Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-20

mo, no; tell him | am very busy
and bring him to the studio.
The maid went up the stair again
Miss Linderham, taking one long care.
full glance at herself, looking over her
shoulder in the long mirror, and, not
caring to touch her wealth of hair.
picked up her crayon and began max
ing the sketch of the striking man even
verse than II was before. She did not
look round until she heard Lord STAINS.
ford = step on the stair then she gave
an exclamation of surprise on seeing
him. The young man was dressed in
wide awake hat and the costume which
we see in the illustrated papers as pic.
turing our friends in South Africa. All
he needed was belt of cartridges and
rifle to make the picture complete.
"This is hardly the dress man is
supposed to wear in London when he
makes an afternoon call on lady, Miss
Linderham, said the young man, with
a laugh, "but had either to come this
way OF not at all. for my time is very
limited thought it was too bad to
leave the country without giving you
an opportunity to apologize for your
conduct last night and fer the addi.
tional insult of hiring me for two hours
this afternoon And so, You see,
came.
81 am very glad you did," replied
Miss Linderham. ~ was much disap.
pointed when they telephoned me this
afternoon that you had resigned
must say that You lock exceedingly
well in that outfit. Lord Stansford.
Eyes, said the young man, casting
a glance over himself. 81 must admit
that it is rather becoming. / have had
he pleasure of attracting good deal
If attention as came along the street. "
They took yOu for cowboy, sup
pose?'
well something e that sort The
small hoy, regret to say, was so nm.
feeling as TO sing He's got GO on and
other ribald ditties of that kind, which
they seem to think suited the occasion
But others looked at me with great re-
spect, which compensated for the dis.
advantages. Will you pardon the rude
tess of pioneer, Miss Linderham,
when say that you look even more
charming in the studio dress than you
lid IN ball costume, and / never thought
that could be possibleg"
"Ohl" cried the girl, flushing, per-
haps beca1se the crimson paint on the
palette she had picked mp reflected on
her cheek. lyon must excuse this
working garb, as did not expect visit
ors. You see, they telephoned to me
that you We're not coming.
The deluded young man actually
thought this statement was correct,
which in part it was, and he believed
also that the luxuriant hair tossed up
here and there with seeming careless
ness was not the result of an art far
superior to any the girl herself had
ever put upon canvas.
$50 you are off to South Africa"
she said.
Eyes, the Cape"
"Oh, is the Cape in South Africa9"
"Well, think so, " replied the young
man. somewhat obviously, "but l
wouldn't be certain about it, though
the steamship company guarantees to
land me at the Cape. wherever it is. "
The girl laughed.
"You must have given il great deal
of thought, she said. when you don
really know where you are going"
"Oh, | have II better idea of direc-
ton than You give me credit forl am
not such Il fool ms looked last night,
you know. Then | belonged to Sphinx &
Co., and was sublet by them to old
Heckle; now belong to myself and
South Africa. That makes world of
difference, you know"
II see it does, replied Miss Linder-
ham. won't You sit down."
The girl herself sank into an arm
chair while Stunsford sat on low
table, swinging one foot to and fro, his
wide brimmed hat thrown back, and
gazed at the girl until she Redeemed
more than ever Neither spoke for some
moments.
"Do you know" said Stansford at
last, THAT when | look at you South
Africa seems II long distance awayg'
II thought it was long distance
away, said the girl. without looking
up.
"Yes, but it's longer and more lone.
ly when one looks at you. By Jove, if
thought couldn't do better, would
be tempted to take that $4,000 year
offer of yours and
at wasn't an offer of minep' cried
the girl, hastily, Perhaps the lady