Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1912-10-25

upon tne money. IN nan an nouri
sister. I'll be back. You did not think
that ! was going to run awayi"
NO" o
do you understand nowi"
"Yes."
While he wass gone she remained
seated at the table. She made little
pyramids Of the gold, divided the even
dates from the odd. arranged Maltese q
crosses and circles and stars.
Pity, pity! Well. why should she 10
bel against II? Was It not more than
she had had hithertoi What should
she doi She closed her eyes. She
would trouble her tired brain no more
about the future TIL they reached
Naples. She would let this one week
drift her how II would.
George came In under the time4imit
Of his adventure. He had been upon,
the most difhcult errand imaginablel
at least from . bachelors point Of
view. He carried two handbags. One
Of these he deposited In Fortunes lap
Shall / open TT"
III you wish"
She noted his embarrassment, and
her immediate curiosity was not to BEL
denied. She slipped the catch and
looked inside. There were combs andt
brushes, soap and tooth-powder and
tale, q manicure-set, q pair Of soft
wooden slippers, and g. She
glanced up quickly. The faintest rose
stole under her cheeks. n was droll;
II was pathetically funny. She would
have given worlds to have seen himI
making the purchases.
you are not offended" he STAN.
mered.l
why should I BEL l am human; I
have slept and lived for days in q
dress, and worn my hair down my
back for lack Of hairpins and combs.
I am sure that 1t is a very nice night
gown"
Laughter overcame her. He
laughed, too; not because the situa-
ton appealed to him as laughable,
but because there was something, an
indefnable something, IN that laugh.
ter Of hers that made him wonderfully
happy.
"Mr. Jones
d George" he interrupted deter
minedly.
d Brother George, It was very kind
and thoughtful Of you Not one man
in thousand would have thought Of
of hair-pinsl" More laugh
ter.
81 didn't think Of them; II was the
clerk"
He
SHE"
well, then, she will achieve grea,
t things" lightly, though her heart wal
! full.
Tactfully he reached over and swep,
e up the money.
q Shall | ever be able to repay your
r she said.
K "Yes, by letting me be your broth
: er; by not deciding the future till w
s land in Naples; by letting me keep Il
s touch with you, whatever your ulti
mate decision may be. That ISM
g much. VIII you promise that"
"Yes."
n They spoke no more of Ryanne.
l was as though he had dropped GU
y Of their lives completely. To a ceI
Is tain extent he had. They were to NEE
il him again, however, in the last act o
: this whimsical drama, which ha
mr. drawn them both out Of the common
- place and dropped them for a full spi
- upon the whirllgig Of life.
- In due time they arrived at Alexar
" dria. There they found the gres
H. transatlantic liner, homeward bount
IN. Ryanne would beat them into Me-
York by ten days.. He had picked u
10 boat Of the P. & o. line at Port Sail
sailing without stop to Marseillei
From there to Gherbourg was a TT
fling journey.
lo George knew tho captain, and th
W captain not only knew George, b.
er had known Georges father befor
ow him. The young man went to h
I'D heart Of the matter at once; and whe
% he had finished his remarkable tai
.on the captain lowered his cigar. It ha
I. gone out.
"And all this happened In the yet
% 1s09-191O! II any one but you, n
~ Jones. had told me this, I'd have Sci
'76 him ashore as q lunatlc. You haV
100 reported it,"
Is. What good would II do? We al
,ds out Of It. and that's enough. Nor
An we do not want any one to know whit
- we've been through. II the new
papers got hold Of It, there would |
oA- no living"
ge "You leave II to me-" said the bi
hearted German. From here to N
he pies she shall DO O. mine own daug
nd ter. You have not told me ALI"
er. NO; only what ! had Of necessity
,w tell"
-. well. you know best. I shall I
my share to mahe her feel at HON
NIL She is as pretty a. q flower"
g. To this George agreed, but not W
are bally.
d. The steamer weighed anchor at Q