The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-02
GLASS EYED BILL.
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But you seem to do it for him" said
the CAPTAIN.
Il don't suppose my opinion matters
particularly.
Well il was enough to bring ne
from England" said the Captain.
What you think or don't think has
suddenly become of great Importance
to many people"
Don't you think it is about time
to tell me why2" she asked. You
have limited and limited till I feel like
person in a detective story-and I
no sooner seem to touch something
than you continue it in the next num-
Der"
..Did-Bin-ever tell you of his first
cousin, Lord Tranton?"
only that he held down the title
and was the dead image of the post
master at Watsonville. Never passes
there but he says: Look at that tai
Iow-faced, walI-eyed old
Hush" said the Captain. lord
Tranton is dead
"Dead.''
His two sons with him. and Lady
Grace Observation-Disclosures aunt. you
know. All killed in the terrible lift ac-
cident at the Hotel des Hesperides in
Nice
well, I am sorry" she said, as An
struther gazed steadfastly at her as
though expecting she knew not what.
Sorry for anybody that gets killed,
you know-especially in an elevator.
But. as I didn't know them, you can't
expect me to feel very bad about it,
can you?"
Don't you realize how it will affect
Willianl?''
tOh. he'll be terribly cut up about
his aunt. She was the only person
who was ever kind to him. The only
one in England he ever wrote tor
who wrote to him.
This makes him Lord Tranton,"
said the Captain.
II suppose it does" she said. ST
had never thought of that
We've thought of it a good DEAL"
said Anstruther.
Lord Tranton,' she repeated. '"Then
won't his-his wife-be Lady Tran
ton?'
That's just it, you see,'' said the
Captain "She will be Lady Tranton.''
What do you mean by it'?" said
the girl.
You'll hardly believe it," said the
Captain, disregarding her question,
but for time we didn't know where
under the sun to find him. They, some
body, said about Lady Grace, you
know-I believe it was her maid or
housekeeper-and we went over all her
letters to try and get track of him.
Well, you've succeeded she remark
ed as he hesitated.
I'VE got on the track of something
else" he went on significantly. 1T
seemed-indeed there was no doubt
about this affections-er-were se-
riously aged-er-to a young lady
Err
Me, I suppose?" she said quite
calmly.
Yes, you,' he returned, though it
is only fair to William to say that his
letters We're expressed-er-with con-
siderable reserve-with what you might
call perfect respect, you know, and all
that kind of thing"
"of course, 1 know that she ex-
claimed
1T was very alarming said the
Captain
Who for? For you or the young
lady or Bill?"
The Captain tugged at his yellow
mustache
Il must really beg your indulgence
he said at last. 81 am sure the very
last thing in the world 1 wish to do
is to offend you. I had hoped. as I
told you, to discuss THE matter first
with your father
Wen just leave Pa OUT she said
It's me that Bills in love with-not
Pa
Still it's very awkward" murnur-
ed the Captain. Very awkward"
so you read BilPs letters and got
quite discouraged she said, smiling.
He seemed on the verge of COM
hitting an-er-irrevocable mistake
said the Captain.
rs that how you'd describe his mar
rying me?'' she asked.
There was pause
"Frankly-yes, said the Captain.
There are people here who think
the 1rrevocable mistake might be the
other way she remarked.
Then, my dear young lady" he
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