Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1912-12-12
C0G1Eight 1911 by Bobbs- Merrill Com p4ny
CHAPTER Xxx.
March Hares,

March Hares.
George, in that masterfEl way which
was not wholly acquired, but which
had been a latency till the episode
journey-George paid for the dinner,
called the head-waiter and thanked
him for the attention given it, and laid
a generous tip upon the cover. From
the dining-room the two young people,
outwardly calm but inwardly filed
with the Great Tumult, went to the
managers bureau and arranged for
Fortunes room. This settled, Fortune
went down to the cavernOus entrance
to bid George good night. They were
both difident and shy, now that the
great problem was solved. George was
puzzled as to what to do in bidding
her good night, and Fortune wondered
If he would kiss her right here, before
all these hOrrid cab-drfvers.
II shall call for you at nine," he
said. We've got to do some shop
ping"
A tinkle of laughter
These ready-made suits are begin
ming to look like the Deuce"
LIZ yOu ClWdyO Iu1Ah I'll every
thing?"
well, what don't remember, the
clerk WILL" slyly. "TilI recently l be-
lieve I never thought Of anything. 7
must be off. It's too cold down here
for you" He offered his hand nerv-
ousIy.
She gave hers freely. He looked
into her marvellous eyes for a mo-
ment. Then he turned the palm up
ward and kissed it, lightly and lover
ly; and she drew it across his face,
over his eyes, till it left in departing
a caress upon his forehead. He stood
up, breathing quickly, but not more so
than she. A little tableau. Then he
damned his battered fedora upon his
head and strobe up the Corso. He
dared not turn. Had he done so, he
must have gone back and taken her in
ais arms. She followed him with
brave eyes; she saw him suddenly
veer across the street and pause at the
parapet. It was then that she be-
came conscious of the keenness of
he night-wind. She went in. Some
low, all earth's puzzles had that night
been solved.
George lighted a cigar. doubtless
the most costly wood 20 he found in
II Naples that night. The intermit-
ent glowing of the end family out
ned his face Far away across the
himmering bay rose Capri in kind
{ magic, amethystine transparency.
light or two twinkled where Sorren-
} lay. His gaze roved the half-circle,
nd finally rested upon the grim dark
sh-heap, Vesuvius. Beauty, beauty
7erywhere; beauty in the sky, beauty
pom earth, in his heart and mind. He
as twenty-eight, and all these won
erful things had happened in little
lore than so many days!
Goods in his heaven,
Ais right with the world"
He flung the half-fnished cigar into
q air, careless as to where it fell,
that in falling it might set Naples
fire. It struck roof somewhere
Glow; a splutter of sparks, and all
as dark again.
sT shall come" All through his
cams that night he heard it. Il
all come"
Next morning he notified the cap
in to retain their cabins. After that
'ev proceeded to storm the shops.
hey were like March hares; irrespon-
BILE children, both Of them. What
4 propriety matter? What meaning
d circumspection? They two were
alone; the rest of the world didn't
unit. 1t never had counted to either
them. Certainly they should have
ne to a parsonage; Mrs. Grumpy
ould prudently have suggested 1t.
le trivialities Of convention, how
er, had no place at that moment IN
cir little Eden. They were law un-
themselves
INTO twenty shops they went; mo-
ste after modiste was interviewed;
d Fortune at length found two mod
). These were pretty, and, being
)dels, quite inexpensive. Once,
orge was forced to remain outside
the carriage. 1t was in front of the
gerie shop. He put away each re-
int. Just like a husband upon his
7evmoon. Later, receipts would
IN as much, but from a different
1e of vision. He bought so many
let's that the carriage looked as
1ugh it were ready for the flower
uiyaI. He laughingly disregarded
: protests. 1t was the Song of