Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-18

Woulu WTlte 81 many ieSteis W MN,
and the letters were on such pink pa
lper, with such robust perfume, that
! II Jane did not see them as she entered
the room, they betrayed themselves to
her the first time she was surprised in
to a questioning sniff. 1t soon became
clear to Henry that concealment was
no longer possible, and that the dread
iful ordeal OF an explanation with Jane
must be faced as boldly as possible.
One morning, therefore, he paused IN
the middle Of breakfast, and, looking
across the table stammered out:
Jane, I've bin thinkin' a lot about
It, and I'm goin' to be married.
James knife and fork dropped from
her hands into her plate with clatter.
Good 'eavens, Enery!" she gasped
What nonsense you're talkin'!"
Nonsense or no nonsense said
Henry, a little irritated by the cold,
not to say derisive, reception Of his
announcement; that's 'ow 1t Is. I'm
goin' to bring the young lady ONE
this afternoon, and Introduce you.
Jane seemed quite dazed at the pros
lpect. She sat bolt upright In her chair,
looking straight before her, with a
couple Of fingers pressed tightly to her
lips as though for fear they should
open of their own accord and say some
thing to be afterward regretted. After
u moment or two she seemed 20 have
found what she considered an appro-
, nri of
cher" she began
1T SEES in the Scripcher" interrupted
Henry, that 1t amt good for man
to be alone"
! "You-you amt alone" faltered
Jane. I'm ere, amt /? There amt
"a 'ome nowhere that's been looked af-
ter like this as. 'Tisn't as II you was
a young man, Emery. You're A an
s months come the 2lst, an that amt
no time o. life to change all your old
ways an go gettin' married. 1t ses
in the Scripcher, Rejoice with the
wife of thy youth which is as much
as to say that If you don't get married
when you're young, you'd better by
alf keep single for the rest Of your
days. And 1t isn't as If you was going
to marry sober, middle-aged party,
neither. o, I've card all about your
Florrie Bates. Been a-talkin' about 1t
all over the village SO they ave, an
you old enough to be the gals father.
II can tell you straight out, Emery"
Henry, who had been growing more
land more figety as the discourse pro-
ceeded, came to the boiling point at
last. Spripgng to his feet and kick
ing his chair away, petulantly, he said:
THAT'S quite enough, Jane. l know
what m about, an I've got something
better to do than sit ere an be jawed
at I'm COIN down TO the shop, an at
tea time I'm goin' to bring Florrie
down ere. You've got nothin' to worry
about. You'll be looked after all right. 4"
Looked after?" echoed Jane. what
dye mean?"
lang IL ALL" said Henry, you can't
'expect 10 stay an keen 'ouse for me
when I'm married. II amt likely Mrs.
b, would put up with that, But don't
,ou worry about IL. You'll be looked
after al, right" And then Henry, ap-
prehensiyc of stormy turn in the con-
yersation that he lacked the courage to
face, snatcbed up his hat and went out.
| At 4 o'clock Henry, with Miss Bates
on his arm, came proudly down the
road. After the little breeze of the
morning, Henry was rather glad to
think that he would not have to face
James wrath alone. For himself, he
could see no reason why Jane should
not remain in the old home with them,
but Miss Bates secuted the notion. 1T
was not" she said with superb hauteur,
her idea of being mistress in her own
house" And Henry, carried away by
his ipfatuation, argued that Miss Bates
must be right and any reluctance on
the mart of Jane to concur in the ar
rangements would be unreasonable
and unseemly. Miss Bates had cheer
fully volunteered to relieve Henry of
the painful duty of making James no