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Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
Drobne zvesti z Texasu.

Noveho rekordu ndjmu pozemku
bylo docileno nedaleko Iowa City
kde Robert Breese PROPORTIONAL svou
120akrovou farmu Fredu Stinnerovl
"a s4.S00 rocne, cili po $40 akr. Jest
to farma. Sc kterou Breese prekonal
roku 1919 rekordy drahote farmar.
skych pozemkI tomto okresu, Ia
plativ Ia nj Claudu Baneovi $4,000
Nenf tomu davno. CO bylo mOzno kou
pitt. nikoli najmouti akr pudy lowe
"a $40.
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
cesk1 hoeh poranxn autem.

Cleveland, Ohio, 8. brezna. = V NE.
mocnici sv. Alexise LEFT tezce rane-
nv Karel Kadlec, bydlfcf sc svymi ro-
dici elsie So 1S Hamm Ave. Vcera
byl pred SWIM obydlfm jakymsi au-
tomobilem zasazen lebka mu rozra-
zena, takze stav jeho zda Sc byti ve-
lice yazny.
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
spolkovy senator 6ankhead mrtev.

Washington, l. brezna. - Senator
John H. Bankhead Z Alabamy zemrel
zde dnes Ma chripku po nemOci neko-
lik nedel trvajict We veku II let. Byl
senate cd roku 1907; byl nejstarsi
Glen senatu a jedinym ma 1--WE zby-
vajfcim veteranem konfederacnf ar
mady tonic zakonodarnem sboru.
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
sest uhoreIo pfi pozsru farmy.

Quebec, 2. bfezna. : Sest osob,
ctyfi deti start manzele, uhofeli pfl
pozaru domu farm&fe Gaudiose Du.
ponta nedaleko st. Ferrolu. Panf Du-.
pontova byla zachranena, ale jeff
ctyfi deti jeff rodice, manzele Pier
re Tremblayovi, zahynuli. Dupont O
diva starsi synove deli mimo domoy.
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
V New Jersey byIo uzakoneno pivo.

Trenton, New Jersey, 2. brezna. -
We statu New Jersey jest zakonem do
voleno variti pivo, jakmile bude yyhli-
sen Nemeckem mir. Poslanecka Sne.
movna prijala predlohu podobneho
zneni pred nejakou dobou vera
konecne schvalil il senat II hlasy
proti 8, nacez il guverner Edwards
podepsal. Vareni piva sile 3 pull
procenta alkoholu bude dovoleno te-
prve po vyhlaSenf miru $ Nemeckem
toho divodu, re neivyssi soud We
Washingtone pred nejakym casem po-
tvrdil platnost prohibice valecne, a
je dosud platnosti, kdyz vedle nj
name prohibici ustavni, proti nfz je
tento zakon namfren. Jedna Sc jedine
O to, ably nejvyssfmu navladnimu by
la do rukou vlozena Zbrail, nfz by Sc
mohl obratiti k soudlm vymahati
zruseni zakona Volsteadova. Nenf po-
chybnosti, ze soudum dojde, jakmile
Sc provadenim Zakona Zapocne. GU
werner Edwards nejvySsi navladni
McCran jsou odhodlani braniti zakon
vsemi moznymi legalnimi prostredky.
Predloha prosla senatem II hlasy
proti 8 DO debate velmi tube. Nepra-
tele jeff dokazovali, re stat New Jer-
sey stane sc zradcem svate veci pro-
hibicnf, pratele naopak odsuzovali
prohibicniky "a to, ze predsfnich Sc
natory chytaji ruznymi necestnymi
prostredky ziskati' Sc je snazi. Bylo
to nejvfce roZcilujfcf zasedanf senatu
"a dlouha leta. Gallerie byiy precpa-
ny a take ma podlaze sine bylo vyhra-
zeno misto posluchacum, kteri Sc tia
Gill tax, re sotva bylo mono drcha-
IT, Demokraticky narodnf vybor pro-
hlasil sc vcera pro predlohu plat
forme ma narodni konvenci San
Francisku pro navraceni osobnf svobo-
dy. pro zruSeni Gstavniho dodatku
pro pravo statu, ably mohly o prohibici
rozhodovati samy.
Albany, New York, 2. brezna. =
" poslanecke snemovne podana byla
pfedloha zakona, narizujici odvolani
zakona danfch ma lihoviny povo-
lujfcf prodej lihovin, obsahujicfch ne
vice nez sest procent alkoholu. Ma
vrhovatelem Jest Louis A. Cuvillier,
demokrat z New Yorku.
zadaji deportovani nebo svobodu.
Youngstown, g. brezna. - Tricet
sedm domelych radikalG, kterf jsoui
zde uvezneni, vydalo dnes treti ma
nifest," We kterem pozadujf okamzite
rozhodnutf svych prfpadI a zadajf,
ably byli bud propusteni ma svobodu
nebo deportovani Veznove zadajf,
ably byli deportovani do sovetskeho
Ruska, kdyby nemohli byti deporto-
vani do svych rodnych zemf. We dvou
drfvejsfch manifestech Sc uvadelo, re
veznove jsou drzani We vazbe bez
vyslechu cd 7. listopadu, aniz by We
deli, jake zaloby jsou ma ne vzneseny.
Federalnf agenti, kterf jsou zodpo-
vedni "a jejich zatcenf, vydali od-(
poved' ma manifest veziI prohlasenf,
nemz pravf, ze vsech zateenych
bylo zjisteno, ze jsou cleny konmuni-
sticke strany, ze mohou zfskati pro-
pusteni ma svobodu po slozenf zaru-
ky $1,000. Politictf veznove, jak Sc
domelf radikalove podpisujf ma mani
festech, odpovfdajf, re podepsali kom'
munisticky slib, aniz by znali jeho
obsah, jehoz hlavnf "yelezradne" od-
stavce byly stylisovany vladnfmi a.
genty-provokatery. jak Sc tvrdf, pra-
vi. ze nemaji penez zajistenf sveho
propustent
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05
2 muzi ma draisins zabiti vIakem.

