The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-21

IIc luNlISO oCI anu AuO " cQcHNt all our summers with him and put up all the garden truck and fruls we want. For nothing.
 He says Ben is one of the most engaging characters he ever met in his life. They've figured out two more good garden plots and are going to spade them up the first thing Monday. They've made out list of seeds for you to bring. He's very fond of birds. says a lot of birds around bring a house good luck, and he's going to build bird-houses in the woods for them catch fresh fish for me every day if I want it.
 Ginger, you just wouldn't be- lieve that foreigners like that could think of so many nice things to do." .s
 "But-they're going back to chI- cago tomorrow"
 Well, I don't think they are.' said Jenky faintly. They want to stay around week or two to find the time to pick up a good farm cheap. He's got money in the bank, MT Benito, and he's dead set on be- ing farmer. haven't had such st good time in years. One of them is
 bringing me tea or something every 10 minutes and passing me shaw.s and what-not.
 "They won't let me turn my hand over to do any work, and they wait
 on Benny as if he were a prince.
 Benny says he hasn't had so much
 fun since the other blinds went
 back to the Home"
 And how about their in- fuence-'
 Ginger, those men are so polite and so obliging they couldn't have a bad influence over a fly. Do you remember those 12 bottles of home canned grape juice that Eddy's mother sent us? We'll, MT Pietro took it and put it all in a barrel { with a little sugar and a cake or. yeast, and he's going to make mo some of his regular native grape juice. MT Benito says 1t h very good for the digestion, and he thinks I'll like it." s# That settled 1t, of course. Cipgcfaa
 knew it in m mute. Plainly tine foreign element was in the ascend4s ency. kK With Joie de Vivre and the Junios Country club off simultaneously ,of
 so auspiciius an opening Ginger was pretty we'll satisfied. On Monday
 morning, Ben and Jenky Brooks were obliged to return to town, ast | school was still in session, and iv Ginger's surprised delight Jenky was entirely satisfied to leave the mans agement of Mill Rush to the three
 Italians, who were careful to con-t
 suit her upon all moot subjects anas
 who catered to her opinions with d. difference that was most fiatteringa | Cn1anf0d of
 with noisy enthusiasm, and begaii5
 to decorate them each according to
 his fancy before they had been or
 the premises 20 minutes. | Angelo chose the room on the
 southwest corner because it conf-
 manded a view of the driveway and
 he liked to see people coming in and
 going out He put crucifix over
 his small table and a framed photo-5
 graph of his mother-taken at
 White City-above his bed. And he
 wrote her to send him large coi-
 ored pictures, which upon their re-
 ceipt proved to be of Scripturaf
 subjects exclusively, brilliant litho-
 graphs of angels in action, souls in
 torment and one of God himself
 about His business.
 Little Angelo received them with
 delight, covered his walls and asked for more. ygi | Pietro chose the room on thS
 northeast hoping it would be quiet,
 located as it was farthest from the
 drive, from the tennis courts, swings
 and ballroom.
 His decorations were simple, as became one of his simple tastes. A large bottle and a glass seemed fi,sn n,1f fox. iy, 1o <.a toilet accessories, and his only in-4 terest in art was partiality for
 motion-picture stars, whose photos graphs he clipped from the roto- gravure section of Sunday papers and posted on the walls. Benito selected the room on the southeast corner because it was closest to the deep woods, and from | his windows he could hear the sing l ing of birds and the f1uttering Of wings. He ranged the wood by thes
 hour, returning with small wild flowers which he had carefully planted to small jars for his table and window.
 He made a swinging basket and filled it with slips from the flower boxes on the porch to hang in his
 window, and never the day passed
 that he did not carry up with him
 a cautiously marked stone. a shell.
 an odd stick or cluster of bright
 leaves.
 | q like outdoor things" he said
 simply "They seem so real.' Ginger reminded them again that i, it was out of the question for her
 to pay them a salary, but that as
 long as they cared to remain for
 their bare living expenses and dol- | lar or two a week for spending
 money. they were more than weI- come. and with this they declared
 themselves entirely satisfied.