Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-11
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Continued from Last Saturday. J

Sorbed in her book and of not being
sure that her neighbor had spoken to
her: also she looked extremely young
and innocent.
II said what am | to do If Mr..
James r. Smythe comes along and or
ders me out?" Val repeated.
"That's what thought you said.'
replied the girl. meeting his admiring,
lquEzical eyes with a somewhat be-
wnGered yet defensive gaze. But
why should you say it to me?"
isn't that rather hard hearted Of
you?" asked Loveland
Il don't understand you at ALL" said
the girl. You look like gentleman.
so ] suppose you can't mean to be
rude or Impairment. But If not you
seem to be talking nonsense"
This was straightforward. to say the
least, yet her voice was SO sweet and
girlisl, wifi such II dainty little drawl
in it, that the .rebuke did not sound as
severe as if spoken with sharper ac
cents.
of course ! don't mean to be rude
or impairment" Loveland defended
himself. at ii loss for the next move
In the game, But | thought-that is.
| mean- you know. that is my chair
I'm delighted you should have it,
Your chair| echoed the girl. oh
you are mistaken. No wonder, if you
thought that but even then you
couldn't have dreamed Id take it on
purpose"
Moo. p began Loveland. looking
guilty.
Her eyes were on him. You did
hink SOL she exclaimed. 81 see you
lid. That was why you-and yet |
don't see how you could have fancied
should know who you were unless
IRE you very famous person.
Lord Loveand laughed rather fool
ishly. Il think you've punished me
lrnOugh," he said.
'"Then you admit that you deserve
20 be punished"
"Pcrhnns"
(which means that you did believe
took your chair on purpose"
II didn't stop to think" said Love
and, telling the truth as usual, but
css trucuIently than usual.
you are English, aren't your" the
iH asked, looking at him with her
,fowh, bewildeling eyes.
''Ob. yes, replied Ioveland in tone
'lich added. ''of course
Il WAS sure you were. l suppose
III don't understand American girls
cry well or perhaps any girls yet
tut. then. few men do really. except
oets or noveIlsts. And you're not
oct or II novelist"
'Eather not"
you speak as though I'd asked If
,'ou, were pickpocket. Do you de.
pise writers?"
I'D be sorry to be one. Wouldn't
ou?" The girl laughed.
81 am one" she said. 81 write
tories
you're chatting"
mo. I'm not. Why should you think
20"
"Oh. well. because you don't look as
{ you wrote"
"Thank YOU suppose you mean
that for Il compliment. But women
who write arena scarecrows nova
days, if they ever were"
well anyhow, you're too young"
1--WE been writing stories and get
ting them published, too. ever since !
was sixteen That's some years ago
now. Please don't say you wouldn't
have thought it! That would be too
obvious even for an average Amer
leans idea Of IN average Englishman."
AS you thought" said Loveland. ~
don't know much about Americans yet
Tn going over to the States to learn"
"rhe States. How English thai
isounds We think we're all of Amer.
tca--al that's worth talking about in
ordinary conversation. You thought
Nd taken your chair. believe you
really did think that
II did" admitted Val.
81 wonder why My aunt's name Is
on it."
"Oh!" said Loveland.
"See," went on the girl leaning for
ward and displaying the label in the
deck stewards handwriting.
II do see," said Val. But that hap
pens to be my name"
"Loveland"
Eyes"
The girl blushcd brightly. And she
was more attractive than ever when
she blushed. "Oh, how very odd!
Then perhaps this is your chair!f How
perfectly horrid!" shes began to I'M
wind herself from the rug which was
wrapped round her as chrysalis
round an inciplent butterfly.
"Pease don't get up" Loveland's
tone was almost imploring. do keep
the chair. want you to- keep It,"
THANK you very much. But l don't
want to keep 1t II it's yours, and l
think now it probably is"
"But you expected to find yours
here"
"No; 1t wasn't that. But as l was
passing | saw my aunt's name on the
back of chair, and because the deck
steward had been told to put one In a
nice sheltered place l took 1t for
granted that this was hers. l didn't
know there was another Loveland on
the passenger list"
~ uotirpd thnra wns a Mrs Love-