The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-28
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To keep life from growing too dull in Red Thrush, Iowa, GIN GER ELLA TOLLIVER organized a Junior Country club. It was to be something cxclusivc-just for the ''yOunger sct". Accordingly Ginger, whose father was a minister and whose stepmOther, the former PHIL VAN DOOKN, was both wealthy and indulgcnt, purchased an old farm house and rcmOdclcd it.
 To Rcd Thrush came BARD HOLLOWAY, young artist who was hOboing around the country Attracted by Ginger, he agreed to stay and paint portraits and deco rate the new club house. Bard club. And he thought it would be splendid if they could import from Chicago ono NICOLO CALLENO. For Nicolo was handsome and he could cook and sing and strum a guitar. He would make a pictur- csquc addition to the club.
 But in NOcOlo's place there arr rived three of his countrymen. Little ANGELO was a musician, and PIETRO could cook. And BENITO could sing. NicolO, it seemed, could not come, and they had come in his place. Ginger took them on.
 The opening of the club was a great success. Pictro, Angelo and Bcnito added just the right touch of color. Bard began to realize he was falling in love with Ginger and he suggested leaving Red Thrush, but Phil, knowing how Ginger felt about it persuaded him to remain longer as the Tollivers' guest. But she did write to SPEED RONEY, a former friend of Ginger's in the east, inviting him to visit them. She felt Speed would give Bard some compc- titiOn and enable Ginger to know her own mind.
 Ginger thereupOn invited PAT But Patty wouldn't come, plead- ing loyalty to EDDY JACKSON. Whcrcupon Ginger went to Eddy. Eddy persuaded Patty to come, and when Ginger received word that Speed was bringing his sister with him she got Eddy to come too. And Eddy decided to ball things up and make, life miserable for Ginger. Meanwhile BenitO has made trip to Chicago and returned with presents.
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 CHAPTER XXIV.
 Years before, when Benito was yet a young man, he had learned that the world is redolent with oppor- tunities ripe for the harvest. and with that knowledge the seeds of ambition sprouted in his mind. True. he wished eventually to retire to rural spot, hut he was not to be sat isfied with the countless petty priva- tions of common farm life in Italy.
 He would be farmer in coun- try of rich farmers. and the richest among them. He would bring his wife and children from the old country, and they would be like princes and gentlemen on their vast estate.
 They would have fine houses, big cars, rich clothes, servants to wait upon them, and a multitude of so- cial engagements, countless rich friends to dance and dine and wine with them-friends just little less rich than they.
 These things would require money. And for 15 years Benito had been
  surely, to it's requirement..
 In the meantime. Maria had grown fat and careless, and the children had grown up and married farmers and the daughters of farm CTS like themselves. But Benito's deposits in different banks of differ ent cities were growing steadily, and as his money multiplied his am bitionS scared. It was more than his lungs that the shrewd Benito utilized to full capacity. Those small black shining eyes of his were schooled to the uttermost. Very little escaped them and that little was of no value to anybody.
 Upon his arrival he had been
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