Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-28

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such man as Walter Redmond.
In her lonely circumstances 1t would
have offended her sense Of propriety
to invite him to enter the house, and
thus 1t happened that he carried on
his wooing in the back garden, with
Miss Penfold for an unsupported lis
tener. Partly because he wore a Pana-
ma hat, Walter was generally supposed
to lack ballast" and this in spite OF
his responsible position; for since Mr..
, Days attack of paralysis. eighteen
months ago, Redmond had managed
the entire business OF the solicitors Of.
flee.
In due course, Miss Penfold heard
him ask Margaret TO become his wife,
telling herself that doubtless Miss Ven.
ables' G200 year, to say nothing Of
the house, provided the chief induce
ment. How q serious. sensible young
woman could choose Sich a superficial,
harum searum, albeit good looking
man, was more than Miss Penfold could
conceive.
One evening In June, two months af.
ssr haa al, 80 tha ~
waller reached Tho bousa a, o,c,ock
and, having rung the bell, was invited
TO walk round by the miniature green.
,,,ra uoraaro, a,,ai,,ro ,,n, and
looking her best a wide brimmed
rush hat, and on the other side Of the
oaE mailing Mice pensold sa, Lri,tiny
E com,or,er In tho innocent Ioo,,ing
roso clod orhor Che WINS shor, With a
e.t cbcsted ongrIar egnro ana n lone
white face Uer gravisb hair was MARI.
al ao,n tho r,idJ,a ana daoora,ad hv
four tortoise. sbeI, Combs waIter,s in.
tyodrc,orv romarr star,ied her 70 a,.
tention or once
margaret. he began. lust on the
other side of the paling, I'm afraid
1--we brought some terribly bad news.
The-the fact is, I've left the office"
LEFT for good. do Won mean?" asked
Margaret. and Miss Pepfold could de.
tect the tremor in her voice.
Eyes; there's been a desperate row."
J., said Waiter.
"hat dDouts uShiuhutu Wal Suitts
i Miss Penfold sat very erect, SO that
the back of her head touched the
fence; her knitting needles we're still,
and the comforter was pressed down
on her knees.
'Davy accused me of-of dishones-
ty," said Walter. "He charged me with
stealing IA hundred pounds"
What did you do?" murmured Mar
garet, after a momentary silence.
There was only one course OPEN"
was the answer. 81 threw up my berth
ah-ahu l came away.
WASH II possible 10 prove that Mr.
pa'y was mistaheH! sara margaret
qu'e'is'
; "No-unfortunately.' he returned.
You understand, there are things one
cant always prove. As a matter OF
fact, the money has gone. 1t has been
taken by somebody in the Office. or
course, it's q disastrous business for
me, Useless TO try for another berth In
this country. i shall have to go
abroad
At this interesting point in this con.
vcrsation Miss Penfolds small servant
came out by the hack door and walked
toward her mistress. Mrs. Anscombe
was in the drawing room, the girl said,
and so Miss Penfold had no alternative.
Gathering up her wool, she left the ar
Dor and made her reluctant way into
the house. She would have given some.
thing to have heard the remainder Of
the conference, although, of course, IL
was quite easy to imagine the denoune.
ment.
Her disannointment was too some
degree counferbaIanced nv the adyant.
lape of being the arst IN snreod tba
news In the neighborhood. and she sent
Mrs. Anscombe away burning with cur.
Iiosity 10 discover how the exciting fact
had come TO her knowledge. Miss pen.
fold did not from the outset entertain
q moments doubt concerning Walter
Redmond's guilt hut as. happlly. Il was
"wednesday, she went to the evening