Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-02-03

print. ana now. n you II believe me, I,
looks little better than your own, beg.
giDg your pardon. That makes business
now and again with the proofreader,
you understand, and somehow he g
hocus Focused things till it seems as If
Martin read nearly all his stuff. but
I've not found out how he manages
that" Maloney added the last sentence
In tone of apologetic regret.
Does the little girl notice all this,
do you thinkT' I asked
Indeed and wish you were down
there to see yourself How can tell ?
The little white still ones like that
the old one himself can make ont moth.
ing about them. And Bentley's sly,
wonderful ely. all around. don't un.
derstand him. though. How should ever
an lrishman comprehend the way of
the likes Of him with his brass and his
slynessH Why doesn't he 90 at IL like a
man and display to all the world that
he's in love up to his eyes and he's
proud of it2 That's what woman
likes, be she old or be she young.
Overweighted as / was with Bent.
ley's secret, l was tempted to edge
upon it by discussing this point, and |
said that undoubtedly woman was
npt to like that kind of tribute, but I
was not sure that it always followed
that 1t made her like the man equally.
And IL he can give her what she
likes. ought not he to be satisfied, I
ray. and If she does not like him SO ar
IDENTIFY isn't there the less chance that
he'll marry her, to the sorrow of both of
emp
l told Maloney that he made my head
ache, and he went away. pledging me
to secrecy about Bentley. Nevertheless
l was not wholly surprised when the
next visitor from the Office quoted Ma.
loney as authority for the news that
Mr.. Bentley twas making-that Is, he
was paying attention. not exactly pay.
ing attention, but Mr.. Maloney thought
he was going to pay attention to that
Miss Martini
This visitor was the managing ed
itor's typewriter, an elderly young wo-
man, net bad looking, but with con.
strained manner, grayish hair and a
deep lying desire for human intercourse
that should be labeled intellectual, or,
in her own phrase. to be sociable and
improve herself with literary people.
literary people being, in her opinion,
any who earned a living by the use or
abuse Of the written symbols Of Ian
guage.
"Mr. Maloney says that Mr.. Bentley
is-that he cares about her." che said
tentatively, sitting uncomfortably ON
the edge Of her chair.
conquered the inevitable throb Of
resentment that felt at the discovery,
family expected though II was, that
Maloney was just as confidential with
the typewriter as with me- As I had |
felt myself rarely gracious in appreciat.
Ing Mahoney's out at elbows charm and
had credited him with becoming sense
Of my kindness. this required an In.
stant's communion with my higher |
self, and then was rewarded BY a de.
lighted perception Of how utterly like |
Maloney 1t was to lapse into intimate
conversation with any petticoated- OBJ
ject within his orbit. The appeal that
these stored garments would always
make to him was now REINFORCED, too,
by that false sense of masculine dignity
which makes men slow to gossip OF
familiar personalities with one another.
Even Maloney felt constrained for a
time to give his really interesting and
curious news only to the patronized sex,
though. to do the staff of The Appeal
justice. the time soon came when the
artificial ice was broken and Bentley's
hopes. fears aud prospects seemed 10