| Show ITHE THE MARRIED LIFE OF LEA AND W WARREN ARREr I A PLETHORA OF CHICKEN LIVERS MENACES THEIR DINNER IN NAPLES I tx i i TT- TT i T-I T nL a u t that's hn V. V fa fa- fa fa- fa A A A vinn tir with If I ft a ft tr of nf r coral nr 1 and ani tor- tor After alter SCOWlIng at the other blurred tx i i I r wont won't ride behind that horse flamed Helen as the cab Warren had signaled die drew drev v up to the curb I A volley of protesting Italian from the driver r. r who sensed her objection Its Us cruel to drive such a horse stroking the pathetic starved animal which divining her sympathy turned Its head Dear Lear cant can't we do something something some some- t thing What can we do shrugged Warren War War- ren We cant can't even speak the langUage language lan lan- guage and that horse Is no worse than most of em cm Tomorrow Ill I'll find out If there Is a humane society here Helen was as still stroking the tho scrawny neck If U there is is Im I'm going to contribute s sWell Well Weil just now were we're going to get dinner Here comes another cab That horse Is Just as bad Id I'd rather walk walk and and we may see a taxi But a little farther on they hailed a acab acab acab cab with a better looking horse Via Roma instructed Warren as they got InNo In at the No No no Helen tugged drivers driver's coattail as he whipped up a steep hill Dont do that With a shrug at the idiosyncrasies of Americans he replaced the tho whip have a Job reforming all the cabmen In Naples grunted Warren Dont like Uke to see horses abused any anymore anymore anymore more than you you but but what can we do here We Wo can make them understand we wont won't take their cabs If their horses look so BO wretched If It everybody did that It would help a lot Jove You get a good view of Vesuvius Vesuvius Ve Ve- from here when they reached the top of the hill The old dId girls girl's actIng acting acting act act- ing up a as bit For the twilight sky was back with smoke from the crater I r wonder if he is taking us right worried Hel Helen n as they turned into a narrow street not Hell He'll take us a roundabout roundabout roundabout round round- about way to boost his fare That's part of the game ot of trimming Ameri Ameri- cans cans Look at those children r n with earrings earrings earrings ear ear- rings A rotund mother was was dragging dragging dragging drag drag- ging after her three ragged children all ll with gold rings In their ears You would think shed she'd spend pend that money on their clothes Through narrow streets of dingy shops the dusty windows cluttered with mol molds ls of cheese strings of garlic garlic garlic gar gar- lic and gaily labeled cans and wine bottles Its along here somewhere when they finally turned into the Via Roma Guess wed we'd better get out Warren nudged the driver with his cane Whatever his tip a Naples cabman Is 5 never satisfied They walked of off leaving him grumbling over Warrens Warren's generous fee Dear It was on the other side side- of the street Im I'm sure of that Huh youve you've a fine bump of loca loca- tion Its It's this side side right right up there The restaurant with the green hedge and sidewalk walk tables had looked attractive at attractive attractive at- at as they drove by that morning morning morn morn- ing but a nearer view was less ing Settled at an outdoor table Warren Warren Warren War War- ren took up the blurred violet Inked menu Great Guns How are we going to tomake tomake tomake make this out Hard enough t to read If it it were English Well at least we can order wine for wine for the wine list on the back was clearly printed Hello TT- TT i T-I T nL a u t that's hn V. V fa fa- fa fa- fa I Heres Here's Christ Christi the famous famous famous N Naples ples wine Jove Its It's cheap only only 8 lire A head waiter walter in a soiled dress coat came out beamingly effusive His English English Eng Eng- lish Ush limited to a very few words the ordering was most difficult What about your our soups Warren was struggling with the Illegible Items Hems under Minestrone No that's too heavy just heavy just a clear consomme consomme con con- I somme Macaroni Ver nice The waited pointed It out on the card Dear Id I'd rather have spaghetti spaghetti- macaronis macaroni's so coarse And with to tomato tomato tomato to- to mato sauce sauce not not that meat sauce Two spaghetti with tomato sauce ordered Warren arren Saves Hold on on on-a a bottle of this pointing to I Christi Christ on the wine list And some butter butter butte burro supplemented supplemented supple supple- sUPPle sUPPle-I Helen They never bring butter butter butter but but- ter unless you ask for It And I wonder wonder won won- der If I could have have a footstool won won-I riot Now see here If we get something something something some some- thing to eat well we'll do well How in blazes expect me to ask for a I footstool From the different set let of grease spots on the coat of the waiter walter who brought their soup Helen knew he was as the third so far I Dear to this Is doesn't look like con con- somme What's in it It anyway Everything but the pot Holy 1 smoke what's this this spooning from the bottom of his a slice of fried bread on which were two poached eggs I Its a whole meal If we eat this we wont won't want anything else Whatever may be said of Neapolitan I restaurants the portions are certainly generous Helen was staggered by the I heaping platter of spaghetti Oh why do they serve so much And Its It's chicken liver sauce dismayed knowing Warrens Warren's aversion to chicken livers You told him tomato I Take what we can get get grimly Cant be so blamed particular when you dont don't speak the language Ah that's the real thing