New Britain herald., 1915-03-27
RONANCfS OF THE
 ~SQUARED CIRCLE"
The Venetian CondoIicT' and His
 Wide Sweep Through Hay.

| islands once the first maritime and commercial center of Europe, was 1 nearing the end of it's thirteen cen- turies of independence. . Inc one of those Venetian palaces along the river front. where the wa ter lapped against the stone steps of its portal, the stage was being set for one of those many tragedies of love and passion which have been so fre- quent In the long history of the beau- tiful city on the Adriatic. It was ;,n affair of the eternal triangle, in which an aged noble. his lovely and youthful wife, and a handsome and flashing count were the principal ac- tors.
 For months the count had carried on an affair with the day. On this night. as on many nights btfore, bribed servant had admitted the lover to the palace wherein dwelt the fair charmer of his dreams. They did not know that their guilty secret had-been discovered--that the old spouse was, in the language of moderns, "wise to- the affair.
 Quite naturally, the old man thirst ed for revenge against the gay young blade who had supplanted him in the affections of his wife. Too old to at tempt to wreak his own vengeance, the deceived husband had hired three bravadoes to undertake the task. In an alcove near the door through which the count would pass on his de- parture these brawny prototypes Of the gunmen of Gotham and the Apaches of Paris awaited their prey. They hoped to take the young man 1,yc, v.ic h,,t fl,Dyy icco ed. In the dark passage he saw the shadowy figures of his would-be as- sassins, and in an instant his sword was in his hand. One of the bravadoes lunged at him with his sword. but the count avoided the thrust, and with his own sharp sword pricked the fe]- 1 low in the arm. He drew back with a cry of rage and pain, and stumbled against one of his companions. The two fell together, and before the third ] rlffian could recover his wits the count had flung open the door and was in the narrow stone courtyard bordering on the water.
 <, But the counts troubles were far 1 from over. The three asassins, urged ! on by the excited husband who saw l the quarry escaping, and by their de- l sire to win the many golden ducats l offered by their employer, were speed | fly after him. In the dim light of the stars the unequal conflict was re- i newed. For few moments the count | parried the thrusts, but fatigue soon 1 rendered his arm heavy. With his | back against the wall, the count was l soon disarmed, and the bravadoes were about to make an end of him l when the wronged husband, silent ] nf Crr-jr1 sir rpl IT, 1 dered them to hold their hands Death Too Good For Him.
 'Such a death is too good for the 1 knave," quoth that worthy. Garry
 him inside, and we will teach him the true meaning of revenge"
 The struggling count was being l dragged toward the door when
 gondola, which had been drawn rp
 noiselessly against the stone steps, | brought and to the defeated man. l From the gondola issued herculean l figure of man. With leap he was upon the ruffians The newcomer l was unarmed while the men he at
 tackled had both swords and daggers ] 1t was soon demonstrated, however, 1 that the giant needed no other weap-
 ons than his naked fists. A crashing
  ! Another drew his dagger, but his l arm was seized as in wise while with 1 his free fist the man from the gondola l knocked him senseless. The third ruff 1 fan had drawn his sword, but before 1 he could bring it into play he, too, l was seeing stars far more dazzling
 than those pale lights which bazed in 1 the sky above.
 1 Almost before he had time to real l ize his good fortune, the count, who ] had just now been threatened with | terrible tortures from which death l would be a welcome relief, was float , ing in a gondola down one of the wa
 ter thoroughfares of Venice.
 l Rescued and rescurer were soon in ] conversation, and the count learned
 that the herculean hero was Tito AL l berto di Carini, a man of good fanl- 1 fly who had been reduced by misfor- l tune to labor for his livelihood as a 1 gondolicr.
 | Under the patronage of the young ! nobleman, Carini became celebrity l in Venice. The story of his prowess l soon spread throughout the city and
 was carried to the most distant parts
 of Italy. The romantic aspect of the
 affair added to it's interest, for pop i ular sympathy was with the count l rather than with the wronged hus- 1 band.
 ] Abandoning the trade of a gondolier ] Carini became professional pugilist, 1 the first in modern Italy, and l travelled through out the country giv-
 ing exhibitions of the fistic art and l fighting all corners. At Leghorn 1 pitman, ambitious to lower the colors
 of the Venetian gondolier. had his l jaw shattered with one blow of Car