The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1915-09-23
An italian Girls
Vengeance
A Story of Sorrento
BY +. A. mitchell

1 SOrFcNtO, tue ihHiou- iAa''"H nS'aNAeN
resort, Is built on cliff several hun
dred feet high. The clff Is curved,
the northern end flanked by Mount We
suvius. the southern end pointing 10
the Mediterranean sea. The town Is
composed chiefly OF hotels and villas,
some OF them set In the center or or
ange groves. AT the base OF the clif
are the homes OF fisher folk, their boats
moored on narrow beach. There Is
no sea view In the world more beauti'
full than that from Sorrento One may
gaze upon the ever changing hue Of
the waters beneath, the Islands OF Is
CHA and Capri, here aud there ship
or the little white steamer that car
rIes passsngers between Naples a!pd
the islands, while shoreward TO the
right is the cone Vesuvius with its
mist OF smoke about its summit
Julian Hemstreet, young American
OF fortune who was travelling abroad
previous to settling down to the man
agement Of his estate, went TO Sor-
rento and was so charmed with 1t that
he was In no hurry to move on. Hav-
ing sailor instincts he was drawn to-
ward the shore directly beneath where
the fleet of fishing craft was either
hauled up ON the beach or nodding at
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Entering wine shop, he asked a
girl he found there how he should pro-
coed to hire boat. He knew enough
of the Italian language 70 converse
fairly we'll and she gave him the nee
essary information. While she was
doing so Julian ordered liter OF wine,
which she brought and set on table
before him. There was nothing In the
shop to look at except the girl, SO Jul
liam fixed his eyes upon her, and the
food for admiration.
Lita-that was her name-was dress
ed In the costume of Italy, which has
in it a good deal Of color. Like all, or
nearly all, Italians, she was brunette.
with a wealth Of black hair and eyes
of dark brown. She was comedy In
her way, but not beautiful; nevertheless
there was "A novelty for Julian In her
makeup, especially her costume. 1t
was not long before he was paying her
compliments, which meant little to
| him, but meant much to the girl.
Julian, having learned where he
could get boat, went for a sail on
the bay, for he was accustomed to
handling such craft, and when he re-
turned called at the shop for another
liter of wine. He was a handsome
fellow, entirely different from the men
to whom the girl who served him had
been accustomed. 1t is a question how
far a man is responsible for girls
falling In love with him. In this case
Julian would not have prevented 1t even
by refraining from the little compli-
ments that he considered due any wo-
man. She was confronted by that
which dazzed her and was dazzled.
Possibly If Julian had realized the
damage being done he would have
withdrew, though later, when 1t be
came plain to him, he did no such
thing. But then it would have been
much more difficult to withdraw than
at the beginning.
One morning Julian was In the
orange grove that surrounded his hotel
plucking the ripe fruit, when from
another part Of the grove came rip
pie of feminine laughter, and a mo-
ment later girl appeared from among
the trees. On seeing young man her
| eatures changed from mirth to serious
ness and she passed on into the hotel
There could be no greater difference
between two women than between this
girl and the Italian at the foot Of the
cliff The former was blond whose
complexion was still soft as that OF
| child, rose tint mingled with It's
whiteness. The eyes were blue, the
hair what Is commonly called golden.
She was Mildred Twining, member Of
an American family who were touring
In Europe. Julian, who was OF an age
to be easily impressed with feminine
beauty, was much pleased at the sud
den change on the face of the girl, on
coming upon him so suddenly. Sew
eral other persons with whom che had
been In the grove, including n child,
followed her into the house, passing
him closely, but so charmed was he
with the girl that he took no note of
the others.
Americans abroad are as prone TO |
make friends with one another as they |
are to stand apart at home and IL was
not long before Julian formed the ac-
quaintance Of the party Of which Miss |
Twining was member. The ease |
with which tourists become friends is |
extended to the sexes. and there Is no 1
more prolific source Of uniting hearts |
than sightseeing In foreign lands Ju. |
Han Hemstreet attached himself TO the /
Twining party, or, rather. ~ Mildred /
Twining, and everywhere they went /
be went.
One day Julian proposed 10 his new
found friends TO take them 10 sail on
the bay. They accepted his invitation
and. having descended 10 the beach,
stood waiting while Julian was making