| TONY, ANNA, AND TINA-NIKI-FIDO |
Tony shot up in bed. A look of fear came over his face.
"But your papa will discipline me!" he exclaimed.
"No! No!" said Anna. "He says that you must not be afraid of him. Discipline does not hurt. It will make you happy to grow up good."
Tony's eyes grew wide. So Anna's father, with the deep voice, wanted to make him happy!
"Papa has just been to see the Marionette Man," went on Anna. "He told him all about you, poor little boy!"
"And will I have to go back to Guido?" asked Tony.
"No, never," replied Anna. "You are to live with us, and Papa says you shall join the Balilla."
Join the Balilla! Live in Anna's pretty house! Never again be parted from his beloved Tina! Oh, it was almost too good to be true!