The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-05-07

you'll promise never to let on who it
was, and if you'll gimme that ere tinted
fshin' pole O yourn as ye don't use no
more
81 don't think care much about your
news, Tom, said Mr. Hillard, who was
Just settling himself for a mornings
sketching by the river heights
''Oh, but you will when you hear it,
said Tom Mother says. says she,
Girls. you'd orter'd be ashamed of your
selves. And Kit Farrar she said she
knowed your step, and Tilly Grey she
said she lowed to marry city feller
like you, and then they agreed to chance
it, And there was something about two
colored pitchers-l don't rightly under
stand that: but | ruther think you fell to
Kitty's lot, and she was awful ticlIled
and
Look here, Tom" said Mr.. Hillard,
leisurely turning over his tubes of color,
don't it strike you that this is very like
telling tales out of school? 1t isn't like
ly the young ladies meant you to repeat
these little jolSes!'
"But they was dead in earnest,
wheezed Tom.
Much you know about it," said Hill
ard. "No-you can't have the rod
Clear out, and remember for the future
never to tattle."
Tom Mix retired much discomfited
and Wayne Hillard began to paint, but
as he painted he pondered.
eff I'm really the sportof battle" said
he, II ought to surrender myself at once
Pretty little beauties they are-fair and
dark like IL sunbeam and shadow, side
by side!
How happy could be with either
We're t'other dear charmer away,
Kitty Farrar is my possessor, eh? | do
really think ought to have given that
young marplot the fishing rod after all
He laughed as the idea grew in his
mind; yet more and more he liked it
He had noticed Kitty and Tilly oftener
than they had dreamed of. He knew
that Kitty was the clergymans niece,
and that Tilly's dead father had been
colonel III the civil war. He was quite
aware that they were pretty and grace
full, with sweet low voices. and pictur
esque way of wearing flowers in their
hair.
"They began joke" said he to him
self, 'I'll finish it"
Kitty Farrar was spreading table nap
l1ins out to bleach on the grass beyond
he lawn tennis c art. Tilly stood hold
Il the basket for her when Mr.. Hill
approached. But the instant they
au him a gentle ice of indescribable
,.izl.ity froze around them They recog.
ajzed his greeting It's two young duch-
esses might have done
II can't do it." he told himself, and
fell to talking about the weather. How
he wished that scapegrace Tom had held
his tongue. But after that he observed
Kitty quietly and often.
she is a violet in the shade" he
ought. "A dewdrop hiding from the
sun. Yes. really think shall ask her
TO marry me, but would like my I'm
Gle Churchill to see her first"
Uncle Churchill arrived ON the scene
"a handsome middle aged lawyer, with
dark eyes and shrewd mouth.
(Which is it::" said he.
'Oh, you must decide that for your
SELF" laughed Wayne.
That's hardly fair" said Mr.. Church
hill.
"It's SO important that you should be
entirely free from bias or prejudice
pleaded Wayne. AT the end of week
fat ,p,, lrroxx, xyo,, +l,;,ly
At the end of the week Uncle Church
i'll reported.
"It can only be Tilly Grey" said he
'She is perfect-simply perfect"
"Tilly Grey!" repeated Wayne. "She
is a very pretty girl, admit; but as com
pared to Kitty Farrar"-
81 can only say what think" said
Uncle Churchill
Take another week to consider it.
said Hillard.
81 will" said Uncle Churchill
Kitty and Tilly however, were not
entirely unobservant of matters, and one
evening when Churchill and Hillard re-
turned from a days fishing two stolid
German madchens were waiting at
table. The girls had gone home.
"Their folks wanted them" Mrs Mix
said regretfully.
"We1l follow them" said Mr.. Hillard
soto voce.
IAN excellent ideal" said Churchill
promptly.
Kitty Farrar sat on the doorstep of the
old house with black kitten in her lap
when Mr. Hillard came up the walk
She colored like carnation.
"You see have found you out" said
he. kitty. We're you running away
from me?'
"Not-not because was afraid" an
swered valiant Kitty
well, wherever you run for the
future shall follow" said he, because
love you. Kitty"
And it was not until the little diamond
ring that had been his mothers was
safely fitted on her finger that he mis-
chicvously alluded to Toms betrayal of
the state secret.
"You know said he. that have be-
longed by right TO you ever since took
up tie blue pitcher"
Kitty's eyes flashed.
But you took up the white pitcher
6rstr said she. Go back to Mitilda
Grey, if you please; shan't detain
you"
81 couldn't if | wanted to-" said
Wayne. "Miss Grey-if she chooses-is
to be my aunt. Besides, blue is my
color" with his eyes fixed on the knot Of
ribbon at Kittys throat.
Mr.. Churchill is very handsome
man" said Kitty solemnly, land do
lhink Tilly fancies him. Oh. | am SO
glad!"
"Lets walk over 70 the Grey firm