Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1916-10-06

enlighten her or any one else that on
the successful management of man
ufacturing enterprise their future sta
tus In respect to wealth or poverty de.
| pended. Nevertheless 1t was not like
ly that 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
attached to each other, There Is some
thing In the novelties they see togeth-
er that adds to the enthrallment This
is especially true of Italy. The en-
chantment that prevails In the medic.
val city of Florence Is enough to bring
about love affair between Il Cyclops
and Medusa. There Il the river
Arno that runs through 1t, the bridges,
including that antique structure the
Ponte Vecchio, and the historic nsso-
Citations, all inclosed within circle OF
beautiful hills which look as II they
had been retouched by divine paint
er with higher colors than nature Il
wont to lay on.
And Rome! Girard, who had been
there before and was well 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 Hadrlnn, colossal st
Peters, nanked 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 Caracalln, 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 an orange grove Glrard
told the little girl his "story." Natural
ly she listened to It with rapture.
The ocean voyage over, the party sep
arated Mt the dock ut New York. CT
rard did not tell his flancee of the busl-
ness relationship existing between
them He did not care to run any UNI
tuly he, I. Ia, a.
together in II 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 as herself
but nothing more.
"Goodby for the present" he said nj
leaving her "In few days | win be
with you again"
Gerard on reaching home sought the
guardian Of the half interest In the
Gerard Hawkins company Mt his Of
Ace and I'm an interview fatty declared
that he would not consent TO the gen
tleman assuming control OF the enter.
prise.
very WELL" was the reply. 81 will
self assuming the control"
"You are not the owner Of the prop. |
erty. You are merely the guardian Of |
a part owner. She may not assent to |
your claim. II she represents TO the |
chancery court that she believes your
management will wreck her property |
she will be protected"
IA hna l..
me-"
80 be It," replied Gerard. risklng
all on the love he had won. Bring |
me to your ward and let her choose
between us. II she supports you In
your claim | agree that you shall be
come president and manager Of the
company"
Tomorrow morning at 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
theirs brother, Gerard did not know.
but he did not believe that the guardian
would not long struggle successfully
against the young love. At the mp.
pointed hour he went to Hawkins Of.
fee, and the ward arrived "A few min.
utes later. On seeing Ned she stood
for a moment like statue, then threw
herself into his arms
Her guardian did not then Gull upon
her TO choose between himself and Ned
There had been something between
these two OF which he was ignorant
Ned and his hance left the Office 10.
gether ana 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 hts 6ancee the
whole story. But this was not neces.
sary to win her TO his purpose. Love
WINS quite enough for that.
After an interview between the low.
ers Isabel consented 90 leave every.
thing to Ned, and he was authorized
to tell her guardian that Ned was her
duly appointed agent 10 carry out any
plan that he considered TO DO ben
eft 10 the property. But the guardian
could not be ousted till Isabel came Of
age, and that would not be for half
year at least.
Hawkins accused Ned Of dishOnOra-
Bile conduct, but II awaited nothing. I'm.
der Instructions Isabel would consent
to nothing her uncle insisted upon, Civ.
Ing notice that he could do what the
law permitted him 30 do for six months
until she would come OF age and would
receive her property. There was no
use In Hawkins controlling the plant
for 80 short n time, and no gave IN.
Ned Interested man In II whose
qualifications were excellent and the
business prospercd. Ned went IN at
the bottom md worked up 10 the top.
He " now president, and the stock OF
the company ~ all "wncd by Edward
and Isabel Hawkins Girard.
MONEY TO LOAN.
wi $4,000 in sums Of
81 900 and upward, on approved real estate