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FAIL To AGREE
ON FAIR SCALE
FOR FARM HELP
AVER lGE WAGES IN OrIER SEC
TIO>S Will M MET
TitUi Gll.

Panhandle farmers failed ~ agree ou
q uniform wigr to b" PAID inr hirvcsi
hrlp this year at meeting w. "a,
r,pms of the pHuhnndle.l'lains Cham
hor 81 Commerce yesterday afternoon
The hail wa fillrd with farmers from
over the Panhandle. aud after much dis
,ussiun aud voting un various motions
it WIS a., ilrl o. lcaN, the wage matter
open and each grower decide for him
prif what vases h. VIII pay.
At orr st1rr of the meeting vot,
'o nN wages 40 - n dly passed hy q
M, uf b. O. eS Though tho g. a diy
Dir carried 30 at un,r developed thai
ihr different rrrtIous & the Panhandl,
could no tharmouizr ON that figure
o,hil'rcr. and other cuuu1ies coutigu
lur 4, oklahoma and larger growers
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POPULATION OF HARDINC'S HOME
TOWN STAGES CELEBRATION WHEN
WORD OF NOMINATION is RECEIVED

ny Alaoeiaisd rrsss.
Marion. ohio Juuc q The little cen.
,rul ohio city OF urarlS $4,000 people
went Wild with JOY and enthusiasm u.
night when II learned that one Of us
o,tizrns Warren g. Harding. had been
nominated flr tho presidency by the
republican national convention,
Minutes before II was announced off.
clally at chicago that Harding had been
nominated. Marion started celebrating
what n considered q sure thing Fac.
toricr whistles were footed. church
h,ln rung and lIardings friends and
nolghburs gathered an the streets In
shouting laughing groups
No one was M the Harding home IN
receive the news.
llurding's father and sister. who live
here. were The ccutor of enthusiastic
groups Of tuvnspcoplc who discussed
pXcitcdly the developments.
Father Hears News.
Tho father. Dr 4 T. Harding. a prar
tiring physician. received the news II
the honor tu his sun on his 18th birth
dnv
lIr seemed highlf clnted ~ did hi,
sister Abigail Harding. who teaches
English in the Marion school.
Tho elder Harding received the news
without excitement. Ne declared h,
hud not wanted his SON to be nominal ,
hui uow that De- b. nominated. he Il,
,llr,d h" would vote for him Tor prcsi
dput
Earlier iu the day. when Harding
nomination appeared rsHurrd. the fnih
90 told intimate friends hc hop,a WAR
rem would mot D." nominated. aa 20
| uHn, presidents and men in hish u!n1
Itr 1rslesiutt Nevertheless ~
lirdInr appeared to hr the hippi,s
uHn In the world tonight
Nrs Harding was with her huslnn,
~ chicago when %" nomination VI
made The ilurliugs have nu children
Newspaper Publisher.
| Senator Harding is sur,rssful now,
pHu,r publisher
Since ls,i hp has owned aud nut
'ishri The Marion star lly has been Ii
newspaper work sine, hc was No. whoi
Too Marion. hr su'nds M. time I'M a.
active n1uIromvut of the pap,r
81. b. re- practical printer and delight
in rp'ndius hours iu his composite
tCon'inu"i pt page g.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
Chicago Makes Large
Growth in Population
During Past 10 Years

" N|""TTTTIT TT
WASHINGTON. June ie-Chir1ro.
Whose 1890 ,rrsIs war announced t0
uirht hy the r,usIs bureau ls 2.-oi .-i2.
had during tha 1st d"raf, tho -rrnui
largest growth numerically iu rs l-
'Urv with au ir.r.Is. ~ i'sY-s
n was On, third time Chi,nr1 had
shuvn au iu,r1s. of more than htlf ,
milii'n.
Chicaro'- rate ~ growth vsg o. g r'r
cont whirh vIs 60 per cent lees than
'h, previous Ten wears and 'v,,HlHl
New York Cn,'s no, by % per cent
New Ywk's 'aru r,t" having been o. '
uTf cent
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
Fighting Is Reported
Between Chinese and
Japs in East Siberia

LONDON. June is-fighiing has oc.
rufr,d ~ Nikulair,sk. eastern siberia.
hriWern y Chinese gunbnai sud the
iinlrr-e garrison ~ thr town. accord
Ing e. semi official announcement Te.
fciNrd from rri,inr Ihur.di, h, Rru.
i,r,. NJ details at the encounter have
been received
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
Active Campaign
Will Be Started
By Ferguson Soon

