Show I 11 PI PJETRO PIETRO ETRO By Charles I II I 1 Antonio Val 11 sat rt listlessly on a crumbling ium lumb bling n bat wall wai wal 1 which I overlooked Grenada while Pietro Pietr Ia lay slavering in the tIne heat bent at t hubs his feet an feet an Italian gps gypsy hl hM Ink dancing bear The man lila hits hit wife and amid the tine beast had trudged afoot from flom Italy Ialy along the luxuriant shores shore of oC southern Franco where living hiving J had been so expensive ex ex- pensive then ac across osS the P Pyrenees an and down into Spain where though the thi cost of or living l was S cheap were correspondingly few fan Across the sun scorched plains of or La Mancha Olancha they had plodded subsisting sub suh- slating on a bunch of oC grapes and a hunch of oC coarse beard here a handful hand handful ful of olives oll and a cup of or sour wine there until they reached Andalusia and the thc old Moorish capital I At Grenada the womans woman's strength I IC gave gac C out and she la lay sick sik and ema emaciated I elated f fighting for or breath and aund a life within her that thit was not hers Incas amid I Ithe I the filth fth the suffocating stench anti and squalor of a southern slum Antonio gazed out with wih hard hord hopeless hopeless hope hope- less Jes eyes over o el the Alhambra down two wo thousand feel on omi the tile mud colored mud city In the plains from flom whoso countless church spires Jangled up imp Intermittently the sounds of oC bells pulled 1 without regard to time or 01 liar hal i me mOi mony uy Pictro slobbering heavily eyed thc tle te I Ithe with neighboring mountains longing the Sierra Slena Nevada Ne whose c cool coolly I snowy crests and aid pine clad cac slopes brought back a dim memory of or youth routh anti and nd freedom Since Sinice Maria Marla hail had fallen Calen sick weeks had passed Tho The Grenadines had hac ceased to lau laugh 11 at and amid applaud the ungainly antics of at the thc clumsy clums creature it waltzed hc heavy as l round and round with its i forepaws dangling and a silly siy patient grin on onUs Its Us face Thus coppers COIpel'S had Irati ceased to fall CaU h by tine the the roadside Come mio said Antonio at it Jn length th the siesta ends the hue ovenIn oven oven- In lug ing approaches pel chance the lie charitable char i table may still throw thron a 3 few to homeless sa o wanderers Let Lct us try once moro more in the thc town He Hc rose werl wearily and and took look tine the 11 path Jath which leads through the Inc great forest down into unto the cl city the time boar bear shuffling a pace or two behind Under the tho shade of If the giant trees tree fountains played and oll mountain torrents of If snow mo wlter Writer water fresh from flom rota tine the hilltops babbled hal hah d ble-d and amid prattled the thc sound playing gratefully on omu tho the ear car cu anti and testifying dead lead ninth and gone ono Moorish ingenuity anti and antiI art art I rt Arrived rl in jim the tho the dirty elu dusty t tO I town Antonio In ii ri-it ri l sought t for fOI 01 tine the niacIn much needed coppers in iii the PIa Plaza Cristobal Colon olon Slothful muleteers peddlers lei sweet O vendors enders and anc IS WIO just awakening awaken In ing og in inn 11 various shady hac corners fromin frol the tine siesta ann and I lie tho cries of oC the time theater ater cur car curriers I reiterated unceasingly throughout through through- out mt ut tine the heat heal of If tire the tIny day da were heart le less ess frequently La dail l ra I ra ra ra Ia La rn I.