GAINESVILLE, Wis, 2. bfezna. : W..
B. Dawes John Ryan byli zabiti a
Herman Miller tezce zranen, kdyz
draisina. ma ktere jeli do prace, byla
zasazena ylakem.
Hlasatel. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1891-198?, 1920-03-05

fest mas list vitin jako v1ieny pessi pfitel
raseeAnskyeh, revnSi tax jinde CHINE. =
Pfedplatte svym pfitelam a zaimym mas list;
poslete MIN jejieh adresu a penize. naSet my
list budeme pravidelns posilad. Pfedplatns do
einny 500 ma rok, 500 na pull roku.
Evening star., 1920-01-13

LONDON MONEY MARKET.
LONDON, January 13.-Bar silver,
82hd d per ounce: money, 3A per cent.
Discount rates-Short bills, 5h per
cent; three-month bills, 81 per cent.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
:STOCK MARKET CLOSES
/ STEADY AND STRONG

/ NEW YORK. January 1S.-Stocks
I continued under the influence of un-
. certain money conditions at the active
/ opening of today's session. leaders re-
fecting further selling pressure
Steels, motors. shippings. tobacco
and textiles were one to three points
;under yesterdays final prices and ralis
ireacted moderately.
!! Equipments and oils showed signs
of support at the outset. Mexican g
ftroleum gaining almost points. pu'
ADVANCES in these issues were iarse'!
Cancelled within the first half hour.
4 Bank Rumors n Factor.
Z Rumors that the banks may be
compelled to withdraw funds IRON,
the open market to meet additloha
payments to the government accei- :
Grated the further reactions OF the
morning.
Much of the selling bore the MARKS
Of professional pressure. especially in
high priced issues.
General Motors and Cruclbie steer
we're the central features or sucn
movement at declines oil 6'c anu 90
points, respectively.
Irregular rallies set in before noon'
but trading halted perceptipiy "heh
call money opened at s per cent.
The IL per cent money rate estao-
lished at midday occasioned little sur
nr;se in view of recognized conditions,
and had no appreciable erect upoh
prices. s,,r;,o
Such changes as occurred ouTins
that period were mainly upward al
though limited principally to obscure
specialties.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
Grain, Produce
and Live Stock
specio1 DISPATCH to The star.

