Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-29


Congratulate me, Miss Blanchard
he said, 81 have situation at lastl"
81 am very glad to hear IT," she said.
And hope you will keep 1t"
"0h, you must have confidence in me,
You know you encouraged me to look
for it, and you mustn't cloud my graft,
fication."
Il don't mean to do So" said the girl.
is II good placer"
ut will keep the wolf from the
door," he answered cheerily. That's a
good deal to me just now, you know.
Places are very scarce, and the pay is
only moderate"
But it's a place.
cts a place"
"And It means daily toll, and useful
discipline, and manly independence"
yes"
The girl looked at him with little
nod.
Good" she said. "You are an apt
scholar. thing I'm going to be proud
OF you" A soft flush stole into her
cheeks. IF you are in need of little
money before your salary is due. |
think I could helm Won"
mo, no." and he shook his head Wig.
orously. 81 owe YOU dollar now. No
more until nav that"
The girl laughed.
81 hope youll require no more after
YOU nay that" she said.
They were getting on good terms
now, and the more she saw of the
stranger the better ahe liked him. He
didn't seem TO presume on his acquaint.
ance, never losing his deferential man.
ner, never forgetting that he was q
gentleman. And as they became bet.
ter acquainted she told him about her
own struggles. How her fathers death
had left her mother and herself penni.
less and how II was necessary for her
to find employment. She told him how
she had hunted for work and finally
found 1t. And what struggle It was
lat first. And how after a time she had
won her way and was in receipt of a
fair salary, and could support herself
aud mother in comfortable circum-
stances.
And the stranger had listened with
much interest and had said some pleas.
irnt things about her perseverance and
her energy. But he had said very little
about himself He deserved No credit
tor anything he had done, he claimed.
tie meant to do something in time,
Ga bis hr,., o,r,s continual ana ,h.
nrogroso bo ronor,ad ,ras ., var,, an.
i.onrog,no sort M hoai,h 80 -.
T., ,,,,,,ro,.o, 80 90, 80 a,' :, .
lcama IN WEARING n nou srit ~ o,o,ba.
az Won arc no, careful " said ,ho a,ri
es She shook her f,nger a, him "tboy,ii
Inc taIing Won for me Rhodes who own
tho br,Id,no"
">o, -, ia no .ho.n, .,., .r,,
toll mo nos No, n man 10 ha arriod IN
snite NJ his we,I,b "
"I don't know anvhodv who ,as ovor
seen him" said the cir, ",rbev SOW
he's a misontbrone and old ho,oro his
time. don't envy him. I'm only sor.
~ for him"
I'm not exactly sorry for him" said
the man. PERHAPS he only needs some.
thing to wake him up-something To
rouse his ambition and his energy"
Whereat the girl suddenly flushed.
although there seemed no occasion for
lit.
And then one morning he had come
In and invited her to take a street car
ride with him the following Sunday.
And she had agreed ON condition that
he would take dinner with her mother
and herself.
So the little program was carried
out. The guest found the dinner in
the modest home a delightful one and
Mrs. Blanchard charming lady. And
after the dinner he and Nellie took
street car ride.
"Of course" he said with a little
laugh, IL must plan my excursions ac.
cording to my income. Some day
hope to reach the luxury of a steam
yacht and an automobile"
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