The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-02-02

I.l. such HtHNi.N could uli.f. pm. .h lees
dar. Co. maintain i.4 mysterious horrors.
Naycr a.ai would SHE bua4t of h,r indie
uund.uup. III thi4 masculine strength
would onl, .uNiaa O., dr1y her into .nfrty.
well content would She uo On cling Go &c flr
the reminder of her life Her heart swell.
pd within her thr1nt Her limbs shook
and nlterpi Connected Thoughts desert
ed her. She was merely conscious of fight
ing through the darkness against the clog
of her own weakness On. ON She dragged
md was DRAGGED. nm hills and over plnips.
until "A curve sent "a sudden flash Of LIGHT.
Her cop,r,de ruye nm eyultaut shout aud
rnised her I'm lis arms ms sine STAGGERED
Then ON and ON i'm "a final burst until he
bore her faA ting into the hotel II was
the following doy when Winnie rrpoined
her identify A motherly looking woman
stood hv her bedside. assuring her of her
safety and of her spapdy recovery from ok
prtiuu and FRIGHT And indeed the pirl's
strong vitality asserted itself. and i'm Sc
curity she sbool, of the effects of her nd
venture ns one raiprts the rat,er, brarce
of nightmare. One partfcular. however
she cherished. and that tcndprlv.
uBut that Young man who aided tne5''
she asked "Wbpre is bey"
''Hin is itY" replied the lapdlady. "A
/ proper Young gentleman. to lao sure. so
anxious and SO liberal He had the whole
house aroused I'm vour service. But when
the physician said Won would be all right
after a sleep. why. he rode away to the
county seat, where, it seems. he had i'm
portant business -
URut his uampg" Winnie Caltered
"I,ord love YOU. miss. he didn't leave
no name. He was that hurried. and we
| free with his uoneyr'
Winnie sighed and grew tboughtfuI. hut
her thoughts were not of her book.
"You had this ere clinched in your lit
| tie hand, " continued the matron. produc-
| ing an ANTIQUE intaglio ring. Winnie
| blushed as she furtiyelv but vainlv exam
iued it in search of an inscription Then
she placed it On her finger and with femi-
nine craft soon had the worthy woman en-
crossed in personal "reminiscences.
II was a month later that throughout
her guardians home there was "A pleasure.
BILE excitement, which seemed silly to Win
ME. The idea of such n fuss being made
over the entertainments of an old woman
and her son mt dinnerl They were not even
strangers either. for Mrs. Ncames was the
widow of her guardians former PARTNER
and still retained a share i'm the business
and Ambrose. the son-what a ridiculous
name. reminding one of hair oil was his
confidential clerk. True. as little Miss
Grantlev explained. "Papa had high re
spect for the lady on account of her un
common strength of character. and an
equal esteem for the Young man for his
fidelity and truth" Butwhat of thaty All
women were respectable. and all only sons
amiable. but of this particular couple
Winnie was unite prepared TO ignore the
ono and to desnien tho otbpr
Indeed since her arrival Miss Driscoll's
good friends had hnpn nart,trbed bv "A cor.
toin natuIorra md rnrvnrsitv orite for
eign 70 her INST She was irritable. vet
anntbe+ic Her ,nnati+a ,vas ftfuI her
industry eccentric There was dust on
her nbilosonhical tonnes. while under her
niIIov. tba ,,,.id found n VOLUME of noetrv
Can She he in love-, asked Mrs, Grant.
lev RECALLING her own moidenbood
Wyyby mamma " renlipd the dauuhter.
chow ahsurdl She hates men and never
ceases from ridicuIino tben -
Winnie descended to meet the guests
with an oirm hefttiug a dismissal Than
welcome. She found u stately and
veigbtv dame with colorless. almost liyid
compleyion and agpressively rolled white
hair and n Jpmure voung man brown of
Il1IStlphg
With the mental comments "virapo"
. and "ninnv,' she gaye herself over TO hos
nitable cares Her communion at dinner
doubtIess thought her taciturn Int then
his mother furnished n ready excuse. The
old lady was discursive and ON n subject
too which MIGHT have nroved emharrass-
ing to n more resolute appearipg Young
man, but Ambrose merely smiled affably.
She discoursed on the tantrums of his
childhood, the misdemeanors of his youth
and the failings of his maturity and ascrib-
ed great credit to her watchfuness that
he was no worse than he was
81 keep the reins pretty tight yet, - con
tinued Mrs. Neames. "No night key, no
cigars or cards-a strict reckoning of ev-
cry cent expended"
''But we all lean on Ambrose in the of
flee, " ventured Mr.. Grantley
81 know. We talk business over every
night, and tell him what to do"
Winnie studied the young man beneath
her glasses. Was he not ashamed when
even she, stranger, could blush for him'
Apparently not ut all lie seemed TO glory
in his subJection now and again agree
ing, Yes, mother, don't Know how
could get along without your advice, and
all the while DONG ample justice to the
Vlahds. what lhsehslbllty Nhat lgho
rance OF the rights and privileges OF glorl'
Gus manhood Alas, there We're no Longer
any men, or II there were they came ano
disappeared like veritable gods!
The anxious mother Kept her eyes sharp
ly engaged with her son S conduct. Nhel
champagne was served, she cried out t'
the butler, Mind, only half glass FOL
: that boy, and then, "Flll 1t with water
Ambrose" And Ambrose smilingly obey
ed, while the butler nearly dropped thu
? cooler in CONSERVATION, and Winnie's high
/ ly Intelligent nose expressed its highes
! degree OF contempt
A singular young man surely, noticea
bic ON account Of his defects. Well, it wa
remarkable for modern young man t.
even attain distinction in this line! VIII!
didn't he TALK Because she was reserved