Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1912-08-29

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They stormed the Shops; Irresponsl.
BILE Children, Both Of Them.
~ left their names of tho passenger
list as published for the benefit Of
the passengers and the saloon-sitting.
So they moved in a sort Of mystery
which rough weather prevented being
solved.
One night. when the sea lay calm
and the air was caressingly mild,
George and Fortune had gone forward
and were leaning over the starboard-
rail where it meets and joins the for
ward beam-rail. They were watching
for the occasional flicker Of phosphor-
essence. Their shoulders touched. and
Georges hand lay protectingly over
hers.
II love you." he said; Il love you
better than all the world"
Are you sure?"
"Sure? Can you doubt it?'
Sometimes"
But she interrupted him quickly. ''1n
all this time you have never asked me
II I love you. Why haven't you?"
81 have been afraid"
TASK mel"
DO you love met" his heart miss.
ing q beat.
She leaned toward him swiftly.
"Here 10 my answer" pursuing her
lips.
"Fortune!"
BE careful! I've terrible temper"
But she was not quite prepared for
such roughness. She could not stir. 20
strongly did he hold her to his heart.
Not only her lips. but her eyes. her
cheeks, her throat. and again her lips.
He hurt her. but her heart sang. No
man could initiate love like that: and
doubt spread its dark pinions and
went winging out to sea.
"That is the way want to be loved.
Always love me like that. Never wait
for me to ask. Come to me at all
times. no matter how am engaged.
and take me in your arms. roughly
like this. Then shall know. I have
been so lonely; my heart has been SO
filed with love and none to receive IT.!
I love you. haven't asked why; I
don't care. When 1t began I do not
know either. But it is in my heart,
strong and for ever"
Heart o'mine, I'm going to be the
finest lover there ever was!"
The great ship came up the bay
slowly. It was clear. sparkling. win
ter day. and the towering minarets OF
business stood limned against the
pale.blue sky with delicacy not un-
like Japanese shell-carving. A thou.
sand thousand ribbons Of CHEEKY
steam wavered and slanted and
dartled; the river swarmed with bust
ling ferries and eager tugs; and great
floats of ice bumped and TANNED
about the invisible highways.
"This is where live" said George,
running his arm under hers. "The
greatest country in the world, with
the greatest number of mistaken
IDEAS" he added humorously.
What is it about the native land
that clutches at our hearts so? am
an American, and yet was born in
the south of France. I went to school
for time near Philadelphia. Ameri'
ca, America! Can't be an American,
even IL I was born elsewhere"
"You can never be president" he
said gravely.
II don't want to be PRESIDENT" She
snuggled closer to him. "All want
to be is good mans wife; to watch
the kitchen to see that he gets good
things to eat: to guard his comforts;
to laugh when he is sad; to nurse him
when he is i'll; to be all and every
thing to him in adversely 40 we'll an In
prosperity: true WIFE," She touched
his sleeve with her cheek. And
don't want him to think that he must
always be with me; II he belongs to Z
man.club. he must 60 there once in Z
while"
II am very happy" was Ill he could
say.
George. am uneasy. I don't know
Why. It's my mother. my uncle. and
Horace. am going to meet them
somewhere. know it. And I worry
about you"
about me? That's foolish" HI
smiled down at her.
All. why did my mother seek to 10
new the acquaintance with you? Why
did Horace have you kidnapped into
the desert? There can be no such Z
thing az the United Romance and Ad
venture company. It 10 cloak FOL
something moro sinister"
"Pshaw! What's the use Of worry
ing, little woman? whatever schemes
they had must be out Of joint by now
Sometimes think must be dream
Ing, little girl"
II am not little. I'm almost ~ tai
a. you are"
"You are vastly taller in man,
ways"
Don't be too sure. 4 am human:
have my moods. y IN sofuettmei