The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-11-25

relating experiences. His wife was
there too, much interested.
Furthermore, continued Perriwig,
81 shall not let the insurance com
panies pay for what damage there Is
to the house, shall repair it my
self"
"Why?" asked the chief suspi.
ciously
My own carelessness."
FOXY cuss," whispered the chief to
me. Knows he's found out
But that was all Perriwig would
say beyond promising check to the
Fire Department Relief Fund. The
chief said nothing after that
When the house was again in order,
Perriwig suddenly disappeared. It
was the day of the church social;
Mrs. Perriwig came rushing overto our
house before l had started for the
seven forty-nine.
He's gone, Mrs. Burden, BERTHE has
gone. Oh! it's too dreadful"
/ She fell weeping into the motherly
arms Of my wife. 1t appeared that
about ten-thirty the night before he
/ had said he was going for walk mp
| the avenue That was the last seea
of him A note was found pinned to
the pin cushion in his room hoped
/ he would be more original, but he
wasn't He wrote:
81 have gone, do not try to trace
me. Farewell. BERTHE"
The cold cruelty of it paralyzed my
wites tongue.
a will not" cried Mrs. Perriwig,
"let it blight my life He-he may
come back" She was completely un.
strung. l missed my train listening
to her hysterical utterances. She
/ begged me, laughing wildly, with
/ tears streaming down her cheeks, not
to say a word, but | found out that
neither Perkins not Dobbs had seen
him. She had telephoned their
houses before coming to ours. They
missed their train, too. They remem.
bered, as I did, his curious attitude at
the fire
Mad" said Perkins, mot doubt
of it,"
"A seventh SON. said Dobbs, mys-
teriously. We let it go at that. There
was no solution in sight.
I When / got home that evening
found that Mrs. Perriwig was deter
mined to go to the church social 1t
was to be Il grand affair. Ministers
from three parishes, and cake and ice
cream, perhaps coffee if the Ladies
of st. AIMS percolator worked. 1t
!, could not be depended upon
Mrs Perriwig went with us. She
ran over first to her house to lock Up
, Il insist upon going" she said &c
, my wife. Il will not allow anyone
to know how BERTHE has. treated me
q You must not tell a soul"
; She was quite theatrical My wife
l
= ing about it-even the ministers. The
. little woman stayed close to me, lel
, white face set in hard lines. There
were times when she found it hard t
S control herself could see that-bu
d she was determined to make the hes
e of it. How those women did go on
There was little left to say about MI
o. Pewiwig when we came away. Al
n had been said, and the little woman
o heard every word.
81 am so glad | went" she said u
. my wife, on the way home, 80 YER
gIad-it-it was most interesting"
, could see she was trying to be polite
The poor thing nearly cried.
:, For three days she went abou
" everywhere. We knew there wer
, many reasons why she should not, bu
she seemed to want to talk over he
troubles with anybody she coul
reach. We thought it comforted heI
, | suggested a police search, but sh
would not hear of it, nor of detec
ives She often limited there migt
be a woman i'm the case. We di
tt cussed that phase, too. My wife sal
Il Mrs Perkins had said so right alonl
'' 1t was a sad time for everybody, bl
sc interesting.
he Then he came back. The big rasc;