Special Dispatch to The SUR.
BALTIMORE. Md. January IA
Fotatoes-White western Inn Maryiaha ar,,nds
3.75a40O; do. New York, per 100
pounds, No. /, 3.75a4.0O; do. eastern
shore of Maryland and Virginia. Nc
Ccrnicks, 290a3.15; do, cobblers, per
100 pounds, 3.50a3.75; do. all sections,
No. .. 1.75a2.oo: do. all sections. NO. D.
/. Locales; sweets, yellows, North Caro-
lima, per barrel, 5.50a6.50: do. eastern
shore of Maryland, Virginia and Della
ware, 6.00a6.50; No. 2, per barrel, 2.ooa
$50; yams, No. /. per barrel, 4.50a5.25; !;
do, No 9, 2.50a3.51
Vegetables and green fruits-Apples,
standard brands. No. l. per barrel. 5.O0a
500; do. No. 2, per barrel, 4.0Oa5.00: do,
box apples. per box, 2.25a3.25;. do, No. l,
all varieties. per bushel. 2.0oa250 NO. 2.
1.5oa1.75; do. beans. per basket, green.
2. 50a3.50; do. per basket. wax. ooa3 90 +;
do, pearl, per basket. 2.00a3.O0; cab
bage, new. per basket, 3.0oa3.25; Danish,
per ton. 100 00a110.00; celery, per crate.
7.00aS. 90: do, native, bunch, Gas; cucum- =
bers, per basket, 6.00aS,00; esgplants.
Florida. per crate. 250a350.
Grapefruit. Florida. per box. 2O0a
800; kale, Norfolk, per barrel, 2.00a
2.25; lettuce, Florida, per basket, 1.50a
$50; onions. New York and western.
per 100 pounds. 6.00a6.5O: do. all Sec
tions. No. 2. per 100 pounds, 3.00a4. SO;
oranges, Florida, per box, 2.50a4.O0; +;
peppers, Florida, per crate, 3.00a3. 90 ;
squash. Florida. per crate; S'5oa4'oo; ;
spinach, Norfolk, per barrel, 4.0Oa4.5O; ;
parsnips, per basket, 60a70.
Tomatoes. fancy, per crate. 4.00a
500; do, choice, per crate, 2.5Oa3.5O ;
beets, per basket, 4Oa60; carrots, per
basket. 50a75; broccoli, per basket. 50a
70 brussels sprouts. per quart. goa
25; horseradish, per busnel, 2.50a3. so :;
nj fc hn
S.00 savoy cabbage, per basket, 5Oa
10; turnips. per basket, 40a50; cram
berries, per barrel. 6.00a9.00; pine
apples. per crate. 5.0Oa6.00: tanger-
ines. per strap. 6.00a7.50.
Flour-Quotations. per barrel. 9S-
straight, 10.50a11.00; spring straight,
IA 425a1500: rye flour. medium to
choice. 7.7SaS.75; corn meal. per 100
pounds, 3.75a3.90: city mills winter
patent 11.75a12.50; city mills winter
straight. 11.65; city mills spring pat
400. (The above quotations on city
mills flour on jobbing prices) Re-
ceipts. 5.S94 barrels, including 1,1Sl
barrels for export.
Wheat sales-None.
Corn-Cob, yellow. 7.50 per barrel;
white, 7.4oa7.45 per barrel; track yel,-
low corn, No 3, 162a1.63 per bushel.
Corn sales-None.
Oats-No. white, 94a94h asked:
No. white, 93a931a asked.
Rye-Bag lots of nearby rye. as to
quality. 1.60a1 s5; No. 2 western ex-
Hay-No. / timothy, $500: standard
timothy, 1890; No. 2 timothy. 31.50;
No. 8 timothy, 27.50a29.00; No. l light
clover. mixed, 29.5Oa30.00; No. 2 light
clover. mixed, 27.OOa2s.oo; No. / clo-
ver mixed, 27.50a2S.00; No. clover.
nnrO M I n1 IL
nal. 27.O0; No. clover. nominal,
$500; sample grade. 20.50a23.00.
Straw-No. / straight rye, 17.00a
1S; o. straight rye, 15.50a16.00;
No. / tangled rye. 1900: No. tan
12.00a130O; No. wheat. 11.00a11 so :
No. oat. 140Oa15.0o; No. oat, 1880
a1350.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
FINANCIAL.
REPORT cF THE CONDITION
OF the
NATIONAL SAVINGS
AND TRUST CO..

