Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-24

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half hour after III. Some one-a wo-
msn-was laughing in the billiard room
below. The click OF the balls came 10
her ears Ike the Swapping OF angry
teeth. She did not hesitate. Ii was
not In her nature The room In which
she had found So much delight was
now loathsome to her. With nervous
fingers she threw the small things she
most cherished Into hag-her purse.
her jewels. her little treasures. Some
how Il seemed TO her rs II she were
burrying to catch n night train. that
was all With her own strong young
arms she dragged the two huge trunks
from the closet Half an hour later
they We're full and locked. Then she
looked about with a dry. mirthiess
smile
II wonder where am 10 GO" she
murmured. haIf alond. A momentary
feeling of indecision attacked her. The
click of the balls had ceased, the clock
had struck - 1t was dark and still.
and the wind was crying In the trees
"She won't CO." Lady Razelhurst
was saving to herself MS she sat. mar
row eyed and hateful. In her window
lnHklng out into the night. life Is
ioo easy here" The light from the
porch lanterns cast u feeble glow OCT
beyond the porte rochere and down the
drive. As she stared across the circle
the figure OF a woman suddenly cut
self In the wall of biackness that form
ed the circumference. Lady. Evelyn
started and stared unbelieyingly into
the darkness, striving TO penetrate II
with her gaze. 1T was she Penelope"
she cried. coming TO her feet shes
really gone she meant IT.
For many minutes she peered out
into the night. expecting to see the
shadow returning A touch of anxious
hope possessing her. she left the win
dow and hurried down the corridor 10
l'enelope's rooni What she found
there was most convincing. II was not
a trick OF the lanterns. The shadow
had been real 1t must be ronfesSed
that the peevislI heart OF Lady Razel-
hurst beat rather rapidly as she has
tened back to tile window to peer aux
iously out into the somber park with
It's hnoting owls and cIattpring night
bugs The nournful yelp of distant
dog ioated across the black valley.
The watcher shutlderel az she recalled
stories of panthers that had infested
the great hills. A small feeling Of
shame and regret began TO develop
with annoying inSistence.
ill hour dragged itself by before she
arose pctuanfly. half terrified. half
annoyed in spite OF herself Her bus
band still was sitting in the big chair.
his face in his hands His small. de-
jetted figure appealed 10 her pity for
The first time I'm the two years Of their
association She realized what her
temper had compelled her TO say to
him and to his sister She saw the In
suits that at least one Of them had
come to resent.
Il hope thar foolish girl will come
hack" she found herself saying. with
a troubled look from the window
Where can the poor thing go? What
will become Of her? What will every
one say when this becomes knownr'
she cried. with fresh selfishness. Il
II should not have let her go like
this,
Even as she reproached herself
light broke in upon her understanding;
a thought whirled into her brain. and
moment later a shril. angry. hystrrieai
laugh came from her lips
-She knew where she could go. How
simple am. Shaw will welcome her
gladly. She's with, him by this time
his doors have opened to her. The lit
tie wretch. And I've been trying va
hard to pity her" She iaHglptl again
so shriIly that his lursiship stirred anfI
then looked up at her Stupptie,l. un
certain.
"HnlIn"' he grunted. What tim
Is IT,
''oll. you're awake. are yon2' scorn
fully.
certainly Have ] been duzing
What's there TO laugh at. my dear
he mumblpsl. arising very uieapatlily
where's PEN,
She's gone She's left the house.
she said recurring dread and anxiety
IN her voice 4 glance at the dark
ness outside brought back the grow.
ing shnddprS.
What what dye mean?" demand
ed he. br;rcing up with splendid ef
fort
shes left the house. that's all We
Iiarrefed Il don't know where she's
gone. Yes. do know She's gone to