The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-08

Would you care, Tlny?" he ques.
toned
She sobbed Historically, her face
against his coat.
"Of course I'd care"-in mufned
tones-"you know I'd carel"
Meanwhile. Grandma Gazeley watch.
ed the aoundering horse far down the
road
He'll be here in a minute" she
said you'd better get ahead Of him"
But Tilly shrank back.
II don't want to run away" she
wept.
Over her head Rudolf looked with
despairing eyes at grandma With
swift determination to help him, she
took Tilly's hands in hers.
"Tilly Batcheller," she demanded,
do you love Rudolf"
lilly turned to her in surprise.
"Of course I do" she said.
We'll, then" said grandma, ct don't
knows I ought to advise it, but your
poor mas dead, and your pa will new
er let you marry Rudolf because he's
poor; but that amt any reason for
separatin young hearts. You've got
love and health and strength, and
nothin' else counts. I amt never had
anything but health and strength. an
nothin' else to tell you why amt had
love. And If you love Rudolf and amt
got the courage to stand up in front
OF the preacher, why, just stay here
and let your pa git you; but if you
want to marry him, you'll go now and
be Mrs. Rudolf before your pa can
pull his horse out of that drift"
AS the old lady talked, Tilly turn
ed toward her lover. until at last she
was within the curve of his eager
arm, her cheek against his coat.
"Tll go, Rudolf" she whispered in
the silence that followed the old la
dy's harangue. "I'll go-wherever you
go, Rudolf" and the boy bent over
her, worshiping the angel which his
love- blinded eyes saw in her.
GrandmaStrotted from window to
stove and back again.
HE amt got out of the drift yet.
I'll git my owl shawl to wrap you up,
and in five minutes you'll be mar
ried."
II.
An angry old man shook threaten
ing fist at Mrs. Gazeley as the two
young people were tucked into the
sleigh by the smiling conspirator.
Nov, don't worry Tilly," said
as she kissed the trembling
lips, "I'll make it all right with your
pa"
But when Matilda's father faced
her at her fireside a few minutes lat
er there was no smile on the wrinkled
face.
eyes, I helped them" she said, in
answer to his accusation.
ut wasn't your business"
She stopped him with quiet dignity.
Eyes, it was, David. It was my
business not to let Tilly ruin her life.
IS you ruined yours; for you amt been
happy any more'n / have. amt say
n that Tilly's mother wasn't good
but the Lord makes two PEG.
Die for each other and puts them into
his world to meet and marry and die
and if they go against his
planning they suffer"
He started to speak, but she went
IN rapidly.
st didn't have enough money for
'ou, and you shilly- shallied between {
ne and Tilly's mother, and when you
married her, why I married Gazeley.
But it was me you loved and ! loved
'ou, and there amt been day in all
hese years when l have seen you
,rowin' harder and harder that I amt c
aid to myself, He'd been different S
I he'd married the woman he loved" a
AS she stood there, white-haired and
rail, the pretty pink of her girlhood S
till touched her old cheeks, and her e
lue eyes were bright with memories P
( youth and love.
"Betsy!" he cried, and held out his e
and. I
She took it and stood looking up at S
i'm. b
"Tilly Is just like you" she went
n. Shed keep Rudolf off an on, an y
ONE day she'd go and marry some
ody else and be miserable" s
81 didn't mean to make her miser' t
BILE" he excused a
81 know. But I'm a old woman
ow, David, and I know that love is
he only thing worth havin'. They've