At Washington, in the District or co!um1ia' At
the close of business December o. ASAs'
RESOURCES.
1. Loans and dis
counts. fnclud-
ing rediscounts
Except rose
shown in and
@ ........... 81, lac. 694.s
Total loans 81 714o, e94.s4
g. U. S. government securities
owned:
Unpledged 80. s653.3oo.0o
certificates and
thrift stamps. 2,Wu.W
Total U. s. government Sc nm, m
cnritiec .............- ooc'oV.W
4. Bonds, securi-
ties. etc. other
than Z. S., in
MUM on same 81 $50. 1880
Total bonds securities, ETC.,
other than U. 9. 123O lt9 ~
G Ranking house ....... 1.209. 100. 90
Z Furniture and fixtures. 1O5. Al
d t%s tiona1 ''G% banks. s4 sses, s,es7ee
Due from trust
~ --~------ 1,ssa, 100. 10
H. Checks and other cash items. 90, ,966.33
II. Cash in vault. 2O9. .11O.S4
subscriptions ............. 2o,sso.0O
Total ...................s ST., ,54s, 74s. As
LIABILITIES.
15 Capital stock paid in........ 81 .000. 600 90
16 Surplus fund ............ 1000, ,00O. 90
II. Undivided prof
its ........... $B3s. .s16.4a
is. Amount reserved for taxes
accrued .................. 100000
20. Due to national
DHhks ...-..-. Si,ooo.I
d Due to trust
companies and
savings banks. 5,900.01
21. Certified checks ......... 6,937.63
Demand deposits deposits
payable within so days):
check ............:..... s.os9. .o79 81
ings) ..................... " LABS, ,ss1. 40
Total demand deposits. items
81. %, 2S, "a 20. 2G. %
and % ....... SO, 52o. .sss.24
Time deposits payable afte.
80 days, or subject to 30
days more notce):
20. Certificates of deposit (otler
than for money borrOwed). 34S %
Total Of time deposits. items
%, 80. 81 and 80 $34S, ,06O08
Total .............s s12, 54s TAB. .4s
District of Columbia. City of Washington. ss.:
I, CHARLES c. LAMBORN. treasurer Of the
above-nam bank, do solcmnly swear that the
above statement is true to the best Of my
knowledge and belief.
CHAS. C. LAMBORN, Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th
day of January, 1920.
iSeal) BRUCE BAIRD.
Notary Public.
Correct-Attest:
WILLIAM d. HOOVER,
WOODBURY. BLAIR,
FRANK W. STONE,
w. V. COX.
w. e. EDMONsToN.
WILLIAM H. WALKER.
WIN. H. QUICKSALL.
II. PRESCOTT galley
Evening star., 1920-01-13
WHOLESALE MARKET REPORT.

