Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-25
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
TIE glug GuN MYSTERY

Of mutton and wool. There We're two
passengers that were the cyrogure Of
the eyes and thoughts OF all the rest,
and these two were Rev James Gar.
land and his young wife. II was plain
to experienced married people that the
couple were quite new 10 the business
of marriage: they were presumably on
their honeymoon. The presumption
was discovered to he correct by judi.
cious matrons. who made iulicious and
sympathetic inquiries o. the young
wife. II is well known that a number
of people shut In together for q long
voyage must relieve it's tedium by In.
cessant gossip about each other The
honeymoon couple were . golscnI. and
the discussion Of them was all tho more
interesting that the men could not on.
Gure the man and the women did not
like the woman.
Men are so merccnary." sighed Miss
|McWhirter TO Mr.. Dicks. the second of.
fcer.
More particularly parsons" said
Mr.. Dicks, softly.
But there was one thing especially
which continued to keep the reverend
couple a center of interest: II was sus-
pccted that Mr. Garland treated his
wife no better than he ought
"Oh. Jamcs' Don't Don't How
cruel you arc!"
That was ono Of the things young
NARROW said he had overheard, and,
young Marrow ought 10 know. for he
spent much of his time in trying to
catch the brides eye and hold IT,.
Then came the sensational incident.
In the Indian ocean the Blue Gum e~.
poriencod a. storm. The ship was in
70 danger. but the matches had TO he
hattenod down, and passengers were
forbidden to come on deck. The great
waves rolled and broke In thunder on
the decks and swishod in salt cat.
aracts over all distractions, but the
steamship rolled and forged through
all like vast whale. The bride dur.
ing the storm kept closely 10 hor cabin.
and once the cry came from e pierre.
ing into the saloon. "Oh, cant endure
II! | can't! can't" a few minutes
later Mr.. Garland came forth and vol.
unfairly explained:
She's afraid OF the storm" he said.
and II has got on her nerves. hone
IL will soon abate. But we are In the
hands of God"
"Hypocrite." murmurnl young Mar.
lowe, and the others looked at each
other with lifting eyebrows.
In two or three days the storm zone
had been passed, the wind sank, the sea
Gained, the sun shonc and the passen.
gers came eagerly on deck and stayed
there as long as possible. II was
night. The air was soft
and balmy Miss McWhirter rcclined
on a deck chair and gazed up into the
sky, while Mr.. Dicks softly
something of tune from an
old flute, when suddenly the company
was fluttered by Mr.. Garland striding
In among them and demanding in
husky tone:
Where is my wife?'
Have You seen her?" demanded Mr..
Dicks, turning upon young Harlow.
"Me seen herr" exclaimed NARROW.
What do you mean by that?"
Il thought you commonly knew her
whereabouts" said Mr.. Dicks.
Has no one seen her?" again cried
he husband, casting his eyes around
lpon the company. She was in our =,
'abin half an hour ago, and now can't
ind her anywhere" I
The whole company were on their
Get ready with suggestions. Perhaps
he had gone TO look at the engr mes: the
aides were fond Of gazing at the steel
that untiringly propel.
ed them through the ocean. Perhaps
he was hiding for lark" like the
ady OF "The Mistletoe Bough." But
'ehind all suggestions lurked the dark
bought that perhaps she had gone
rerboard. Officers and men searched
very conceiyAle hiding place In the
hip. Il
MY poor wife! My dear wife,"
ried the distracted husband. "She has
ot been herself since the storm be.
an" II
shame" muttered young NARROW
side. /,
Where can she be gomez" the hus. |
and continued. "Do you think she
an have gone overheard, captain" Z,
That's just what | do think, sir"
ala the captain, "and there Is no use
ow our putting about for her"
Some time later the captain and
theirs were darkly discussing the mat.
or In the smoking room, with the so.
ace Of a drink or two.
THE question is" murmured the
aptain, If he did, why did he? What
Cr?'
WELL said a bald.headed passen.
er who seldom spoke, III what I've
card he true he had a good reason"
What have you heard?" asked the
aptain. Gomez"
His wife told my wife, in confidence,
hat before they left Sydney she and
or husband had made wills in each
TIERS fayor-in case anything should
appen on the voyage. Something has
appened."
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