Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-22
GRAUS ARK
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..By... H.
GEORGE BARR McCUTCHECN

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piled, insinuatingly.
"Oh. but ! have seen many like 1t.
In my purse there are several at this
minute"
Isn't II strange that this particular
coin should have reminded you of
homer"
You have no right to question me.
sir" she said coldly. drawing away,
only to be lurched back again. In spite
Of herself she laughed audibly.
Il beg your pardon" he said tanta-
lizingly.
when did he give It your"
| "who?"
The porter, SIR"
! You have no right to question me"
he said.
oh" she gasped. 81 did not mean
10 be inquisitive."
! But | grant the right. He gave it
me inside of two hours after first en-.
I tered the car"
] AT Denver?"
How do you know got on at Dem
ver?"
. Did he remember! His heart almost
turned over with the joy of knowing
that she had really noticed and re-
membered him. lnvOluntarily his
glad fingers closed down upon the
glOved hand that lay beneath them.
= Il believe do remember, now that
/ you speak OF IT," he said in stifled
voice. You were standing at win
dow"
{ %Yes, and | saw you kissing those
ladies goOd-by, too. Was one OF them
your wife, or were they all your sis
ters? have wondered"
"They-they weTe-Cousins," he in
formed her confusedly. recalling an in
cident that had been forgotten. He
had kissed Mary Lyons and Edna Bur-
rage, but their brothers were present
"A foolish habit, isn't it,"
Il do not know. / have no grown
cousins" she replied demurely. you
Americans have such funny customs.
though. Where | live no gentleman
would think of pressing u ladys hand
until 1t panied her. Is It necessary"
In the question there was a quiet dig
nifty, half submerged in scorn, so point
ed, so unmistakable, that he fu2hed,
turned cold with modification. and
hastily removed the amorous finl ers.
Il crave your pardon. II is sGch a
strain to hold myself and you against
the rolling of this wagon that | I'M
consciously gripped your hand harder
than ! knew. lou-you will not mis-
understand my motive?" he begged,
fearful lest he had offended her by his
rrthlessnes9.
Il could not misunderstood some
thing that does not exist" she said
simply, proudly.
BY Jove, she's beyond comparison! !"
he thought.
You have explained, and am sorry
spoke as did. shall not again for
get how much | owe you"
Your Indebtedness, II there be one,
does not deprive you of the liberty to
speak to ne as you will. You could
not say anything unjust without ask
ins !ny forgiveness. and when you do
that you more than pay the debt. 1t is
worth great deal to me to hear you
say that you owe something to me, for
am only too glad to be your creditor.
II there is debt, you shall never pay
II. 1t is too pleasant an account to
be settled with YOU'RE welcome II
you insist that you owe much to me.
shall refuse to cancel the debt and al
low IL to draw interest forever"
What a financier!" she cried. THAT
Jest was worthy of courtier's deepest
fiattery. Let me say that I'm pround
to owe my gratitude to you. You will
not permit 1t to grow less"
That was either irony or the pretti-
est speech woman ever uttered" he
said warmly. Il also am curious about
something. You were reading over my
shoulder In the observation ear
81 was mott" she exclaimed indig-
ngntly, How did you know that"
she inconsistency went on.
you forgot the mirror in the oppo-
site side of the car"
"Ach! Now am offended"
with poor old mirror? For
shame! Yet, in the name of our Amer
lean glass industry, | ask your forgive
ness, 1t shall not happen again. You
will admit that you we're trying to read
over my shoulder. Thanks for that
immutable nod. Well, | am curious
to know what you We're so eager to
read"
"Siuce you presume to believe the
mirror instead of me, / will tell you.
There was n dispatch on the first page
that interested me deeply"
81 believe thought as much at the
time. Oh confound this road" For
half a mile or more the road had been
fairly level, but, as the ejaculation in