Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-12-17

cruel letter, which she left for me to
read when | came in"
In spite vi himself his voice shook.
lie paused for q moment to steady 1t
Il shall not believe that letter, Mar.
got. II was unworthy of you. | shall
not believe that you mean to 10 any
thing so cruel and wicked" The word
came out with JERK. "Margot, am
waiting to take you home
She would not answer.
With quick stride he crossed the
room. by God, you shall speak 10
mel" he cried. II am not dO- that
| do not deserve wOrd-thOugh you
are not a woman. but stone. or you
would not sit there and refuse to utter
II! Speak-are you VI are you not
going home?'
without raising her ewes. 81 am not
coming" said MargOt Greet.
These were her only words; she
could not be induced to speak again
Jane Greet went with her son out
side the door.
she will come round lad, she will
come round" she said.
He shook his head. his face harden
ing. You do not know MarsoL II
She says she will not come, she will
never come be said.
The old woman caught his arm.
What was II all about? You were
foolish to cross her. IOu knew her,
you say; you might have known bet.
ter than to set her contrary like this
David turuul away. breathing hcavl'
Iy. There's the weakness Of strength
and the weakness Of weakness, ha
said. Won can give In to Il woman
because You're -Lruugor than her, and
that's the way I went about IL with
MargUt But She thought II was tho
utho. kind OF way, the weak way, and
shes had To learn different. There are
times when man must show himself
a man, II hes to remain one"
lie strobe away, and Jane Greet
brushed the tears from her eyes,
well, she's with me--his mother
any way; folks can't talk 20 any great
Length. she thought. with a sigh,
Then she went back to the stubborn
girl who was her sons wife.
MarpOt was sitting where she had
left her, still sewing.
What are you going TO dor asked
Jane: a harshness had crept into her
tone
Il have already told you. ! shall
Rnd something TO do: and | am moi
going back" said the younger woman
If you are not going back, you shall
find nothing to do. You must stay
here with me-" said Jane Greet. Il
Gamma have the whole Of KestOn talkin
about my sons wife"
And so things went on. Mango,
worked for her mother.in.law only; and
her passivity ate into her very soul.
But she would not 20 back to the
man to whom she had not yet been
welded a year.
There came day when Jane Greet
met her with an odd look on her with
cred face.
She had not mentioned the name Of
the girls husband since that dark
night, deeming II better 80: but today
she spoke:
He is going away--my son, and
your man." she said herccly. "Mayhap
the cruise will take him far, and koeI
him long; mayhap 1t will take him
so far and keep him so long that he
goes" She went away, trying to hide
nef lelTst UuJ lnS Iuu "llS Spun
never word.
Jane never knew that that might
Margot went to look at her old home
For few short moments she stool
In the darkness, looking at the win
; dows Of the little house which hat
seen her greatest happiness and hc
passionate rebellion. There was NJ
light in II, and she thought David wa
out till she heard him begin to sing
That was an old trick of his-to SIM
In the dark; and on the old harmoniun
, he could pick out just the few note
he needed.