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Show Strong Passion for Gold. Don Marino Torlonla, of the ducal family of Torlonla of Rome, said at a dinner party in New York that a certain cer-tain American millionaire reminded him of the famous Roman -miser, Ar-pagnlo. Ar-pagnlo. ' "Let me," said the tall young man, smiling, "show you what a treYnendous miser Arpagnio was. As ho lay dying dy-ing in his cold, dark, bare palace of stone on the Corso his one thought was that, since he was too ill to eat, a full lire a day was being saved on the food bill. The doctor was announced. an-nounced. The doctor, after feeling Arpagnlo's pulse, looked grave. " 'Well,' said the miser, 'how much longer have I to live?' " 'Only half an hour,' was the reply. "Arpagnlo's eyes flashed fire. '"You scoundrel!' he cried. 'Why do you let things run on to the last minute like this? Do you want to ruin me? Send for the barber at once.' "The barber arrived poet haste. " 'You charge,' said Arpagnio, '20 centeslml for shaving?' " 'Yes. slgnor.' " '"And for shaving a corpse five lire?' " 'Yes.' "Arpagnio glanced at the clock. Seven of tfee 30 minutes left him still remained. " 'Then shave me quickly,' he gasped. "As the operation finished Arpagnio died. But with his last breath, smiling' smil-ing' happily, he murmured, while the barber dried his cold, pale cheeks: "'How Bplendld! 'Four lire and 80 centeslml saved! " |