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

NJ luSb, nDl uDit W Ilb
of this uneasiness by the obvious cuu
sideration that it was none of my buI |
ness | sat down and wrote sncC'ry |
statement of uy conversation with H., |
gems and Of my fears to Bentley. Cug |
Guiding with piece Of gratuitous AT I.
vice to the effect that he had better IN, /
some way Of adapting his system to t., /
exiguuCics of the boss temper
/ abandon it for some less noticeable aua
generally irritating method Of attHcR
the next day he made Il short cau
upon me.
His red hair was rs aggressively mp
right az ever, his clothes as new, hi,
silk hat rs shiny, but still there was Il
dropping sadness abont the whole figure
Of the man that these characteristic
and contrasting details only empha
sized.
He brought his hat into my little
drawing room and deposited 1t with
absentminded automatic caution well
under one corner Of the sofa on which
he sat
He could hardly force himself from
the contemplation of his own woes long
enough to ask me mechanically
"How' your game foot - Bent
ley had his own ideas of the pro.
prieties-and he did not even affect to
listen to my reply bet I'm dished,
he said, with tragic note in his voice
After a pause he went on. 1--WE got to
cut loose from the system. and without
that amt got no self confidence
amt got no self confidence. he repeat
ed, with distracted solemnity.
I looked up to catch the conscious
twinkle that l involuntarily expected
after this unprecedented statement. but
Il was not forthcoming. In the stress
ct this hour Bentley felt that he had
come upon disheartening lack in his
nature. "Ths system amt fsazed her
not q nickels worth She's just where
she was six weeks ago"
Maybe not" ventured.
Jaw, yes, she H. She amt second
Sarah Bernhardtr' A moments silence
and then he went gloomily on: "I've
out with II to old Martin, and now I'm
going TO out with it to her. sink or
swim. I swore old Martin to secrecy,
and / guess he's been all right there.
Tie seemed too ashamed % be likely to
talk about 1t"
"Did he. did he really2" exclaim.
I'd, laughing with the pleasure Of CON-
ing on this phase Of Martin and forget
full for the moment of my sympathy
with Bentley "Tell me about II"
Bentley gave me look in which
vague reproach and vague sympathy
mingled He. too. in his way, had an
, artistic enjoyment Of life. and before he
realized that he was descending from
the pedestal where he and sorrow sat
he found himself telling how Martin
was not mp to the ancient honorable
, methods. and felt as shy as II some one
were proposing marriage to himself,
eat last" said Bentley, "she piped his
eye and said he had large family, but
he never could bear to have Linnie--
that's its little name-think he wanted
, 70 get rid Of her He seemed to think,
Q II was doing the ancient honorable so
q. for. I'd be sure TO go the whole animal
and want my bride whether she wanted
me or not. told him wasn't ancient
, and honorable TO that extent. drew
. the line at the girl, I'd court her, If he
3 pleased. entirely for myself, and she
, and would settle things between us. l
, was only showing him my hand, not
9 asking any help in the game. Twas
4 glad spoke to him, because for one
1 thing ii showed-well, for several rea-
@ sons. though she couldn't ever have
3 been spoiled and made like some. any
= how Much good it all is to me, he
9 went on dejectedly, "when she dissem-
o bles her love and kicks me down stairs. .
r He looked far out of the window and
O over the chimney tops,
t He had passed the light hearted stage
!. In which he liked to characterize the
d girl he loved in the names he gave her,
d and in his depression was taking refuge
!, with all mankind in the significant pro.
J. noun
z was moved to apologize for having
u added to his perplexities lie waved me
| aside. "Oh, cracky. don want to lose
;. old Martin his place, and bet you re
70 right about 1t That old"-Bentley
a paused and drew two long dashes in the
d air-"he's capable of anything; be-
It sides. his voice sinking to graver
d note. "Id bout made up my mind to
/. take the jump anyhow, It's just al
it well The systems broken down.
d never thought she caved in hair.
d breadth but once, and l guess was
IS wrong then Anyhow. she never did il
" again. and one swallow don't make a
Il summer. Goodby Knight as well go.
l. He began to look for his hat in pre-
u occupied way, got it from under the
l. sofa for him. and he left.
n Two days later ! received this tele'
d gram
n The country saved g. BENTLEY