Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-28

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cooyrsh. 1907 by The BowER.hERR,LL COMPANY


comes suddenly, Unexpectedly? Are
there no sweeter things that come as
swiftly? All. a man can live year IN
an hour. mademoiselle-a lifetime with
in one little day. Yesterday, you say?
Mademoisele, yesterday for me were
only dim waters and gray sky; now
there are flowers and birds and laugh
' ter and all glad things. Shall l tell
YOU what has changed II all? The mo-
ment you spoke to me on the whart,
the hour we have ridden side by side
along the field. most Of all, mademoi-
selle, the moment you will not have
me tell you Of, that one moment lived
when death came falling out of the sky
upon us. when you cried out-when'-
stop" she protested, her hands to
her red cheeks.
when your face was on my shoul-
der-I felt your breath! You chung to
me-to me-you, the fairest lady God
has made! My arms were around you"
"oh!" she gasped. mo more! You
have no right
Right"
"No." she cried stormily. her breast
, rising and falling. mo! You presume
upon danger into which fate thrust
me without my wish. Why, we have
, but ridden a half league. l know not
! even your name! Who are you to speak
thus to me?"
"Who am T." repeated the young
, man slowly. the rich color dyeing his
face. 81 am-only a Frenchman, ma
, demoiselle. only a man who gazed upon
7 your face in crowd and whom-whom
you asked to. ride. beside you In the
coach"
His tone had fallen. rs It his fault
mademoiselle, II his cuatom is not thu
custom of your land. II he knows no
TO repress, II he must say what h
fcels?" He finished very low. SIS i
his fault that he cannot forget tina
your face hid itself upon his breast To-
one little moment here in the forest ?
She was alternately flushing and pal
ing. and her eyes were shining. "Yo'
must not! You must mott" she crie'
tout with softer voice.
With the words she started walking
rapidly, fastening without glancing a
him. The dimness Of the interlace
branches overhead parted; the tree
stood sparser. Just ahead leafy arc,
let in the fading sunli ght and vie,
OF yellow stubble, and beyond thi
showed broad gateway-twin brio
pillars crested with martlets-openin
on a winding road to great hous
that looked a many Widowed welcome
| 1t sat snuggled in elms on hill fror
! whose crest terraced lawn fell softl
into the arms OF the shining, twiste
rivera southern home In its hig
days, its dairy. meat house. ice hous
:" and granaries all dazzling white again.
I'd the blue and olive OF sky and WOO
Spacious Offices stood to the left, an
1T wide negro quarters squatted at SON
Id distance behind II. Near by tin
I'd creek sparkled Clown to wash tang
of islands. From adjacent fields can
es the piping whistle OF partridges
ok grass.
Just before the gateway the your
tx mans voice caught her. For the sal
of that one moment, mademoiselle
he said huskily.
he She paused, looked back and held o,
her hand. He dropped upon one kn'
t. and touched his lips to her fingers.
IS. IL am glad owe my life TO YOU" 81
said softly.
or Gazing at him uncertainty an instan
I'd. she hesitated, then turned and ran raj
es, idly up the winding drive. Her hour
gs lifted his shay head from the columnt
A porch and came leaping down to me
ay her, while his whine drew Nanny Il
ed aline peering from the kitchen doc
her weather beaten face dilating into
ok smile.
"Lawd, dar come mammy's hon'
chile safe an soun'!" she cried to MI
er Tillotson, who came hastily to Il
a steps and waved her hand at the Cir
10 huttering signal.
or Down, Sweetlips! Down." cri
Anne as the hound leaped against hi
ks. She stopped, bethinking herself Of t
I'D indenture.
mt She ran back to the gateway, but {
young Frenchman was not to be sec
As she stood peering into the pines
Ter breeze went playing with some to
bits of paper scattered in the ruts. S
all picked up several fragments and stro
to decipher them. Which term I
said bond servant faithfully shall ser
lly, does covenant with the 50
YER Louis Armand, holder" she read.
Then she caught her breath al
To forbearng to glance in the directi
the Of tn eforest road, walked toward
the anxious figure on the porch Of
hat great hnusa