l of the hotel at nine o'clock, and the girls told Uncle John that they must not miss

d already assembled in the room, and among them the girl seemed to recognize an acquaintance, for after a brief hesi

ow, Beth thought, and had a fore

man to her party, introducing him to Uncle John and her cousins as Count Fe

moustaches in a way that Patsy thought

e young ladies. May I express a hope that

Uncle John, regarding t

d much in New York, and may well claim

Uncle John, drily. "It has even be

astily so as not to obstruct the view of others. Count Ferralti found a place beside

tive costume, who seemed very proud of their accomplishment and anxious to please the throng of t

ky. The Count clung to Louise's side, but also tried to make himself agreeable to her cousins. In their rooms that night Patsy told Beth that the young foreigne

the appearance of this callow Italian nobleman that stamped his character as artificial and insincere. He resolved to fin

proprietor of this hotel was a brother of that Floriano who managed the Hotel du Vesuve. That gave him an excuse to talk

t Ferralti with you,

m, s

. The young man standing

rned his name. Let me see," he turned to his list of guests, who register by card and not in a book,

eplied U

ack only was visible. Then he remarked that the eruption of V

good family?" asked

t tell you, S

little about the nob

iano, indignantly. "My dear signor, there is no m

don't know the

hed for a book that

the 'Blue Book' or the 'Peerage' of England. Either fortunately or u

and ran his finger d

can, a Count Ferr

asses and looked again. The name of

no such count,

oble family, S

ed away to the window. The young ma

st evening," he said. "I thou

was the prompt reply. "All

took the ca

EONARDI

o, It

ced the card in

he. "It's a fine

g, Mr. M

not suspected the young man unjustly. When an

ll busily engaged in writing let

er a count nor of noble family, although I suppose when you met h

mining the point of

sure, Unc

counts, and his name is not there. Floriano, the proprietor, wh

Louise. "I wonder why he

heir game they are quite harmless. Of course we won't encoura

and gentlemanly," said

f his three nieces and he had no desire to pose as a stern guardian or to deprive his girls of any passing pleasure they might enjoy. Moreover, Louise being in love with that young Weldon her

see much of this young man, in any event, and now that you are well aware of the fact that he

," said Louise slowly, a

e?" asked their uncle. "I'm told it's a proper place to buy silk

he forenoon in rummaging among the quaint shops of Sorrento, staring at the statue of Tasso, and enjoying the street scenes so vividly opposed to thos