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Top: "She is a
lily, my ford, guarded from in fancy," said Benvenuto,
Bottom:~"Arrest him." the
Duke told his soldiers.
Benvenuto Cellini, most famous goldsmith of the 16th century, was also feared as a fighter and notorious as a lover. After believing his one real love, Della, to be dead, he finds her a Lady-in- Waiting for the Duchess of Florence und at the same time the Duchess in determined to have Ben-"" venuto for a lover. Because of the many he has, killed, and also because of his many enemies, he ia Zoomed to be hanged. The Duchers saves him nu pretext of letting him live until he finishes a table service of gold, but the Duke of Florence learns that he nearly killed his nephew, To lay hands on a de Medici in a death warrent. They are going to hang Benvenuto at once.
Benvenuto was working on other things in addition to the golden table plate for the Duchess of Florence, and using his beautiful but dumb model, Angela, almost every day.
Having occasion to be away throughout an entire day, pick- ing up certain jewels · needed for work on a treasure casket, he returned, late and found the shop closed.
+
He slept late. not going into: "You are always saying some- the shop that night. In the mor- thing silly, like that. If you do not need me for modeling, I light be looking about in the shopa." W
ning Ascanio, his apprentice, was plates, burnishing them, busily at work on the golden
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"Finished them? Finished them! But I won't have them tion available, motoring facianished!" Benvenuto cried, an-
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"I finished the last of them' last night and am burnishing them now, before delivery," the rather "thick headed Ascanio told
"I thought, Master, that the Duchess was in great haste for them."*
"What of that, lack-wit?"
Benvenuto stormed.
"You gave your promise to the Duchess, Master."
#!
"Promises are made to be. broken. You foolf You would strip me from my armor of pro- tection. So long as these remain unfinished, they will not hang me."
Didn't
not
"Look here, you glorious girl, must I always have a graver in hand when I am with you? Must I always he modeling you ever think that I am always the artist, but often the man, eager for your love?"
"Mother says not to." "Not to what?" -"Think of love.”.
"May the old hag choke! She is not your mother. Angela," I am mad about you, your beauty. It may be that soon I shall be here no more. Mary are anxious to have me hanged."
Tell them they shouldn't to that."
Benvenuto stared at
her and made a gesture of despair.
"Soon I may be wearing a hempen necklace and knocking at the door of Hades, but to-day.
He picked up two of the beau-I am here, Benvenuto the great tifully finished and burnished artist, Benvenuto the great lover. golden plates and tossed them Today we shall have a glimpse back into the melting pot.
of heaven!?
Another dumb deed like that, Ascanio, and you will be without ears!"
He took her in his arms and began to fondle her..
You must not come near, me like that
"Awaken,
Angela, awaken
to
your thumbs! May you be blast-
ed, inch by inch!" the old harridan cried.
H. M. NAVAL VICTUALLING
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ON VIEW FROM MONDAY. "THE 11TH MARCH, 1931.
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"We will omit your sweet com- FRIDAY, MARCH 8, 1935
. I
pliments and talk business. want Angela'y
"Never! "A worm had better be her bridegroom than you!"
"No more of your impudence I want Angela, she is not your daughter. How much for her, as
my permanent model?"
"Model" the old woman'sneered. "It matters not to you. How much for the girl?"
“Must you bargain so plainly? | Fifty ducats, then."
Benvenuto laughed at her. Angela sat again by the win- dow, working on her lace, giving ne heed to this bargaining for
her.
*"Too
much." Benvenuto laughed. "Thirty ducats."
"Flity or nothing!" the woman declared.
"Nothing, then!"
He started to go out into his shop. The old woman besitated and then ran up to him and caught his arm. Think of the bargain! Since infancy. I have guarded her. She is an unplucked
flower!"
"Then she is not worth even thirty ducats" -
"Make it forty ducats, then." "Done!" Benvenuto cried with a laugh, for he would have paid a hundred ducats to have the girl for his own. He was counting
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Comprising —
Hatatand with Bevelled Mirror, Side Board with Bevelid Mirror; Dinner Waggon, Dibing Table with Leaves, Chairs and Armchairs, tea Poys, Bedstead. Wardrobes with Bew velled Mirron, Dressing Tables with Bevelled. Mirrors, Chests of Drawers Stands, Cupboards, Teak and Glass Cabinets, Filin Cbinets, Deaks, Tables, Card Table, Teak and Glass Pookcases, Chesterfield Couches and Armchairs, etc., etc.
Silver Ware, Brass Ware, Glass Ware, Porcelain Ware, Cloisonne Ware, Eattan Ware, Cutlery, Orma menta, Tea Sets, Dinner Crockery, Wall and I able Clocks, Gramophones and Records, Pictures, Oli Paintings, -Carpets, Bugs, Blankets, Mosquito Nets Linen, Fenders, Typewriters, Curios. Wash Basins, Cooking utensils, etc., etc.
also
A QUANTITY OF
out the coins and had just hand-BLACKWOOD FURNITURE ed it over when he heard a fau fare of trumpets outside and
Including
Joss Table, Armchairs and Chairs, but motioned Ascanio to look out Tea Pays. Table Ecreens, Desks,
Benvenuto stood quite stilt;
The old hag, Beatrice, came with Angela, as usual, left her after getting the daily money for life and love! Are you stone?" then a knocking at his door her modeling, to return et the You frighten, me when you are. end of the day and get her. Ben- like this." Tenuto glanced into the melting pot, as the last of the two plates melted into liquid gold, and laughed. He felt quite safe:
Eager for Love
The-knocking increased." The
Bod
"You will soon be over your but motioned Ascanio to look out Table, Cabinets, Jardinieres, etc., etc. fright. I love you love you as and see what it was. a man should love a beautiful maiden. The time has come for you to think as I think and to do as I bid you do!"
"Oh bol It is a good thing I came backl”.
They turned to see the old hag. Beatrice, in the doorway leering maliciously at them.
Angela was back in the living room, sitting, by the window over- topting the Arno, busy with her eternal bobbin lace, listening dully to the singing of the boat men on the river. Benvenuto I am butted away from the glanced m and, as was so often ate of heaven by an old the case, was determined to goat!" awaken the passionless girl to angrily,
the realities of love. He went in and, tilting her chin, Elesed her. She moved her beca loop
head, irritated
apprentice looked out and began
to tremble;
"It is the "Duke, with soldiers!" be gasped, ka par
The pounding at the door in creased and a guard shouted in
# deep voice: "Open, in the name. of the Duke of Florence!
to arm himself but thought bet
she
Benvenuto had a feeling that this boded ill for him. He started
Benvenuto exclaimed,
Hargain'ng
One Enamel Bath One Grand Piano One Mlectric Ice Chest Two Cottage Piznos Three Radio Fets
and
AT 3.00 PM.
ter of it and leaped out to his One Buick Beater Sedan Car 1980 forge.
----| Model, 6 Orlinders, ju running order, Get you in there, both of you!? he ordered the old woman and
do as you bid, says Angela. They disappeared into
hag strode his living room.
ade her lase a Fing
my, be
ped
model
asked, dully with
Looking
good days for ES
Benvenuto
the
get
urned
golder
old goat,
seemed li to be so
In casting T plate for the Duch
heard the
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