" """-- ~ Y ~"
WACO June O.. lanes = Ferguson.
uHuin"r uf "a" t,rcnti, formed Am'fi'
can party fur the PRESIDENCY of IN"
United states announced here t"fhF
that a. wur'd .1nuguut' an active cain'
f1ieu An the Ees' on July I. II has
rai h.. n drrid 70 in which city ~ W"
...t o.. wlll make his flrs, appearance
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
GAVE UP FEARING
DEADLOCK MIGHT
Do PARTY HARM
PROTRACTED FIGHT WOULD HAVE
BEEN DETRIMENTAL. BELIEVES
ILLINOIS GOVERNOR.
LOWD[N PRAISES HARDING
Hurt ~ Keniucky Says Wood Would
Have Been Nominated Had ,.nN'
ernor stayed in Race H.
the End.

~ Associated rrfs.
CHICAGO. June Fear of dead
lock which he believed would prove de-
rimenial to his party caused Governor
Frank -. I.uNdrn tn release his dc.''
gatea on the convention floor at todhy's
session. according io u statement mli'
by him tonight
issues Statement.
Governor I.uwden said.
after the eighth. ballot upon which
I received a plurality of all votes cast.
II was represented to ne that the dcl"
gates were becoming restive under the
delay. Fearing a protractcu deadlock.
which I believed would have been detri'
mental to the interest of the country.
! decided a. release all delegates and
advise them to uSe their best Judgment
az 60 whom they should support. !
have great confidence In the ability and
character ~ the successful candidate.
shall suppor, him with all heartiness
and believe the ticket will be- elected.
Great Opportunity.
"The republican party has not had
such an opportunity for service In hall
"A century
For the friendships formed during
this> campaign and for the loyal SUP
port OF so many fine patriotic men and
women. I shall never cease to be Crate
full"
Governor Lowden withdrew In the in
terest of party harmony. 4. T. Her;,
national committeeman from Kentucky
and one of the Lowden leaders. said t.
night. Hcrt was slime mover IN
transferring the Lowd"n vote 10 iIar !
ing and east Kcntucky's 20 votes foi
the victor
Asked II he believed I.owdcn had
reached the height ~ his strength on
the eighth ballot. Hert said:
at is my Judgment that Wood would
have been nominated had Luwden
stayed In the fight"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
San Antonio Larger
Than Dallas Census
Announcement Shows

iy Assoria,,d rfcss
WASHINGTON. June is-S1n An
'uniu TrNIs. ltl a',. increase Cts9G ur
. n Iti ,'ut
chicago .tni.i.. increase sl592a "t
% q per cent
Wheeling " Va. is.3ei. inrr,lTc
2sNi co. sos per cent.
Allentown. o.. ,35o2. Increase 2i.i,s
r as per cent
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AIvona situation Grave.

" NssoeIHIfH TTffH-
ROME. June i2--Thc situation In A.
Vonn II grave. Albanian insurgents
have surrounded the town and are keep
ing close siege upon II Al telegraph
communication hns been interrupted
roads have been destroyed and bridges
blown up.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
No WORD RECEIVED
~ TO WATER POWER BII.I

WASHINGTON. June l2 No word
came from the White House during the
day o rtonight as To whether President
Wilson has signed the water power
hill, the time limit for executive ap.
HNsl Il which expired last midnight.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
sPROuIE rJEiSED MS
STATE MADE DECISION

CHICAGO. June l'.-GuVern' =
Sproulc uf Pennsylvanin said that h"
was pleased that Pennsylvania's vote
was the one to nominate Senator Harl.
Ing. In n stateemnt thanking his del
egation Tor the support they gave him
Governor sproule saH: Senator Harf
ing has had a splendid experience hotn
In the state and senate. and | think
he has all the qualifications tn be- presi
dent.
"Pennsylvania republicans will be SOL
Idly for him In November
am glad Pennsylvania had the hon
or of casting the vote that nominated
him and am deeply grateful to the
members of the state delegation for the
aplcndid support they gave mc through
out the halluiing"
when II was seen that n candidate
had been nominated. the customary
changing of votes began with hnlf
dozen who had voted for other cnndi.
dates switching over 80 ~ to appear ~
the winning colnmn on the last ballot
Most ~ Illinois deserted IT, governor
and made for the Nuud men, two asked
to have their Votes recorded fur Hard.
INK.
Final Cheek of Votes.
The final chccS up showed Coz f"r
Harding with only ~ lett supporting
Inwden. ~; fnr wnod and ~ Tor John
aon. At their best. earlier In the day,
the Woul people haa mustered az wa !.
and IN. I.nwdcn forces all.
Inhnson's hirh point was ilS. record
cd an the serund ballot yesterday
motion to make the nomination
unanimous was passed In great chorus
II approval hut when opportunity Wa
given for negative votes there wor,
CONTINUED on page ~
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BiNkER> NM SIIEEP
RuSfRS Will NEfI
q, s.oeiss8rr.

