Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-02-01
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
the GIRL WITH A FAN
Concluded from Yesterday


laughed. 81 am sorry to disappoint
you" And then he Joined in the laugh,
taking a seat beside her, and 1t seemed
at any rate to him, that 1t was the
most natural thing in the world they
should be talking together. for in his
thoughts he had grown to great inti-
macy with her during the year In
which he had not seen her once.
At the same time he did not think
Of 1t, but II came to him afterward,
that, although she showed herself un.
deniably pleased to see him, she had
not shown herself at all surprised.
Yet when he met her last II had been
in room very far removed from the
splendor and dignity Of this one; he
laughed indulgently at the memory Of
that shabby room.
II had brought him one thing that
could never have been expected Of it
II had brought him the girl with the
fan. But why exactly she had come
as she had, and why she now was not
surprised to find him so far away from
1t, these questions, although full Of
Importance to him, he delayed to ask
her.
They would meet that was provi.
tally very often, but they had always
much to say on either side. but Of the
matters that touched the beginning Of
their knowledge Of each other some
times he forgot to enquire, being too
engrossed in what the present brought
him, and sometimes he was stayed in
his enquiries because II seemed she
had set up a barrier between those
questions and herself and that she had
planned time for them. a time that
had not come yet.
But the time came when his love
would not be denied expression, and he
found she had no barrier in the way Of
that. And when they had given love q
generous turn 1t was the girl who took
up the past as a topic Of conversation.
Don't you ever wonder" she said.
how dared to come to you like that?"
Il have wondered" he answered,
what beautiful chance brought you.
Are you going to tell me now"
Yes" she said. And l must tell
you that learnt to love your father
before learnt-before thought"
Begin again."
Before saw you," she finished.
teasingly.
Say, Before loved you,'" he per-
sisted.
Before ! loved you-only different
ly," and when he had given her his
thanks in kind she went on.
He was able" she said, ito do me
a great service, and he did 1t SO gently
md skillfully that have never been
able to forget It, and never shall.
was very young, and q man has been
annoying me, and your father. al.
though he did not know either Of us,
happened to hear something that dis.
pleased him, came to the release Of q
little girl who was not sufficiently
clever to release herself. The man
wanted me to marry him; I was strong
enough to refuse to do that, but not
strong enough to prevent his returning
to the subject, and in a most unpleas.
ant manner, every time we were
thrown into each others company.
or course, ought to have told my own
father, only ! am little afraid OF
him. and at the time was still more
afraid, but had no fear at all Of your
father from the time when he rescued
me from my tormentor and drew my
silly little tale out of me, COMFORTING
me with his counsel and wisdom, and
we soon became the greatest friends.
! took all my tiny childish disturb
ances to him to be Strengthened out,
and one day grew to great honor
when he told me Of his empty home
and the son SO like himself-so obstin.
ate, so headstrong, that he must follow
will-o-the-wisp In his own way--a
way that had cut him of from his
fathers home. from all the big inherit.
ance his father had worked to leave
him, from everything that should have
been his own-'she paused.
Go on" he said. and don't spare
me-"
Il found" she continued, how much
may lead to improper influences, and
for this reason 1t ought not to obtain.
Appears Pleased.
Senator Burton. while appearing
much pleased with the decision, has
nothing to say for publication beyond
the statement that he had no intention
OF resigning his seat in the Senau IN
der any circumstances.
He said he had not decided whether
he would go back on the floor of the
Senate, but would wait and see what
Senator Mitchell of Oregon would do.
The latter is under indictment for al.
legged land frauds and will make q |
statement to the Senate tomorrow.
Since his return from Portland Sen
ator Mitchell has RETAINED from 60
Ing on the floor Of the Senate or at.
tneding committee meetings. He has
remained In his own room, not even
mingling with the other Senators in