Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-09-26
The Adventure of
the Abbey Grange
No. IL OF the Series
(contInued from Yesterday

III chance II, he cried. II believe
you are a man Of your word and
white man, and I'll tell you the whole
story. But one thing ! will say first.
SO far as ] am concerned Z regret
nothing and fear nothing, and l
would do II all again and be proud Of
the Job. Damn the beast. II he ha0 as
many lives as cat he would owe them
oil to me! But It's the lady, Mary
Mary Fraser-for never will call her
by that accused name. When I think
of getting her into trouble who would
give my life just to bring one smile to
her dear face. It's that that turns my
soul into water. And yet-nnd yet
what less could I do? I'll tell you my
story, gentlemen. and then I'll ask you,
rs man to man. what less could do.
II must go back bit. You seem to
know everything, so ! expect that you
know that met her when she was a
passenger and was first officer Of the
Rock Of Gibraltar. From the first day
met her she was the only woman to
me. Every day Of that voyage 7 loved
her more, and many time since have
kneeled down In the darkness Of the
night watch and kissed the deck Of
that ship because knew her dear feet
had trod II. She was never engaged to
me. She treated me as fairly rs ever a
woman treated a man. have no com.
plant to make. 1t was all love on my
side and all good comradeship and
friendship ON hers. When we parted
she was Il free woman, but l could
never again be free man.
Next time | came back from sea
heard of her marriage. Well, why
shouldn't she marry wholS she ikedl
Title and money-who could carry them
better than she! l didn't grieve over
her marriage. was not such selfish
hound rs that l just reJoiced that
she had not thrown herself away on q
pennlless sailor. That's how l loved
Mary Fraser.
We'll, l never thought to see her
again, but last voyage | was promoted,
and the new boat was not yet launch
cd, 80 l had to wait for couple OF
months with my people at Sydenham.
One day out in II country lane l met
Theresa Wright, her old maid. She
told me all about her, about him. about
everything. tell you, gentlemen, II
nearly drove me mad. This drunken
hound-that he should dare to raise his
hand to her whose boots he was not
worthy to lick! / met Theresa again.
Than | met Mary herself, and met her
again. Then she would meet me nc
more. But the other day l had no
tice that l was to start on my voyage
within week, and l determined that
would see her once before l left
Theresa was always my friend, for she
loved Mary and hated this villain al
most as much us / did. From her
learned the ways of the house. Mary
used to sit up reading IN her own little
room downstairs. l crept round there
last night and scratched ut the win
dow. At first she would not open tc
me, but In her heart l know that now
she loves me, and she could not leave
me In the frosty night. She whispered
TO me to come round to the big front
window. and ! found 1t open before
me, so as to let me into the dining
room. Again l heard from her Own
lips things that made my blood boil,
handled the woman l loved. Well,
gentlemen, l was standing with her
Just inside the window, In all limo.
cence, as God is my Judge, when he
rushed like q mailman into the room,
called her the vilest name that a man
could use to woman and welted her
across the face with the stick he had
In his hand. l had sprung for the
poker, and 1t was a fair fight between
us. See here on my arm where his first
blow fell. Then II was my turn, and
/ went through him as II he had been
a rotten pumpkin.
"She had screamed when he struck
her, and that brought old Theresa
down from the room above. There
was a bottle of wine on the sidebOard,
and l opened 1t and poured little be.
tween Mary's lips, for she was half
dead with shock. Then ! took drop
myself. Theresa was as cool as Ice,
and 1t was her plot us much as mine.
We must make 1t appear that burglars
had done the thing Theresa kept OH
repeating our story to her mistress
while / swarmed up and cut the rope
of the bell. Then l dashed her in her
chair and frayed out the end of the
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