w 'ssocia'si rrfss
WASHINGTON Jun" ~ Western
.hlnkrrs and .he.n mnchers wvr, HsA''.
to,ity a. meet 20 chicago June o. O. c"r
fd.f means ra r,..stallishing market
fn woa aud for siviug nnancial sid q"
he pruducCfs
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

Governor Coolidge was married IN
is0s ta Miss Grace \ Goodhuc ~ iur
upet~n Vermont. Their two children
are hoys.
~ v--~ a,vr~ird the HONORARY d"rr"'
of do~inr ~ laws iv Amherst Tutt-
ara wnn,mr co''crca IN 1919
Goveruor cuolidr.. rcceived word o
hts ,o,ngnation An hls anaftmcnt at the
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

ClyinC Coolidge was born in farn
IN . little villlF'. Plymouth Vermont.
on July I. 1879
His father. In addition 20 ctrrvlr
on the farm was the village store, 70.
I,r Young Calvin worked uu iha itTm
aud in th. % ., aud lit.udrd it. -.
o.. ,ti,"1 l.u hr r'rcrH ssa,i ~ iis
,uritni .u academies u N"rp 90
,owrv uf i,uu,v md 81 lolushurS g'i
JOB. fnihri '.' hin =" AWhrrt o." "''
At the cuu"i. rcgmrnt 'Nvr,iars n, vas
one ~ 'hc class orators
Coolidge next studied law IN the of
fico ~ q law firm In Northampton ;o
such roni eject tha' after twenty
months b. was admitted to the har. lir
opened law office In ~. sam" d,v
aud e. utinu"d O. prlrtirc there tnti'
aa i,.i'lic dutiCs is,n % bis ti1' .lt~
/ 81 iulilir office v' rF O. r'.mI' e
~ Northampton G. ',dn1l tn 1871.
Succrr lively. h. was city solicitor. cuun'
~ clerk. state representative Tor two
, Years. mavor for two years. stat" sen.
ninr Tor four wears "a" llsi two s'rv.
irr ~ pr.sid-nt ~ the senate. and liou'
tenant governor fnr three Years ~ i9iN
h. Wa nominated hv the republicans
, without opposition Tor governor nud
vos elected hy = plurality of about IL
/ oo0 IIc was renominui'd IN 1919 and
sided Nv the prcsiir" rninei through
3 bls reiaiion to tho Buston rolisc strike.
was reelected nv a plurality ~ moio
ih,n ies 90 and received th" largest o..
tai vote over cast f"r q governor in
4 Massachusetts,
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
c. 0. P. PLATFORM
BITTERLY ASSA|LED.
BY UNION WORKERS
GAUNTLET II THROWN DOwN To
REF BIICAN PARTY ~ FED.
ERiTlON.
G0MPERS ISSUES REPORT
Con, ,cniion Declares Program idopicd
~ Chicago "Deiiani in IT, iIe.
iense of the Enemies ol
Labor"

