To G. C.
a patient listener and a helpful critic I inscribe
this book as a reminder of many happy hours
which we spent together in the Old World

S. W. B.

Contents

  1. A Friendly Feud[9 ]
  2. Jean Has a Surprise and Gives One[27 ]
  3. Giusippe Tells a Story[50 ]
  4. Uncle Bob Enlarges His Party[66 ]
  5. Giusippe Encounters an Old Friend[83 ]
  6. Uncle Bob as Story Teller[99 ]
  7. America Once More[121 ]
  8. Jean Threatens to Steal Giusippe's Trade[140 ]
  9. A Reunion[163 ]
  10. Two Uncles and a New Home[182 ]
  11. Jean's Telegram and What It Said[208 ]
  12. Jean and Giusippe Each Find a Niche in Life[220 ]

Illustrations

  1. The Throng of Moving Workmen[Frontispiece ]
  2. "Every One Knows Me at the Glass Works"[47 ]
  3. "I Knew Her in Venice"[95 ]
  4. "It is Shaped to the Form Required"[160 ]
  5. "The Melt is Poured Out on an Iron Table"[202 ]
  6. "I Want These Orders Filled"[223 ]