Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-09-07
For Love OF
Country
BY CYRUS TOWNSEND BRADY,
Author o, "Tte Grip Of Bsnor." The
sou,tsrrers," ":r i.sny nerrsp.
nueeRrerr," ~ Doctor d
Philosophy" G.e-
Copyright. 1898. h. Charles Seribnsr's sons
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. +na..I

Eyes. twas I. glorled in your bray
cry until ! saw you lying, as thought,
dead on the deck. Oh, John. the hor.
ror of that moment! Then | called you
and you did not answer. Then | want
ed to die, too, but now am alive again
and so happy-but for this" she lifted
the empty sleeve to her lips. How
you must have suffered, my poor dar.
ling" she went on, her eyes filling with
tears, her heart yearning over him.
"And how i'll you look. and keep you
standing here-how thoughtless! Come
to the bench here and sit down. Lean
on me-"
May; but. Kate, you, too, have suf-
fered. See!" He lifted her arm; the
loose sleeve fell back. "Oh, how thin
Il is, and how smooth and round and
plump 1t was when kissed 1t last!"
he said as he raised II tenderly again
to his lips.
ut is nothing. John. shall be all
right now that you are here. You poor
shattered lover, how you must have
suffered" she went on, with a sob in
her voice.
"Oh, Katharine, this" looking down
at his empty sleeve, was nothing to
what I suffered before, when thought
had killed you'll"
when you thought you had killed
mel" she said in surprise. They were
In. 81 har nd ha hal
his hand In both her own. How.
when, was that?"
And then he told her rapidly about
the loss of the Radnor and the idea
which her note had given that she was
on board Of II.
And you led that ship down to de-
struction, believing was on her! How
could you do 1t, John?" she said re.
proachfully.
1T was my duty. darling Kate" he
said desperately.
And did you love your duty more
than me?"
Love it? ! hated it! But had to
do it, dearest" he went on pleadingly.
"Honor--you told me so yourself, here.
In this very spot: ! remember your
words. DO you not recall them? If |
stood in the pathway Of liberty for
single instant ! should despise the man
who would not sweep me aside with
out a moments hesitation Don't you
know you said that, Katharine?"
Did say It? All, but that was be,
fore loved you SO and you swept me
aside. Well, love you still, and, John,
honor you for it, too, but could not
do it. You see. am only woman"
Kate, don't say only woman that
way. What else would | have you,
pray? But tell me OF yourself"
Briefly she recited the events that
had occurred to her. dwelling much up,
on Desborough's courage and devotion
to her in the first days Of her captivity.
the death Of Johnson, the burning of
Norfolk. the death of Bentley, He in
terrupted her there and would fain
hear every detail of the sad scene over
again. thanking her and blessing her
for what she had done.
1T was nothing" she said simply. u
loved to do 1t. He was your friend. 1t
seemed to bring me closer to YOU
Then she told him of the laundering of
the ship, Of the frightful voyage in the
boat, and rang the changes upon Des
boroughs name-his cheerfulness, his
unfalling zeal and energy-until Sey,
mQur's heart filled with jealous pain.
Kate" he said at last. "as came
up the road saw a man leave the boat,
house and climb the hill. Who was it?"
ut was Lord Desborough, John"
Seymour was human and filled with
human feeling, He drew away from
her.