The Mena weekly star., 1913-07-31
Copyright 1911 by Bobbs-MeIrill Co. Continued from last issue)
CHAPTER xx.
March flares,

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 filled 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 diffident 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-drivers.
 q 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"
 Do you always think of every thing?"
 Well. what I don't remember, the clerk will" slyly. "Till recently I be- lieye l never thought of anything I m@st b. off. It's too cold down here fer you" He offered his hand nerv- C--'",
 g'e eve hers freely He lc-'--l t..5 l.r r-acTelous eyes for a ro- net. Then he turned the palm up-
 ,-I kissed it, lightly ard l-'- e. l.: ard she drew it across his f. o. s.e~ his yes, till it left in dep,r".r
 a"-n his forcAc-d. He a'a-d 2: r a,a quickly, hut not more SO
 . < little tct,-au. Then he
 his le'teroC r---ra uncn his i -' s'r-de un to "or-o. I'o rt r-.n. T~dI t.-c s7. he
 g-oe bock g. cn Aer in Ehe fcr--e E.1 v.'.I SC scw ti-a e-as --'v he strc1t c.1. --c g; t,.e 1t vas tt~n tN .h7 F~. io3s of t1e l.--@nc-s O. t.. sa-.S'ud. She went in. Srwc- ie. .."h's puzzles AaG t.at a.-l. .-..
 E srtoi 2 cigar, doVbtless
 weed to be .odn1 ia all Naples that night The in,etmit tcr' r', ng of the end faintly out lined his face. Far away across the shumcring bay rose Capri in a kind of magic amethystine transparency, A light or two twinkled where Sorren- to lay. His gaze roved the half-crcle. and finally rested upon the grim dark ash-heap, Vesuvius. Beauty. beauty everywhere; beauty in the sky beauty upon earth, in his heart and mind. He was twentyeight and all these won. derful things had happened in little more than so many days!
 Gods in his heaven,
 Alls right with the world!"
 He flung the half-fnished cigar into the air, careless as to where it fell, or that in falling 1t might set Naples on fire. It struck a roof somewhere below; a splutter of sparks, and all was dark again.
 q shall come" All through his dreams that night he heard it. "l shall come"
 Next morning he notified the cap tain to retain their cabins After that they proceeded to storm the shops They were like March hares; irrespon. sible children, both of them. What did propriety matter? What meaning had clrcumspection? They two were all alone; the rest of the world didn't count. It never had counted to either Of them. Certainly they should have gone to parsonage; Mrs. Grundy would prudently have suggested 1t The trivialities of convention, how ever, had no place at that moment il their little Eden. They were a law un to themselves
 Into twenty shops they went; mo diste after modiste was interviewed and Fortune at length found two mod els. These were pretty, and, being models, quite inexpensive. Once George was forced to remain outside Tn the carriage. It was in front of the lingerie shop. He put away each re celpt' just like a husband upon his honeymoon. Later, receipts would mean as much, but from a differen' angle of vision. He bought so many Nolets that the carriage looked a: though 1t were ready for the flower carnival. He laughingly disregardeC her protests. It was the Song o Songs.
 My shopping is done," she said a 4ast dropping the bundles upon tho carriage floor. Now, it Is your turn"
 You have forgotten a warm steam 'l-eloak," he reminded her.
 So l havel"
 lhls oversight was easily remedied ana then George sought the tailor shops for ready-made clothes. He haC more difficulty than Fortune; ready made suits were not the easiest things ,o md in Naples By noon, however he mad acquired a Scotch woolen fol way wear and a fairly decent dinne sult along with other necessities.
 well, say!" he murmured, strucl oy revealing thought.
 nave you forgotten anything?"
 NO. On the contrary. I've just re numbered something I've got all 'eed or want in my steamertrunk ana till this minute never one. thought of it."
 how they laughedl Indeed, so higl were their spirits that they woult na'e laughed at any inconsequen .uing' They lunched at the Gam s.inus, and George mysteriousl. SSoueht up all the pennies from th'
 hoaek tobacco vendor Later. al