~ A-sorh ted Press
MONTREAL. June i2.--brganiled IN.
bor to-day threw dbwn the gauntlet q"
the republican party and nov viii ap'
peal a. the democrats Tor recognition
of iis platform demands.
This decision came when the tmeri
can Federation 0i Labor in annual con
ycniion here. unanimously condemned
the republican platform adopted in CHI
cage ~ q document defiant in IT. de-
tense of the cnemies oi tabor" and ore
that proposes an industrial enslayement
and an abrogaiion of rights ~ precious
~ life itself"
The convention instructed Samuel
Gompers aud Mathew VOL. president
and vice president Of the federation. tu
uhmit IN identical form" tn the den
ocrntic party convention ~ san Fran
cirro the proposals II labor which were
presented 10y them to the republicans In
Chicago.
Greeted With Cheers.
In lengthy report. bitterly assailing
and condcmning the various plnnks NJ
the republican platform. President Com.
pcrs and MIR VOL brought the matter
before the delegates. The labor lead
cr'.' indictment ~ the party was greet.
81 with cnthusiantic cheers aud np.
plaus'. while hisscn and "hyocs" int,
ruptcd the reading u several Of the re-.
publican planks
Grolnds far Stand.
Without debating the report was np
proved and the federation went on rec
ord M condemning the republican plat.
form on the grounds that Il.
Denies labor the right o. strike
against the government
Remains silent on the right ~ wage
carncrs tu organize trade unions and
attain justice boy collective bargaining
Offers no remedy frr the high co,t
of living and denies the importance ~
profitccring.
demands Rrpndiaied.
Repudlntcs labur's demand FOR rcpcai
~ the compulsory arbitration sections
~ the Esch Cummings transportation
act
Denies lawful rlgnt of workers to
"caa' working IN 'nr plank an peaceful
arbitration ~ wage disputes
Aims to undermine sovereignty ~ th,
Mexican people and "fulnll the hopes
| and aims of those whose sole object /.
the exploitation of tho people AMI
houndlcsH resources Of Mexico"
| Fails to urge congressional lcgisl'
tion to prevent federal courts FROM
uslrpatiun of authority IN declaring un
constitutional acts pnssrd hy congress
| Falls to favor federal compensation
law and election 1T federal Judges y,
the people fur aVyrnr terms
Threatens the right ~ the people =,
bring about "i change w the stuiniF
trniinn ana lnws oi the government h'
p"a'"tul means ls if Guaranteed %, m,
constitution
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
TROTzKY REGIME
REPORTED ENDED
NosrOw GOVERNMENT OVER.
THROWN SAYS INFORMATION
REACHING TOXIC.

n, k.,.eiaicd rress.
ToktO. June io-lnformation that
the Moscow government has been over
thrown. that Leon Trotzky has been
lnl.d and that Premier lseninc h,s es-
.aped. said tn com" from the Nladi'
,,~,nk government h printed In nm cN'
,ra edition of The Asihi Shimh"n. \
new enyrrnmcn; headed by General
pr,,s-.,csf h reported to have been 80
iablished.
Iondon rcports of MAY ~ had Gen
craI Alexis BiussciOff. former c"mman'
DIR An chief - fihe Russian armies IN
,upr~me authority at M"~ow' In plac"
AZ Nikolai I.eninr. tho Bolsh"Nik pre-
inter Official i.ondcn quarters. how
.xer. indicated reluctance In accepting
a.. ~..sss.al tart
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

NJ S.Irs was born uf DIrhuT
conn. Nrrli. 1st1 lle was more than
g. ,.Irs Hf age ~ tIs d.l'h 10 WIS
mu.I Or. MIss Virginia Louis" Jones
70 DrHru'e klrUs august 9. 1870
TF.t would hty, r.i,hiaicd their 80
I.r v.IiIus anniversary this vr1r
o. lH..a h's vif'. D., is survived O.,
fhr.. dlgshf.Is Miss Ruth Scars o'
Nu1r'ln Mrs u1,d Fma,r uf So
u..r. Ctl. 1uj Mrs pr e. \ pres. l
.f vshtvukl. Una. ur1 three SONS
Ius v Scars of Clovis ~ NJ WA
f.n e. s.Irs Hf \Hm,dl cal ani Cw
dHr s,1rs ~ o. iolla C3l Al ~ hs
children vrr, with him 10 th, time OF
DIE death
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

Tts h.sly VIII a., ln state 100 81 An.
dr.v'- EwsHio' church tomorrow
r'"ru.nr Grown $50 until 1850 o'ciocl,
vhon funeral services will o. held and
che r"niains shipped to OTTAWA, kansas.
fU burial.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

W. S.lrs h1d h".r with thr Nirhi
aIu Topeka a sIr' &c. Railway Com
Iany Boz thr 1mUfg nf general supyrin
f.ni,nt since 1HIt O. 1ait 1ui prior Z,
that umo had SERVED thlt company ss
train Hr.. division ur"Irf.udaui
and m other official Positions w.
started his railroad .'rrr i1 ls,o. ns
irih,mHu. and accepted Is first pu-I
uuu with th, Stuu Fr Boo 1856 since
vh..l tiu. Do h1s h,,n in thr service ui
thIf r.ld with 'hr 'N,,utiHn H fuu
wears Do. u'nf ps division sIu,rininud
,u' ur th, CdHudr a southern a'
nYfttr
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
SEARS, SANTA FE
SUPERINTENDENT
SIX YEARS, DIES
DEATH CAUSED nv ATTACK ~
P>EI MONIt-Ft NERtL TO ~
IIEiD TOMORROW.

