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

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SET cons loss DISNEY
ION duty. Miss Drake: nn trp>IaSS-
Ing be said There was II glad ring
IN his voice "I'ie:lSe don't run away
/ You're OH the safe side
| I'm not going 10 run. she said. her
cheek flushing How do you knew.
where the Tine is: IL has been de
stroyed by the ravageSof time
Yes IL Inns seemed year. Iris
! thing OF acting sentinel 80 religinuSly
is bit wearing" His great friendly
dog cirme across the line. however. aud
looked irr;.rely up into the c;iemyS
face. wasSinS his tail Traitor. Come
back. Bonamirterr cried his master
What beautiful dog she cried.
/ sincere admiration In her eyes Il
love biz dog. lie Is yonr lest friend.
| III wager"
Love me. loye my dog Is my mot
to-
| The conversation was not prolonged.
| Penelope began to lind herself on rath-
er friendly terms with the enemy.
Confusion came over her when she re-
membered that she WAS behaving in II
most unmaidenly manner. Doubtless
that was why she brought the meet.
ing to close by galloping away.
The ways OF fortune are strange.
look at them from any point Of view.
Surprising as 1t may seem. a like en-.
counter happened on the following day
nj h. la, off nd
day for week or more. Occasions
there were when Penelope was CON.
PEELED to equivocate shamefully in or
der TO escape the companionship of the
dnke. the count or others Of their Fix.
Once when the guardian Of the road
was late mt his post she rode far into
the enemy's country. actually thrilled
by the JOY Of adventure. When he ap.
peared far down the road she turned
ana fed with all the sensations OF II
culprit. and he thu iered after her
with vindictiveness that deserved bet
ter results. Across the line she drew
rein and faced him defantly. her hair
blown awry, her cheeks red. her eyes
sparkling.
mo trespass" she cried. holding up
ther gloved hand. He stopped short.
for that was one of the terms of truce
The next day he again was missing.
but she was not to be caught by his
stratagem. Instead of ventnfing into
the trap he had prepared for her. she
remained on her side of the line. smil-
ing at the thought of him In hiding far
up the road. If any one had suggested
TO her that she was developing too
great an interest in this stalwart gen.
tleman she would have laughed him to
scorn. 1t had not entered her mind to
question herself as 10 the pleasure she
found In being pear him. She was
founding her actions on the basis that
he was real man and that the little
comedy of adventure was quite worth
while.
AT length an impatient line appeared
on her fair brow. resentful CLEAN
in her eyes. His remissness WAS an
1t was the last time
she would come-but sudden thought
struck her like blow. She turned
white and red by turns. Had he tired
of the sport! Had the novelty worn
off? Was be laughing at her for
silly coquette? The riding crep came
down sharply upon her horses flank.
and very deeply agitated young wo-
man galIoped off toward Bazelhurst
Villa. hurrying as though afraid he
might catch sight of her in flight.
A quarter of n mile brought Il change
In her emotions British stubbornneSs
arose to combat an utter rout After
all. why should she run away from
him? With whimsical bravado she
turned off suddenly into the trail that
led to the river Ter cokDr deepening
with the consciousness that. after all.
she was vaguely hoping she might see
him somewhere before the morning
passed Through the leafy pathway
she rode III II snail's pace. brushing
the low hanging leaves ard twigs from
about her head with something akin to
petulance
Az she neared the river the neighing
If horse hard by caused her to sit
erect with burning ears. Then she
relalJStd into Il smile remembering
that II might have come from the
game wardens horse A moment later
her searching eyes caught sight Of
Shaw's horse tied to Il sapling and on
BaZelhurst ground. many hundred feet
from his own domain. She drew rein
sharply and looked about In consider
able trepiGation. of to the right lay
the log that divided the lands. but
nowhere along the bank Of the river
could she see the trespaSser. Careful
~ she resumed her way. ever OH the
lookout puzzled not little by the
unusual state of affairs
Near flie river trail she came upon
the man. but he paid no heed to her
approach He sat with his face in his
hands and-She could not believe her
eyes and ears-he was sobbing bitter
ly For an instant her lips curled In
the smile Of scornful triumph. and
then something like disgust came over
In np