. He who steals (Colui che ruba) a story for the young . s. Spadini was in the parlor en-tertaining visitors who had come from avilla some miles away. And though the maid tried to preventGino from speaking to his mother he calledto her. Now dont scold, Mamma, but I want toknow what Mingos mother said. 46 HE WHO STEALS Really, Gino, I have not sent Rosa asyet with the basket, because I am busy en-tertaining these guests. I shall send it toher tomorrow/1 Tomorrow7! But tomorrow Mingo willbe at home. I shall find a way. But— Listen, Gino, I havent time to explainnow. Dont worry me. I have a heada
. He who steals (Colui che ruba) a story for the young . s. Spadini was in the parlor en-tertaining visitors who had come from avilla some miles away. And though the maid tried to preventGino from speaking to his mother he calledto her. Now dont scold, Mamma, but I want toknow what Mingos mother said. 46 HE WHO STEALS Really, Gino, I have not sent Rosa asyet with the basket, because I am busy en-tertaining these guests. I shall send it toher tomorrow/1 Tomorrow7! But tomorrow Mingo willbe at home. I shall find a way. But— Listen, Gino, I havent time to explainnow. Dont worry me. I have a headache. ** But tomorrow, you will see. I have al-ready thought how we can help them.:How? I shall tell you this went back to his friend and pullinghim by the arm said, T cant find thingsalone. You come with me/ The new tracks were soon laid. Theystarted from the play-room and entered study. They passed under thedesk and returned from where they started. The spring of the locomotive was woundup and the train began to move. It en-. In a corner of the desk under a marble dog there was apackage of bills of fifty lire. HE WHO STEALS 49 tered the study quickly but stopped sud-denly at the desk. That station is not on the time-table!Gino cried, scolding the imaginary en-gineer, and he stooped down to see what hadhappened. Mingo leaned against the deskand tried to think of an excuse for goingaway. He looked at the large inkstand, thesilver paperweight and the box of postagestamps. Then he gave a little cry: Oh! Oh! What is it? asked Gino getting upquickly. In a corner of the desk under a marbledog there was a package of bills of fiftylire. Thats nothing, Gino said. Papa haslots of them in his safe in the you ever see a bill of a thousand lire?They are large—like that—just like a hand-kerchief/ Mingo did not hear him, so fixed was hismind on that pile of bills. Gino also lookedat them for a moment, and then he startedthe train again. 50 HE WHO STE
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