Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-01-08
Short Stories For Evening Hours.
THE G0NSPIRATORS

juicy NJotui"'N's
You must have some memories
that would make her feel tcnderly to-
ward you-toward us" ~
1T has been so long" the Judge
murmured, and found himself sud
denly curious as to when he had ceas.
ed to think OF Abbic 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 woman is new
er 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, land
today is the nth. 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 a big, round moon"
He stopped suddenly. But, Of
course we've grown sensible since
then" he said, wistfully.
Wei. you Just ask her to go to-
morrow" oliver recommended, and
the Judge gave in. .f.
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 in with Roxane
heavy-eyed and pensive.
The box. being opened, showed
rosy carnations.
"The nearest thing | could get to
pinks," the Judge explained.
why pinks?" his wife demanded.
"Abbie," he reproached, have you
forgotten that twenty-five years ago
you wore pinks-"
| Mrs. Vandiver's expansive features
expressed a blank surprise. what
happened twenty-five years ago."
II know" Roxane interrupted.
There's the picture on fathers desi,
YOU have on blue dress and a
bunch Of pinks-you said you looked
that way when he asked you to mar
Try him"
The blush that stole up toward
Mrs. Vandiver's gray curls gave her
a curious look Of youth. why,
James, she faltered, ibid you really
remember"
Yes" said the Judge, feeling that
had he never forgotten life would
have held deeper meanings.
Mrs. Vandiver came around and
kissed her husband. THANK you
dear" she said, with gentleness
that made Roxane stare.
After that 1t was not hard to pro-
pose ride by moonlight, and Mrs
Vandiver, consenting, came down In
a blue gown that became her elderly
plumpness almost as we'll as that 9th
er blue gown had set off her girlish
figure.
The judges electric runabout re-
placed the buggy Of long ago, and al
they went quickly through the city
and out into the country roads thai
astute gentleman refrained from an
mention of oliver and Roxane. Al
his talk was of things Of the past.
How happy we WERE. Abbie," h,
said at last. and his wife responded
wistfully, Every happy, James"
| A golden moon hung above tn,
dark line of the hills. The air wa.
sweet with the spiciness of the pines
The Judge was thrilled with bygoh,
emotions, and his arm went comfor
tably about his wife's waist.
Then In the rapture of the restor
alton to her place of romance of thu
Abbie of long ago he forgot oliver
forgot Roxane.
He was brought back with shocl
when Mrs. Vandiver said. as the.
turned toward home; "Ive beef
thinking of Roxane; II she realll
loves Oliver ] don't know but
Ought"
"of course you ought" said tn,
Judge, promptly; give them you
blessing and let them be as happy a
j we are" "
| Il am afraid that oliver has beel
been fooled by some OF those firm
who hunt up lost heirs" the lad.
pursued. "Of course, oliver was sin
cere, but don't think much OF tn
fortune story"
mo" mendaciously, ut didn'
seem probable" Z
you can settle something on Their
after they are married." said Mrs
Vandiver. 1--WE haven't any one I
leave II to but Roxane-and--and |
would be nice to have them engage
on the same day that we We're, jim
mie."
Jimmie! The magic of the youth
full appellation made the Judge fe,
like a colt.
LETS get them married, and 20
and | Will go on and have anothe
honeymoon" he proposed, Iubllantly
we viii have the time OF on
lliyes F."