The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1916-08-25

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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
ly that u 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 hut enjoy each others So
ciety that conIuces to their becoming
attached to each other. There Is some
thing In the novelties they see togeth-
err that adds to the enthrallment. This
D. especially true Of Italy. The en-
chantment that prevails in the medic
val city Of Florence IA enough to bring
about love affair between a CyclOps
| and Medusa. There Is the river
Arno that runs through it. the bridges
including that antique structure, the
Ponte Vecchio, and the historic asso-
Citations. all inclosed within circle Of
beautiful hills which look as If they
had been retOuched by a divine paint.
err with higher coiors than nature is
wont to lay on.
And Rome. Girard, who had been
there before and was we'll versed In
its historic lore. took the girl TO the
Pincian hill and showed her the PIANO.
rama Of the city, the old Campus Mar.
thus. the tomb OF Hadrian. colossal st
Peters. hanked by the long hill range.
the Janiculum. He may have had
business in mind. but his tongue told
of the building OF the Eternal City.
Then he took her to the Forum. the
Coliseum. the baths Of Caracalla. and
all the while he made these structures
live again with people Of 1000 years
agOne.
There was time before sailing from
Naples to visit POmpeii, where not far
distant light smoke was curling from
the mountain that had poured forth
fire and smoke. followed by the white
ashes which had buried the city. to be
forgotten for eighteen centuries. At
Sorrento there were the ever changing
colors Of the bay Of Naples spread out
several hundred feet below them. In
the quiet Of IN orange grove Girard
told the little girl his STORY" Natural.
ly she listened to 1t with rapture.
The ocean voyage over, the party sep
arated at the dock at New York. Gil
rard did not tell his fiancee Of the bust
ness relationship existing between
them. He did not care to run any I'M
necessary risk. They would be brought
together in business way soon enough,
and then the struggle for mastery be-
tween her lover and her guardian would
commence. Girard told her that he
lived in the same location us herself.
but nothing more.
"Goodby for the present" he said at
leaving her. "In few days will be
with you again"
Gerard on reaching home sought the
guardian Of the half interest in the
Gerard Hawkins company at his Of
flee and In an interview fatty declared
that he would not consent to the gen.
tleman assuming control of the enter
prise.
Very WELL" was the reply. ~ will
not consent to any one else than my
self assuming the control"
You are not the owner of the prop.
erty. You are merely the guardian Of
part owner. She may not assent to
your claim. If she represents TO the
chancery court that she believes your
management will wreck her property
she will be protected"
"AIy ward has every confidence in
me-"
$50 be it," replied Gerard. rislxing
all on the love he had won. Bring
me to your ward and let her choose
between us. If she supports you In
your claim | agree that you shall be-
come president and manager Of the
company"
Tomorrow morning ut 10 o'clock she
shall be here"
Whether the strength of young love
for stranger would be stronger than
reliance on an elderly man. her IA.
Tiers brother. Gerard did not know.
hut he did not believe that the guardian
would not long struggle successfully
against the young love. At the ap-
pointed hour he went to Hawkins Of
fee, and the ward arrived a few min
utes later. On seeing Ned she stood
for moment like statue. then threw
herself into his arms.
Her guardian did not then call upon
her to choose between himself and Ned
There had been something between
these two Of which he was ignorant.
Ned and his fiance left the office to-
gether and Hawkins proceeded in due
time to investigate what had happened.
But Ned was in every respect ahead Of
him. The lovers had no sooner left the
office than Ned told his fiancee to-
whole story. But this was not neces.
sary to win her 10 his purpose. Love
was quite enough for that.
After an interview between the Low.
srs Isabel consented TO leave every.