The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-30

die of May that Jack came to town, his
; mind well braced with love and argu-
ments, and his main thought being that
when he returned something would be
settled.
It was a beautiful day, warm and
sunny, and at five in the afternoon both
of the dra wing-room windows of Mrs.
! Rosscott's house were wide open, and
the lace curtains were taking the breeze
like little sails.
Just as Jack mounted the steps. the
door opened, and plainly-dressed, un-
attractiye-Iookipg man was let out. The
servant who did the letting out saw
lack. and let him in without closing the
| door between the egress of the one and
| the ingress of the other. So he entered
| without ringing, and, as he was very
well known and intensely popular with
| all Mrs. Rosscott's servants, the man
| invited him to walk up unannounced,
| since he himself was just bringing in
! The tea
| Jack went upstairs, and because the
carpet was of thickly piled velvet and
| his boots were the boots of well-shod
! gentleman, he made no noise whatever
! in the so doing.
There were double parlors above stairs
| had taken until July, and they were
furnished in the most correct and try
ing mode of Louis XIV. Behind them
was a library where nc mode al all pre-
vailed except the terribly demode thing
known as comfort. To prevent her
visitors, when seated amid the correct
carving of French art, from looking
longing1y through at the easy-chaigs of
American manufacture, Mrs. Rosscott
had ordered that the blue velvet pc,r-
there's which hung between should never
be pushed aside.
1t was owing to this order that Jack.
entering the drawing rooms, heard
voices. but could not see into the libra
ry beyond; also it was owing to this
order that those in the library could
not see or hear Jack
1t may be understood that, had Mrs.
Rosscott known that Jack Tor anyone
else) was within hearing she would not
have said, laughing Gas she did say,
laughing):
"Kisses barredi Kisses barredi''
Also Holloway, had he known that
anyone was within hearing, would GER
tainly have never answered:
Certainly" in a Calm and careless
tone
Jack, the eavesdropper, stood trans
fixed at the voices and speeches, and
forgot every other consideration in the
overwhelming sickness of soul which
overcame him that instant.
Darling" said Holloway, a second or
two later (and this time his voice was
not calm and careless, but deep and i'm
passioned), ''the letter was very sweet,
and if you knew how I longed to take
Itn fSxsaI I'll Il
comfort her troubles and replace them
by ioysi"
''Wiil that day ever come, do you
think?'' Mrs. Tsosscott answered, in low
tones, which nevertheless were most
painfully clear and distinct IN the next
room
cit must Holloway replied, .'just
as surely as that hold this dear little
hand q|
Jack never knew more, because he
turned and went out of the rooms, +,
back down the stairs and out of the
door, closed it noiselessly behind him,
and found himself out in a world which,
although bright and sunny to all the
rest of mankind, had turned dark,
lonely and cherries to him
At first he hardly knew what to do
with himself, he was so altogether used
up by the discovery just made But
he went downtown and took drink
in half-dazed way; and. because it
was quite two months since his last
indulgence, its suggestion was potent.
Burnett was Sundaying at the an
cestral castle; and Burnett wasn't the
warning sort. anyhow. He was always
tow and pitch for any species of flame.
So his absence counted for nothing in
the crisis.
And what ensued was a crisis--al
That tear upon which Aunt Mary'sl
nephew went was something Iurid andI
awful. It lasted until Monday, and
hen its owner returned to college as ill Z
Of body and as embittered of spirit as
it was in him to be. The HghtsolneI
devil who had ruled him up to his
meeting with Mrs Rosscott resumed
Its sway with terrible force. The auth
critics showed a tendency to patienceI
because young Denham had appeared
to reform lately and had been working t
hard; but young Denham felt no thank
tul sentiments for their leniency, and !
proved his position shortly.
There was a man named Tweedwe11l
whom circumstances threw directly In
the path of destruction. TweedweIlI ]
vas an inoffensive mortal who was
for the ministry. He wasE
in his ideas and believedf /
that Clergyman to hold great in /
auence, should know his world Hell 1
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