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;Hello�察    �Mame�      ─  �that  distinguish    Bo´    hemia�察   �the   lively  chatter�察  �the 

cigarette smoke�察�the interchange of bright smiles and eye´glances  all this 

display  and   magnificence   overpowered   the   daugh´   ter   of   Mrs。   Dempsey 

and held her motionless。 

     Mr。 Brunelli stepped into the yard and seemed to spread his smile and 

bow over the entire company。 And everywhere there was a great clapping 

of bands and a few cries of ;Bravo�  ─�and ;'Tonio� �'Tonio� ─�whatever those 

words might mean。 Ladies waved their napkins at him�察�gentlemen almost 

twisted their necks off�察�trying to catch his nod。 

     When      the  ovation    was   concluded     Mr。   Brunelli�察   �with   a  final  bow�察�

stepped nimbly into the kitchen and flung off his coat and waistcoat。 

     ;Flaherty�察    �the   nimblest    ;garsong;      among     the   waiters�察   �had   been 

assigned to the special service of Katy。 She was a little faint from hunger�察�

for the Irish stew on the Dempsey table had been particu´ larly weak that 

day。   Delicious   odors   from   unknown   dishes   tantalized   her。 And   Flaherty 

began to bring to her table course after course of ambrosial food that the 

gods might have pronounced excellent。 

     But even in the midst of her Lucullian repast Katy laid down her knife 

and fork。 Her heart sank as lead�察�and a tear fell upon her filet mignon。 Her 

haunting suspicions of the star lodger arose again�察�fourfold。 Thus courted 

and admired and smiled upon by that fashionable and gracious assembly�察�



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what else could Mr。 Brunelli be but one of those dazzling titled patricians�察�

glorious of name but shy of rent money�察�concerning whom experience had 

made her wise�拭�With a sense of his ineligibility growing within her there 

was   mingled   a   torturing   conviction   that   his   personality   was   becoming 

more pleasing to her day by day。 And why had he left her to dine alone�拭�

     But here he was coming again�察�now coatless�察�his snowy shirt´sleeves 

rolled high above his Jeffries´ onian elbows�察�a white yachting cap perched 

upon his jetty curls。 

     ;'Tonio�   �'Tonio� ─  �shouted   many�察  �and   ;The   spaghetti�   �The   spaghetti� ─�

shouted the rest。 

     Never   at   'Tonio's   did   a   waiter   dare to   serve   a   dish   of   spaghetti   until 

'Tonio   came   to   test   it�察  �to   prove   the   sauce   and   add   the   needful   dash   of 

seasoning that gave it perfection。 

     From table to table moved 'Tonio�察�like a prince in his palace�察�greeting 

his guests。 White�察�jewelled bands signalled him from every side。 

     A   glass   of   wine   with   this   one   and   that�察  �smiles   for   all�察  �a   jest   and 

repartee   for   any   that   might   challenge      truly   few   princes   could   be   so 

agreeable a host� �And what artist could ask for further appreciation of his 

handiwork�拭�Katy did not know that the proudest consummation of a New 

Yorker's ambition is to shake bands with a spaghetti chef or to receive a 

nod from a Broadway head´waiter。 

     At last the company thinned�察�leaving' but a few couples and quartettes 

lingering over new wine and old stories。 And then came Mr。 Brunelli to 

Katy's secluded table�察�and drew a chair close to hers。 

     Katy   smiled   at   him   dreamily。   She   was   eating   the   last   spoonful   of   a 

raspberry roll with Burgundy sauce。 

     ;You have   seen� ─  �said Mr。  Brunelli�察�laying   one   hand   upon his   collar 

bone。  ;I   am Antonio   Brunelli� �Yes�察  �I   am  the   great   'Tonio� �You have   not 

suspect that� �I loave you�察�Katy�察�and you shall marry with me。 Is it not so�拭�

Call me 'Antonio��' and say that you will be mine。; 

     Katy's   head     drooped   to    the   shoulder   that    was    now   freed    from   all 

suspicion of having received the knightly accolade。 

     ;Oh�察�Andy�察─�she sighed�察 �this is great� �Sure�察�I'll marry wid ye。 But why 

didn't ye tell me ye was the cook�拭�I was near turnin' ye down for bein' one 



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of thim foreign counts� ─�



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        FROM EACH ACCORDING TO 

                             HIS ABILITY 



     Vuyning   left   his   club�察 �cursing   it   softly�察 �without   any  particular   anger。 

From   ten   in   the   morning   un´   til   eleven   it   had   bored   him   immeasurably。 

Kirk with his fish story�察�Brooks with his Porto Rico cigars�察�old Morrison 

with his anecdote about the widow�察�Hep´ burn with his invariable luck at 

billiards  all these afflictions had been repeated without change of bill or 

scenery。 Besides these morning evils Miss Allison had refused him again 

on   the   night   before。   But   that   was   a   chronic   trouble。   Five   times   she   had 

laughed   at   his   offer   to   make   her   Mrs。   Vuyning。   He   intended   to   ask   her 

again the next Wednesday evening。 

     Vuyning      walked     along   Forty´fourth     Street   to  Broadway�察     �and    then 

drifted down the great sluice that washes out the dust of the gold´mines of 

Gotham。 He wore a morning suit of light gray�察�low�察�dull kid shoes�察�a plain�察�

finely    woven     straw    hat�察 �and   his  visible   linen   was    the   most   delicate 

possible shade of belio´ trope。 His necktie was the blue´gray of a Novem´ 

ber   sky�察  �and   its   knot   was   plainly   the   outcome   of   a   lordly   carelessness 

combined   with   an   accurate   con´   ception   of   the   most   recent   dictum   of 

fashion。 

     Now�察�to write of a man's haberdashery is a worse thing than to write a 

historical novel ;around; Paul Jones�察�or to pen a testimonial to a hay´fever 

cure。 

     Therefore�察�let it be known that the description of Vuyning's apparel is 

germane to the movements of the story�察�and not to make room for the new 

fall stock of goods。 

     Even Broadway that morning was a discord in Vuyning's ears�察�and in 

his eyes it paralleled for a few dreamy�察�dreary minutes a certain howling�察�

scorching�察  �seething�察  �malodorous   slice   of   street   that   he   remembered          in 

Morocco。   He   saw   the   struggling   mass   of   dogs�察  �beggars�察  �fakirs�察  �slave´ 

drivers and veiled women in carts without horses�察�the sun blazing brightly 

among the bazaars�察�the piles of rubbish from ruined temples in the street ´ 

and   then   a   lady�察  �passing�察  �jabbed   the   ferrule   of   a   parasol   in   his   side   and 



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brought him back to Broadway。 

     Five   minutes   of   his   stroll   brought   him   to   a   certain   corner�察  �where   a 

number of silent�察�pale´faced men are accustomed to stand�察�immovably�察�for 

hours�察�busy with the file blades of their penknives�察�with their hat brims on 

a   level   with   their   eyelids。 Wall   Street   speculators�察  �driving   home   in   their 

carriages�察�love to point out these men to their visiting friends and tell them 

of this rather famous lounging´place of the ;crooks。; On Wall Street the 

speculators never use the file blades of their knives。 

     Vuyning was delighted   when one of   this company  stepped   forth   and 

addressed him as he was passing。 He was hungry for something out of the 

ordinary�察�and to be accosted by this smooth´faced�察�keen´eyed�察�low´voiced�察�

athletic member of the under world�察�with his grim�察�yet pleasant smile�察�had 

all the taste of an adventure to the convention´weary Vuyning。 

     ;Excuse me�察�friend�察─�said be。 ;Could I have a few minutes' talk with 

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