Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-20
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kAc SuuChteN W. Nv put ~ Az tue iCttcE
boz. At times be was little uneasy
lest she should seek to discover his
whereabouts for the purpose Of max
ing a claim for support. but a. the
weeks wore on and nothing was heard
from her be became treasured.
He had Ind little difficulty In pro-
curing work. thanks TO Captain vii
Iiams' note accepting his resignation.
and soon was established ~ assistant
to the receiving teller in bank With
snlary Of $25 week. With this ana
the money already In his possession
he deemed himself rich. and his ntful
optimism obtained the ascendency once
more In Its usual extravagant form.
But his escape from arrest had been q
lesson that had sunk IN deeply. He
vowed meyer again under any circun-
stances to borrow" from the funds
he tndied IN the course Of his duties
H. schewed horse racing also, know
ina hat II the bank officials became
n, e that be was gambling he would
los his place that very instant. s..
After awhile his fellow employees
noticed TINT Brooks. the spry. genial
Brooks, who had won the good will OF
everybody, a. he had in. the general
once Of the Latin American Steam
ship company, manifested . tendency
toward moroseness; that Ms face ct
times assumed an expression Of mel
ancholy. Despite his love Of self, he
was OF those natures which do not
thrive I'm solitude. 'h W
He never had cared much for the
companionship Of men. His inclina-
ton always had been toward that Of
the opposite sex. Accustomed also as
he had been for SO long to the conso-
Lotions OF home life. to the thong htful.
aYectionate ministrations and bright
presence Of Emma, be was bound
sooner or later to miss her.
There's nothing ID this living alone"
The avowal came one night after be
had spent an evening at the theater
with two sociable fellow clerks and
he gaxed around bis SILENT. cherries
bedroom. Although be had not at any
time loved Emma with TINT inefable
tipassion which II the golden ladder
iiupon which the soul mounts to heaven,
yet she had filled a larger place In his
heart than he had ever had aby CON-
Iplete idea Of prior to her absence. His
sentiment. fostered BY his selfishness.
revived with violence under his intro
spection. He yearned for Emma's
smile Of greeting and the kiss that &C.
companied 1t at bis homecoming, for
the numberless sweet attentions she
had lavished upon him.
How pretty she was. how gentle!
How sweetly she had put up with his
Ill humor! She was different from any
Of the girls and women he had ever
been acquainted with. He was sorry
he had sent the photograph. not alone
because he felt that he had made
gratuitpusly false move. but because
he wished he bad kept It for himself.
There was not one personal object re-
manning that had belonged to her. The
little ornaments she had liked, her
clothes. the trinkets she had left BE-
hind. he had disposed Of In his haste
70 get rid Of everything that could re-
call her or to which she might lay
claim. ~
He wondered II she, too. was sorry
for their separation. She must be.
How could she live under the eternal
nagging and fault findlng Of her moth.
er and the lording proclivities Of Beth
and not long to return to the indie
pendence Of her own homer N,
She had loved him. His memory
evoked the distant vision OF her fraii.
1.-THE form clinging to him ~ she gaxed
up Into his eyes, her own aglow with
| the glory Of her alteration and it, de-
| iirious intensity. He felt the blissful
quotations Of her heart throbbing
against him, Its paean Of passion;
he heard. too. In fancy the red lips
murrnur her souls ecstasy In words Of
name and beauty. felt the thrill that
shivcred through him as his fingers
threaded caressingly the shlmmering
cloud Of her trcsses. That was long
ago In their early possession of each
other. when she had awakened to
knowledge Of herself and had wor-
shipped him - god. fountainhead Of
Joy and light for her on earth.
This transcendent passion had not
\ found In him the responsiveness Il
craved and which alone could nourish
It. Emma had been nm enigma to him
often, a riddle that had bored him at
times. His blunted senses. sharpened
by desire Of her, perceived that stu.
pidly, ignornntiy, he had disdainsd q
treasure beyond price.
But. remembering what he Ind beer