Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-13

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Y ''Nour name, of course, Is not John
Y Slrrlry What was It."
lie looked at her beyond, to a
storm tossed ship, golden haired
vhild, her vurls In disorder, moving
with d'MrultN YET clmging 81 stead.
y lastly W u Smull yHgc, Ills mmcg
/ II may he he heard again the loud
! pounding nnd kuW eug, held her once
mpr w his breast, felt the cnnrdlng.
son urms
"Whnt does II muttrrT he repeated.
! Shc spoke mechanically, when
/ you found yourself recognized, why
did you come hereto StrnthOrn
House Incur the dangerf"
"Whyr lie stlll continued to look
straight before him, because you
were here"
~" she tremblcd.
"Oh, you need tot fcnrw quickly.
"NOur q bitter smile crossed his fnce.
Aud now" his voice sounded harsh,
tcnsr aud he stepped toward the bal.
cOny,
His words, the abrupt action, what
II purtcndrd, aroused her
mo. no" The exclamation broke
from her lnroluntnrlly "Thcrc-thcro
may be- safer why, Wait" Bright
spots VI color now tinted her checks.
She went quickly toward the door she
lmd len She listened. turned the key.
then, opening the door, stepped hastily
uul into the hull.
Whatever her purpose, only tho dc.
sire To net quickly, To have DOM with
M intOlernblc situation, moved him.
once more he looked toward the win.
dow through which he Ind entered.
First, however, before going. he 10.
thought himself NJ something Nh.
swor TO ono Of her questions, She
should Ind the answer after no was
gone, Ills fingers thrust themselves
into n breast pocket lie took out n
small object wrapped IN velvet. An
Instant his eyes rested upon II; then.
STOPPING, he picked W tho bit Of lace
handkerchief from the floor and. lay.
Ing the dark velvet against II. placed
the two on the table.
Would she understandable debt hc
hnd felt he owed her hong before 10.
night. TINT sense " obligation TO the
child who hnd reached out her hnnd
IN different life, n different worldY
No. Shr bud ~ course forgotten. SIN,
h" would leave II. thni talISmnn No
precious, which he hnd cherished NJ.
most suprrstltluusly,
When n few minutes Inter the girl
hnrtlly rc.cnirred the room she cnrrIcd
on lrr nrm n mans cOut nnd Int. Her
appearance WINS revcrish. her eyes
Wide and shining
"NOur clothes n?p torn would NJ.
tract attention! These were on tho
rnrk don't know whose. but I stole
ihrnl stole ihrm"
Shc spoke quickly. with % Hide.
hard DpIr ~ self nlockcry. Her voice
broke suddenly She looked about Gcr.
III" rOnt mud hut Slipped from her
arm Shc looked NJ the window The
curtain sIlll moved ~ II n hnnd Ind
but recently touched H. She stirred ut
" lnrrrdulOusly, Ilc had gone lie
would have none Uf her assistance
ihrn' preferred. She listened. but
caught only III" rusiling Of tho henyy
silk
She became aware Of u thrObDng In
ber head, u duh pain. aud. mechanical.
W scouting herself urnr one Of the "a.
ble7, sb" pui ~ her baud aud started
~ dIhw the pins from her hair. but
sOon dcslsIrd. Again she began 10
think, more Clearly this lime. more
loignhnily. ~ all she Ind Experienced.
listened Ia, TINT night.
she, Wmy, sprung from n long line
~ proud, llluslIlOug folk. And heY
III" breath Uf the roses outside was
waited upward. Her eyes. deep. self
soothing. rested without seeing on u
small DARK ObJcf On n handkerchief
on the table. what was II 10 her II
tlcy took him what, lndcrdf Her IN.
gc" played with The Object. closed
bard Oh H. Why should size care II
bc IaIlr the Iienllty-h he. n self con.
fcispd
Something fell from the velvet GOV.
crlDg IN her hand She was vaguely
aware ~ II cleaning there on the cold
white mnrDle, n small disk n gold
coin. Then slowly she took II ~ II
nsklng herself how II cnne there on
her handkerchief which, she dimly
remembered. had been lying on the
n0or Some one. Of course, must have
picked ~ the handkerchief but no QUO
bnd broh IN The room since she had no.
ilccd II except
More rlOscly she scrunnlzcd II. the
shining disk On her rosy palm. A King
George gold piece! Above the mon.
arclI's face aud bcad with IT. flowing
locks appeared u Tiny hole. ~ n some
one had once worn H. Beneath. Just
disrcrnIlle. WIS tho dnie. 1872. She
continued 10 regard II. then looked
ngnln ~ the hi ~ yclFeI near by. II
bnd been wrapped IN that carefully
for what reason Like something
more than what II seemed n mere
god pierre
"liG2" why. even IN she gnzcd NJ
the rl0'h, felt II, dld the figures seem