-dari-rn ia a ra ra na 1 such was ivas tIn the e I Italians Italian's lai unmusical I hint as ho hit hC bent lanit u n sort sett of drum in hr doubtful rhythm and the tIne bear bean heal ro- ro 11 ponderously oh on his hind hlll legs Caramba Cal exclaimed sin aim old Poll ped- fler sitting silting up UJ ut a and ammil 11 rubbing his lila eyes oyes e I Unit lint hut fool of an HI Italian I a in again aga imi and UI hi ii hiM inc lovil t J il of ff If a a. hc hear bear r. r Can Cal mit no tine one enjoy Injo orty winks without b 11 disturbed by jy y such an ant Infernal devil with all dirty h dc 1 fly uway wil ni s. say ay y 1 1 a i greasy fixIng fixIng- R n a 41 dusty lu U ty ly pacU 10 in Ii In a gaunt futile mulo rho Tho man null mid hl lila havo become a regular post mast hore There was a general growl of or a as assent as- as h this sent emit from froni tine the loungers who by linn line hind had arisen ninth stood sullenly til ut Antonio and Pictro Pietro dark Ia Tho The La darl ra La ra rn ra ta jhant hant slopped stopped uncompleted as S a large tomie Hung ilung with wIh an unerring aim tool took lookhe he lie bear beai immediately below the car The great beast dropped onto his forelegs and with wih a movement ludicrously ludl- ludl human placed one paw pow doll deli del del- teh on the thc smitten spot while he regarded his master with with with-a Jh a hurt an and amid look of inquiry Antonio gave a aa a sharp harp glance in iii th thin the from which the stone sterna had bath boon cn thrown his black OeM eyes blazing but ho lie h knew better betler than to retaliate l a U Spanish mob and ald choking Jck ack aek a n sob toh oh which his throat he ho muttered the single in l word Come Caine to Pietro Pictro and turned away Th Their h lopar turn was ins ms greeted with wih a loud augh au h and some seine oaths from the look ers on A As h ho he passed up the lii do dc la Ja he hc noticed a a. fat hair hairy man nina who vho was standing in the patio pato of or the tine theare I are do de Colon nn and re regarding him hum amidus and amid ils us charge chargo with some attention a a a fat rul fin nan nami whose huge hug paunch was wa covered by a aast vast va-st expanse of h white ie waistcoat The TIne Italian was wn fas fascinated b by this exuberance of oC flesh and as ho lie drew near icar er he lie accosted tIne tho th Spaniard Buela flue Due la m tarde taide senor action you ou wish to see m my bear ear dance He lie is the thc most mos of all oi lancing dancing bears No no my friend answered theat the theat theat at man breathing thick thickly I I 1 have seen cen your bear dance before heCor It I was hen lien that an air Idea Idea emily only an am idea noth- noth In ng- ng more came came into unto my may head hend with wih rf reference to him him Yes said Antonio Interrogatively Tine The other eyed him with illIn curiosity You are ure not making much money b by the look of or you he lie said grimly No Xo senor responded the tho Italian with wih a u helpless gesture Tho people of or Grenada are arc tired tred of or ou U and your OU bear Why Vh do you ou not notTO nott TO t u away n ar and amid try tl elsewhere My ly wife is nick lcJ I cannot leave Ii h her er fri fr i Ah h th the tho Spaniard grunted re- re Jy Then after ael a l pause Would you vou like to sell sel your hear bear lie Inc asked with wih apparent carelessness Tine The Italian started back Sell Sel Pietro ho exclaimed n aghast hast No a thousand limes thu's no He Ito IsU is U breadwinner Without him we should e certainly star e starve to tnt win much He Ilin le dons doos not seem aJl the Spaniard eyeing cycling Antonio's Antonios cadaverous appearance superciliously lIe He wins th the little wo we gel get answered an an- the Iho other In inn a low luw voice and anil ho lie has boon been with wih me inc for 01 so man many mal many years eu If I I parted with wih him muir now hOW I am ann afraid he would tIle die lle If I lie Inc is old h lie will die dio soon any amy way then thel will wi you OU he be hee We Ve are arc all al In mi II the hands of nf the lie good 1001 God Gol l. l n A Antonio in ton to clo crossing himself el cc The Spaniard sniffed Listen ho he hI said shortly shorty If It you are tre not lint n a fool you will 1 accept my offer Orrel I never novel waste valuable tl tunic time boating about tIme tho tlC bu bush basIn bushor h hor or bargaining r I will wi give you ou twelve