Evening star., 1923-05-14
T0DAYS INSTALI.NENT.
AAEIII-W'hAteverI Is to BE, Will Be.

IA SAA-" n1teFcr Ii TO be, VIII BE.
~ y board the steamer Jack was
equally restless. The night
~ was SO perfect he decided to
spend it on deck. He could
custom on shore on such occasions.
he gave himself to pacing the deck
for long hours.
AS he watched the fieecy clouds
scudding across the face of the moon,
he fell to cogitating over Jil-Bett.
Do what he would. he was unable to
dislodge from his bosom the disturb
ing conjecture as to whether the mar
| riage had not been the result Of a
cleverly laid out plan by her grand
| father and herself.
He had not heard a word about
all this fortune that the old man pos
sessed until just as he was taking
his leave Of Katar.
He had great interest in the girl.
being ever mindful Of the great debt
OF his life which he owed her Still,
he had not intended to marry A
handicap seemed to have been placed
suddenly upon his plans. He wished
with all his heart that she had elected
to remain in Katar with the Mudges
instead of wandering about the world
with him.
He had even made it clear that he
, would send her every penny he could
earn over his frugal keep; this seemed
! to have no weight.
| What cannot be cured will have
! TO be endured, 1 suppose" he rumi-
| mated with a sigh.
| He had heard of Ben-Ali's infatua-
tion for Jf-Bett and had supposed
/ in the course of time, she would wed
the Arab. and after that her life
would pass in one Of the shacks SO
common therabouts. and the beauty
| Of the girl would soon vanish under
the strain of the hard-worked wife
i rearing a family.
| The death of her grandfather had
been most unfortunate: IL hat
caused Jil-Bett to turn to him. Oi
course. IT was his duty to stand b,
her. since she was determined to fol,
low his fortunes.
There would always be the shadow
or that accusation of theft between
them. He would never be able t,
prove beyond all doubling that h,
! was not the thief: while she woult
not. OF course. be able TO prove to the
| world that he was.
! II theft really had been com.
| mltted, some one must be the guilty
party; with that thought the face OF
Ben Ali. and the memory of what he
had beheld, swept across his mental
| vision.
What had he to conceal by burvine
! it in the oceans depth? Well. the
| early morning would decide that. II
nothing came of the investigation
| ing to fear.
| Up and down Jack paced the deck
anu anu "atehed the heavens as the long
| hours, leaden- winged, dragged by
I AS tno darkness which nracalaS bt
| dawn gathered over the sky. feelins
! the effects OF his hours of trampine tC
and fro. he sat down to rest.
! lie slept but a few moments. bu,
! during that short length of time ht
i dreamed of the small. heavy box hi
had seen Ben-Ali deposit on the ocear
ped. He awoke with a start 1t wa:
/ still dark. He had dreamed that Ben.
AIS box contained Jil-Bett.
| He was impatient with himself. Fl,
( was not man to pay heed to the
fancies that passed through his minC
during sleep, but all the same h,
felt uneasy. Verify. Coming event:
often cast their shadows on before.
NO doubt only the Arabs earning.
| would be found therein
Ben-Ali could not make trouble owe,
the bringing up of the small box
for what was found on the ocean,
| bed the finder was entitled to hat
| been the ruling. when the find wa,
beyond the limit of the pearlins
grounds.
1t was relief to him, as he scanned
the heavens, to see the darkness,
! break away at last and a tiny ribbon
OF gray light thread it's way through
the scudding clouds; At that momen
one OF the deck hands lowered i:
| small boat to go ashore.
i should be glad to accompan,
YOU called Jack. Il was just won
derIng how l could get ashore at thi
| early hour"
You are welcome to go along i
turned the sailor.
They pulled for the shore in tn,
| direction Jack wished to go.
Both Jack from the deck of tn,
steamer and Jil-Bett on shore hat
watched the dawn of the new da!
break with keen interest
! Jl-Bett had signified her intention
OF taking last dive and had coa1e,
| Mr.. Nudge into consenting to attent
the ropes for her. This was his EN-
ployment for the government; h,
could not find 1t in his heart to refus,
JILL Bett the last request she woult
probably ever make of him.
The preceding night he had tossed
restlessly on his pillow after a sud
! den awakening from a troublesom,
dream. His wife was decidedly angr.
when he, insisted upon telling it to he
In the dead O. TIL night.
Go to sleep. fool man" she an
swered irritably. II want to get
little sleep, even though you don't"
But. Mary. I never knew it t,
fail" he persisted. Whenever Iv,
dreamed of tn devil coming III
through tn waves some disaster ha
been sure to follow on tn heels Of it,
Il want to go to sleep, l say! Tt
tn devil with you and your devi
dreamss' shrilled his wife. Where
upon she stopped her ears up with he
thumbs. hearing no more.
He did not have to be called th
next morning. His wife marvelet
that she did not have to go through
the usual tussle to get him on hi
feet today. She did not have to kee]
an eye on the breakfast under wa.
and the other on him to see that h
did not sneak back to bed. He wa
ready quite as soon as Jil-Bett was
TT would be some luck IL vol
picked up a pearl" laughed Nudge
"Who knows but what / may fin,
something more valuable" she an
swered so earnestly that he laughe,
ong and heartily, quite believing thi
| 'ague hope was the outcome of he
iesire to go down for the last time
rhe sun was just rising as he lowere
| Jil-Bett, in her cumbersome suit
iown into the water. receiving he