Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-09-04

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there myself, and | tell you man, it's
foolshness.'
He shrugged his shoulders.
I'm a poor hand at all argument"
he said, and If there Is one thing
that is foolishness more than another
| 1t is argument, but IL anyone could
have steered me to heaven twas Mon.
lea. IT'S not only that : loved her,
seems to me | needed he-."
Perhaps God needed ncr," | said.
Aaron looked at me.
"Talking's no good" said Look |
here Gollop, you can sttcr boat |
alone, cant your
Course can" he answered.
Very well, then. go on alone: don't !
turn back because the helinamans ov.
erboard. There's another thing, too.
You know the revolving Eight on the
hill there?"
Gollop nodded.
We'll. a lot of cool that would be
ito man il he had 1t in the boat with
Thin. No. you've got to go through
this thing alone. I'm going home. but
you might think of that-When you are
fishing tonight"
So got up and left him alone with
his sorrow, and as I was still In no
mood for the festival I went back to
my own house and spent q satlsfac.
tory afternoon with my aurlculas. Au.
Iriculas are q good thing for a man as
teaching him humility and patience.
II was about o'clock next morning
when | was awakened by heavy ham.
mering at my door, and going down.
stairs found Aaron standing outside
with bundle in his arm. He pushed
his way inside the passagh.
Light a lamp or something" he
said and make one Of the maids
bring down some blankets. can't
take her home, for there is only the
= one bed and Monica'3 on H."
He unbottoncd his coat. which he
, had wrapped round the child he was
carrying. and | saw hat Il was a girl
I OF three or fouTs years old. looked
at him inquiringly, and presently
p when he had got fire burning, and
, the DOCTOR whom | had sent, for had
told MS that she 5ht now do well
, IGollop told me what had happened.
I IRA gone out for brill" he said
& You know the ground yDJ get your
4 boat so that you're IN a line with the
, factory chimney. and with the tower
r ,of Wildacres church. A collier had
Z Just gone out from TIE Cobb and this
q child must have fallen overheard. but
u couldn't make anybody near, though
o | shouted as never was. Guess she's
o round the Bill by now, and the child S
mine"
3 He said it ferccly, as II challenging
@ our right to take 1t from him, and
n exchanged looks VITA the doctor.
, Thought of the bed in the stone cottage
4 up the hill, which would have been
4 empty next day If 1t had not been for
this child.
v "Of course the childs yours"
. said, and unless the father who's fool
n enough to let her fall overheard
=. chooses TO make inquiries yours she
!. will remain"
8 May she bde here until after to
y morrow"
;. knew what he meant. The little
h bed in the stone cottage would not be
d empty until tomorrow afternoon.
>. "Of course she must" | said; and
a. presently, with jealous look at the
Q sleeping child, Aaron went away.
n Next day my blinds were down. but
>. half an hour or so after the church bell
g had stopped tolling | heard his steT
come up my gravel path. His eyes
q were dry and rather bloodshot, but
n he didn't say a word. | took him into
d the room and put the child into his
| arms, buttOning round it the coat In
s which he had brought 1t home. She
d looked at him gravelY but went to hin
n readily enough, and nestled up against
him as II she trusted him Aaron turn
"a ed, and. still without speaking, STROBE
s him. ] think he would have tried tc
- speak, but ! stopped him.
That's all right, Gollop" | said
IN look you up in u day or two, anC
Z If you want any things tor her, you
know where TO come There are still
, some here, you know"
Sorrow breeds sympathy and sym
,pathy makes one very quick in the up
take. Gollop understood ne, for once
there had been child in my cottage
too. As he turned out of the gate ant
strobe up the hill | followed him NJ
with one parting shot.
You'd no fault to find with the doe
tor yesterday, Colon; your quarre
was with some one else. Go home
man. and make it up while you may.
And although his face was turned
from me, could imagine that in those
bloodshot eyes softer light was al
ready dawning as he looked down
upon the child who had been 81
strangely sent to him, and knew tha
before many days had passed he
would be the first to admit that with
both the children 1t vas well.-Crans
toun Metcalfe in M. A. ~" London.