Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-29
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moments"
Mary stood quite still till his steps
had ccascd then she turned sharply,
and somehow--shc never knew how
she found herself in her cabin with the
door locked
She fell on the bunk, and for hours
she lay there. moaning a little now and
then. but checking herself instantly for
tear any one might hear and wonder.
Towards the morning she dropped
off into an uneasy doze, and waking
with the glorious African sun pouring
down on her, sat up and wondered at
herself being dressed. Gradually the
memory of last night came back to her.
and she rose, and. with a calmness that
surprised her, looked at herself In the
glass.
Staring eyes and white face.
This would not do. Her girlhood had
gone. and her suddenly awakened
womanhood rose to the occasion.
She undressed, and. slipping on her
wrapper, went to the bathroom When
she returned abe felt better, and began
to pack. She refused TO let her mine
dwell on anything: there was tima
enough in all the years to come for
that. If she were to get through at
all without breaking down she must
not think.
She gathered some gloves together
and laid them In q box. but her actions
were quite mechanical and her thoughts
straycd.
why had lie led her to think he
loved her? How was II she had grown
TO care SO much In 80 short timer
She checked herself abruptly and
went on packing; but her nina swung
back TO the one idea.
HE had said that they were lovers.
What had she said or done that he
should dare to think. And all the
time he war married-married! Oh,
The shame of IT,"
Something rolled out of a scarf she
was folding. She picked IL up from the
floor.
IL was a little ring her brother had
given hcr--a plain gold ring with a
tiny turquoise in IL. The setting was
quaint and original.
AS fhc lifted IL, with the thought of
his wife and child In her mind, an Idea
came TO her that took her breath away.
For fully ten minutes she sat there
staring at the ring with fixed expires.
sion.
Then quicily, furtively, in an almost
guilty fashion. she slipped II on the
third finger OF her left hand with the
stone turned inward.
IL looked exactly like wedding ring.
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coming along 'he uech WIN her head
heio nehtiy erect. fnroesn' the long
Neepicss nisht hours nc had seen MN
sell us nc really was, ana ne was
neI ,ousy ""Aio"s "s 10 no" she wo"'u
meet MN.
with the excitement OF acting a part
for the first time In her life. her color
had comc back, her eyes shone.
Sho sreclcd him with . sunny smile
That nag something new in ia kind
agitated to notice that. lie only saw
mat sue looked rosy and smiling. and
great wave OF relief flowed over him.
VI course. shc mad not really cared;
ne mad worried himself needlessiy
AN our pleasant trip is over she
SAID.
res lie conid not smile himself;
G shadow seemed on him. lie began TO
thahk that perhaps he had cared more
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