Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1900-01-06

nowH'
She looked up. A faint smile ap.
peared on her face.
Eyes" she said. at doesn't matter
now, and he'll like It. Yes, I'll marry
him now"
Two visions-one was of Mrs. Byers
and the babies in Portland place rose
before Byers thoughts
"He hasn't lost much, then" he
said "And your You'll be just as
happy
at was the whole world to me, :" said
che. and for the last time she put her
handkerchief to her eyes. Then she
slowed it away in her pocket and looked
expectantly at her visitor Here was the
permission to go
"Will you take the money!" said he.
"What money!
"What I've made-my share Of it,"
"Oh don't be silly What do care
what money you've madeF"
He spoke lower as he put his second
question.
"Will you forgive me?" he asked.
Forgive your" She laughed little,
yet looked puzzled IL didn't think
about you like that" she explained
You're not man to me"
You're woman to me. What am
| to you, them"
81 don't know Things in general
the world-business-the truth about
myself. Yes, you're the truth about
myself 10 me-. She laughed again
nervously, tentatively, almost appeal
ingly, as though she wanted him to un.
derstand how he seemed to her. He
drew in his breath and buttoned his
coat.
"And you're the truth about myself
to me-" he said. "And the truth is
that I'm miserable scoundrel."
care your" she asked, as it seemed
half in surprise, half in indifference
ooh, / suppose you're no worse than
other people Only was such fool
Goodby, Mr.. Byers." She held ont her
hand He had not meant to offer his
But he took hers and pressed It, He
had a vague desire to tell her that he
was not type of all humanity that
other men were better than he was that
there We're unselfish men, true men,
men who did not make fools, for mon
ey's sake, of women yes, Of women
whose shoes they were not worthy to
black. But he could not say anything
Of all this, and he left her without an
other word And the next morning he
bought the "call'' of big block Of the
stock; for the news of Prince Julian's
marriage with Mrs Rivers would send
it mp point or two Habit is very
strong
When he was gone, Mrs. Rivers went
Up stairs to her room and bathed her
lICo, Then she rejoined Prince Julian in
the library. Weary of waiting, he had
gone to sleep, but he woke mp and was
iejoiced to see her. He listened to her
story, called Mr.. Byers an internal
rogue and, with an expression Of relief
on his face, said:
There's the end of that And now.
darling
Eyes, III marry you now, she said
1T doesn't matter now
Thus, as has been said, the whole af.
fair had only three obvious effeCts-the
renovation of Lady Craigenoch's town
house, a baronctcy for Sir Henry Shum
(serviccs to the party are a recognized
claim On the favor Of her majesty and
the marriage of Prince Julian. But
from it both Mrs. Rivers and Mr.. Byers
derived some new ideas of the world
and of themselves Shall women weep
and hard men curse their own work
without result? The temple of truth is
not Il national institution. So, of course,
one pays to 90 in. Even when you are
in, it is difficult to look at more than
one side of it at once, Perhaps Mrs
Rivers did not realize this, and Mr.
Byers could not while he seemed still to
hear her crying, He heard the sobs for
50 many evenings, mingling oddly with
the click of his wife's knitting needles