The Irish standard., 1912-12-28

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"EverythIns Will Como Out All Right
In the End" He Encouraged.
sky and the sea remained. She
turned her head and looked sharply at
him. He was sound asleep. poor
boy!" she murmured softly. How
care-worn!" There was something
grotesque in the mask Of desert tan
and shaver skin. How patient he had
been through 1t all. and how kind and
gentle to her! She remembered now
of seeing him that night in Cairo, and
of remarking how young and fresh he
seemed in comparison to the men she
knew and had met. And she must
! leave him. to go into the world and
fight her own battles. II God had but
given to her brother like this! But
brother he never could be, no, not
even in the pleasant sense of adoption.
She did not want pity. To
think Of his getting those things for
her In Damascus! Pity sug-
gcsted that she was weak and help
less, whereas she knew that she was
both patient and strong. What
did she want? She glanced up and
down the deck. 1t was totally desert
ed save for them. Then, "clad In the
beauty of a. thousand stars" she
leaned over and down and brushed his
hand with her lips.
| And George slept on. Only the blare
Of the bugle brought him back to mum
dane affairs. He was hungry, and no
announced the fact with gusto. They
would dine well that night. The cap
tain placed Fortune at his right and
George at his left, and preached bot
tie Of fine old Johannisberger. And
the three OF them had coffee in the
smoking-room. II the other passen.
gers had any curiosity, they did not
| manifest 1t openly.
1 Upon finding that they had no real
/ need Of staying over in Naples, the
captain urged that they take the re-
turn voyage with him. He saw more
than either Of the young people, with
those blue Tautonic eyes OF his.
George promised to let him know with
In dozen hours OF the sailing. Ger.
tainly Fortune would decide one way
or the other within that time.
Beth had seen the VeBuvian bay
many times, with never.failing love
and interest. They sailed across the
bay in the bright clearness Of tho
morning.
you are going back with me-"
George announced In q tone which in.
ferred that nothing moro was to be
said upon the subject. But. for all
his confidence, there was q great and
heavy fear upon his heart as he asked
for mail at the little Enclosure at
Cooks. in the Galleria Wttoria. There
was cable; nothing more.
NOW, Fortune -"
"Have I ever given you permission
to call me by that nams7"
why
"Havs II"
mo-"
Then I give you that permission
now"
What do you brighten a man like
that for?" he cried. What l was go.
Ing to say :"
Fortune"
what was going to say. Fortune,
was this: Here is the cable from Nor
timer. I'm not going to open IT. till
after dinner tonight. Well go up to
the Bertolini to dine. You'll stay
there for the night, while I put up at
the Bristol, which is only little ways
up the Corso. I'm not going to ask
you question till coffee. Then we'll
thrash out the subject till there isn't
q grain left"
She made no protest. Secretly she
was pleased to be bullied like this. It
proved that among all these swarming
peoples there was one interested in
her welfare. But she knew in her
heart what she was going to say whom
the proper time came. She did not
wish to spoil his dinner. She was also
going to put her courage to its su-
preme test; borrow hundred pounds,
and bravely promise to pay him back.
II she failed to pay 1t, It would be be-
cause she was dead. For she could
not survive a comparison between
herself and her mother. Here in
Naples she might find something, an
opportunity. She spoke French and
Italian fluently; and in this crowded
season OF the year 1t would not b dif.
ficult to find situation as a maid or
companion. So long az she could earn
q little honestly. she was not afraid.
She was desperately resolved.
Such dinner! Long would she n.
| member it: and longer still, how little
either Of them ate OF It'll She knew
/ enough about these things to appreci.
ate it. It must have cost . pretty
penny. She smiled. she laughed. she
tested; and always q battle to dam the
/, uprising tears.
The dining.room WAS hllel; women
IN beautiful evening gowns and men
in sober black. But the two young
people were oblivious. Their fellow
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