hundred hU pesetas for Cor or your OUI bear I happen Imp hap pen penn to want him him for for a special J purpose pur pun pose With Ith hu hundred rid red pc pesetas eta you ou could return to Italy Ialy set up UI a cafe care and live I comfortably for the rest of your lre life The Italian was os trembling a great reat conflict was surging ur In imi his hh bosom What is your our special purpose purpose pur pur- pose poe he risked asked haltingly J The Thc bull bul ring answered the thc other briefly f I 1 will wiT not sell Pictro Pietro Antonio said alc sullenly This The Spaniard Ja laughed hed You are ame area amea a Q great fool h ho inn said think over 1 0 It I. I how however I anti and if ir ln change your taint mind COme como antI and nl st see t e me here here tomorrow at nt the same hoUr houin Aldos He Pie turned and aind entered time the cafe leaving leaving- lea Antonio star star- rig after him 0 0 From a rag beth rag rag-betl a pale emaciated woman rose rosc on un her lice elbow and anti gazed Ja e Inquiringly with wih dreadful anxiety at Antonio as us lie Inc entered his hits squalid lodging Meeting Irene ey eyes ho dumbly dumb dumb- ly I shook his hear heath head and to a n wooden woolen bench burled buried his face lace In his hands hand A little lite wine Antonio g gasped the tire woman huskily A i cup of oC wino wine for forthe fo cit the lie lo or of Her husband ma made madeno e eno no mo sl sign signi n. n and sUe site sank back exhausted with a groan croan 0 o S The next evening tru true rma to his iris word the tine fat fal man whoso whose little beady e eyes cs twinkled expectantly was was standing in Iii tie patio palio palo of Iho tho Cafe CaCe dc tic Colon lIO he smarted s and peered up lp the as he hc caught sight ht o of a n ragged picturesque figure approach- approach Ingv It was Antonio Ah Aim I said rid the he the Spaniard with a satisfied sat sat- smile smie I r thou thought ht so o The Italian reached the tle cafe and confronted his acq acquaintance of or the thc previous da lay day Yell Well he lie said all the tine former respect with wih which he hc had addressed him hm being lJ be bt- Eng ing nJ conspicuously absent I have have come conic back So I see responded the other smiling I am am glad you OU have thou thought hl I fit nt 1 to to to-er cr whinE what shall shaH e we c i it It- It ll change chan e your youn YOu mind Dont count on iii n your dirty bargain liar bar gain before you OU have ha concluded it H said ald the thc Italian The fat man lau laughed aloud lI My good hood friend he said s. what Is the good of talking like Ic that to lo mo ma I thought you ou would eventually sell s your yom hear boar yesterday I know Imo you OU will wi soil sell J him today loday You arc are poor IOor destitute in iii fact I am rich rich wIny why I could buy your our beastly soul if Ir I wanted wante It It but but butI I dont 1 I want your OUI bear so talk sense Antonio said nothing but the hart hard l light ht came into Inlo his eyes Come Com fool Cool tim or wise man win whichever whichever which which- ever you Ol be continued the thc Spaniard como come arid and have an absinthe and amid talk it over The Italian shrugged his lila shoulders and amid entering seated scaled In himself Listen he lie said aid You are arc richand rich richand and anc fat fat I am ama poor floor and wretched and amid have but two friends in iii the tine world m my my wife wiCe and amid m my heat hear The ho latter latler later I must sacrifice to the tine former ovine though God knows whether I sin or 01 acquire merit meri by hy such audi an ann act act But keep 1001 J el you Ol this well wJ In Iii 11 mind I I will wil have no imo unfair dealings must mut have his lila chance hT lie le must light your cursed bull bul fairly faily without Interference None Nomie of or your Ou Spanish tricks Iricks ticks with wih drugs and anal what hat not miot lIe He le shall thal have his iris chance said sid th the other grinning lie He