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"Oh," he said, shrugging his shoulders, "there no-a da mon in-a da Italia and too-a much da hard work." So asking questions and listening to Tony's answers the three reached the house, where Bob quickly explained the matter to his aunt. She came out and asked Tony to stay and have dinner with them.
"I was thinking of that, too. It isn't fair that your uncle should have all the help on his end. I only wish we knew where we could get a good woman to help her." Tony, who was standing near, was listening closely to what was being said: "Mr. Bob, I have-a no told you that I got-a da wife who live in-a da city, and I know she like-a da come and work for-a your Aunt Bettie.
You go-a in-a da peanut-a beezneez, hey? You want-a push-a de cart, hey?" "That's it, Tony." "Ver-a good!" nodded the good-natured Italian. "You come-a long-a me, pal. I take-a you get-a push-a-de-cart, up-a de street, yes?"
The Italian nodded. "And that it is the sign of the Mafia?" "No," said the restaurant proprietor. "It is this-a way. When the Mafia was all-a broken up in-a the Sicily, the chiefs come to America. But the people are so far away it is difficult-a to speak-a to them all. One day one of the Mafia leaders write a letter threatening to kill. His what you call it nickname was 'Il Mano Nera' "
"I understand-a da work," replied Tony, "and I like-a da live in-a da country, if you no-a make-a me sleep in-a da barn." "Where do you come from?" asked Bob. "From Italia. My fader, he-a da contracdisto and I learn-a da mase and-a da carpendero." "Well, why didn't you stay in Italy?" asked Bob.
But it might, almost with equal justice, be said, that "in-a multitude of counsellors there is folly;" for men are quite as apt to sustain each other in the wrong as in the right. The individual who would hesitate about advancing his fallacies and mistakes with a single voice, does not scruple to proclaim them on the hill-tops, when he finds other tongues to repeat his errors.
"No-a!" she shrilled for Miss Coe answered questions with an old-maidish scream, as if the news she was giving must be a great surprise both to you and her. "No-a!" she skirled; "he's no-a in-a. Was it ainything particular?" "No," said Gourlay heavily. "I I just wanted to see him," and he trudged away. Miss Coe looked after him for a moment ere she closed the door.
Dudley put the ring in her hand. "Why ee!" she cried joyously. "Elsie's ring! Oh, I'm so glad!" "Him ba'ad-a monkee!" grinned the man. "Him go up-a, up-a window op'n him go in-a. I see nobodee I pull-a so! Him no come. I pull-a so!" and the man tugged hard on the imaginary cord. "Him come. Him got-a ring-a in leetle han' I no see!
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