THE STORY OF AN ENTOMOLOGIST 



one time or another, and he had adventures with the Indians 

 that were well worth telling. 



He had told the ranchero his history, and it happened that on 

 a certain visit that the latter made to Buenos Aires he noticed 

 in a newspaper printed in the Italian language an advertisement 

 asking for the wherebouts of the young man, with the further 

 statement that a certain firm of attorneys in Buenos Aires wished 

 news of him and had information for him that would be to 

 his advantage. On his return to the ranch, the ranchero showed 

 the boy the newspaper. They talked it over, and the upshot 

 was that the young Italian went to the city, learned that his 

 mother had died, proved his identity, and started for home. 



But he did not go direcdy to Italy. The spirit of adventure 

 and the itch for travel were too strong. He went out to the 

 Philippines (years before the American occupation), and then 

 he went to the United States and stayed there many months and 

 of course learned English, a language which he spoke and wrote 

 with great fluency for the rest of his life. 



Eventually he returned to Italy, assumed his title and claimed 

 his estates. He found himself a wealthy and much sought-after 

 man — in fact, a great match. He married and in course of time 

 his wife presented him with two daughters. And then they had 

 trouble and she left him. He was hurt beyond measure. Nothing 

 seemed worth while any more. Life was not worth living, and 

 he took no care of his health. His physical and mental situation 

 became desperate. With difficulty his friends induced him to 

 consult a famous physician, who advised the outdoors and sent 

 him to the Enghadine. He went to a certain hotel that had 

 been recommended to him, and from there as headquarters he 

 took long tramps, sometimes lasting several days. 



He had been told that he could have his rooms at the hotel 

 only until such time as some one who was described as "The 



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