Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-08

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ISB What are you doing here"
6SdW LISTENING to the speeches
Of course. wanted dad TO come along,
but he said no. his interest in politics
was practical, not sentimental, and he
: preferred to take his vaudeville
straight. He was in quite q bad
humor because wanted to come Bat
Il am here"
81 wish you hadn't come" he said,
still in daze.
That's kind. I'm sure" She tossed
her head in burlesque hauteur. I'm
stead, you might offer to drive home
with me Williams can stay here and
drive back when you return"
He shook his head. I'D better not"
he muttered. He still wanted to get
away by himself to think
"Pleaser' She leaned forward and
urged him softly. "It's our last chance
for good chat. We 60 away tomor-
row morning"
he tried honestly to resist, feeling
instinctively she spelled danger and
that every hour with her added to the
danger. But he made the mistake Of
looking at her. Always she was re-
vealing some new charm for him and,
despite his inner warning. now bred in
him a sort of recklessness. He called
himself weakling. fool that played
with fire. And. so styling himself, he
assented. Soon they had left the town
behind them and were bowling along
the mooRlit road
John. letting the rally and the prob
lem It presented drift into the back
ground, gave himself up to reckless
enjoyment Of the hour The white
splendor Of the moon. undimmed by
smoky torches. the silent majesty OF
the hills with their shadows and silyery
sheen, alone were real. The crowd Of
faces peering intently at him through
the half gloom, the struggle within
him as he stood before them, his ironic
rejection Of the part assigned him.
seemed unreal, creatures of fantastic
dream. And the girl beside him. like
him smitten into silence, was real, very
real.
at seems" she said, that / must
always take the aggressive. But then
Z you never hunt me out-so what can
/ do? suppose most people would
call me unwomanly. Do you think me
thatT
Il DO not" he answered unsteadily.
"You can't expect the beneficiary to be
critical"
s'Do you mean that, wonder? Or
is II only your nice way Of letting me
down easily? But am not comforting,
/ am seeking. A-a friendship-such
as ours-means great deal to me"
Her voice dwlndIed away into silence.
lie was hard put to II to keep tight
grip on himself. to fight down the long
ing surging within him. Inslstently he
tried to think Of her as she was, an
uniformed woman OF essential selfish
ness. of generous caprices. He had not
yet found the solution to the problem
presented to him by his campaign, but
he felt blindly that 1t was leading him
Into paths whittier she would not fol-
low. into which he, If he yielded to his
longing. would not-could not-go
alone. He had sometimes thought he
felt in her that which would carry her
to great heights; yet he knew she was
now OF the earth, earthly. She was a
creature of luxury he thought of his
last years income and laughed un-
pleasantly.
''Why this sudden hilarity?' she de-
manded.
Its joke I've just thought of-you
wouldn't appreciate it."
"was It, she pressed him-"was 1t
about your speech tonlght%
Indirectly, suppose he replied.
twill you tell me about that? 1t was
the reason-one reason-why wanted
you to come home with me- I'm of
two minds about it. OF course, didn't
understand what it was all about. ex-
eept that you were expected to say far
more and something different. Any
one could see that the men on the
platform were angry. But one had the
feeling that somehow you were finding
and asserting yourSclf-doing some
thing rather splendid ] know ii made
Aunt Roberta begin TO snuiHe-she said
ii was a coil In her head. heard one
man near us-a big hnllling farmer
say. by Joshua! ] aiwaYs thought
there was considerable of man under
that white skin of Johnny Dan
meade's. He didn't mean 10 he funny,
I think Another. a different sort ~
man. laughed aud said. Now that's
the clererest move yet. lts grand
stand play. but it'll make him IL he's
big enough 10 follow 1t UP It'll gel
him following.
she locked mp at him inaRirlng'y
He saw again the eager interest IN her
Z eyes
ut was neither splendid nor crafty,
no said grimIy. Il was expected to
rant and lie about the virtues of can
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