Aunt Jane's Nieces Abroad
ous gardens, and as you emerge from these you find yourself upon t
frantically to attract attention. One tall fellow was dressed in a most imposing uniform of blue and gold, with a high hat bearing a cockade a la Inglese and shiny to
t to ride," w
Lubrense or Saint' Agata or at least Il Deserto! The others stood by to list
hn was o
the town," he declared, "We're
road, signore! Surel
, perhaps;
is good. At what hour, t
n't bot
to-morrow," suggested Beth. "It
t; we'll
gnore?" begged the cabman
us se
There the uniformed vetturio stood beside the one modern carriage in the group. It was new; it was gl
a, signore?" aske
nodding approval. "Be ready to star
l interest in the matter and the strangers were
at the arrangement and as eager as the others to make the trip. It is one of the most famous drives in the world, along a roa
lock; but when they came to the gate of the garden the
e John asked the driver, at the sam
ore. I am engage by
efully. It was long-legs, sure enoug
ur uniform?
y, very; I must not ruin a nice dress when
become of the fine carriag
ot remain good for a long ride. So I leave him home, for I am kind. I do not wish the signorini bella to tir
Uncle John, doubtfully. "I rented the best lo
; it is only you who must ride. You
ke it," said the little man, in a
ble despite the appearance of dilapidation everywhere prevalent. The driver m
he beautiful turnout he had hired yesterday. It was standing just as it had before, and beside it
paid no heed. He cracked his whip and rattled away through the streets without a glance behind him
; "swindled most beautifully. But I supp
be as pretty as the other, but I expect that one is only kept to m
But I'll get even with this rascal b
gain and more sunshine. "Sunny Italy" seemed a misnomer that day, as indeed it does many days in winter and spring, when the climate is little better than that prevailing in the eastern and central portions of the United States. And perhaps one suffers more in Italy than in America, owing to the general lack of means to keep warm on cold days. The Italian, shivering and blue, will tell you it is not cold at all, for he will permit no reproach to
g and delightful; but seldom is t
rrento, climbed the further slope, and brought the carriage to the other side of the peninsula, where the girl
ighway overhangs at an average height of five hundred feet, the traveller being protected only by a low stone parapet from the vast gulf that yawns beneath. And on the other side of the road the cliffs continue to ascen
big as peas, which threatened to dash in the frail roof of their carrozza. While they shrank huddled beneath the blankets, the sun came o
the fishermen sat before their tiny huts busily mending their nets. From that distance the boats drawn upon the sheltered beach seemed like mere toys. Then they would span a chasm on a narrow stone bridge,
overtook them. Without warning the wind came whistling around them in a great gale, which speedily increased in fury until it dro
th. But the man clung to the reins desperately, and they arrested his fall, leaving him dangling at the end of them while the maddened horses, j
r caught the plunging steeds by their heads and tried to restrain their terror, at his own eminent peril, while the carri
apet, stepped boldly to where the reins were pulling upon
to the driver, and began drag
k of the rock and assist her by relieving her of part of his weight. Just above was a slight ledge; he could reach it now; and the
n their bits was relaxed, were easily quieted. Before those in the carriage had quite realized
ch good reason to distrust. He was sitting upon his horse and staring with amazement at Beth, at whose feet the driver was grovelling while tears flowed down his bronzed cheeks and he pr
ralti. "However could such a sl
"we're trained to do such things in the gymnasium at
her cousin an admiring hug; "she kept her wit
he Count. One of the young man'
urt, sir?"
and his eyes re
c at the time and wrenched my wrist viciously as I tried to hold them. I felt
k to Sorrento," said
y to Amalfi now, and you may as well go on. For my part, if the wrist troubles
defferent bow and
count, but the manliness and courage he had displayed in their gr
lcome to join us,
a broken strap and found his
ar in their lives. So the girls and their uncle climbed into the vehicle ag
ositano-which is four hundred feet high, the houses all up and down the side of
nversation. His lips were tight set and the girls, slyly observing his face
hem, shining from out a blue sky, and they wondered what ha
of the ancient Cappuccini-Convento, now a hotel much favored by the tourist. Count Ferralti promised to join them later and rode on to the town to find a surgeon to
st views in Europe, and while the girls sat enjoying it Uncle John arranged w
nt Ferralti rejoined them. His hand was bandaged and supported by
pped. But my surgeon is skillful, and say
he take a seat in the carriage on the return journey. Beth wanted to ride the Count's horse home, but there was no side saddle to be had,
ain came up. They reached their hotel damp and bedraggled, but enthusiastic over
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