tasting the amber amber amber am am- ber colored wine That makes up for a whole lot examined Christi Helen the label Why doesn't that m mean n Tears of Christ You wouldn't think they'd tse that for tor the name of a awine awine awine wine Here a decrepit old beggar leaning on a stick halted at their table Dear give him something Hes He's really old Give to one and you'll have the whole gang after atter you Warren thrust some coppers Into the grimy withered hand Within the next half hour they were Importuned by three more beggars Nothing doing Warren waved off the fourth a frowsy old woman No you rou dont don't as Helen opened her purse They have got us spotted for easy easy marks The woman whiningly persistent pointed to the bread plate At Helens Helen's nodded assent she snatched a roll pretending to eat It ravenously She's not hungry snorted War War- ren for effect Notice they all made straight for tor us They spot Americans Americans Amer Amer- as far as they can see em Their table being right on the street they were besieged by vendors of ot flowers matches postcards and souvenirs souvenirs A A A vinn tir with If I ft a ft tr of nf r coral nr 1 and ani tor- tor man a tray tortoise tortoise tortoise toise shell persisted until he sold Helen Helena a string of whites oral for 20 lire Ure after first asking 80 SO Probably worth 10 grunted Warren War War- ren Why buy of these fakirs Do better In a regular shop Well VeIl Ill I'll not fill up on spaghetti pushing back the still heaped plate Lets see what we can figure out in these entrees en en- en trees V dl di veal vcr veal ver vernice nice recommended the waiter Oh dear not veal Weve We've had nothing else elso since weve we've been here Im not keen about it It either What Is this next dish Ver lOVer nice veal nice yeal and what and and what you call Toma t Veal Veal Veal resented Helen You cant can't get away from It Seems not with a shrug Ive picked it three times running This man at the next table table what's what's that s l.-'s eating Dear ask him Guess we can do our own orderIng ordering order- order Ing scowled Warren arren always averse to seeking Information from strangers Heres something polloi polio that's chicken Dont Don't know how its it's cooked coked but well we'll take a chance assented the Si si sl ver yen nice waiter walter eager to be off Warrens Warren's disgust was comic when a little later he was confronted with a large dish of chicken livers saute Oh dear Its It's too bad knowing how he disliked them I wanted you to ask aalt that man what he had Hed He'd have shown you on the menu Now Ill I'll do my own ordering orderings even if I do get stung Why the Sam Hill dont don't they have head waiters walters who speak English Dont Don't even print their menus so you can read em all em all smeared up with that confounded purple purple purple pur pur- Ink Heres an omelet She had taken up the card always safe You cant can't tell what kind Warren glowered at the tho disconcerting words that preceded But guess they cant can't do much to eggs Just order It for you OU dear Ill I'll eat eata a few of these chicken livers Its It's a shame to waste them Always Alwa's feeling responsible when their dinners were not a success nervously nervously nervously ner ner- she tried to bridge the wait walt that followed But Warren sat back glumly unresponsive At last the omelet arrived Horrified Helen stared A AV chicken liver omelet With Italian gen generosity it was stuffed with wl chicken livers liberally garnished with chicken livers and swimming in brown chicken liver sauce Must think we like em was Warrens Warren's Warrens Warren's Warrens Warren's War War- rens ren's grim comment they anything but chicken livers In this damned dump Where In blazes do they get enough chickens to keep up the supply Dear Im I'm so sorry Walt Ill I'll Ill I'll pick out some of the omelet part When the waiter came to clear their table he stared questioningly at the various dishes of chicken livers al almost almost almost al- al most untouched Yes take em all Warren waved them away Only safe thing to order here Is dessert They cant can't ring In any chicken livers on that Heres Zabaglione ventured Helen We had It at that Italian restaurant at home Just hot custard whipped up with Marsala wine It ought to tobe tobe tobe I be good here After alter SCOWlIng at the other blurred items under Dolci Warren ordered the and again sat back in glum silence to await developments developments' It looks delicious Helen welcomed the tall glasses of golden froth Not bad Warren arren was dispatching It In large spoonfuls In a more genial mood he lit a cigar and ordered an Anisette cordial Dear It Is Interesting here gazing gazIng gazing gaz gaz- ing down the foreign street Now lets let's enjoy It while we have our coffee coffee cof cof- fee anxious to give a pleasant afterglow afterglow afterglow after after- glow to the rather unsuccessful dinner din din- ner That Zabaglione helped out a lot using a saucer for an ashtray Guess we can rub along until breakfast even If we ve did draw a a few tew blanks We Wo needn't have If It you'd asked that man what he was eating It looked wonderful In that casserole casserole- something with tomatoes and mush mush- rooms But you never will ask anything anything anything any any- thing Next time Ill I'll ask I dont don't mind No you wont won't I r feel enough of pf a boob not speaking the lingo without your piping up with a alot alot alot lot of fool questions Until I can bone up on a few of these Italian dishes well we'll take what they hand out to us Next week week week-A A Florentine Episode Copyright 1921 by Mabel Label Herbert liar Har per I Har-I |
