Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-09-15
Short Stories for Evening Hours

a., anu bHull tuht tudEEt vi Soht
mines at that place. hope you will
be happy In your choice. One thing
desire to impress upon you. Bessie,
and that Is that should you ever need
a friend. or should the time come that
you might need me, letter will call
me to your side at once. for shall be
true to you until death.
yours very truly,
GEORGE"
She folded up the letter very care.
fully and placed II well down near the
bottom of an old trunk that stood In
the room.
1T isn't probable that shall ever
need to look at that note again. but
guess I had better keep II. With a
preoccupied air she went about her
duties Of the early evening, which
mainly consisted Of altering and
somewhat primping up dress for the
coming picnic, week from that day.
Three months had come and gone.
Mr.. Ashley had been attentiveness
personified. Old Miller Barton had
tolerated Ashley's presence and OF.
tentions to his daughter. but further
than that he would not go. He had a
mustrust of the man on general prin.
ciples. His actions were not always
open and aboye-board. and the miller
kept a sharp eye on him whenever
they met outside his own home. but
refrained from any personal remarks
within the hearing ~ his daughter.
One day quietly dressed gentleman
arrived in the village from nobody
knew where and from the persistent
, Ia. la, hIs ah
could find out what he came for. or
now long he was going TO stay the
quietly dressed gentleman TOOK quite
an interest III the MIXERS work ana
would oiten SIT Tor hours, watching
the big wheels grinding away at the
gram ied 10 them. lie asked very
lew questions and answered less. HIS
eyes seemed always to be on the look
out Tor someone and That someone
was MT. Ashley. AS Mr.. Ashley was
frequent visitor TO the MIXERS nome
ana the quietly dressed gentleman did
tne same hohors Tor the mil, they
struck up an acquaintance when. IN
snort time, bound them 80 closely
nm na ,as. -, W" ILL.,, He es sst eemo,
! lii, NJ, ne,,' IL III,
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,irassoJ aan,i.n,an " '"' '''''''
Inc charge was saie'Diowing with
oesertion Oh whe anu chiIu. lie hau
peeh searcneu ior n'gh anu low tor
oharnn ,hn, ,ns,. a va os ~
San,,o,,, vi Sna',. III, ~.
orr, ,ii,a.a ' f"N' "
roor BESSIE! Inc dow 10 her was
revere! 10 nave ner hopes dasned 10
.ne srounu ny such means! What III
'he woriu snou'd sue ever uo! Sne
Was asnanieu 10 iace any Oh her VII
ase ,Iienus, not a'ohe on account Oh
,he dissrace that had come 10 her
put al the world, as she Thought
Khew no" sne naa treated ueoige
io"aru. Her erstwhiie inia,uauoi
,or hsn'ey naa neu compie;ey' a
oa'n'ns most intense hau taken ts
p'acei She u'd not hesitate 10 tel
ne,seh ""at harroW escape she hao
h"u'
On the day after Ashley's arrest
her rather, out OF respect to her feel
ings, said not u word. but went to his
duties at the mill: but a hundred
times that day he wandered to the
door just to catch n glimpse OF hi'
unhappy lass. and then returned to hi,
work with look In his eyes that bod
cd III to anyone that should agair
come a-wooing OF his daughter.
After the evening meal he stood b,
the door smoking his pipe and gag
J ing at the stars as they popped on
one by one. Quietly she stole to he
fathers side and gently laid n han,
on his big manly shoulder. He turn
ed and gazed into his daughters eyes
which were dimmed with a suddel
how of tears. Gathering her into hi
farms he kissed her bonnie hair agai,
and again.
poor little lass!' It's your old dad
dy who will stand by you In your trou
BILE. There Is one other who will
stand by you, too, lass. Send for him
Send tonight. Bessie girl"