Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-04-13

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away on either side. He did not have
much faith in their ability to beat OF
a hungry man eater, though he did
believe implicitly that their lives
would go bravely before hers In case
of an attack.
Straight out they swan. their heads
growing smaller and smaller. There
was slight restless heave to the sea,
and soon the three heads were disap-
pearing behind It with greater fire.
quency. He strained his eyes to keep
them in sight. and finally fetched the
telescope on to the veranda. A squat
was making over from the direction OF
Florida but then she and her men
laughed at squalls and the white.
choppy sea at such times.
The squall blackened the sky. beat
the ocean white where he had last seen
the three heads. and then blotted out
sea and sky and everything with its
deluge Of rain. It passed on. and Be
rande emerged in the bright sunshine
as the three swimmers emerged from
the sea. Sheldon slipped inside with
the telescope and through the screen
door watched her run up the path.
shaking down her hair as che ran. 10
the fresh water shower under the
house. ....... "....t
On the veranda that afternoon he
preached the proposition Of a chaperop
us delicately as he could. explaining
the necessity at Berande for SUCH
body, n housekeeper to run the boys
and the storeroom and perform divers
other useful functions. When he had
finished he waited anxiously for what
joan would say.
Then you don't like the way I've
been managing the houseT" was her
first objection. And next. brushing his
attempted explanations aside: "Onc of
two things would happen. Either
should cancel our partnership agree.
ment and go away. leaving you to get
another chaperon to chaperon your
chaperon, or else Id take the old hen
out In the whaleboat and drown her.
Do you imagine for one moment that
] sailed my schooner down here to this
raw edge Of the earth In order to put
myself under a chaperon?"
But, really-er-you know-a chap
eron is necessary evil" he objected
We've got along nicely so far with.
out one. Did have one on the Mielef
And yet | was the only woman on
board. There are only three things
i am afraid of-bumblebees. scarlet
fever and chaperon. Ugh. the cluck.
ing. evil minded monsters. finding
wrong in everything. seeing sin In the
sin-yes. causing sin by their diseased
~imaglningsr' 90.
"Phew" Sheldon leaned back from
the table In mock fear.
"As II anything good were worth
while when II has to be guarded and
put I'm leg irons and handouts In order
to keep It good. Your desire for
chaperon as much ps implies that am
that sort Of creature. | prefer TO he
good because 1t Is good to be good
rather than because can't be bad be.
cause some Argus eyed old trump
won't let me have chance to be bad"
"But it-it Is not that" he put in. ut
is what others will think" .
"Let them think. the nasty minded
wretches! II is because men like you
are afraid OF the nasty minded that
you allow their opinions to rule you"
II am afraid you are a female Shell.
ley" he replied. And as such you
really drive me to become your part.
ner in order to protect you"
''If you take me as partner In
order to protect NEIL sha'nt be
your partner, that's all. Youth drive
me insr buying Pnri-Sulay yet"
"All the more reason he attempt.
ed.
do you know what III do?" she
demanded. I'm find some man in the
Solomons who won't want to protect
me-"
Sheldon could not conceal the shock
her words gave him.
You don't meal that, you know"
he pleaded.
Il do; really do. I am sick and
tired OF this protection dodge, Don't
forget for n moment that | am per.