Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-08

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disastrous results, her experience with
sundry women and men left upon her
consciousness only an assurance that
their ultimate intention had been fair
enough. That girl friends borrowed
her prettiest clothes and returned
them ripped and soiled was no proof
of their meanness. Kathleen accepted
the care Of little Billy Rindge for an
afternoon or of Baby Upton for a
day, and bore with sweetness and pa
thence the responsibilities they incur
red, with the thought of how much
worse II must be for their mothers to
have had responsibilities Indefinitely.
No wonder everybody loved Kath-
ieen and imposed on her and tried her
soul and made her happy and miser-
able and blessed according to the
point of view you wish to take. No
wonder, either, that people marvelled
ut her and wanted to shake her be-
lief in angelic qualities masquerading
under commonplace skins. They
found It hard to awaken even sus-
picion in Kathleen, but far and near
among her many friends dwelt the
purpose to shatter Kathleen's notions
and make of her more normal per-
son.
One afternoon, about ., Kathleen
was pouring tea for Billy Rindge's
mother. Mrs Rindge was Just back
from town and her arms ached with
the weight of her shopping, and her
feet ached with the heat and too much
walking, and her head ached. More
than all, her heart surged and filled
and dubbed over with bitterness at
the sight of Billy's best white pique
suit, over which swept in graceful
lines a perfect wonder of green and
red paint. Billy had escaped Kath-
lcen and everybody else Interested,
and invaded painters equipment in
Nathlcens kitchen while the painter
1ad his lunch out of doors under the
trees. The trees we're green, so rea-
soned billy, and why not he? The
roses were red and so, with equal
reasonableness, why not he? This was
what Kathleen had made out of his
| answers to her remonstrances.
You have no idea, Kathleen" Mrs.
Rindge was saying. what care that
child Is. II ! should have another one
| think should die. That suit is
ruined, utterly, helplessly ruined. OF
course, don't blame you, you must
not think that, but really, isn't II
enough to break anybody's heart to
look Mt that suit"
81 don't see how II could have been
helped, Amy" Kathleen answered
patiently. BILLY seems to know what
he must do and what he can't do, and
promises so sweetly and looks such q
dear when he asks you things, that
you don't know how to refuse him
and then, suddenly. the world topples
over your head and you emerge to see
Billy in some wretched plight But
you must love him so, Amy! Thini
what baby girl would be like II she
had Billy's curls and Billy's eyes
and Billy's love of mischief ant
! Billy's guile and Billy's paint thai
won't come OFF" interrupted his moth.
er. Now we will go home, Kathleen
though | do hate to leave here, every.
thing is so cool and restful." ..
But they did go at last and Kath,
leen watched them turn toward HON,
with relief In her heart. Suddenly sh,
bethought her OF something and rush,
cd madly out of the house after
| them.
"Oh, Amy" she shrieked after tn,
rapidly retreating figures, did 70,
get that ribbon for me and the lac,
at Mark's?"
I'm so sorry-forgot II until
didn't have any time left" cam,
back the disJointed sentences, ant
Kathleen's courage failed her. Hel
dress for tomorrow nights dance wa.
dream, but II had no sash and sh,
simply could mot wear II unless sh,
had some lace to finish the neck anC
sleeves.
A man on horseback met her befor,
she reached her gateway. He noted
her detection. Maybe he thought sh,
would accept little cheering. Any
way, he stopped his horse and drop
ped at Kathleen's side in time to b,
asked within for cup of tea and 1
cake. II was very cheerful In Kath
leen's den. There were just a few
chairs that were made to sit in and
broad, low couch and a fireplace. Be
fore the fireplace Kathleen's favorit,
rug gave light to the otherwise dusk,
interior, n prayer rug. all amber IN,
ruby and a summer-sea blue. Drop
ping upon II and resting her heac
against pile OF pillows, Kathleen re
lated her experiences for that on,
day,
And she borrowed my pearl broocl
to iasten her collar because she cam,
away In such hurry that she forgo
to put one on, aud now she has gon,
home and forgotten 10 give II To me,
Kathleen ended, She looked tired an,
hurt
Treated you pretty roughly. didn'
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