The wholesale market prices this
morning ranged about as follows:
EGGS-Strictly fresh, 7Sas0; aver
age receipts, IS: southern, rs.
CHEESE@June, whole milk, 35a36.
BUTTER = Standard creamery; 76a
II; prints. 77a7S.
LIVE POULTRY-Rooster per lb.,
20; turkeys. per h., 40a45; chickens,
per h.. 36a38; hens. per h., "a; keats,
young, each, 5Oa65.
LIVE STOCK-Calves, per h., 21a22;
lambs. Is; sheep, 4a6.
vEGETABLES-Pot per sack
6.00a6.50; string beans. basket, 4.00a
500: eggplant. 2.50a3.50 per crate;
cabbage, 4.00a6.0O per cwt.; beets
3a5 per bunch; lettuce, 1.50a3.00 per
basket: celery, 600a950 per crate;
celery. dozen, 1.25a2.GO; romaine let
tuce, 1.50a200; squash. 2.00a3.G0 per
crate; spring onions, 2.50a3.00 per 100
lunches; onions. per 1G0-pound sacks,
6.00a6.50; sweet potatoes. 3.00a6.50;
spinach, 450a5.00 per barrel; kale
2.50a2.75 per barrel: Florida peppers
per crate, 3.00a4.00; Florida to-
matoes, 2.5oa4.50 per crate; brussels
sprouts. 25a30 per quart.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
DAIRY MARKETS.
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Arrivals by boat: Live poultry
Chickens. young. large. smooth. lb..
S2a53; do. small to medium, lb, 32a33;
do. white leghorns, soas1; old roost
lbs, 32a33; do, small. lb.. s0a31; do.
white leghorn hens. h.. 80. Ducks,
inuscovy. young. 32a33; do, white,
pekings: young. lb.. s5a36; do. puddle,
lb. s4as5; do. smaller. poor. lb;. 80.
choice young hens. lb.. 42a43: do,
gobblers. lb.. 39a40; do. old toms. lb.,
35a36; crooked breast. poor. lb., 32a33
Pigeons. old. pair. 3oa35; do. young.
pair. 3oa35. Guinea fowl, young, more
each 30a40; do. old. each 80.
Dressed poultry-Turkeys, young,
42a45; do, old, 37a3s; chickens,
young. 33a34; do. old and mixed, 32a
S3; old roosters. 21a22; ducks, 35a3s;
geese. 34aS6; capons. S7a45.
Eggs-Western Maryland and near
by Pennsylvania, doz., 72: eastern
shore Maryland and Virginia. doz., 72;
western. firsts. doz., 70; West Vir-
ginia. 20; southern. doz., 60; cold
storage. doz.. 50a55.
extras. ssa7o: do, prints, Y lb., ex-
tras. 70a71; do. prints, l lb., extras.
69a70; nearby creamery extras. 66a67;
dairy prints. Maryland, Virginia and
Pennsylvania, extras, 48a50; store
packed firsts, "A; rolls, Maryland and
Pennsylvania, extras, 47a49: do, West
Virginia, extras, 45a47; do, Ohio. ex-
tras. 45a47; process butter, 57a59.
CHICAGO, January 13.-Butter-
Lower: creamery. 53a611s. Eggs
Lower; receipts. 1856 cases; frsts.
67a6s; ordinary f1rsts. 55a67; at mark.
cases included. Glass.
Poultry-A1ive. higher: springs. 27;
fowls. 2sa32.
NEW YORK, January 1s.-Butter-
Weak: receipts. 1886 tubs. Creamery
higher than extras. e4k ass; creamery.
extras (92 score). 63ha64; f1rsts. 59a
60: packing stock. current make, No.
2, 45.
Eggs-Irregular: receipts. 4.741
cases Fresh gathered extras, 81: ex-
ira f1rsts. 79as0; f1rsts. 77a7S; state,
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
| whites, first to extras S2aS7: state.
Pennsylvania and nearby hennery
| browns. S3as5: do. gathered browns
and mixed colors, 81.
Cheese-Irregular: receipts. S.AS5
boxes; state. whole milk. flats. current
make, specials. 31ka32: do. average
run, 3oha31; state. whole milk. twins.
current make, specials. 31ha32: do,
average run. S0a31.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
CHICAGO LIVE STOCK MARKET.

CHICAGO. January 1a.-Hogs-Re-
ceipts. $4,000 head; higher; bulk. 14.40
a14.10: top, 14.75; heavy. 14.35a14.60;
medium. 14.40a14.65; light. 1450a14.T5;
light light, 14.00a14.60; heavy pack
ing sows smooth, 13.75a14.15; packing
sows. rough, 15.25a13.75; pigs, 13.25a
14.25.
Cattle-Receipts, 10000 head; slow
beef steers, medium and heavy, choice
and prime, 1S.25a19.75; medium and
good, 11.25a18.25; common, 9.0Oa11.25;
light. good and choice, 14.00a1S.50;
common and medium, 825a14.00;
butcher cattle, heifers, 6.50a14.75;
cows, 650a13.50; Gamers and cutters,
525a6.50; veal caves, 15.50a18.00
feeder steers, 7.75a12.50; stocker
steers, 6.75a10.50.
Sheep-Recefpts, $4,000 head; steady;
lambs, 17.25a19.75; culls and COM
mon, 13.75a16.75; ewes, medium and
good. 9.O0a12.00; culls and common,
4.25aS.5O.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
POWDER STOCKS.
WHOLESALE BEEF PRICES.

