The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1900-09-15
A MOMENT
OF WEAKNESS.
How . Couple Obtained Consent
20 Thar Marriage

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
What on earth are We to dor cried
pretty Lydia Darrell almost tearfully.
Il won't marry old Fiebel-Jones-not II
all the aunts In the world told me TO-"
Marry me and defy the old cat"
Yes: that's Just what | should Ike
TO do. but one must consider things"
You mean money!
Yes; mean money. You see. II
Aunt Judith had any rational ground
for Directing to our marriage. II she
said you drank or were already mar.
ried-of course know you are not
but am supposing a case
Don't you think you might suppose
something a little less uncomplimen-
taryY
NO: certainly not. What does it
matter In supposing? Well, then It
would be different, and l should feel
that. however wrong she might be, she
really meant well. But when she can
only say that you are one Of the most
arrogant opponents of all the noblest
and purest aspirations Of our sex
which means that she suspects you Of
laughing at her bloomers-why. then, l
know that II is not me that she Is
thinking of but herself all the time.
And she wants me to marry Fiebel-
Jones because he fiatters her to the top
Of her bent and calls her pioneer and
all that sort of nonsense"
do you think that punching his
head would do any goodT
NO; I'm quite sure 1t wouldn't. or
should have told you to do it long ago.
But. for all that. Aunt Judy can do
what she likes with all my money IN
I'll come Of age, and If l marry with
out her consent before | am q all my
property goes into trust. with her as
trustee. and she can allow me as much
Or as little as she likes. II Aunt Judith
were an ordinary aunt, one might ex-
pect that she would come round when
she found out what dear you really
are. But l know she would be only
too delighted TO get the money for her
and societies. and | should
never get a penny. So We must wait
I'LL am 81"
III could only get round her In
some way. II this was in a novel,
there would be dozens Of ways.
should drop on her IN railway acct
dent and soothe her last moments with
my brandy flask"
You forget that she is teetotaler."
'Tf you had met as many teetotalers
Is have, you wouldn't bet know
one who simply VOLTS down trifle
hat Is stiff with brandy and vermuth,
though he wouldn't touch either hon.
sstly out Of glass, or might be In
he way when her horses bolted."
''Oh, she doesn't keep any"
"She would In novel, And | should
top them at the risk Of my life, and
he would fall on my neck and call me
Ter preserver."
lydia, with delicious trill Of laugh
er.
"Lyddy, you have no Imagination"
aid Bob Falk. with dignity II am
ure the scene would be most dramat-
c. especially If Lady Judy happened
o be In boomers. And her remorse
would be 80 great that she would give
ne her consent written on a visiting |
ard. or perhaps my shirt cuff. to pre-
rent mistakes"
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But you have given me an idea
)ouldn't you save her when she Is out |
What from? And how am to find |
Ter at the right momentY'
well. really should have thought |
hat a man could have arranged all |
hat In minute"
Seems as II the surest plan would
'e to arrange the accident. One might
'ribe q tramp to attack her and allow
Iimself to be driven of by one. and
ben he would probably blackmaIl me
or the rest Of my life. Or one might
ct q generous friend to do the tramp
art In disguise. only l can't at the
resent moment think Of any man who
rould be such a Jay. Besides. your
unit Judy is Just the kind Of energetic
amale who would insist on seeing the
illain safe In jail after the rescue.
hen l should have to give myself up
, save him. The plan is not so bril-
ant as 1t seemed at firstr
'.No: II isn't: very far from It But
stem to me. On Monday Aunt Judy
tarts on a bicycle ride to Scotland
lone. She wishes to show that one
oman In bloomers can go through the
myth Of England without coming to
rief Now. my idea Is that you should
her" L
"'Myes! Do you think she VIII catch
D 10 the elopementY'
'-Oh. abe Is not to know I win dnd
Ut the route she goes by. and you win
,llow at q distance and keep her In
ght Then II she gets into any difi-
feel sure she will-you
IN rush to the rescue and earn her
sernsl gratitude"
''eupposine she sees me early In the
Iunt and smokes the trickr'
"You must take care she doesn't II
,u heep behind her all the time. she
ONT Be able b see you."
Bob FaIk was very much In love
tn nFntfy Ivtlfa Darrell ard he WouA I