The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1896-07-09
LOVE Is EVER YOUNG.

SnG ndQ nOC Inc lGdSG Shame ABOUT
telling her age. On the contrary, she
was rather proud to do so. 1t was some
thing to be proud of. Not that she was
"a, but that at "a she looked not day
over 48, and a blooming 48 at that.
True, her hair was silver, but what a
waving wealth of silverl And it was
not sent to soften wrinkles either. She
wore as many of these ornaments as it
Is legitimate to wear at 48, and no
more. Oh, she was certainly a wonder
full woman for her age, was Mrs. Joseph
AIlestreel
1t did not detract from the compare
lively youthful appearance of Mrs. AL
lestree that her costumes always repre-
scented the height of the fashion
Quaint, indeed, she appeared, partic-
ularly on a certain evening, standing in
the old square porticO, with the sun
shining straight under the trees into
her face.
The house at her back was low and
long. 1t stood endwise to the lazy little
river that flowed at the foot of the
abruptly sloping lawn. On the other
side, at the end of long, shady av-
enue, was gate with an old fashioned
1t was toward this gate that Mrs. Al
lestree looked, leaning forward eagerly,
like girl, one hand shielding her eyes
from the level sunbeams She wore
white-think of her daring to wear
whitel She was watching for Joseph.
He had gone down to Stoneton-only
mile distant-for the post at o'clock
That was two hours ago. Joseph did
1oxya daa1-lu ~ cyOcSiTl with tho n Il
ers and shopkeepers, but he really ought
TO remember dinner time
But Joseph had not forgotten his
dinner. At this very minute the gate
opened and his little gig rolled in, fol
lowed by three enthusiastic dogs-a St.
Bernard and two red settlers.
Mr.. Allestree, after embracing his
wife, as if he had just returned from
years journey, went in with her to din
ner, and Mr.. Allestree was--but will
not describe him; simply he was every
thing that the husband of Mrs. Allestree
should have been. Forty 1.-TWO years had
gone by since their marriage, and in all
that time they had never been separated
q single day.
sat down, IT owe you an apology for my
EhIO1uSSS, DuG COu1llu DC nClpSQ.
got a letter calling me away ON an i'm
portant matter, and had to stop to at
tend TO some things i'll the village I
mus. go diately-tomorrow. -
Ooh, that Perley affair." she said,
glancing over the page. but, Joseph,
can't you put it off? Remember the
Kennedys are coming in the morning to
stay over Sunday
ST cannot, Henrietta. It's got to be
attended to at once. -
But, Joseph, you can't go without
me- You know You never did such a
thing
Il am afraid I must do it this time, -
he replied mournfully.
They sat in silence for some minutes
Twice Mrs. A1lestree wiped away sly
tear with her napkin. At length, brave
" assuming a cheerful aspect, she ask
ed, How long will you be gomez
81 can't possibly reach London, &C
complish all want to and get home
again in less than ten days. -
Joseph, it will kill us both. -
-'Ah, no, my DEAR he laughed; sit
won't quite do that-at least hope not.
1t will be hard, very hard But think,
my love, we Were apart for five long
years once on time.
+'Ah, Joseph, with sob in her voice,
THAT was before we had ever lived to-
gether. We only knew each other by let
ter, you know.
''And mighty comfort did we take
out of those same letters. Ism t it strange
that in two and forty years we should
never have had occasion to write to one
another? Not since you We're Henrietta
Shower. -
1t is a singular circumstance, - she
replied. Eyes, we can write Do you
know, Joseph, the thought of it already
consoles me a little. 1t will be such a
delightful novelty
1t was a good thing for Mrs. Allies
tree that she expected visitors But
after the guests had departed her condi-
tion was pitiable Especially as no let
ter had come.
MI. Allestree had gone away early ON
Saturday. Now it was Tuesday. She
had managed to be patient over the
Sabbath, but ON Monday morning, when
Jimmy came up from Stoneton empty
handed, she had refused to believe that
he had not dropped the letter or that
the postmaster had not overlooked it.
There were only two deliveries in
the "a hours and at evening the same
performance was repeated.
On Tuesday Mrs. AIIestree went her
self TO Stoneton and delivered a severe
lecture to the postmaster upon the gen
eral indifference of government officials,
thereby greatly annoying the poor man.
Mr.. Framwell began to dread the
hours Of delivery. Twice day, what
ever the weather, Mrs. Allestree pre-
sented her handsome, anxious face at
the window.
When he handed out the post to her,
and she found not the letter she longed
for, an angry face it was that peered in
at him, and stern-albeit we'll bred
voice that demanded Of them to hunt