Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-16
s. ochiai, removed to Beretania 81.
near Maunakea. 1881 ]

Audrey thought she would like no
one overmuch who had tempted New
away from Bloomfield's slopes.
And I'm to board with him." said
Ned, "and we shall get on splendidly.
I've no doubt; and when I'm junior
partner"
just then whistle sounded.
you must go. Ned"
He caught up his portmanteau.
II shall have to run for It," he said
Goodbye again, Audrey"
A vague disappointment thrilled the
girl; she had thought so much and he
had said SO little. Just then he leaned
toward her.
"One kiss at parting" he said.
Audrey drew back. She was no
Prude; she would have given her lips
10 any friend leaving her without a
though Of wrong; but she could not
even let the man she loved kiss her;
who knew but II might be a betraying
ordeal? Everything or nothing for Ned
Norroway, and he had never uttered
one word Of love to her.
Goodbye" she said.
She gave him her hand, he took II
and went. little dashed and just a lit
tie wounded.
When 1Irs. Drew came home she
wondered what made Audrey's eyes 50
red.
Oh, women's lives! How they glide
on, for the most part tangled in the
mesh Of trifies! There was the parlor
TO dust. ruffles to flute and cake to
bake. blue bow to be made to wear
with a white dress; handkerchiefs ia
hem, afternoons to be spent at friends
houses, friends to entertain at home,
important nothings to be done from
dawn till dusk, but through II all one
thought ran-a thought born OF maid.
ems first love, as pure and tender AK
any ever sung by poet, though she was
but a plainly reared country girl aud he
a nobody with a hopeful heart gone out
to seek his fortune.
The time of roses passed away, and
grape time came.
Somebody-it was Tom Pepper-had
a letter from Ned, who was very well
pleased with New York.
He's been to see everything" said
Tom, with a laugh. wait; it's quite
what call a historical kind OF let.
ter, dreadful interestin'; want to read
it,"
YES" said Audrey.
Tom gave her the letter. II was a
sewing circle at Mrs. Doves and in a
minute more Andrew slipped up into
Mrs. Doves bedroom and read the let.
ter. Just such bright account of him.
self and what he saw as any intelligent
man could have written; but TO Audrey
II was a miracle of genius, and, above
all, he wrote II. II brought to her a
vision Of himself. Under the shade Of
Mrs. Doves chintz window curtains
Audrey kissed the letter as mothers
kiss their babies. Then she came back
to the parlor with calm face.
Smart, amt it," asked Tom.
"What?" said Audrey. "Oh, yes-ths
letter; very nice.
She would have given all the money
she had in bank-earned by making pot
cheeses for the market-could she but
have that letter for her very own.
A week afterward she went to see
Sally Slocum, who exhibited her photo.
Graph album. 1t contained Uncle Silas,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Johnson and their
five children. and Aunt Tabitha, and
oh" cried Audrey, 81 didn't know
he had had any taken"
II went down to the store one day."
said Sally, "and there he was burnin' a
dozen. He saw no likeness, he said
This one was only just scorched, SO
on it."
"Tll hev that, anyway said l."
Lord says he, what dye want of
that?'"
"To keep says l."
"It's a wonder he let you."
"Yes, think it's like him, AudreyY
Yes, when he's serious"
81 told him 1t was his image when
he was in church. And what dye think
he said?"
II don't know"
He said he's stay hum, then. Lor'!
Its the beatenest thing how people want
their cards to look"
Audrey had viewed without envy Sal.
ly's new bonnet; she had never coveted
her link bracelets, but she broke the