Evening star., 1923-05-12

ruby on which her poor old grand
awful climax which had resulted
Perhaps. IL Jack agreed, she, would
! the vessel sailed asking her to give
to the agent the assurance that she
would work. day and night. the rest
. of her life to pay off the debt. She
| should hear from her the first moment
she had any money to send him.
Jil-Bett felt. with much sorrow. that
Jack was still bitterly aggrieved over
| the fact that he had been accused of
the theft. AS at first, she firmly be
| lieved In his innocence; nothing could
ever change that She was convinced
! beyond all doubling that her poor old
| SO securely It would never be. found.
He would have been just as likely to
| have secreted IL in. any fancied spot
down the road as in the grounds In
] that troubled her. waking or sleeping,
was: would Jack ever forget, or for
1 give?
Almost from the hour of the .cere-
mony. at which she had learned jill
Bett was to leave with Jack. Mrs.
Nudge had been engaged in making
q goingaway gown for the girl
something that would be SO Genteel
her young husband would not be
ashamed of her appearance on ship
board.
She had no opportunity to get any
thing on such short notice. and was
| obliged to resort to making over one OF
| her own dresses-a handsome garment I
s.e had treasured many years IL had
| been one Of Worth's handsomest "a
risian costumes, made for her when she
| had been one Of London's prettiest
| schoolgirls and petted heiress OF an
j aristocratic home.
She had worn it when she eloped with
| Mudge-having little use for such
beautiful garment ever after.
| Many a tear fell into the folds or the
garment as her nimple fingers bent to
the task.
Jil-Bett fairly caught her breath when
she beheld it. "Ths for me-" she cried.
| The next moment she was showerinS
Mrs. Nudge with kisses.
"I shall look like one OF the pictures
in the magazines" she went on eXu-
| berantly. II shall be so glad TO look
nice in Jacks eyes.
cit transforms you from an Arabian
native to Il society lass OF whom any
man might well be proud" she answer
ed, holding the girl of at arms length.
admrng her own handiwork as well as
the lovely young girl 1t adorned
81 should like to wear it this even
| ing ventured Jil-Bett w1stfully; you
know Jack might come, and seeing me
Like this might be startied-and
That he would not put in an appear
ance. Mrs. Nudge was quite sure; still
she hadn't the heart to dampen the
poor childs hopes.
AS she had expected. the long hours
dragged themselves by. St he whom
Jil-bett longed for. and waited so pa
tiently to greet. came not
'I think I might as well take off the
dress she announced at last: Jack Is
not coming until tomorrOw 7 shall don
my old clothes. and go out into the
moonlight. will not have so very lons
now to watch 1t. and say my lite pray
ers to the stars where my young mother
is, and my father, and-and-dear old
grandfather"
Thanks be 10 God. the moon and
stars will shine upon YOU wherever you
may go. dear child" Mrs. Nudge re-
light to the rich and the poor alike. to
earthly saints and sinners. 10 those who
have the hope of happiness TO look for
ward to. and those in whose hearts
hope is dead and only the ashes OF a
hurned-out pa ssion that was all toe
fleeting remain"
will YOU always remain in katar
Mrs. Nudge" asked JILL -Bett suddenly
The woman shook her head.
Some day I may go to London (there
from which ! was cut off, she added
under her breath. SO low Jil-Bett could
not catch the last OF the sentence.
You must promise me we shall never
| lose sight of each other, dearie. This
| anXiously: AS soon as YOU reach
America, YOU must write me. letting me
know IL all IS going we'll with you.
cannot tell you how very eager ] shall
be 10 hear from YOU
| 81 shall write YOU within a week after
we land. and | know where are tc
be" promised Jilf3ett. She meant il
at the time she uttered the words, little
/ dreaming OF all that would tranSpire GRE
She was enabled to carry out that in
tention. so little do we know what q
fortnight. aye. even day. may bring
forth.
When another day passed. and Jack
did not put in an appearance, Mrs
Nudse's Indignation grew apace. What
did he mean by such unheard-ot con-
duct. she wondered.
One day Nudge came home with the
information. which he SAID he had upor
reliable authority. that the vessel was
TO sail the following day. and asking II
Jack had informed Jil-Bett of II.
Not one word has she heard from
him" replied his wife. adding: 81
should not be at all surprised il he
meant TO desert her--not let her know
have a pretty time trying to locate
him. The wide world holds many
a niche in which man may hide. OF
change his name: Their it would be
impossible for her TO ever find him
Should that occur. the poor child's
life would be wrecked: she would
Groop like flower and die. The
pity OF it is. she is so very fond
of him. Her every conversation be.
gins about Jack and ends about him
The love OF a young maiden hath MOI
its seat in reason. nor is it judicious.'
| 1T looks as if ] should go after
him. and bring him here, by mair
force. if needs be-" remarked Nudge
grimly. TO which suggestion his wife
acuuiesced most heartily.
I will be after him bright and early
in the morning. depend upon that
We've had the care of this little girl
you might say, all these years, ant
she has married does the right thine
by her. II he attempts to deser
her. swear I will follow the vesse
to sea. board her, seize the scoun
drel and throw him bodily over
board"
"oh. not that. Not that! Badl,
as we may feel about it. you mus
do him no bodily harm-you hav,
enough to answer for without having
human beings death on, your soul.
Nudge WINGED, We'll then, II
neck and slack o the pants. II tn
vessel sails without her. she sail
without him; trust me to see I,
that.
by the way" he added chang
ing the subject. that Arabian woma,
had a great set-to with Ben-Ali dow
at the fisheries today. At first II
attempted to repudiate her claim tha
she was his wife. and they had a nes
full Of little Arabs on the other sid
of the desert. He had reckoned with
out the knowledge of what a frenzie
woman will do when put to the test
Selling one of the sharp blade