The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-06

innocently) of this latest tale of wrack
and ruin.
do you mean to say" the young
man said, at last, that there was no
truth in what I heard? Don't you
ever expect to marry Mr.. Holloway?'
II never expect to marry anyone.
but certainly not him. she replied. try
ing to regain her composure
"Honest?"
'Assuredly."
He came suddenly nearer.
Then what have you been thinking
of me lateIy?'' he asked
Very sad thoughts"
Did you carer"
Yes. / cared.
He stood beside her for a long time
without speaking or moving. Then
he pulled a chair forward. and sat
down close in front of her.
Don't cry" he said, almost daring
to be tender. There's nohing to cry
about now, you know"
1T think there's plenty for me to cry
about" she said, looking up through
her long, wet lashes. 'It is so terrible
for me to be to blamed. Papa swears
he'll never forgive Bob, and your
aunt
Lord love youi" he exclaimed:
don't worry over me or my aunt. T
don't. I don't mind anything, with Hol-
loway staked in the ditch. 1 can get
along well enough now"
He enthusiastically smiIed-as he
spoke.
ooh, you mustn't speak So" she said.
blushing Indeed, you must not" And
smiled, too, in spite of herself.
Who's going to stop me?" he SAID
''You know that you can't; I'm miles
the biggest
She looked at him and tried to frown,
but only blushed again instead.
I'm glad to shake college," he went
on, gayly; 1T never was my favorite
alley I've made up my mind to go to
work just as soon as get these pastry
strips off my head"
'Where?
ST don't know. Anywhere. I don't
care"
But you'll come to my house when
Bob comes next week, won't your she
asked suddenly. ST can see now why
you wouldn't before but-but it's dif-
ferent now. Isn't it?''
us it?'' he said, asking the question
chiefly of her pretty eyes.
81 think it is,'' she answered.
A door banged below.
That's Burri' he exclaimed rennern-
bering suddenly the proximity of their
chairs, and making haste to place him
self farther away.
Burnett's step was heard on the stair.
you never said anything to him, did
your" she questioned. quickly.
Certainly not
The next instant Burnett was in the
room, and his sister was in his arms.
astonishing how cooley he accepted the
fact tool
Mr. Denham is coming to me when
you come. Bob she said, when he re-
leased her i've persuaded Him.
How did you do it?" she was asked.
by undertaking to reconcile him
with his aunt, dear" she replied, blandly.
ITS a contract that we've drawn up
between US. You know that was al
ways rather good in the part of the
peacemaker-''
AS SHE spoke, her eyes fell warningly
on the manifest establishment of Aunt
Mary's nephew.
You don't know what you're under
taking, Betty said her brother You
never had a chance to take Aunt Mary
for better or for worse-T have"
I'm not alarmed" said she quietly.
I'm very courageous. I'm sure Til
succeed
Can the nsender of ways-other peo-
pies ways come imp asked a voice at
the door.
1t was MitchelPs voice. and he came
in without waiting for an invitation.
is it time that I went?'' Mrs. Ross
cott asked him, anxiously.
Half an hour YETI
oh, say, Jack" cried Burnett, Tets
boil some water in the witch halle pan,
and make a rarebit in the pouIitce pan,
and have some tea here"
Sure" said Jack. suddenly become
his blfthe and buoyant self again. You
just take off your hat and look the
other way, and we'll have you lunch
in a jiffy."