Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-22

ness ana decision:
-YOu little wretch. How dare Sou
say such silly things TO mer'
The rebaH decisive: Ard be had
only meant to lie comforting. not to
say self sacrificing. He'd he hanged
" he could understand women now
adars. not these women at least. In
high dudseon. he Stalked from the
rOom- In the door he met Brock.
For two cents he declared saw
agely. as IL Brock were to blame. "l'd
take the next train for Farts"
Brock watched him down the ban.
lie drew a handful OF small coins from
bis pocket. ruefuIly looking them over.
Two cents" he said. "Hang Il oil.
I've nothing there but pfenniGs and
hellers aud centimes." .s- :. E
In the course Of his wandeFings the
disconsolate Freddie came upon Mrs.
Odell-Carney and pndgy Mr.. Rodney,
They were sitting In n quiet corner Of
the reading room Mr.. Rodney had
had a hard day. He had climbed q
,mountain-or. more accurately speak.
ing. he had climbed halfway up aud
then the same half down, He was
very tired. Freddie observed from his
lonely station that Mr. Rodney was
fast dropping to sleep. notwithstanding
his companions rapid dow Of small
talk II did not take Freddie long TO
decide. He was an outcast and par
iah and he was very lonely He must
have some one TO talk to- Without
more ado be bore down upon the c0ti.
pie and moment later was tact
fully advising the sleepy Mr Rodney
to take himself or to bed-adxice
which that gentleman gladly accepted
And so II came about that Freddie sat
face to face with the hast resort. at the
foot OF the chalse-lonEue. gazing With
serene aduIation into the eyes OF Q
woman who might have had son as
old rs he-if she had had one NJ alt
She had been a coquette In her salad
days-7there. was no doubt OF Il She
had encountered fervid gallants in all
parts Of the world and In al stations
Of life. But II remained for the gal
liant Freddie Ulstervelt to bnwi her
over with surprise for the drst time
in her long and varied career. kt the
eHd Of half an hour she pulled herself
together and tapped him on the shoul.
der with her fan. quizzicnl smile on
her lips. KS =. S..csx - &
'.My dear, Mr.. Ulstervelt. are you
trying to make love TO mel You nice
Americans! How gallant ron Gun bel
I am quite old enough to be your
mother. Believe me. thank yoti For
the compliment can't tell you how
appreciated this delicate fiattery. Yon
a-e very delicious Butt as sue arose
E-aciously. I'D follow Sir, Rodney's
example - ! were you. I'd 90 to besi.r
Then. with rare smile. which could
not have been more chilling. sIie left
him standing there. - iei.s
'.By JopeF' he muttered. passing hib
hand across bis eyes as if .bewildered.
What was saying to herr Good
Lord has II got to be d habit with mel
Was I making lore to- her 2" He de-
parted Tor the, American bar.
Mrs. Rodney bad but little sleep thar
night. She went to bed In d state OF
worry and uncertainty, oppressed BY
the shadows which threatened eternal
darkness to the fair name OF, the FAM,
Tly. however distantly removed Kath.
crimes secret had In reality been news
to her: she had not paid enough atten-
tion to the Medcrofts to notice nny.
thing that they did. so long as they
did not do It In conjunction with tue
OdelL Carueys. The Odell- Careers were
her horizon-morning. noon and night.
And now there was likelihood Of that
glorious horizon being obscured by
sickening scandal In the vulgaT fore
ground. Inspired by Katherine's dread.
full conclusions, the excellent lady set
about to observe for herself. During
the entire evening she ditted about the
hotel and grounds with all the snoop-
ing instincts Of q Sherlock Holmes.
She lurked. IL that Is not putting Il too
Electrically. From unexpected hooks
she emerged to view the landscape
DER: by devious paths she led her
doubts to the gates Of absolute certain.
ty and then sat down to shudder TO
her hearts content 1t was all true!
For four hours she had been trying TO
get to the spot where. she could see
with her own eyes and at last she had
come to It. OF course she had to nd
NIT to herself. that she did not actually
hear Mr., Medcroft tell Constance that
be loved her. but it was enough for
her that he sat with her in the semi
for two unbroken hours.
speaking In tones so low that they
might just as we'll have been whisper
ing so far as her taut ears were con-
ceEped. Y
Moreover. other persons than her
self had smilingly nudged each other
and referred to the couple as lovers:
no one seemed to doubt 1t. nor to re-.
sent it. which Is proof that the world
loves a lover when 1t recognizes him
as one
Mrs. Rodney also discovered that
Mrs Medcroft went to her room at 8
-. Il A. l.