Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-30

brondside In the surf. Her Tahltians
leaped out and rushed the boat high up,
the beach. and she led her bizarre
following through the gate Of the com
pound.
Lovely. perfectly lovely-Pari'
Sulay," she painted. II shall buy II
III write TO the commissioner tonight
And the site for the bungalow-IveI
selected II alrendy-is wonderful YouI
must come over some day and advise
me. You won't mind my staying hersI
until can get scttled2 Wasn't that
saualI beautiful! And | suppose I'm
late for dinner. III run and get clean
and be with you In minute"
"Do you know. I'm never going to
sonabble with you again." he ap
nounccd. when they were seated.
"Sqrnbbler' was the retnrt ITS
such n sordid word. II sounds cheap
and nasty. think it's much nicer to
quarrel"
Call IL what you please. but we
won't do IL any more, will wer HeI
cleared his throat nervOusly. for her
eyes advertised the immediate begin
ming of hOstilitips. Il beg your par |
don." be hurried on. IL should have
spoken for myself. Whit | mean isl
that refuse to quarrel. You have the
most horrible way. without utteringI
u word OF making me play the fool
Why. ! began with the kindliest IN |
tentions. and here am now
Making nasty REMARKS" she com
! plptcd for him.
Its the way you have Of catchingI
mo up" he complained.
WHY | never said word. ] was
merely sitting here. being sweetly
iured on by promises OF peace onI
earth and all the rest OF II, when sud.
denly you begin to call me nuines."
Hardly that. ! am sure"
"Well. you said | was horrible. orr
that | had u horrible way about me.
which Is the same thing. | wish my
bungalow were up. Id move tomor.
row"
But her twitching lips belied her
words. and the next moment the man
was more uncomfortable than ever.
being made 50 10y her laughter
II was only teasing you. Honest
injun. And II you don't laugh III
suspect you OF being In II temper with
me. That's right. laugh. But don't'-
she added In alarm. don't. II II hurts
you. You look as tnough you had a
toothaChe There. there: don't say IL
You know you promised not to quar.
rel. while have the privilege OF GO
Ing on being MS hateful as | please.
And to begin with. there's the fiib.
berty Gibbct. didn't know she was
no large a cutter But she's In dis
graceful condition"
Her shippers bad with fever"
Sheldon explained. And he had to
drop his mate nfr to Take hold OF
things at Ugi-thnt's where ! lost De.
car. my trader. And you know what
sort OF sailors the niggcrs are"
She nodded her head jrdicinlly and
he asked for second helping Of
timed beef. not bpcaus, no was hun
: CRY. but because he wanted to watch
her slim. firm fingers. They wen
brown with tan and looked exceeding
~ boyish. Then. ana without effort
the concept came to him. Yes. thnI
was Il. lie had stumbled upon til,
rlew to her tantaliZing personality
The fingers. suuburned ana boyisn
told the story. lie had tried to treut
with her as Il woman when she Wa
: not woman. She was u mere girl
and boyish girl at that. with sun
burned fingers that delighted In dom!
T what boys fingers did, with bod!
and muscles that liked swimming IN,
violent endeuvor OF all sorts. with ,
}. mind that was daring but that dure'
+ no farther than boys adventures an'
s that delighted In rifles ana revolvers
: Stetson hats ana u sexlcss camara
:. derie with men.
u Somehow. as he pondcrcd and watct
J. ed her. II seemed as if he sat IN churc
X ut home listening to the choir boy
4 chanting She reminded him Of thos
:. boys. or their voices. rather. The snni
y sexless quality was there. In the bad
l. of her she was woman. In the min
!. of her she had not grown up. Sh
y had not been exposed to rlpening II
fiuences of that sort, She had had II
mother. Won. her father. native Sc
q wants and rough island life had col
o stituted her training. Horses nm
r. rifles had been her toys. camp m
trail her nursery. From what she I'M
u told him her seminary days bud bee
:. an exile. devoted to study ana to ceas
u less longing for the wild riding IN
J. swimming OF Hawaii. K boys trait