Thaudor" " Sears general 40.
pcrlu''udenI ~ the southern division
IT The western lines of the Aichi.
sun. Tuprka a Santa ir Railway
Company with headquarters ~
Amarillo. di-d ~ pneumonia Ht h.s
h"m-. TOO Fillmore Street last
uirhi 1t o',l"rk. fulluwiug un ll
ness - eight dlys dur,iiun a.
lm. Boo frpm tup Iuu, . feeling
lltnr Hud srpn contracted pu'u.
munii. which resulted boo hi- drhih
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
That's neu ,px,cr enterprise"


= This was On, remark ~ prdcs.
= trian 90 urvf.sH carrying extra
. editions of Tho plnhlndlc. storm
= "a polk st'St ~ sgA o'clock last
= evening with no account of the
. nomination at chicago ~ Warren
= q Harding as th" republican can.
= diintc f1r president
= THIS was m. r"cond extra issued
= hV The Panhandle since the hrin
y ming ~ tho convention. the first
= having bsrn put on the streets
= after the first four ballots had
q h.nn taken en- Frid1v
= The News ana The rlnhaidie In.
. t'ud to hc FIRST q. give tha people
y ~ Amarillo tho news The Fan.
= handle we on the streets with
. under twenty minutes after Hard.
4. inr had r.c,i,cd the nomination in
= Chicago
a And " is rord o. know that The
a penple anpsceitr real seraice.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13
Urged to i;uier Race.

As the presidential campaign ~ 1920
anprnachcd his admirers tried To- induce
him ~ iscum' mn active candidate Tor
the republican nomination.
They hld . "c go flr ~ 10 omen
headquarters cor him In Washington
and senator Lodge hid offered tn ~
s"nt his name to the national conveu
tion II the governor sn desired. when
hc announced publicly that h. was not
= candidate ard that h, CONSIDERED while
hr was ro,crnur his irl WIS ~ th,
state huus"
fhr hrniu"rt,rt w7s e, sod hu' ii,r
raiuritv of tlr Mac ..,s. tts ~ ....f',
ttt tn Clliri 90 %. ~ .d. lr,d ihi,,.
'icn . Nui.c l.iu - 'ur
irI lull'
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1920-06-13

uy Associated pprs
HOSTON. june ie--Calvin Coolidge
uf Northampton. Mass. although IN
public life almost ever since his gradu.
alton from Amherst college In 1895 was
little known outside ~ Massachusetts
until the greater part of the police
force Of Boston went on strike. in Sep.
icmber 1919. Coolidge was governor. lie
ordered Gut the state guard To patrol
m streets II Boston after a night of
rioting. announced that law and order
would be- preserved and declared that
tho ririkers were Describes and that
their places would be- filled by other
men.
The strikers never rcgaincd their po.
rltiuns. Troops maintained order and
a new police was recruited. The stand
taken hy the EDyrrn,r carried his name
throughout the country and In his own
s'1ir h" was promptly uichuamcd law
and order Coolidge"
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La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1920-08-01

raddrizzando per essa ralta figura
curvata dall'eta', imbaldanzito da un
riflusso di ardore retrospective per
quella piccola mano inguantata di
bianco che 81 posava sui suo brac-
clio. Attraversarono COST, il bel vec-
chic la nipotina, la sala d'argento
G il gran salone d'oro portandosi mel
salottino di fondo. motto osservati
entrambi per la novita' della loro ap-
parizione in quelle sale G salutati da
gran numero di conoscenh.
"Quel marchese AnnibaIe - di-
cevano - che gagliardo! Lo 81 ere
deya inchiodato dalla gotta sui suo
seggiolone ed eccolo qui capace anco-
ra di fare dele conquiste Non sa-
rebbe da meravigliarSene - soggiun-
geya qualcuno - fu al suoi tempt
un vero Don Giovanni. Prima di am
mogliarsi visse a lungo nellie sue ter
re trattenuto dalla passione per la
caccia e dalla ayyenenza dele brian
zole. Buono. leale, generoso. corag-
gioso, benefico, era adorato dai suoi
contadini e moi sappiamo tutti che
la cosa non e motto facile; ma Sc
10 cbiamano padre, laggiu', non
mancano forse lie buone ragioni. e..
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1920-08-01

