Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-01-07

solutely nothing else. | wish you to
know that did nothing unusual, Colo
| mel Button was angry with me Tor
very different matter"
One moment she was silent. Then.
with lips that quivered in spite of her
effort-a culver that he saw and that
set his heart to bounding madly-with
lowered voice she hurried on: And
that. too. involves me or mine. And
you"-then uplifting her swimming
eyes-'you would not tell"
And then the barrier of his pride was
swept away.
"NIiriam" he cried. his hands eager
ly seeking and Selling hers, only faint
~ resisting There was no need to
tell" He was lifting her hands TO his
heart. and as he drew them he was
drawing her. She had to come. her
long. curling lashes sweeping the soft
checks, now once more blushing like
the dawn. "Oh. Mr.. Lanier!' he heard
her murmur rs though pleading ana
warning. Then his dark eyes. glowing
and rej0iceful, fastened on hers, and
! lluIth anu iNi vent N"ihS 'hN h~-AN
words There is only one thing that
need be tolI-that must be told, be
cause I've Just been Drumming over
with it all these weeks" (ah, how the
bonny head was dropping now, but
dropping toward HIM. land now can
keep it back no longer. Miriam, Mir
lam. love you-l love you. Have you
nothing to tell me-"
One instant of thrilling suspense.
then with n sob yelling up from her
burdened heart the barrier of her pride
and reserve went as his had gone a
moment ago. "Oh. you know-you
know it, Who hasn't known ii since
= that awful night?" she cried and then
found herself folded, weeping uncon-
rollaby. almost deiriously, in his
arms his lips raining kisses on the
warm, wet cheeks A moment he held
her closely wrapped to his heart then
, gradually, yet with Irresistible power,
turned upward the tear stained, blush
ing, exquisite face so that he could
feast his eyes upon her beauty. Then
with JOY unutterable his lips sank upon
the soft. quivering mouth in the first
love kiss she had ever known. and
their troubles vanished into heaven ut
the touch.
Mrs Stannard. you were a jewel and
Il general Now. how about the ma
ior?
"For conference with the judge ad-
vocate Of the department" read the
, order that summoned him, and from
, that conference forth went our dough
" dragon in search Of conquest, 1T
il understood" said the officials. that
YOU know the circumstances under
which Lieutenant Lanier became re-
Sponsible FOR the money borrowed at
> Laramie by or for that young Mr..
LowndeS. also that you know him.
There were other matters. but that
came up first. Stannard knew and
p was quite willing to set forth with a
plain clothes member of the Omaha
force on a mission for and from head
/ quarters. He found il all known TO
the police. LowndeS had run through
the purse of his eastern kindred two
, wears before, IowndeS had been trans
l. ported TO cattle ranch near Fort
Gushing In hopes of permanent bene-
:. fit, but speedily neglected the range
for the more congenial society of the
fort. He was well born and bred. He
n went on the campaign for excitement
and took to gambling among the
4 scouts and packers and sergeants. for
II the officers had soon cold shouldered
him. But he was college man. secret
society man. as had been Lieutenant
h Lanier before entering the Point
i Since the campaign Lowndes had
q been going from bad to worse. had
i gambled away the money sent him by
his relatives. and they were now sore
~ anxious about him. Moreover. he
:. was needed as IA material witness fol
4 the defense in the case Of Lieutenant
d Lanier
And even as the story was being tolt
there came bounding down the broat
stairway from above slender, wei
bullt youth 1t was the erect, jaunt!
u carriage that caught the majors eye
In build, bearing and gait the ap
;" preaching stranger was Bob LAME
70 all over.
- "Rawdon" he cried.
- A wave of color. 1t Is true swept In
~ stantly to the young fellows temples
" Quickly he whirled about: COURTHOUSE
y he raised his cap.
~ Il beg the majors pardon" said hi
~ 81 did not expect him here and ha
never seen him in civilian dress"
III And now the detective. too. was o
u his feet and curiously noting the pair
H. You're on furlough, | understand
T. but heard-my wife said-you wcr
u in Chicago"
III Mrs. Stannard was right. sir. Nj
II wife and her father are there nov
p visiting my sister, DR.. Mayhem tol
le me of the charges against Lieutenar
vi I.unier. and that Is what brings II
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