The following are today's wholesale
market prices for beef cuts as quoted
by the Washington market of Swift
& Co.:
Evening star., 1920-01-13
Washington Stock Exchange

SALES. .,no
w..,,,oton Gas Is. 81 600 at ssIs. $500 at
$751;, $500 at SSi,. Sl,CD az 80 ., 900 ..
Capital Traction IS. 81 ooo at 'o' si'o'' a.
o. 81 600 1T 93. 81 600 at W.
Capital Trscticn. 10 at ss ~ .. OIL,
Ianston, 10 at S1E, 10 at 81 10 a, ., e.
10 at sIIS 10 at s1as. 10 at SIS, 10 at 81
Is at s1&. 10 at s1*.. 10 at slF.' ~ a' oi
After call: o
Capital Traction IS. sl.5oO at 93.
Real Estate Title Insurance. 10 ut 30.
Capital Traction. 10 ut 50.
U.sbiuyfon Gas 30 at So
Evening star., 1920-01-13

Our Changing Civilization.
Lecture tonight b. L. W. Rogers, Hotel Raleigh
--Advertisement
Evening star., 1920-01-13
SEAT ON CHANGE, $115,000.

NEW YORK, January IA seat
on the New York Stock Exchange
yesterday sold for the record price OF
s115.e00. The previous record was
$4,000, which was paid for seat
on the exchange last fall.
A second bid of $115,000 went beg
ging. it was learned. no seller be-
ing found.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
Liberty Bond Prices.

NEW YORK, January 13.-Prices
of liberty bonds at 1880 am. today
were: 3hs, 99.40; first As. $3.50; second
As, 91.3s; first AVS. 1894: second Az 8,
92.O4; third ANS. 1886; fourth ANS. 91.92;
victory 3As, 1876; victory AIS, 9S.76.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
JOS. Letter RECOVERING
FROM RECENT NESS

Joseph Letter, who has been serious
ly i'll since Christmas, was reported
as improving today at his home, 1900
New Hampshire avenue northwest
Complete recovery is expected
within the next few weeks.
Evening star., 1920-01-13
100000 Men Russia's Loss.

WARSAW. January 12.-Russia' s
losses during the war in killed and
wounded aggregated 35,00O,O00, accord
ing to statistics of the Kolchak gov
ernment.
La libera parola. [volume] (Philadelphia, Pa.) 1918-1969, 1920-05-02

