Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-03-23

But you won't do anything so fool
ish"- he began.
There you 20 again." she cried.
II didn't mean II that way. and you
know didn't" He was speaking slow.
~ and grnvely. "And that other thing
that not permitting-it II only n man
ncr OF speaking. OF course am not
your guardian. You know you can 20
TO Guvutu II you want tor to the
devil. he was almost tempted to add
"Only. l should deeply regret u. that Is
oil. And um very sorry that ! should
have said anything TINT hurt you. Re
member. am an Englishmau,"
Joan smiled and sat down again,
perhaps | have been haSty," she
admitted. "You see. am iutclcrant "
restraint. II you only knew how have
been compelled to hcht fcr my trrr
dom. II Is q sore point with the. this
being told what am tc de or not tn
do by you self constituted lords W
creation. Nhhuri' Nou stop alrns
kitchen. No bring IN Nos Noah, And
now. Mr.. sheldon. what nm ! a. dcI
You don't want me herr. aud there
doesn't seem 10 hc any place for me to
60"
That IL unfair. Your being wrecked
here has been u ccdscud TO me. was
very lonely aud very sick. I really am
not certain whether or not | should
have pulled through had you not hap.
nened along. Hut that Is not the point.
Personally. purely selrshly personally.
] should he sorry to see you 60 Hut
am not considering myself am con.
sidering you. lit is hardly the proper
thing. you know. u were married
" there were some woman Of your own
race bere-but Ms II is
She threw up her hands In mock de-
spair.
IL cannot follow YOU" she said. "lp
one breath you tell me I must go. mud
in the next breath You tell me there IL
no place to 60 and that you will not
permit me to 60 What Is a poor girl
to dor
THAT'S the trouble" he said help
lessly.
And the situation annoys you"
"Only for your sake"
Then let me save your feelings by
telling you that II does not annoy me
at all-except for the row you are
making about II. | never allow what
can't be changed to annoy me.
cant go elsewhere, by your own
count. You certainly cant go else.
hal l,ax al. ia
whole plantation and 200 woolly can.
nibals on my hands. Therefore. you
stay. and stay. II Is very simple.
Also. II Is adventure. And further.
more. You needn't worry for yourself.
am not matrimonially inclined. |
came TO the Soiomons for a planta.
ton. not husband
Sheldon flushed. but remained silent.
81 know what you are thinking"
she laughed gayly. THAT n were a
man. you'd wiring my mex for me-
And | deserve It, too. I'm 30 sorry.
| ought not to keep on hurting your
feelings"
I'm afraid ! rather invite It." he
said, relieved by the signs Of the
tempest subSldlnR.
81 have IT," she announced. Lend
r'e gang OF your boys for today.
III build grass house for myself
over In the far corner of the com.
pound-on piles, OF course. Tan
move In tonight. III he comforta BILE
md safe. The Tahitians can keep an
anchor watch just M aboard ship.
And then III study cocoauut planting.
In return. III run the kitchen end OF
your household ana give you some
decent food 10 eat. And finally. |
won't listen to any Of yOui protests.
On tb" other hand. u you don't agree.
| will ~ across the river. beyond your
jurisdiction. ana build village for
myself and my sailors. whom | shall
lend In the whairbont To Guvutn for
each mt billiards.
Joan took hold 81 the household with
M uncertain grip. rpvuluiionizing
things ill Sheldon hardly recognized
the place. For the first time the hun
gnlow WIS clean aud orderly. M
longer the house boys lOnfpd and did
~ little ~ they could: white the cook
complained that bend belong hini
walk about too mrrh from the siren
Go,S course IN cookery which she pnt
him through Nor d.d sheldon pscnI,p
being rOuHdly lpcfnred for his iazi.
ness In eating norhitig hut timed pro.
visions. She called him a mnddler