78 Lucia, the Organ-Maiden.

for the first time. Signor and Signora Pitti and
the children, four small Pittises, were present,
while the workmen stood in the background ex-
pectant, and many pairs of black eyes were fixed
eagerly upon the hand-organ which was brought
in by the Northerner. The covering cloth was
removed. The organ was made of selected rose-~
wood, which Signor Pitti always used, and was
beautifully polished. But it differed from all the
other organs, for in front was a glass window,
through which you looked into a beautiful little
room hung with soft pink satin.

“A doll’s room, a salon,” cried the youngest
Signorina Pitti. At the back of this room at one
side was a door.

“Well, well,” said Signor Pitti, “but what—”’

“Patience, master, for a moment,” said the
Northerner, and began to turn the handle of the
organ. It played a march through well and
clearly, and in perfect time, but then all Signor
Pitti’s organs did ¢Aat. Next it played “ La Bella
Napoli.” Signor and Signora smiled, for they
loved their Naples and liked to hear its praises,