If he were some
thing would tell me-"
ut is bad business. and wish you
no luck"
Giovanni smiled easily. Wishes sell
dom interfere with any one.
81 will double your wages said Hill
lard. ''if you will go where l go ard
return with me when come back to
America"
A deprecating movement Money :?
1t is nothing. I am rich after my
kind"
"Are you still in the church,"
81 confess regularly once q week
Oh. am good Catholic"
'Take yourself off. I am displeased
with you"
.
1t was a drizzling. fogcy morning
when they drove down to the boat.
But the atmospheric effects made no
impression on the volatile Merrihew
And he had an eye for all things. from
the baskets Of fruit and flowers, mes
sengers with late orders from the
stores, repeated farewells, to the
squalling babies in the steerage
At o'clock they were on the high
seas, heading for the Azores. Hiilard
was dreaming, and Merrihew was stu
diously employed over a booklet on
how to speak Italian In one day. Clio
vanni, who had been arranging the
luggage. came up on deck. He had
two packets Of letters and kilograms.
One he gave to Merrihew and the