The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-12-07
HOneynaOOneTs
abroad
BY Zoe Beekley
(Sixth Installment.)
RECTN HERE TODAY

COUSINS, European manager of the
firm by which
JACK DURYEA is employed, has res
cued Jack and his bride,
EDNA, from bandits near Naples. Jack,
who secretly is Investigating sus-
pected duplicity of"Cousins, tells his
wife he believes the rescue was a
"frame-up."
GO ON WITH THE STORY
why Jack!" cried Edna, shocked,
you'd have to, be very sure before
making terrible charge against Mon
sieur Cousins"
"Well, I've no time to prove it," Jack
spoke sharply. "But we shake mon
sieur in, the morning"
,"Please, dear-don't let there be a
quarrel. What will you say to him?"
Jack smiled grimly and took a tela-
gram from his pocket. D..
Come to Rome at ONCE. Must see
you; important personal business.
Hart," it read.
II wired Jimmy Hart-used to know
Jim at school-he's in the Italian en-
bassy at Rome-to wire me this. I'll
leave it in Cousins box, and we'll light
out for the Eternal City before he's
up"
WELL" said Edna slowly, "T'm sor-
ry." And Jack knew by her curt com
ment how little she shared his suspi-
cions of Cousins. But her loyalty
placed no obstacles in the path OF his
plans.
Next day, in the brightness of early
morning, the Duryea's were speeding
north on the Rome express through
lovely valleys and plains.
Color was everywhere, and a people
who sang through their troubles and
took their poverty lightly. They passed
through miles upon miles of vineyards.
.the vines festooned between high poles
like gala decorations.
Picturesque ruins of castles were
here and there on high hills, old gray
stone peasant houses, with occasional
villas bright with newness, their plas-
ter walls tinted pink or blue or yellow.
Color was everywhere. Lush green
getation-dilapidate and ancient
farm houses with old women working
in the glaring sun+dramatic
clouds-a land that looked more
stage setting than a reality 1t almost
made Jack forget Cousins and Business
AS for Edna, the thrill of it all, the
presence of her mate next to her in the
little compartment that held six seats
but no other passengers, the blessed
sense of sharing the novelties together
the constant excitement of something
famous to explain or hunt up in their
guide book soon dissipated the cloud of
disapproval created by Jacks ungallant
treatment of Cousins.
They became conscious that the
train had stopped--that it had been
motionless long time. Impatient
Jack was about to investigate when
they heard the tramp and voices Of
party of men approaching their com
partment,
Next moment appeared at its door a
group of swarthy Italian youths, with
no ffiendliness in their manner. Some
wore remnants of war uniforms. All
carried thick canes. The leader began
questioning Jack harshly, and Jack
rose, his alarm and temper growing,
his volume of American mingling rau-
cously with the other'a vehement Ital-
ian.
Jack caught the word Facisti-the
irregular army that
would rule Italy by dint of armed force
but before he could protest the young
Facisti leader ordered Jack and Edna
in no uncertain terms and gestures to
leave the train and go along with them.
Had Jack been alone, he would have
been tempted to make rash resistance
to the demand of the Facisti to leave
the train and accompany them.
But there was Edna to consider
Jack knew the Facisti to be hot-headed
youths. who thought they were better