sorretto da un giro di carta trafo-
rata.
- Che Ii pare, Nina;
- Stai benissimo, sci motto ele-
gante.
- Non mi abbatte un POGO que
sto colore:
- Non direi. ri ringiovanisce an
Iii.
Marietta uni le sue lodi G confor-
sata cost da un primo successo don
ma Gigia, seguita da Nina, 81 ayyio'
mel salotto verde per incontrarsi col
marchese Annibale che lie attendeva
gia' pronto. Mezz'ora dopo il pesante
carrozzone di famiglia Ii deponeva
tutti tire sulIa soglia della Societa'
del Giardino. dale cui vetrate usci-
yano fasci di luce unit allie molli ca
denze di un waller.
Quanunque la fiesta fosse gia' in
cominciata motif uomini stavano in
piedi nell'antisala per essere / primi
ad accogliere le belle ritardatarie. A
rienn, che 81 tuyava fra di essi, fu
pronto ad offrire il braccio a donna
Gigia; ma nessuno ardi' staccare dal
marchese AnnibaIc Ia fanciulIa della
quale egli sembrava fiero e felice,
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1920-08-01

droncina dalla di lei bonita.
- 81, ii descrivero' ogni oosa
Marietta, sta sicura.
In passo affrettato mel salottino {
la yoce di donna Gigia:
- Sci pronta?
- Pronta, rispose Nina aprendC
Puscio.
Donna Gigia apparve col suo sor-
riso trionfante della donna fra qua
ranta e cinquant ami escita con
tutto suo onore da una lunga batta-
glia allo specchio. Anche lei da quail
che tempo msncava dale grandi fe-
ste e foccasione di ritornarvi per
presentare la gioyane cugina faveva
mesa in impeto particolare Rinun-
ciando allabito nero per la prima
volta dopo Ia Sua vedoyanza, ndos-
Sava una veste di morbida seta ira il
grigio ed il lila, ricadente dalla vita
IN larghe pieghe, aperta davanti So
pra un grembiule di raso biancO do
We ricorreva un intreccio graticolato
di nastri della medesima tinta deli
cata dellabito saliente fino al pet
to per aprirsi allo scollo in una du-
plice berta di malines. Teneva fra lc
mani un mazzo di viole mammole
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fianch della padroncina.

fianchi della padroncina.
Era un abito di mussolina d'India
leggerissima, con otto piceole balze
sulla gonna riaIzate a festone e tenu-
te fisse da piccoli mazzolim di buca-
ueve. Al disopra della vita lunga e
sottile 10 scollo modesto era pure
fermato sui petto dai bucaneve e due
mazzolini del fiOre silyestre arresta-
yano Ia breve manica un po' piu' al
TO della piega del braccio. Dopo aver
To allacciato e asSestato cola mag
giore delicatezza possible intorno al
corpo della fanciulla, Marietta in
treccio' le mani nclla attimdine bea-
ia dell'ammirazione ripetendo: Tn
amore,
In realta' Nina appariya leggia-
drissima 60 suoj sedici ami. la figu-
rina aggraziata. il volto simpatico g
buono in mezzo a tutto quel candore:
fiocco di neye col fiori della neye.
Iuttmsieme una visione di purezza
sulla quale brillavano III innocente
gioia ] grandi impidi occhi.
- Domain poi mi raccontera' tut
to - di~se ancora Marietta cola E.
'paGSiya coHfdenza che le yeniya
laIl'afferto sincere per Ia Sua pa
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CREPUSCOLI
DI LIBERIA

- Ma che Lei hs Ia sua came
riera forestiera cola quale parla
sempre in una lingua che non 81 ca
pisce; Santina non ia che portsre
Is robs innanzi ed indietro e cor
rere ad impostare le lettere quando
il servitore e impegnato in antica-
mera
Non saranno POI tante le lettere.
mi immagino
- Al contrario. La baronessa
serve sempre. scrive anche di notte
ed ALA mattina per tempo. suona per
mandare ALA posta.
- Curioso. 10 Ia credeyo occupa-
Ia solamente della sua bellezza.
n 81 occupa anche di quella, ben
che non ne abba bisogno: Santina
dice che e proprio bella come una