The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-04-05

1T made you go and tell her the
whole PLAN he said. simply. NAT
urally a high-spirited woman amt go
ing 10 fall in with such scheme with
her eyes open. You've made a fool of
me and yourself I'm afraid it's going
TO make a fool Of her, too
Have you asked her to marry you %
7 demanded.
How could l." he protested, when
she sent for me and blamed me for the
whole business after you'd told her?''
That finished the conversation and
Spriggs went into his room and shut
the door. I sat by the window the rest
OF the night and thought. Just at
dawn I saw the Bessie Martin slip
round the point of the island and haul
IN under the lee It was two hours
till low water and she anchored When
her hook was down I got to my feet
and went to see Miss Jenkins. Some
thing had to be done.
I found her on her porch, busy pack
ing things in a trunk. She looked up
as I approached, but did not speak
sat on the steps and she only displayed
such indifference as would have frozen
a man who did not feel that he had
0uIN 10 DGFAOEfIt. II WAS SDltC A44AAN IL
fore I managed to fix up something TO
say. 1 finally addressed her: Miss
Jenkins, know you don't want TO
speak to me. But I see you are get
ting ready to go to sea on the Bessie
Martin with that man Paul You
mustn't"
81 want to hear no mustn'ts from
you" she said, pointedly enough.
But you'n compromise yourself"
said, desperately.
Then the explosion came. 'tCompro-
that word from you? What else have
you done, by your utterly mean tricks,
your lies and your schemes but COM
promise me? Do you think 1 can stay
here another day after I know how
you planned all this? When Mr..
mise,' she said Compromise. And
Spriggs scared me came to you. You
said you were gentleman. A gentle
mani And when the chance comes for
me to save myself from such sur
roundings you come and threaten E1e.'
I'm not threatening" I expostulat-
ed, feeling very much like a fool. I'm
trying to save you from g. mistake"
She laughed. I WINGED. But I had
to say something that would at least
delay her. you evidently don't know
Mr.. Paurs plans" said. at random.
She stopped as If she had been
What did he say?" she cried
Then, as I sat dumbly,
she threw her arms out. Don't tell
me, 1t would be one Of your own lies.
And I've heard enough of them!"
The tears came and left her Sob
bing. I have never forgotten that |
sight. Poor, lonely girl! And when |
got outside there was Spriggs, his |
huge, silly face contorted with pain |
He had followed me and heard it ALL |
He was incapable of speech, but shook |
MS head. choking the while. We were |
4 pair, you will say. Remember that |
t was a lonely isle, deep in the heart /
If the Pacific. Remember that we low
ID her!
At that moment arrived Paul, as
fresh, cool and smiling as ever. He
vas on the point Of passing US with !
casual nod when something in |
spriggs's face stopped him. You have /
een men affect TO pass dog with /
and then suddenly catch
he animals eye and decide to go
ound. Paul, for all his lofty de-
neanor, was a coward, and Sprfggs and
knew it that moment. To be sure
lie covered up his confusion with high
words. But he knew that we both had
cen that sudden ffinching. You are
ust the men I'm looking for he re-
marked, volubly. "How odd I should
ind you just where I looked for you
t Miss Jenkins's bower. Such f1del-
tyi" He raised his voice so that it
would carry through the arhor: But,
q you know. we show our respect in
ther countries in a different way than
y sitting outside our ladies' parlors
nd soaring timid souls away. We
beys we don't watch"
Il understood that you were going
0 talk business this morning. I said
8 coolly as I might.
"Too true" he responded. Il had
bout forgot 1t. You are such an in
eresting pair, you know. Quite worth
deserving, I declare! Solitude has so
TRANCE an effect on some grosser ma
ures Have you ever noticed that, Mr..
,dwards?"
Il have noticed several things" / re-
lied. hotly. Zone is that you have
he yacht of Mr. Everett, Of Auckland,
Tho died, so it is reported. under odd
The other is that you
ravel under several Names
s'On1y two things" he said, with an
fort. How unfortunate you did not
office the third"
THE third?' said Spriggs, turning a
low gaze on our companion.
THE third" he repeated. at is that
never suffer interference with my
rivate affairs
His cowardice again. Why couldn't
he man play a straight game without
Iuffing? How I Ionged for any man :
ut Spriggs at that moment. But one t
an never count on fool. and I did a
OF feel exactly equal to matching my &
elf against this cunning rascal who J
violently had a great object in mind. =
Once back upon the crest OF the is I
md whence we could look down on r
he schooner now moored far up on the =
each. Paul turned upon US suddenly. /
Let US get down TO business he said, c
riefiy. I understood in san Fran
SEQ that Spriggs here was in control h
Sisal. I want this island and I'll s
I've you a fair price. But I want it Z
myself-without any i'm T
artinent fellows like Edwards here T