Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-17

| rushing tlindIy into the brush toward
4 place whore ! SAW smoke CIr~in. like
tiend Then came the second Sltot
ard he singing In Ely arm II brought
me 10 my senses | >topIed aud a mo-
| ment LATER | s;Iw a man running down
along the bank OF the stream Lob.
we'll. there isn't any more Ia tell |
don't know who hrcd the shots
rouldnt see his face.
1T was Tompkin<." size cried Il
know II wuS He had his orders bur
she ch,rked herself In confusion.
Ills orders: 10 you mean 10 say
Miss Drake. I'D your Brother instruct
Liza To Iii me-" She 9uailed l,eueath
his look.
III can't say anyihin. more ahout
II. Mr. Shaw" she nnrmured. SO pit
eollsly that he was touched For n
seemingly interminahlp length If time
his hard eyes looked into hers. and
tken they >oftened
Il understand he said simply You
cannot talk about It I'll not ask any
questions"
My brother Is weak In her hands"
she managed to say In extenuation
After uli Ii isn't pleasant subject
II you don't mind we'll let II drop
that is. between you and me. Miss
Drake. ! hope the war won't break
off onr''-
Don't suggest II. please. I'd rather
you wouldn't We are friends. after
all thought 1t was playing ut war,
and ] can't tell You how shocked |
am"
Poor Old Bonaparter' was all he
said in reply. She stopped and laid Her
hand on the fast chilling coat Of the
dog There We're tears in her eyes as
she arose and turned away. moving to
ward her horse. Shaw deliberately
lifted the dend animal into his arms
and strobe of toward his own land
She followed after moment Of indie
cision. leading the horse. Across the
line be went and up the side of the
knoll to his right. At the foot OF
great tree he tenderly deposited his
burden. Then he turned to lind her al
most beside him.
"You won't mind my coming over
here. will yOu?" she asked softly. He
reached out and clasped her hand
thoughlessly with his blood covered
fingers. 1t was not until long after
ward that she discovered his blood
upon the hand from which she had
drawn her riding glove.
You are always welcome" he said.
Il nm going to bury him here this aft
ernooR No: please don't cope., I'll
bring the men down to help me. sup
pose they think I'm coward and a
bounder over mt your place. Do you
remember the challenge you gave me
Yesterday: You dared me to come
over the line as far into I'aZelhurst
band as you had come into mine. Well.
I dared last night.
"You dared: You cameT
YES. and | went farther than you
have gone. betuiIse thought II was
play. comedy. fun. even sat upon
your gallery just outside the billiard
TUOIu-tllu SlllOhNu INV
You'll find the stubs on the porch rail-
ing if he. ladyships servants are not
TOO exemplary" She was looking at
him In wide eyed unbelief. Il was
there when you came out on the lawn
with the Frenchman
'.Disl you hear what he was-what
we were saying" she asked nervously
and going pale.
no was not enresdropping. Re
sides. you returned to the house very
abruptly. If you remember"
Yes. remember" she said. sigh
of relief accompanying the warm glow
that came to her cheek. But were
you not afraid Of being discoveredf
How impIudent Of YOU
Ill was bit risky. but ! rather en-
j0yed IL. The count spoke to me as
left the place. II was dark. and he
mistuOk me for one of your party. l
couldn't wait to see II you returned to
renew the tete-a-tpie"-
Il did not return" she said, 1t was
his turn 20 lie relieved.