The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-10

| dreamed my dreams. Then 1 will go
never to come back again. 1 Will keel
! to my soldering: l shall love the army
| after this. 1 have brought
Home a few curios for the vicar; an1
! perhaps Miss Seaton will accept lit
! tie gift from Pallas?''
/ He smiled oddly, and there was 8
curious light in his eyes. In one hand
! he was holding faded red sachet.
This" he went on. was given tc
me by an Indian princess before thS
! fighting began, and thereafter my life
was charmed. Within the sachet is
! a handful of champak leaves. Cant
you smell the sacred perfume? Wear
| it about your person, Miss Seaton, il
only for the sake of the days which
| are gone"
Hflda comprehended. but she spoke
| no word in reply. Charlie Midwintel
quilted the verandah to join the vicar
/ on the lawn.
Il won't stay here any longer, Mr.
| Seaton.' Charlie said 81 expected II
| find Hilda free and so different.
| Goodbye"
| Charlie Midwinter passed through
| the vicarage garden and down the
sun-lighted lane in an aimless. devil
may-care sort of way. Now and then
a wicked, explosive laugh escaped
him. and with his cane he unmerci-
fully slashed at the innocent wild
flowers in the hedgerows
He nearly blundered upon another
man coming towards him, and the
other man apologized, adding:
''Why it's Captain Charlie Midwin-
teri"
Charlie regarded him with a scowl.
81 don't know your he said.
II am Donald Hyde. Surely"
S'Let me repeat that I don't know
you, and have no intention of know
ing you
He passed on, and Donald Hyde
stared after him in petrified amaze
ment.
Hes had a sunstroke." Hyde de-
cided. "A big, dangerous brute.
must mention the circumstance to the
police. India plays the deuce with
Englishmen. l am glad that I didn't
go into the army!"
He drew himself up to his full height
of five feet two inches and pursued
his way in the direction of the vicar
age. He was by no means a heroic
figure, but he was unaware of the fact.
His pink-and-white face was of the
commonest type, and, Notwithstanding
his fine clothes and diamonds, he
struck one as being a mean-looking
man. But Donald Hyde was perfectly
satisfied with himself, so what else
mattered?
IL c.4r to- 70 doh
when he espied Hilda, and just as
jauntily he petted her hand, and then
endeavored to possess himself of it.
Il wish you wouldn't do that" Hill
da said pettishly. you know I don't
like nonsense of that kind
He laughed. He was used to this
sort of treatment. They had been en-
gagged for nearly two months, and
nevr a kiss or even a love-Gke caress!
"Oh, you'll like it we'll enough in
time said he, with irritating conf |
dence. Whats that thing, Hilda?"
IAN Indian sachet," she answered |
duly.
He was jealous in an instant.
''Oh! that fellow Midwinter. I met |
him in the lane. and he's certainly |
mad. How the thing smells-vile!"
Beautiful" interrupted HiIda. 'It |
is an amulet. This braid is spun gold,
and there are dozens of real dia-
nonds.''
Send the thing back to him.
IT shall mott" she flashed.
''Oh, please yourself. but it isn't
usual for a lady to accept presents
rom another fellow when she's en-
gagged
Hilda shivered.
81 wish I weren't engaged. Donald,
t is all a pitiful mistake. I can never
eve as a wife should
And why?" he gasped. Good hea-
ems! you have been listening to the
airytale of that great hulking brute.
lou don't know what these soldiers
re-
Captain Midwinter is a hero. ana i
.ou are not. How could it be posi-
lie? Have you ever done a heroic
hing in your life?''
Donald Hyde stood aghast.
L never was called upon to do any t
hing desperate What rubbish you {
ak, Hilda. 1 would do anything for {
ou'' :
Il don't believe it." said Hilda deci- !
vely; land I can never-never love q
little man who is without one re- a
aeming quality. I became engaged to
0u because you helped papa over s
ome financial crisis, and it was a L
readful mistake. I believed that I | I
as practical and unromantic. That t
as a mistake. too! Now, Donald, you Y
ust either release me, or win my love c
: man should win girls love. At a
resent you are a loathsome money =
nder, who claims me by virtue Of his $
,wer over my father :
But you consented. HiIda." The s
ans face was anguished. "TIl burn n
cry document containing your faith o
s signature. The money is a free b
#. Hang the money. I'm sincerely h
nd of you" e
Hilda was touched. $
81 believe you, Donald" she said n
fly, and 1 have come nearer to lik- :
g you now than at any time before.
0u may be able to wi n my love-" 81
e sighed doubtfulIy. "but until you T
n do so you must give back my 81
aedom. Ten thousand times engaged il
ould never induce me to marry a
an whom I did not honestly and %
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