The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1916-12-14

J them and escort them to the Unite
| States.
Only too glad to have his assistanc
and his company. they did as he de
sired. When they reached Geneva h.
told them he had heard that a youni
girl. an orphan. who had Just lost he
father In America was anxious to fint
an escort across the Atlantic. The la
dies sent word to the school where
Miss Hawkins was. stating what they
had heard and offering to take her I'm
der their care. The offer was accepted
and Ned felt that he had made be
ginning.
Now. these ladies had engaged pas.
| sage .pn a steamer that was TO sail from
Naples. Therefore Miss Hawkins. to
| avail herself Of their care. must also
sail from Naples Ii mattered not to
her what port she sailed from. and the
party. Ned included. left Geneva for
Naples via Milan. Florence and Rome.
| Ned knew that the vessel on which
| they had engaged passage would not
sail for several weeks. which the la
dies would put in between Florence
and Rome. His advantages were thus
trebled as to the time he would spend
travelling with Miss Hawkins. but far
more than trebled In another respect.
The young lady might be confined to
her room by seasickness on the voyage.
while on land this was not to be ex-
pected. and couple with nothing to
do but to see sights are In fair way
to fall each under the others inGu-
eDce.
The partnership between the late Mr..
Girard and Mr.. Hawkins was purely a
matter Of business. and their families
had not met. Indeed. there was only
one person in Mr.. Hawkins family his
daughter. whom he had left abroad
when she was twelve years old. She
knew nothing about his business af-
fairs. not even that he was part own
er of the Glrard- Hawkins company.
Therefore when Ned Girard was In
PRODUCED to her he was simply Mr..
Glrard and nothing more. He did not
enlighten her or any one else that on
the successful management of a man
ufacturing enterprise their future sta
tus in respect to wealth or poverty de
pended Nevertheless 1t was not like
" that IA girl of seventeen could be
dawdling through the picture galleries
of Florence or over the seven hills of
Rome with an attractive fellow of
twenty-three without feeling any in
terest in him.
1t is not only the fact that young
couples travelling for pleasure have
nothing to do but enjoy each others so
ciety that conduces to their becoming
to each other. There is some
thing in the novelties they see togeth-
er that adds to the enthrallment This
IL especially true of Italy The ell
chantment that prevails In the medic
val city of Florence Is enough to bring
about love affair between a Cyclops |
and Medusa. There Is the river |
Arno that runs through 1t. the bridges. |
including that antique structure. the |
Ponte Vecchio. and the historic asso- |
all Enclosed within n circle OF |
beautiful hills which look as II they |
had been retouched by divine paint |
or with higher colors than nature is
wont to lay on.
And Rome. Girard who had been
here before and was well versed In
ts historic lore. took the girl to the
pinclan Hill and showed her the pano-
anna OF the city. the old Campus Mar
ius. the tomb OF Hadrlan. colossal st
'eter's. Ranked by the long hill range.
he .Ianiculum. He may have had
BUSINESS In mind. but his tongue told
II the building of the Eternal City.
Then he took her to the Forum. the
Coliseum. the baths OF Caracnlla. and
II the while he made these structures
I've again with people of 1000 years
gone.
There was time before sailing from
'aples to visit Pompeii. where not far
lstant light smoke was curling from
he mountain that had poured forth
re and smoke. followed by the white
shes which had buried the city. TO be
orgotten for eighteen centuries. At
orrento there were the ever changing
olors of the bay OF Naples spread out
averal hundred feet below them. In
lie quiet of an orange grove Girard
I'D the little girl his STORY" Natural :
she listened to it with rapture.
The ocean voyage over. the party sep !.
rated at the dock Mt New York. Gil
Ird did not tell his fiancee of the bust
ass relationship existing between :
lem. He did not care to run any I'M !,
,cessary risk. They would be brought
gether in business way soon enough.
nj then the struggle for mastery be
Veen her lover and her guardian would
mmence. Glrard told her that he
'ed I'm the same location as herself.
II nothing more. ).
"Goodby for the present" he said at 9
aving her I'm few days | VIII be y
It'll you again" =
Gerard on reaching home sought the =
lardian of the half interest in the =
arard- Hawkins company at his of
e and IN nm interview fatty declared =
at he would not consent TO the gen =
man assuming control of the enter =,
Use.
Very well was the reply. 81 will -
/ consent to any one else than my I,
II assuming the control Ia
You are not the owner of the prop II,