The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1893-05-04

sy sympathetic look, an interesting
pallor
Guessing him to be the victim of a
misplaced attachment, l added, For
a firt?''
Sir" cried he.
Poor fool" l thought, "he Is
going to take her part. All lovers
are the same"
The stranger kept silence.
Would you like little advice?"
remarked. Leave your rope here"
i had noticed that it was a better
one than mine-"Go home. Some
day you will thank me"
He shook his head Il wish TO
die"
DO not prepare bitter remorse for
yourself" l continued, with gentle
insistance. when you are buried
it will be too late 10 regret your
life"
do you know what has befallen
me?'
Il can guess"
mo, you cannot guess. A woman
whom adored, sir; for whom"
And he recounted his history.
Strange it was absolutely my own.
This resemblance made me thought
full.
Your silence means approval"
said Charles. L had just learned that
his name was Charles.
mot at all" l exclaimed, for L did
not wish to appear like a turncoat.
There is nothing in your story
which justifies this piece of rope"
For Charles began to interest me.
"Why do you imagine that you
ave been worse treated than others
who are Tilted every day."
They are not Tilted so huniliat
iDgly as L was"
Pardon"
ooh, sol"
Yes, indeed"
"Yes-Sapristi! | know something
about it. You can get even with her
by making love to some one else.
There are many better girls than
She"
Better than shel Impossible"
Eyes; at first one thinks as you do,
but your ideas will have changed in
a month"
My language appeared to me SO
much that of wisdom that gradually
it gave me pleasure to listen to 1t. l
continued.
What good will it do you to die?
Just tell me that. Either she is
heartless or she is not, if she is"
ooh, she has no heart"
Naturally she has not. Your
death then will only fatter her. Yes,
Charles, she will also regard you as a
fool, and she will be right"
/ was becoming eloquent. The fact
is that for the last few moments L
had realized that L was defending
my own cause. All that I ought to
have said to myself / was saying to
Charles-:o ny friend Charles-1or
I loved him with all the affection that
he was giving me back for myself. L
put so much conviction into my
words that Charles fell into my arms.
do with me what you WILL" he
cried.
WELL" 1 replied, with a sigh that
betrayed hunger, "let us breakfast"
l led him back to the hotel. Emo
ton is exhausting, and we were both
of us terribly hungry.
When we were at the we'll
appointed table and had feverishly
devoured two or three mouthfuls of
food, washed down by some good dry
Bordelais, we looked at one another
in silence, and our eyes said: "Well,
is life worth living?"
eff you had not met me"-sighed
Charles, his heart overlooking with
gratitude.
And although 1 said nothing L
thought the same thing.
DO you know" continued the
young man, sit was marvellous piece
of chance that brought you to that
part of the wood where you met me.
Ah," he remarked suddenly, what
were you doing there SO early in the
mornings"
could not help blushing. You
will probably not believe it," l re-
piled. II was going to hang myself"
"Ah, BAH" My companion burst
out laughing and cried, "that is an
excellent joke"
And we drank one another's health.
rs. f. Call.