Evening star., 1923-05-16
T0DAY'S INSTALLAfEST.
Xxx-ShIps That Pass.


no. all day long Jil-Bett sat by
herself cuddled up under a
~ steamer rug which the steward
ess loaned her, Jack rarely in
trudine upon her solitude, and then
but a moment. asking If there was
anything ne could do for her.
Jil-betts lips responded No" but
her heart cried out: "Sit with me.
Jack, my love: my heart is breaking
with loneliness"
The stewardess, watching this.
grew very indignant. Il think 1
ought to give that young man a
good talking to. Let him know that
he's the talk of the vessel. for every
one has found oHt without my tell
ing it that they're bride and groom
If any one of the three sailor lad
dies that made me a bride had acted
in that cantankerous manner. I'd
have grabbed him by the slack OF
the pants and nape Of the neck and
doused him overheard to sort OF wake
him up"
Her duties were so muItifarious
and her time so fully occupied. she
could not make the opportunity 10
talk with Jack. She. got her chance
one evening when they met IN the
part of the deck where Jil-Bet was.
am so glad you are going out
vhsre the young lady il. sir she
saio. she seems go powerfully lone
some poor dear"
II was not going out there. I think
YOU are mistaken: she has hook in
her hand: when she has a book, she
is never lonesome.
The stewardess hridled up. coming
mighty near losing her temper. You
q mn q
] ever heard say. let alone think
that his bride was more satisfied with
a book all day long. than she would
be with human companlonship' Man.
can't you see that. that young girl
out there is just dying by lnches OK
sheer lonelinesS?"
Jack looked at the woman in won
der. such a thought had not oc-
CURED to him in relation to Jil-Bett.
and he said So
It now. and act on the suggestion?
she queried. surprised at herself for
having the audacity to say such
thing to the reserved young man be-
fore her.
He went slowly out on deck. Jill
Bett was not there: she had entered
the cabin through another door. going
directly to her stateroom Tor the
night She had left her book on the
steamer chair beside her: picking it
romantic kind. and that the title wasx
'"To Those Who Have Missed Love"
He opined that it must have been
the overplump stewardess whom he
had 80 recently encountered. who
had placed it in her hands.
He was not pleased about 1t. Glanc-
Ing through its pages. the foolish
notions therein expressed pleased him
still less. If it were true that she
was indeed weary of being on the
he
more that she might have some one
to talk with. He had been doing his
best to formulate some plan as to the
employment he must look for when
the vessel reached her destination.
More than once he had been on
the point Of seeking JilBett to talk
the matter over with her. but the
remembrance that she knew nothing
save pearl diving caused him to turn
back and try to work out the prob
lem by himself.
Jil-Bett had come to the steward
ess's stateroom earlier than usual.
to talk over some of the things she
had been reading about.
You are coming in, just as your
husband went out in search of you,"
she commented.
rs he looking for me?" exclaimed
JiI-Bett, the color rushing into her
cheeks. her eyes Frightening. Il will
go back at once. hope I will not
miss him.
Jn-Bett found Jack standing by
her steamer chair, the book TN his
hand. The frown on his face showed
her he was not pleased with it: while
she had thought It so very wonderful
she meant to study 1T until she knew
it by heart, 50 enthralling was It.
'Sit down, Jil-Bett," ] want to talk
to you," he said. Sitting there. he
appeased her curiosity as to what
had taken him into the water: see
ing the Arab. the night before. de-
post the box there. and the over
whelming desire to learn it's contents.
The hope in his heart that 1t might
have something to do with her grand
fathers loss.
I'VE both had the same thought"
cried Jfl-Bett eagesly.
At that instant he caught sight
of the box at her feet
mo doubt you have satisfied your
self Of its contents ere this?"
"No, I.waited until we could look
It over together, dear. Like you, I
could not Danish the hope 1T might
contain what my grandfather lost"
As Jack raised the leaden box, plac-
its great weight for It's size, a sudden
commotion was raised on that side
of the deck. In an instant 1t was
crowded bM passengers and crew.
They had sighted an American
steamer. which would soon pass them
Jack took the box from her. I'VE
shall have to defer opening It untfl
later on" he said, laying 1t down on
the steamer chair from which he had
just arisen. Come, we will step to
the rail and look at the boat"
Two of the sailors made way for
sthsm. .r
1T II . wonderful sight to see an
advancing vessel out on the wide
tocsan," he unused, Watching her
The moon was at It's fun. render
,nng each object as clear to the view
AZ at noonday. The approaching ship
wss IN unusually large one. The
niyriads Of lights that flashed from
g her were brighter by far than the
stars that CLEANED In the heavens
overhead.
Thefr steamer saluted: the on
COMING one Answefed. They passed
SO near sach other that the fAe~t OF
thu passsnSsrS on both decks were
plainly distfnguishabfe. Jn-B6tt had
been watching aimlessly: then sud
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