The Honolulu republican., 1902-01-25


smallest promise Of adv aocins tho data
II their uarTisge- Besides. at that
moment the young wouan Of the hbra-
-. who. knowing them b! sight and
diTiuins : love affair. had hunsnely
EFF them alone in the back room for q
tew minutes. returned with sn spoio-
Setic and st the same tine decided sr-
preston
For one OF the results OF Lady Ju-
tith's harsh policy in ordering that
not, at home" WIS To be said TO Mr..
FaIk ard in exercising strict censor.
ship over tha letters receiVed by her
niece was that Lydia had hIt upon the
Idea OF the library s. s nesting plice.
and Bob put MESA ges in the agony
column when he wished 10 commpni-
rate with her. Lydia OF course cS1ld
write TO him
In consequence OF rDation re-
seived." as the police :. Bob Falk
started in pursuit OF La Judith par
TALLY disguised IN 4 81 OF very old
clothes and & peculiarly villainous
cheap hat.
BY the time the quarry had passed
the one hundredth milestone from Lon
don Bob was unable To resist an invol-
untary feeling o. admiration for her
pluck. She rode hills which most OF
her sex would have walked. She took
no heed OF the chat which from time
TO time foated round the uuaccustom-
ed spectacle of her boomers. She kept
up steady pace and stuck to her ar
ranged route with an accuracy that
materially helped the pursuer.
At the close OF the third day, during
which she had beaten her previous rec
ord. Lady Judith stopped at a wayside
hostelry. Hitherto Bob had avoided
the hotels which she favored with her
patronage, bgt now there was no help
for It. he must either put up in the
same building or ride on five miles to
the next town.
He thought that II he avoided the
front OF the house and effaced himself
among the people in the bar parlor she
would never notice him. After all. II
she did she was scarcely likely TO sup
pose that he was there on her account
he loitered about for some little
while In order TO give her time to settle
down In ber place and then walked IN
TO the bar The next minute he emerg-
ed again with singular alacrity.
What the devil am | to do? | sup
pose they won't have her in the best
rooms in that get up. and she's too tired
TO go on. If | interfere. II is 10 to l
that | do no good and 40 TO that she
only hates me all the more for seeing
her. 1t seems brutal 10 do nothing or
at least not to try. but NV woman could
forgive a man who had seen her in
such plight By Jove. If there were
only some evidence! Ais fair IN love.
especially In a co.. like this"
He prawled disconsolately to the
back of the building, cursing his luck
and wondering what he should do.
There he hit upon an individual who
evidently combined cycling with pho
Biography.
A brilliant idea sprang up in his
brain. He engaged the amateur pho
tographer in conversation and explain.
ed his desire. The kodak changed
hands, and so did a cleaning yellow
coin. There was some shutting OF new
films. Then Bob Falk took hasty snap
shots Of the back and front OF the
building In order to divert suspicion
from his real purpose. After that he
conveyed the kodak to the bar.
Some little time after her return |
from Scotland Lady Judith received q |
very singular letter. 1t ran:
Dear Lady Judith have 4 dozen Of the ~ |
closed. What snoud you recommend to do |
With them? Yours truly. RosERr FAX
The inclosure was photograph. She |
the silver paper hastily and |
saw. Well. you see. when the laudlady |
Of that hotel positively refused to ad |
NIT her 10 any of the rooms used by Ia
dies on the ground that her costume
would do harm to the establishment |
she had consented TO take her meal in |
the barroom and put up with an attic |
rather than proceed farther in her ex
hausted state. She had regretted this |
weakness ever since. Sne only hoped |
that no knowledge OF the insult which |
she had allowed to be heaped upon the
cause would come to the ears of her
strong minded sisters.
Now she saw before her eyes visible
Of the sceDe-herself In
ber semimauly garments seated at a
small table to the right discussing pro
visions. to tue left q knot OF common
uen and the apparatus Of the bar. IL
was bad enough to be exiled from her
proper place. There was the worse
thought that by her presence in the bar
she had given tasft encouragement to
the curse Of drink.
Bob Falk married Lydia Darrell with
her aunt's consent. and no one could
ever make out why Lady Judith chang
ed her mind so suddenly, least OF all
Professor Fiebel Jones. who thought
himself aggrieved
Aunt and niece did not see much of
each other after inatrimony.-Madame