Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-17
CHAPTER XIv-CoNTINUED

After the first waltz he left her sur.
rounded by partners and made his way
out of the ballroom. This was his first
relaxation since landing In the north
II was well not to become n dull boy,
he unused, and as he chcwcd his cigar
he pictured. with an odd thrill quite
unusual with him. that slender, gray
eyed girl with her coilcd mass of hair
her ivory shoulders and merry smile.
lie saw her float past TO the measure
Of two.stcp and caught himself re-
scnting the thought of another mans
enjoyment OF the girls charms even
for an instant.
Hold on. Alec" he muttered.
you're too old a bird TO lose your
head" However, he was waiting for
her before the time for their mex.
dance. She seemed TO have lost part
of her gayety.
whats the matter? Aren't you en-
joylng yourselfT'
ooh. yes" she returned brightly.
"rm having n delightful time"
When he came for his third dance
she was more distract than ever. As
he led her to n seat they passed
group OF women, among whom were
Mrs. Champaign and others whom he
knew to be wives Of men prominent In
the town. He had seen some Of them
at ten in Judge Stllmnn's house and
therefore was astonshed when they re-
turned his greeting, but ignored Helen.
She shrank slightly. and he realized
that there was something wrong. ue
could not guess what Affairs OF men
he could cope with, but the subtletles
OF women were out of his realm.
"What alls those people? Have they
offended youi"
~ don't know what II IL. have
spoken TO them, but they cut me-"
"Cut your he exclaimed.
Yes" Her voice trembled, but she
held her head high. TT seems as
though all the women in Nome were
here and in league TO ignore me. II
dazcs me. do not understand"
HAS anybody said anything to you"
he inquired fercely. ANY man,
meant"
mo, no! The men are kind. It's tho
women"
Come, we'll 90 home"
Indeed, we will not" she said proud
~. II shall stay and face 1t out.
have done nothing to run away from,
and intend to find out what Is the
matter"
When he had surrendered her. Mt the
beginning OF the next dance, McNa-
mara sought for some acquaintance
whom lie might question. Most OF the
mon In Nome either hated or feared
him, but he Cspicd one that he thought
suited his purpose and led him into a
corner
II want you to answer Il question.
NO heating about the bush. Under
stand? I'm blunt, and | want you to
be-"
IAN right"
"Your wife has been entertained ut
Miss Chcstcr's house. I've seen her
there. Tonight she refuses TO speak
IL the girl. She cut her dead. and
want to know what it's about"
GLOW should I know"
"If you don't know, I'll ask y.u IN
Ind out
The other shook his head amusedly,
At which Mcnamara farcd up.
81 say you will, and you'll make
your wife apologize before she leaves
this hall, too, or you'll answer to me,
IN n unn't GfnnI 10 hn n
girl like Miss Chester cold decked by
bunch Of mining camp swclls, and
that goes us 1t lies" In his excitement
Mcnamara reverted TO his western
idiom.
The other did not reply ut once, for 1t
is embarrassing to deal with n person
who disrcgards the conventions utterly,
and at the same time has the inclina-
ton and force to compel obedience.
The boss reputation had gone abroad.
"Wcll-cr-I know about 1t In gen.
eral way, but of course don't go much
on such things. You'd better let 1t
drop"
go on"
There has been n lot of talk among
the ladies about-well, er-thc fact Is,
it's that young Glcnistcr Mrs. Cham
plan had the next stateroom TO them
sr-hlm--I should say-on the way up
from the States, and she saw things.
Now, as far as I'm concerned, girl
can do as she pleases, but Mrs, Cham.
plan has her own ideas of propriety.
From what my wife could learn,
there's some truth In the story, too, so
you can't blame her"
With word Mcnamara could have
explained the gossip and made this
man put his wife right, forcing through
her an calculation Of the silly affair
In such way rs to spare llelcn's
feelings and cover the busy tOngued
magpies with confusion. Yet he hest
tated. 1t Is n wise skipper who trims
his sails to every breeze. He thanked
his informant and left him. Entering
the lobby, he saw the girl hurrylng
toward him.
Take me away, quick! / want to 60
home"
you've changed your mind"
Yes, let us co." she painted, and
d a l.. IL a