Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-11-01

Inc COLy lltle private par OF the
Grown Inn" at Ringwood was crowd.
ed
OF all the crowd who were taking
to the full the energy and patience of
pretty Madge Ellerton. one there was
wOh. leaning with his elbow on the
pewter.covered counter with an air of
semi.appropriateness, had apparently
eyes and ears only for the handmade
daughter Of the house. Living at Dun.
chester five miles away, scarcely a
day passed without his coming over to
Ringwood where he not only made hot
love to Madge, but sorely disturbed
the maternal peace of the buxom host.
ess Of the Grown
Dick Rawson's occupation. or, rath.
er the lack of it, was a mystery to
most people, for well, II somewhat
flashily dressed, well fed, and well pro-
vided with ready money, he seemed to
be ever idle, to be always the man of
means.
"Madge," he was whispering on this
particular morning, II shall want an
answer from you today. hear that
signalman chap from the railway is
making up to you"
"Will Varge? And supposing he is,
Mr.. Rawson, that would be his bust.
ness; not yours" she answered with
spirit.
MIR. Rawson!" she added almost
loud enough for the others to hear
I've known VIII all my life. OF you
! know nothing, beyond what you
choose to tell me. Well, since you
have heard so much, will tell you
that Will Varge has asked me to mar.
ry him, and-and | haven't said no!
That will serve for any answer you
may want of me. Good morning, SIR"
He was about to reply to the girl;
and, II his flushed face might be taken
as a true index of his intention, none
too politely but was stopped by a
voice at his elbow.
Look here, Mr.. Rawson! My girls
words are mine. We don't want you
nor your custom for that matter.
We're only poor folk, and my husband
has been fortune hunting on the other
side OF the world for these last ten
years. But see here. land the excit.
ed dame hourished a letter before
HIM my George has landed in Eng
land again, and, please God! will be
home today ! don't suppose he's
brought fortune, but you'll have to
do with him now! not with couple of
women, Mr.. Rawson!"
"Oh, very well, Mrs. Ellerton. II
you prefer a railway servant for a son
} in.law. I'm sorry for your taste, that's
, all. Good morning."
= He did not go near the Grown
again, but watched for some chance
. which should give him the points OF
the game.
About 4 o'clock he fancied that he
saw Madge passing along lane to the
left of him, in the direction of the rail
} way cutting.
The intermittent ticking Of the tele
graph receiving instrument in signal
box No. so afforded a sleepy sort OF
accompaniment to VIII Varge's
; thoughts as he looked at his watch al
. twenty minutes to five.
'I'll go straight up to the Grown,
he was saying, when | go off at six
{ hope that Rawson chap won't be
hanging around. He's bad 'un, III
t swear! He never looks you square II
. the face. I've got an idea he and I are
Z going to have words afore long. Well,
and Will drew a mighty breath ant
t threw his shoulders back, hard words
) break no bones, they say. don't know
p'raps mine may, If fling 'em straight
) from the shoulders"
2 The line would be clear now till sew
D en- minutes to the hour, when the ordi
D nary passenger train from LondoI
would pass the box. to be followed II
Ave minutes by the express. Conse
, quently viii had few spare moments
for muslng purposes.
AS soop as ever Madge and ! ar
married IN take her away from Ring
. wood and out Of sight OF that wretche'
: business. ! hate a public for any CIR