Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-28

"Everythina viii Come 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 it 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 60 into the world and
fight her own battles. If 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! q. Pity sug-
gested 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. It was totally desert.
ed save for them. Then, "clad in the
beauty Of a thousand stars" size
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 he
announced the fact with gusto. They
would dine we'll that night. The cap
tain placed Fortune at his right and
George at his left, and preached bot
tie Of nne 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.
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 Teutonic eyes Of his.
George promised to let him know with.
in a dozen hours of the sailing. Ger
tainly Fortune would decide one way
or the other within that time.
Both had seen the Vesuvian bay
many times, with never-failing love
and interest. They sailed across the
bay in the bright clearness Of the
morning.
"You are going back with me"
George announced in tone which in
ferred that nothing more was to be
said upon the subject. But, for all
his confidence. there was great and
heavy fear upon his heart as he asked
for mail at the little Enclosure at
Cooks. in the Galleria Vittoria. There
was cable: nothing more.
"Now, Fortune ."
''Have ever given you permission
to call me by that name?"
why -.
"Have 1!'
NO.
''Then I give you that permission
now"
What do you brighten man like
that for?" he cried. What was 60
Ing to say ="
Fortune"
What was going to say, Fortune.
was this: Here IL 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 put up at
tho Bristol, which is only q little ways
up the Corso. I'm not going to ask
you q question till coffee. Then we'll
thrash out the subject till there isn't
a grain left"
She made no protest. Secretly she
was pleased to be bullied like this. 1t
proved that among all these swarming
peoples there was ono interested in
her welfare. But she knew in her
heart what she was going to say when
the proper tina came. She did no,
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 . comparison between
herself and her mother. Here in
Naples she might ind something. an
opportunity. She spoke French and
Italian fiucntly: and in this crowded
season Of the year 1t would not be diff.
ficult to find . situation as . maid or
companion. So long a. she could earn
little honestly, she was not afraid.
She was desperately resolved.
Such dinner! Long would she re-
member It; and longer still. how lit.!s