Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

find out that their meetings were ar.
/ runged according TO Miss Roswell $
\ plans. Inuumeiahlc little events were
! constantly cropping NJ that showed
I how he stroye to spend part Of his day
with Miss Roswell. aud each one proved
I 20 her, by the amount Of thought and
worry she bestowed upOn ID, how large
I q part Ia her life Mr. Bnlfour was play
/ ing
While she was with him she was
( convinced that force Of circumstances
only aud not inclinutiOnw0s responsible
this change But when she was alone a
hundred arguments assailed her to prove
that q muu's will was his way.
Somebody told me this morning that
you were simply wrapped NJ in Miss
Roswell she said to him one day with
exaggerated carelesness.
Honolulu is great place for gos-
sip he responded with n laugh
Not more % than any place Of its
size" she rejoiued. when man Is
markedly devoted % q girl is IL cOmmen-
tedon all the world over
How absurd be exclaimed. "The
ltoswclls have been very kind to me.
.Ihey are constantly writing me and do
ing nice things for me and l try TO bc
rs polite as can in my turn. But there
it begins and ends Miss Lucia cannot
hold my attention for any length of time.
She amuses me for while, but at the
end OF two hours / am always ready %
leave her. All, kulOmea. why do you
listen 10 what others sgy Of mcy Is
that acting like u loyal fricnd2 Judge
of me for yourself II ! ever fail towards
YOU. then tell me. but do not give a
thought 70 the idle talk Of outsiders"
ANA kuamca was ashamed Of her
suspicious, until a day or two later when
he asked her TO change the hour If an
engagement he had with her, and she
found 10 was 10 enable him to take
walk with th, girl who was causing her
SO many heart aches.
Under any circumstances she could
not have felt contented for, with the
rnmdity for which the flight of time Is
Noted In Hawaii, the sailing day of thc
Mnriposa, that was TO curry Mr. BalfOur
away. was drawing near, and them
and thpn.--
It occurred to her to 20 into the office
OF The steamship company and see ii
he had been booked to leave. Perhaps
he had failed to engage stateroom, he
might not be able to secure one. mud II
so ne would be Obliged TO stay until tho
next steamer. Maybe Miss Roswell in,
tended leaving soon Everything would
DC the same as before her arrival. and
she would forget that she had ever been
so unhappy.
Good morning, Alfred" she said TO
tered the Office 81 want 10 see who h
10 leave on the AlaripOsa."
Did you meet Mr.. Bulfour? lie left
mere JUST before you came in" said the
young man as he handed her the list.
dld not See him. she said rather
uDsehty as she eagerly scanned the
names. A heavy black line wns drawn
through that of Francis Balfonr.
She breathed a deep sigh which seemed
TO relieve the tension on her feelings.
80 ne was not going. As the time
approached he had found Il impossible
to leave.
They would have almost another month
together. lie had been feeling so sad
that he could not help postponing his de-
parture. Perhaps he was going 10 her
house now 10 tell her She would hurry
home-she would
What did you say, Alfredo" she ask.
cd Her eyes We're shining like stars
her cheeks were flushed ~ beg your
pardon, l was thinking of something
else"
Il said lac was lucky to be able to get
slate-room' as he seemed 50 anxious to
20 ON mat particular steamer Risky to
leave II so late
'What-whO-"
Why, Mr.. Balfour, he decided 20 20
on the Australia the day after tomorrow.
instead of waiting for the Mariposa, and
! gave MIN the very last berth | pity
MIN II he Is very sea-sick. Right over
the wheel He viii get well shaken up,
kuamca did not answer.
Let me see If | know anybody else
going,' she said at last, slowly. Her
voice sounded very queer, surely, or Nyns
u her Imagination. She cleared her
throat 1T ~ so hot" she added with
an effort as she glanced quickly down the
new page he gave her. II suppose ev-
efyone -everyo -will--be--n
What is the matter, Kulamea?
never saw YOU look so pale Would
nike a drinkf The heat has been too
much for you"
kulamea heard his voice MS II IN n
cream Her eyes were staring M the
paper on the counter before her.
francis Balfour," she read. and n
httle further along, Miss Lucia Roswell
Ilose two names seemed to stand ont
US thoush they, were raised from the
paper. She could see nothing else.
Drink this, Kulamea." She bonrd Al
ired sny' Il will ring for an express TO
take You home"
There was q feeling In her thront ns
though she could not talk and her mouth
seemed 80 stin, She tried to smile.
m all right she murmured II
was FOOLISH to walk In the sun" Oh,
SAN' ''' N'ulN DC TO Eek nome again
and IN her own room
That afternoon Mr., Balfour called. He
talked OF the too long neglected bnsi.
ness affairs that were hurrymq him IN.
OF the many trials and few pleasuras ~
a man who had his way to make In tbe
world lie told her of lhe small amon1,t
OF happiness he had enjoyed I'm his iife
ana how sometimes he grew utterly recl-
irss and did not care what became ~
nm. lie touched upon hopeless IN.
lure and hiated at Il lucblcss past And !
as ~ grew later and later he seemed |
unable 10 tear himself away.
hulamea said very little. She was
proud and she was inscrutable
Inc two days We're gone, as II tbev |
were but MS many minutes and Itv. |
lamea found herself edging her vay
lhrQugh the throngs Of people ON the deck |
Oh the Australia. IL was Il bright INV |
scene The wharf was crowded. WEI
motley mixture OF many natiopalitias
STATIONED IN their midst, attred In tbeir
While duck suits, was the Hawaiian
pand playing alternate sprightly and SAL
ilrs' The passengers were easily dis,
llnglished by the quantity OF leis with
winch they were wreathed. and no 90
ltter another of their friends coma ~
Nd them goodbye and wish them Lo,
voyage more would be added 10 those
already hanging round their necl,s anS
waists, or tied about their bats unt,i
ilhey looked like yeritable walking ear.
Kulamao fopna Nr. me-