Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-04-02

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Max Clarendon intuitiyely 70 OF
nized that which he would say. liz
went white to the lips and stood with
| tight.shut teeth and clenched hands.
But Bob flung up his arms as though
TO ward off blow.
oh. my Cod" he groaned. Don't
tell me, doctor, that she will be"
Blind" cried sharply an agonized
voice. Blind"
The three men stared--stricken,
stonestill. Between the portiere3 lead.
ing into the noNt room. stood Gwynne.
Her, young face was frozen with hor.
rOr. And her eyes--the beautiful,
| doomed violet eyes, were like black
flame in her marble countenance.
Max was the first to go forward. He
took her In his arms In an embrace in.
ilnitely protecting--lnhnitely gentle.
Dearest, he has not said So"
oh, ] know know" she walled.
And then she broke down in quick
brcathlcss sobbing. Rob crossed over
to her. She went into his plying arms
and hid her face on his breast as he
led her from the room.
She painted no more. When with
| the passing weeks and months the cloud
dcepened-ever deepened and grew, a
quiet that was not submission came
over her. II alarmed those who loved
her more than her first wild rebellion.
Only Max realized its source She was
drifting away from thcin-Gnd she was
glad Of the knowledge. Better to be
out OF this world than never to behold
its beauty. She would not try to live.
And grief would kill her. The day the
iinal blaCkness descended he found her
on garden scat among the roaes.
II am blind, Maxi she said, quite
simply.
81 shall zee for you, dCar!" he tald
her, tcndGriy. You win be- mine to
care for always and shall gee for
yOu!
"Do you think" she cried IndIs.
aantly. I'D let yuu fCttCr your future
and burden your Ito VITA TIC care OF
= blind woman
-! cont sec how you car very wei.
help yourself, love. For I'm going T.
marry you! You know you pro nisud
- marry mc-aomc tilur."
"Ah, but II was different -tLCnl"
81 want you more than ever now!"
Hut II was Max who deferred tho
marriage at the last. Tie was w,n!thy-
%hich was fortunate. Ana u WONDER
ful thought had struck hlm.-a won.
dcrinl hope CamU To him. So there was
an Interchange of lcttCri across the
ocean. And one day In the fail a tall.
bearded man, who had arrived ON an
Atlantic liner and who registered from
Berlin. took the train down TO Cedar.
Vile, where lie was met by two prn.
ioundly anXiOuG men and driven out
to the nOrI1c OF tho lcnnlrds. Gwynua
was persuaded to submit to an exam.
inatiOn. Iut this time she did not al.
tompt to hear the verdict. II was Max
who told II to her. his tears falling
like rain on the little hand lie held.
AN operation! A few weeks OF
seclusion and darkness. Then-Gwynus
-thcn--' And when, one glorious
winter day. the foreign occulist stand.
Ing proudly by, saw the bandages re-.
moved. II was Max whom her joyful
gaze first sought. lie was rot there.
They went away when he came ana
knclt beside her. lie looked pale and
worn.
You're all right again. thank God.
Won say no more about tho wedding
now, Gwynnc. You will wish to carry
out all your old plans-to 30 away"
She put her arms around his neck
ana kissed him on the lips. I'm never
80 away from you, beloved-ncycr!
I've been crowned with kindness
laurclcd with love-What more can a
woman dcsire?"