shall hal have nis ch chance repeated repeat repeat- ed d 1 Antonio ald and moreover to make certain on that point I shall hal not leave his 1118 side hJ till tl h he lie enters the tine bull hul ring If I ho inc Is victorious he Inc is it to lo be given b back ck to tn mo nine nl without r repayment p of oC a lint But first of nC all al all I get gel Jcl paid the lie mono monc money you fat mini maim mUl 7 I get et paid tire the twelve twel hundred pesetas 1 My y wife Is CI very sick The Spaniard grinned You want tho the money moncy now lion ho Jw asked ou Yes Ys wild said Antonio Tho fine money y now inc and two t o w witnesses HII C one emma nie of r my any choosing in Tho Tine bargain must lo bo be in lii writing lug v Half Hair I mi aim In hour later latem tho tIne document lt wa was ivas d drawn 1 U up iii aI ami duly signed and utah iv witnessed 5 5 5 S S S S 4 A lt RU l afternoon In n San an Sebastian lIi The The- Plaza tb l I Toros way was pac packed ct with wih thousand spectators tons tors i iAn A An n milled a t laut been announced announced an an- for 0 or this tEnts particular do day Translated tIns Cd ran tin Ie l Si tnt nt t the tie l-Il l nm tie eIe Tort rUI On the occasion of time the name day of or the Iho queen dowager a novel tiomi ton will wi be added to the usual pro pro- gram 1 Preceding the death of or six purebred pure pure- bred l lightIng fighting bul bulls bulls' which will wi be slain by hy th tine Iho famous toreadors toreador's Monies Montea Monte and amid Chico ico a I CJ Great Gre l Fi Fight ht to the l death will wi lake talt place between bm een ti n image huge Sll grizzly boar bean especially imported im Inn- ported from flom the lie Mountains of oC America and amid a bull hul from the Inc Dul Duke c cof of a own stock Tho TIne reil-cea reil rod coated ted sand ane IaIn having hay hav Ia In ing completed thick their task retired and amid tire arena mena J lay kb- h empty empl Suddenly a fanfare of trumpets blared liared out shrilly anti and the tIme babel of tongues ceasing a dead hush fell feU upon Ullon the ast assembly A moment later the heavy door o of ofa ofa a den un s swung back and out Into the hue glare of the tho arena a hugo 1 bear am am- bled hIed The fIne sunlight ht dazzled daz him aftem tho tire darkness of or tho lie confined space in which he inc hail had been kept a prisoner Ho stood blinking and gazing around in iii a muddle headed fashion and ane finally shuttling off ore to lo that lint part parl of the tho ring ing which JU lay in iii the shade ho host sat st down on Oil his haunches He lie had hardly done Iono so when an- an loon door dool wax was flung open With lh a furious bellow below a great An- An bull hul dashed out nut and amid galloped blindly half wa way ia across the lie arena his hiM eyes gloaming red uel with wih blood lust lus lut and amid ald foam flying from froni his hits mouth Here he Inc hale halted hailed a anti and 11 raking back the lie sand and with wilh hi his fore feet then tinen glaring round searching for an aim object of atack attack immediately he spied the tIne bear hear sittIng silling- quiet and unmoved some sonic fifty uey paces distant distant With another menacing bellow helow he ho lowered his ills head an and sprang off or on ona ona ona a thunderous charge n Hr Tie covered 10 inn ill the nc a distance when tin tho e- e ebe be ber bear r realizing the hue hostile hostie intentions of or his lila adversary suddenly stood tood upright to receive him and anI opened his arms arnis Invin Invitingly Invitingly- J Them rhen Theia Thema a curious eurious thin thing happened fine Tho hull bull dismayed ed It may anay be he at the uncanny spectacle which presented Itself t thim ti tl him hum of nr an turn obvious quadruped In lug ing tine the erect posture of a u biped For Fil sonic some seconds he stood l hound bound ga with increasing ever I astonishment and dread crea at at- attic tic the t phenomenon rIm The he bear ben opened his hl arms |