Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-10

again: that Is fairly sure. He has
promised that. and he asked me to
promise one thing. by the way"
What was that
ITO keep my promise with you. He
asked me to marry yOu. WhyF'
Infinite wit OF woman. What chance
have we men against such weapons?
1t wis cOquetry she forced to her face
and nothing else when she answered:
SO. then. he was hard hit. after all:
I did not know that. How tender Of
him TO wish me married to another
than himself: The conceit Of you men
is something wondrOus."
Mr. Orne was so kind as to inform
mo that was gentleman and like
wise very great ass"
did you promise him to .;eep your
promise. Jack?" She put both her hands
on mine as it lay on the chair arm
Her eyes looked into mine straight and
full 1t would have taken more imaSi-
nation than mine to suspect the slight
sst 6ickering in their lids. ".Iack," she
murmured over and over again. Il love-
you. have never loved any other
man"
so now" resumed. Il have come
to ynu to tell you of all these things
and to decide definitely and finally in
regard to our next plans"
but you believe me. Jack? You do
promise to keep your promise? You do
hove me?"
II doubt no woman whom We'd"
or three weeks. shall come back.
Miss Grace, and I shall ask your an
swer."
Jack. I'm sure Of that" she MUIR
INJURED. 1T is grand thing for wo-
man to have the promise Of man
who knows what promise is"
! WINGED at this. az | had WINGED a
thousand times at similar thrusts I'M
consciously delivered by so many.
NO" said !. II think Orme is right.
I am only very stupid ass"
She reached out her hand. I felt
her fingers close cold and hard OH
mine. as though 10th to LEI me go. /
kissed her fingers and withdrew. my
self at least very glad to be away.
retired to my room to arrange my
portmanteaus for an early journey.
And there. filing up one-half Of the
greater valise, was a roll Of hide, rag
ged about its edge. drew it out and
spread it fiat upon the bed before me,
whitened and roughened with bone,
Redeemed with blood, written on with
rude stylus. bearing certain words
which all the. time, day and night.
rang. yes, and sang. in my brain.
Il. John Cowles-I. Ellen Meriweth-
thee for better. for worse
till DEATH saw her name-E-l-l-e-n.
Presently once more departed. My
mother also ended her visit at Dix
lana, preferring to return to the quiet
of her two little wLitewashed rooms
and the old fireplace and the sooty
pothooks which our peoples slaves
had used for two generations in the
past. As to what / learned at Hunt
Ington ] need say no more than that
] began to see fully verified my IA
theirs daring and his foresight. The
matter Of the coal land speculation
was proved perfectly feasible.
All the details Of surveying and To-
eating lands, Of measuring shafts and
drifts and estimating cubic yards In
coal and determining the status of
TEXTURES and fees. had occupied me
longer than l had anticipated. l had
been gone two days beyond a month
when pulled up at Wallingford.
As l approached the little tavern l
heard much laughing, talking, foot
falls. hurryipg, as men came or went
on one errand or another. A large
party had evidently arrived on a con-
veyance earlier than my own. l lean
cd against the front rail of the tavern
gallery and waited for some stable boy
to come. found my eyes resting upon
a long figure at the farther end Of the
gallery, sitting in the shade Of the
steep hill which came down almost
sharp as a house roof back Of the tav-
ern and so cut off the evening sun. 1t
was apparently woman, tall and
thin, clad in loose, stayless gown
her face hid in an extraordinarily long
green sunbonnet. There was no one in
all the world who could counterfeit
Mandy McGovern.
Mandy's pipe we'll nigh fell from her
lips. "Well, we'll, well! If it amt you.
son. she exclaimed.
Aunt Mandy" interrupted. Tell
me, what in the world are you doing
here"
"Why, me and the folks just come
down to look around. Her and her pa
was comm, and 1 come too"
who came with you, Aunt Mandy"
Still askin' fool questions. like you
didn't know! Why, you know who it
was. The coloneIs ordered to jine his
regiment at Fort Henry. Gal come
along O. him O course. I come along
with the gal O. course. My boy and