Gunnison news-champion., 1910-04-29
CHAPTER y


Rot Do nae the honor 90 ex-
- plain tins visitfr
~It h nat he said one of the cara
biniert Ia h the master. aud NOS the
servant This Is sigHor Hillar is H
nos z" he contiuued. addressing himself
10 TIillard THE siguor has a servaHs
~ the HaHIe of Giovannis"
Hes. Aud what has he dome 20 war
rant this visBg"
1t is a matter of seven years" an
swered the spokesman Your serv-
snt attempted 90 kin an officer IN
Rome Isui2i here, who was then In
terested in the case ia Rome. thought
he reeogHized Giovanni in the street
today. Inquiries he'd us here"
AT any rate. it looks as though Clio.
vanni had been forewarned of your
visit" answered IIillard. And may l
ask what Is the name of the officer
Giovanni attempted TO kils"
1t is not necessary that you should
know"
Hillard accepted the rebuke with he
coming grace
And now. signor." with the utmost
courtesy. permit us TO apologize for
this Intrusion. We shall wait IA the
hall. and If we find Giovanni we shall
gladly notify you Of the event"
Hello What's this? 2" exclaimed Hi
lard. going 10 the table when the Of
hcers had gone. Ii was a note ad-
dressed 20 him.
MY Kind Master-The carabinieri are
me. I.lHf 4 l..,-
10 rot In a dungeon. | am going north
As for my clothes. send them 10 Giacamo
the baker. who lives the road TO III
Deserta- He will understand May the
Holy Mother guard you should We never
meet againi
That's too bad. I've taken n great
fancy to him. 1t seems that the peas
ant has no chance ON this side of the
water. His child a painted dancer in
Paris and price ON his own head,
ITS hard luck. And the fellow who
caused all this trouble goes free"
He always goes free. Dan. here or
elsewhere"
why, we'd have lynched him in
America
THAT'S possible We are such an
impulsive race" Ironically. Yes. no
doubt we'd have lynched him. and
these foreigners would have added an
other ounce of fact To their belief that
We are still barbarians."
Il hadn't thought Of that" Merrihew
admitted
Merrlhew became impatient.
Now out with It. Where and how
did baf L f. H.. ..,
Hillard told him briefly
"And so they are all in Venice,
broke; BY George. here's our chance
everlasting gratitude and all that,
Well bail 'em out and ship 'em home,
How is that for a bright idea?"
Let me see." said Hillard practical
~. There are five of them-five hun
dred for tickets and doubtless five hun
dred more for unpaid hotel bills. 1t
would never do. Dan. unless we wish
10 go home with them"
But ] haven't touched my letter %
credit Vet. | could get along ON two
thousand
"Not with the brand Of cigars You
are smoking. 80 cents each"
No; We can't bail them out. but we
can ease up their bills till money
comes from home. Not one Of them by
this time will have a watch. OMallv
will remain sober from dire necessity.
Poor Kitty Killigrew. All the won
derful shops and not q silver In her
pockets-'
Merrihew paced the floor for some
time. his head fun of impossible
schemes. lie stopped in the middle OF
the room with an abruptness which
Portepded something.
Il have IT. Instead Of going directly
to Venice. wein change the route and
70 TO Monte Carlo. IN risk my four
hundred, and IL win
Then the announcement cards. a
house wedding and pictures in the
New York papers. Dan. you are i'm
possible. You have gambled enough
10 know that when you are careless
Of results you win. but never when
you need the cash But 1t IL Monte
Carlo IL You say so. Two or three
Gays there will cure you Of your beau
tffUl dream. Amer a." with . second
thsught. ats good cause. and it
01gAt be just ysor sUck - win TAel
0asQUerading lady, Monte Carlo it
-
Aefrihew danced q Jig. Hillara
steFVed 20 the nhrsr and bowed PRO-
fo1Dny. The JIG ceaeea.
2o1ame. pxRk -, q comparative
stranSer. to o4ef yoa PassaGe Dsoey
hsDe. We ~on It st Monte Carlo