Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-01-14

as money could make them. My wife
went everywhere. dressed ard beiCw'
ellcd as the world expected 20 see her,
We entertained the smart crowd
known as society. ] was proud beyond .
the pride OF man when | saw the "cm
an had chosen receiving the adnira.
ton which no one could refuse her. |
even thought she seemed glad Ct my |
pride in her, for once or twi"e as |
looked at her across the shoulders OF
crowd that divided us ] thought
saw something in her eyes Of warmth
which was absent from them when we
found ourselves again in our home
/ AS time went on her reserve,
which was my despair. communicated
itself to me, and the impossible par
rier between us was complete. DO you
apprehend the situation?" he asked
Perfectly" | said.
Does all this agree with Wat my
friends say about me in London?"
81 confess had heard that you had
unfortunately married a cold AMI
heartless woman" said.
We went on smoking in silence At
last he said, abruptly: 81 have more
to tell
Hurt yourself no further, deer ~
friend. think can imagine all tic
rest
Can you? | am not so sure that y u
can"
We smoked in silence for about a
minute. and then he continued.
Some other time | may toll you Of
how my unexpected fortune departed
as suddenly and surprisingly "a It ar
rived. The news of what appeared to
be total ruin reached me first in tcle.
gram which found waiting for ne one
night when | returned home from .
dinner party alone, my wife having
pleaded headache and retired to her
room early in the evening. gathered
lup the letters which had come by the
last post and carried them to IGy dres-
ing room, where | sat down 10 read
them. Imagine casting ones eyes on
a bit Of paper as the eyes OF tis owner
of million. and raising then with the
knowledge shat one does pot own a
, penny In the world. sat long inImOv.
able, stunned with the suddenness OF
the blow.
How was to tell my wife? How
would she bear it-she who had mar.
ried me for the splendors which she
must relinQuish; the woman whose
beauty, whose gentle. II cold, compan'
ionship and perfect conduct toward me
and the world had bought with gold.
II she could not love me before, how
bitterly would she turn from me now!
81 had sat for two or three hours mo.
, tionless as a stone; the first CLEAN of
dawn crept in at the edges of the
blinds, and | stirred and writhed in my
chair. The door opened, and my wife,
/ In white robe, appeared on the TIRES.
, hold in the gray light.
what alls your she said. gently.
: Nothing that can tell you at pres.
ent, said. GO back to your rest
. Will you not tell me what is the
matter?'
Certainly, will tell you tomor.
row. II Is only some bad news
"While | was speaking her keen
eyes caught sight of the open tele.
gram and of the letters sprawled on
/ the paper which spelled ruin. The next
moment she was on her knees beside
: me.
Oh, my dear, will you not share
this trouble with me?'
II was so stupid from the shock !
had borne that the sweet words and
pleading tone came on me like sec.
ond blow. The next moment was not
sure | had heard them, but did not be.
iIeve in them. answered, cruelty,
, Unfortunately, you will have to share
; 1t with me-
"'No, say fortunately" oh, my
| love, my husband, am so unworthy?
Must | be counted as a thing bought
with gold, living ON gold and for gold,
and cast aside when gold fails and love
might well take its placer
Is 1t not absurd said, that you
should imagine you could love me now
when you could not love me through
all the five years of my devotedness to
, your
"She crept nearer to me and wound
her arm around my neck.
I loved YOU she said. 4 loved you
I since the first day knew you. But !
, knew there was plan made by others
to force me upon you that your pos.
, sessions might be useful to me and
, those belonging to me. The knowledge
of this paralyzed my actions, even my
| looks. | knew you thought you were
taking a lOyeless wife and seeing Won