The Greenville journal. [volume] (Greenville, Ohio) 1850-1918, 1913-02-20

He came quite near to her. Hill
arms went out toward her, only t.
drop down. He must wait. 1t wal
very hard. But nothing prevented hi:
putting forth a hand to press hers re
assuringly, and saying: Don't dc
that. Fortune. 1t makes my hear
ache to see a woman cry"
Il am not crying" came in mufie6
tones. Il am only sad. and tired
tired"
Everything will come out all right
In the end" he encouraged. "of course
you are tired. What woman wouldn't
be, having gone through what you
have! Here; let's sit in the steam
er-chairs till the bugle blows for din.
ner. I'm bit tagged out myself"
They lay back in the chairs, and nc
longer cared to talk. The lights twin
kled, but fainter and fainter, till at
last only the pale line between the
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 shaVen skin. How patient he had
been through 1t 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 go into the world and
fight her own battles. II 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! .,. 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. 1t was totally desert
ed save for them. Then, "clad In the
beauty Of thousand stars" she
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
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 broached a bot
tie Of fine old Johannisberger. And
the three of them had coffee in the
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
fYou are going back with me-"
George announced in tone which in
,erred that nothing more was to be
said upon the subject. But, for all
lis confidence, there was a great and
leavy fear upon his heart as he asked
or mail at the little inclosure at
Cooks, in the Galleria Vittoria. There
vas a cable; nothing more.
Nov, Fortune -"
Have l ever given you permission
o call me by that name?"
why -.
"Have II"
mo"
Then l give you that permission
low."
What do you friShten a man like
hat for?" he cried. What l was 60
ng to say :"
Fortune"
What was going to say, Fortune, |
vas this: Here is the cable from Nor
liner. I'm not going to open it till !
fter dinner tonight. Well go up to
he Bertolini to dine. You'll stay |
here for the night, while put up at
he Bristol, which is only little ways |
p the Corso. I'm not going to ask |
ou a question till coffee. Then we'll |
hrash out the subject till there isn't |
grain left"
She made no protest. Secretly she |
vas pleased to be bullied like this. 1t |
roved that among all these swarming |
eoples there was one interested in !
er welfare. But she knew In her |
cart what she was going to say when
he proper time came. She did not |
'ish to spoil his dinner. She was also
oins to put her courage to its SUI
RENE test; borrow hundred pounds,
nd bravely promise to pay him back.
she failed to pay it, It would be be-
ause she was dead. For she could
ot survive comparison between
erself and her mother Here In
Iaples she might find something, an
pportunity. She spoke French and
Italian iluently; and in this crowded
eason of the year 1t would not be DIFF
cult to find situation as maid or
So long as she could earn
little honestly, she was not afraid.
he was desperately resolved. &
Such a dinner! Long would she re.
lember it; and longer still, how little
ither Of them ateyof it! She knew
nough about these things to appreci-
te it. 1t must have cost a pretty
emmy. She smiled, she laughed, she
ssted; and always.a 9 battle "a dam the
prfsing tears. .tn5 ! 50 INA
The gdiningTroom was filled; womenI
4 beautiful evening gowns and men
4 sober black. But the two youngd
eople were. ,oblivioas. Their fellow,
iners, however, bent more than one