dirmelo dieci ami ia scnza pigliarvi
rincomodo di andare in America; a
vreste risparmiata la vita di due one
sti e virtuoSi giovanni.
Pensate yoi che effetto doyette ia
re sulranimo del Pisani questo di-
scorso della contessa. Cento ed una
su cento delle ME lettrici 81 sarebbe-
.bero aspettate una Iii quelle frasi che
sconvolgono ID sense comune e la To-
gica. Carolina Fnnconi, tesla esalta-
Ia e romanzesca, cuore entusiasta,
parlaya la proya piu' schietta, piu'
semplice. piu' naturale di queSto
monde
Le donne III alti sentiment e dl
gran cuore non 81 smarriscono mai: e
il privilege dellaristocrazia del gu
sto.
Pcnsate vol dunque come restasse
il noStro PisauL
Muto. perplesso. ira il paradise c
Iabisso. ira Ia telicita' e la morte, ira
II dubbio e Ia raalta', cgli era come
stordito...
II volto di Carolina prese un aspet-
to piu' serio.
- Gaetano. yogiamo moi realz-a-
re IL sogno del nostro buon Rionero: :
- Che! Carolina. . che ayete det-
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TO una buona sorella ad un fratello
minore scapato G scammanato -
Dayyero che vol siete piu' strambi
ed inconcludenti pe-si II origiRaiL
come dieono eli inglesi. Vi accendete
per una donna pretendete per for
-za che ella Vi ami. altrimenti il re-
volvcr yiene i'm campo e, Sc colei non
81 seute capace ii amaryi, vol altr
siete capaci, ell 10 70 so per due prove
fatal, III lasciarle um huon rimorso
cd aImen0 uu rammarico mel cuore
per tutta In sua vita. I'm bel giorno.
una bella sera, quaudo ella memo
ei peusa. Vol. secondo II vechio stile,
sd rattate al suoi piedi, come fareste
col papa. Ora ditemi, siguor mio, che
cosa volete che faccia una poyera dom
ma incalzata dale caldaie bollenti. da-
iii iurendii G dai revolver. Noltte
che ella dica: Andate a farvi saltare
Ia cerveLas M8ui che siete Z Vol
aItri d0tti q fIosof e sapienti COM
mettete piu' bestiahta' degli altri
duaudo pigliate ad amare una dom
na... Dunquc, datemi Ia mano, Gae-
tano. non fate piu' yedere quella
faccia arcigna. quegli occhi da spiri-
tato. quei oapelli scompigliati quel-
Ia cera da DESPERATE. Quello che mi a.
ycte deto gUeSta notte avrcste potuto
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no tenuto celato per dieci ami II
marchese Rioniero 10 ha ignorato Co
me ogni altro. Sc sapeste quante
volte fui sui punto di syelarlo a quel
cuore generoso ed amante, quaint
sforzi dovetti fare su me stessa per
ION tradire l'ammo mio Quando g.
eli mi parlava del sogno che egli a.
vcva tanto yagheggiato; quauIo n
buon vecchio 81 abbandonaya ALA IL
lusione che Ia mente @ il suo Olore
eli creavano G che ira POGO sara una
dalcissima rcalta' per mi per moi,
mile yolte fui sui pumto il lrgb
- Mic buon padre, il cielo esaudjsca
vostri yoti. ~ Ma temeya ID yo-
suo orgoglio di uomo; con9scendc
yostri principi alteri. non mi arri-
schiavo di aprirgli Famine mio.
Sc egli avesse potuto iUwoginJrc
che il sogno ia lui vagheggi1to era
state in par tempo Iultimo deside-
no di Beatrice, sua figlia...
- Che dite, Carolina!
- Ascoltatemi. Gaetano. Quando
Vol siete entrato bruscameuta in
questa stanza, 10 aveyo nele mani
una carta.
- E yero, Carolina, vol vi sletC
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EUMERO Al
FRANCISCO MASTRIANI
la CONTESSA DI Monies
Sesuito ALA CIECA DI SORRENTO

con cui una madre chiama a Sc un
figlio riottoso - Sedete vicino a
me. e non facciamo Un romance del
Ia cosa piu' semplice di questo mon
do.
Gaetano 81 avvicino' ala DANA, Sc
dette q fanco di lei. come un ma
gnerizzato che obbelisca mcccani-
camente ALA vol0nu' del magng,iz-
zatore... Egli 81 troyava in uno
state di stupefaHoue comp'eta.
Quel,a donna era un mistero dl
bonita.
- Vol altri uomini siete pure ori-
ginali, - continue ella, scaerzando
fanciuIlesamente col uodo della cra-
yatta di Gaetano, facendo le yi-re di
yoler'a arEiustare, come ayrelIe lat-
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OuituuoJs
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lima con quela grazlosa lnduIgel
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- Vol non avete compreso MEN
te di niente - gil disse ia contes-
sa con umore scherz0s1 che lrradia-
va di felicia' que. yo.to - Vol sic
te un profoudo nauralista medi-
co. ma Il cu0re della donna e an
cora un mistero per OWL. Gaeta-
no. vol siete I'M fanciullo.
Gaotano rcsto' perplesso.
Quella donna gE appariya come
nm feuomeno iucomprensibilo. CO.
me una sfnge crudeIe che condan-
ma a morta quelli che non Ia com
prendono. come una creazione COST
alta che prende a dileggio le basse
creature.
- Neuite Qua - g'i disse Caro-
lima con queLa graziosa indulgenza
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Mi
II Scgrcfo di Carolina

Quando entrambi 81 furono ricom-
posti dalla commozione che toglieva
loro Ia parola, Carolina COST parlo' :
- Ora anchio no un segreto a
palesarvi, Gaetano, un segreto che