Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08

90 TO your wires sense OF romance
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"Abbie's sense OF romance!" the
Judge calculated.
You must have some memories
that would make her feel tenderly to-
ward you-toward It's" H.
at has been so long" the Judge
murmured, and found himself sud
denly curious as to when he had ceas.
ed to think OF Abbie as the princess
in his fairy tale. When had he ceas-
ed to write sonnets to her ringlets,
odes to her eyebrows?
you see, I'm afraid we're beyond
romance" he murmured. she would
mt understand"
1T seems to me-" said the wise
young Daniel, that a woman is new
err too old to resist an appeal to her
heart"
The judge pondered. 81 asked her
to marry me on October Is, twenty
two years ago"
There" oliver exclaimed. "and
today Is the 18th. and tomorrow is
an anniversary. Oh. you've got to
take advantage OF that, Judge"
81 took her to ride In my buggy"
the Judge rambled on, sheepishly.
There was big. round moon"
He stopped suddenly. But, Of
course we've grown sensible since
then" he said, wistfully.
well, you Just ask her to go to-
morrow" oliver recommended, and
the Judge gave in.
The next evening he presented
himself at the dinner table armed
with long paper box.
For you, my dear" he said to his
wife, as she came I'm with Roxane
heavy-eyed and pensive.
The box. being opened, showed
rosy carnations.
THE nearest thing I could get to
pinks," the Judge explained.
why pinks?" his wife demanded
"Abbie," he ,reproached. have you
forgotten that twenty-five years age
you wore pinks-"
Mrs. Vandiver's expansive features
expressed blank surprise. "Wha,
happened twenty-five years ago?"
II know" Roxane interrupted
There's the picture on fathers desl
You have on a blue dress and {
bunch of pinks-you said you loolset
that way when he asked you to mar
ry him."
The blush that stole up towar,
Mrs. Vandiver's gray curls gave he
q curious look of youth. why
James," she faltered, did you reall.
remember" 90
YES" said the Judge, feeling tina
had he never forgotten life woui'
have held deeper meanings.
Mrs. Vandiver came around an,
kissed her husband. THANK you
DEAR" she said, with a gentlenes
that made Roxane stare.
After that It was not hard to pro
pose a ride by moonlight, and Mrs
vandiver, consenting, came down Il
a blue gown that became her elderl
plumpness almost as well as that OF
er blue gown had set OF her girls
figure.
The judges electric runabout re
placed the buggy of long ago. and a
they went quickly through the, cit
and out into the country roads tina
sstute gentleman refrained from an
mention Of oliver and Roxane. A
his talk was of things OF the past.
How happy we were. Abbie," h
said at last. and his wife Responded
wistfully, Very happy, James"
A golden moon hung above tn
/ dark line OF the hills. The air wa
; sweet with the spiciness OF the pine
The Judge was thrilled with bygon
emotions, and his arm went comfoI
tably about his wife's waist.
Then In the rapture of the restol
alton to her place of romance of tn
Abbie of long ago he forgot Oliver
forgot Roxane. ...
/ He was brought back with a shoe
when Mrs. Vandiyer said, as the
turned toward home; I've bee
thinking of Roxane; II she, reall
loves oliver don't know but
ought"
"of course you ought" said tn
Judge, promptly; Iglve them you
blessing and let them be as happy q
we are" ~
81 am afraid that oliver has bee
been fooled by some OF those firm
Z, who hunt up lost heirs the lad
pursued. "Of course, oliver was sill
cere, but | don't think much OF III
fortune story
mo-" mendaciously, at didn
seem probable. ~ I
you can settle something on the
after they are married." said Mr.
vandlyer. 1--WE haven't any one
leave Il to but Roxane-and--and
would be nice to have them engage
: on the same day that we were. Jir
: mie."
g Jimmie! The magic of the yout
full appellation made the Judge fe
u like colt. r FIJI
: Lets get them married, and "
/ and will go on and have anoth
honeymoon" he proposed, jubllantl
u Awe Will have the time OF O
Wives"
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