Putnam patriot., 1910-03-04

to him the receipts he could conduct
the tourists as often as he pleased.
They shared flask OF wine.
| The porter.s bell rang loudly.
Tourists" whispered O'Mally. He
settled his cap on straight and went to
the gates. A party of five Americans
stood outside-two men. two women
aud girl.
This is the Villa Ariadne2s asked
one of the women.
1T u.s." said sO'Mally. touching his
zap
HE speaks English cried the
woman. iturning 5oyfuily to the others.
1--WE wish to zee the villa and the
lpark.''
THE villa II now occupied. 81
Enara." replied 0-Mally. "but yos are
permitted to .sse nhe park and gar
| deus.''
-Haw muchr' asissd one Of the 0an
"Oinquanty." sAA ,O'MaIly. tAaD
ionvscting himself. FOR each peRsoa."
Ten cents. Two lire fifty? Why.
this h downright .eEtortion!" declared
The woman.
sO'Maily gave vent - a perfect Ltat-
hn shnug and put q hand out su1-
Sestivety toward the extes.
.Oh. come. dear" protested one OF
The men YEARLY. you've dragged Us
~ here fsom Fies0le. and I'm not 60
ing back without seeing ~'hat,s to be
yeen.'
Eolemny Pietro watehed them pass.
~ondering what the terms were.
D's4ally led the party to the fountain.
''This." 0'Mally began, VITA q care
sess WAVE Of che hand. rs the famous
ecMutain by Donatello. II was origf-
nasly owned by Catherine d'MNdissy.
~ f0rG&as stole II from her. ana
italy and Feanoe nearly cane to war
over IT.
.sThe 1argias9- -Aoubtfully. ~vene
these sws families contemporaneous2 r
They we're" scornfully.
The qnjnte< Consulted their guide
books. bsf hefore they had located The
paragraph referring TO this work
O'Mally YSs cunningiy leading then
away HI passed on to the antique
marbles. explaining tow this one was
Nero's. that zoe Caiignlas. that one
Tiberius. He lied 10 gracefully thai
the tomb of Ananias must have rock.
ed
do you know" said the woman
who had not yet spoken. 'you speak
English with an accent do not under
stand"
O'Mally shivered Was she going 10
spring dago on him? Il am an itaI-
lam" be said solemnly. Il was born.
and mother were immigrants to Ire
land
MA" whispered the girl. TASK him
for one OF those buttons"
The stage whisper was overheard By
O'Mally. These buttons" be explain
ed. cost a Ira each. but II the signo-
rina really wishes one And thus
another iira swelled the profits Of the
day.
At the gates O'Maily received his
pourboire ttip, Of 20 centesimi and re
xnrned to Pietro.
@Quando.. be crted.
OMaliy handed him the exact
Aosanf. an1nus n iira Tor H. buteno.
AAnata MARIA! All thess? How? No
mone ( take dem. You."
OMasly eat down On To beach and
laughed II was - good . part - be
haA ever 6ad
Early evealng- In 9iGncglna leaned
over the terrace wall. her hand IDLY
thrilling OVER the soft cool roses
Stretched out on either hand. white
and shadowy. lay the great road She
was dreaming. Presently upon the 81
ienee came the echo Of gallopinG
horses TIVE horsemen came cantering
toward the villa AFiadne. She heard
their voices.
Jack. this has been the "trip Of my
life Verona. Padua- Bologna and
now Florence. This h Hfe. Nothing
like NJ
III has been euJoyabie. Dan. ! only
hope or luggage I'm - q tn ostei- :
= oiGnoslna's hAnd e,nnsa esovbi-
avely over . rose and esuaood q
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