Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1898-05-14
A DEVISOR.


straitened, besought her to stay with them
until "she had had time to look round"
which phrase, 1t must DO admitted, was
translated by some Of these ladies into the
securing Of q substitute for the departed
major In tho shape Of second and more
lovable husband. .
The looking round process was, how
ever, unattended by any great success, not
OH account of any lack Of applicants for
the position lately occupied by the major,
but because Of Mrs. Elves. At this juno
ture in her affairs the very timely death of
q relative relieved the young widow of any
anxiety with regard to the future, from a
monetary point of view, and also obliged
her to leave India for home at a moments
notice. Among the many offerings which
she bore away In remembrance Of those
friends she was leaving behind, was the
address of a really honest, faithful, truth
full servant, who had been In Charlie Dav-
enant's family, II not for centuries, at all
events decades.
It was the only gift Of Davenants that
she had accepted, although he pressed upon
her his heart and q considerable fortune.
When Mrs. Elves arrived In London, she
interviewed the prodigy Of domestic vir.
tues, and, having secured her services,
utilized her first as maid and then when
she took the fat in which we now, on
dark January afternoon In this year 1898
of grace, find her, installed her as house
maid and domestic tyrant.
The door opened and Susan In tones Of
conscious pride announced master
Charles"
Captain Davenant," exclaimed Mrs.
ELVES rising, "this Isl
"Most unexpected, Of course" said the
visitor. "You see, when had sufficiently
recovered to travel, the surgeon was nat
urally more anxious to have my room than
my company, and as an Afridi and the
fates brought my military career to
premature close, saw no particular in
ducement In India to remain there as an
oDlooker, and so here am. How well you
are lookingr'
1--WE were dreadfully sorry-Susan and
Ito hear Of your wound and the loss Of
your arm. You will tell me all about it,
won't your"
"well, no-the war correspondents re-
ported the incident In manner rejecting
most highly on their good natured appre-
citation Of me, and would rather not spoil
the impression they may have created in
the minds of my friends. You should have
colonel as ........f ... .
AT first they reported you as killed, and
Susan
GOOD old soul, Susan, how have you
found her?"
"A domestic treasure, but In tho even
Ing papers tho report was oontradicted.
IL seems that with your usual impetuosity
you
| uyo, ronndod nm mn on,o hofo,o NJ.
ELVES, on that score, but can assure you
that am now tho most methodical of in
dividuals have planned out an existence
that precludcs Observation-Disclosures, the
| disadvantage under which / now labor
places an effcctual bar to it."
But 1t Is In your nature to be impetu-
Gus. IL was that that made YOU
II have never ceased to regret II"
And yet some men would give both
arms to obtain 1t, and
~ would have given everything had
In the world, but did not obtain it. II
l had only waited instead of being in such
a hurry to show you
"Me-what have l to do with your V.
C.Y'
"Oh, was talking of something else
the night of the Gillospie's ball" A 81.
lence.
But besides pleasure l am here on
business, Mrs. ELVES"
Indeed What Is the nature of it9"
well, hope you won't be very angry,
but want to bog Susan back. think of
going home to Heathermere, qualifying as
a local magistrate, and ending my days as
country squire, and. of course, shall
want Susan as housekeeper. With little
shooting and hunting, some fishing and
crieket-I suppose fraction of a man can
umpire, at all events-I hope to pass the
remainder of my days in quiet content
ment when get accustomed to It,"
"Must you really take SusanP don't
know how / shall get ON without her.
have no right to keep her from you, how
ever"
81 must have somebody can trust as
housekeeper, and Susan
Eyes, know, but when you marry, as
suppose you will, let mo warn you that
your wife won't want an old family serv
ant such rs Susan to patronize her. Then
perhaps you will let her return to me-"
~ am afraid there is but little chance of
Susan returning to you, Mrs. Elwes-at
least, not for the reason you suggest.
may have had q certain amount of cheek
in the past, but--well, hardly think l
shall ever have the impertinence to offer
the remnant Of my former self for any
lady's acceptance In the future"
Captain Davenantp"
"Mrs ElwesY"
"Does go into 1872"
"Four-lSp l believe four goes four
times and"--
"Thunk you so much, thought IL did.
and--woll-Susan is such treasure and
so nvaluablo-indeed, don't know how
l could get on without her. So you're sure
4 goes into 1872
Certainly, four times and''-
"Woll, think, II you insist on taking
Susan, that shall have TO come too"
"And when heard the awful news that
you were killed, dear, r.
Tainted, poor darling. heard all