Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-04-22

ner tnat, as she uoesn meet With anv
good chap and I'm rather inclined to like
this free life better than New York, we
ought to get married. She says that
would be an awful come-down-and she's
right I'm not the man. She doesn't
like me well enough; do you, old girl?n
al do not she responded firmly. Al
could see you thousand times and never
care whether kissed you or not. You
are good pal, though. None better!s
Thanks he responded "Same to
you, Nan. Hang it all, | wish | knew
who you pere in love with, he continued.
"For h long time, now, I've seen that YOU
We're remembering somebody. Can't kick
on that myself, seeing | am still bound
by Ann Augusta. But I'm frank about
my infatuation! You might tell fellow!r
"Fm in love with nobody" she replied.
"You are impossible, with your heart
searchings and your surmises and your
wise thoughts. You two be off to bed!p
WE slept in grass-roofed hut mile
distant from the cottage Miss Harloe
had built for herself, and before midnight
Tom had told me enough of the history
of the past two years for me to understand
that Nan had actually made money in
various ventures, proving herself equal
to the many emergencies that arise in
lonely seas, and developed into a very
competent individual
"a round dozen of the biggest men be-
tween Manila and Singapore and Yoke
hama and Papeite are in love with her.
he told me. "She laughs at them all.
though I'm sure she likes one or two of
them. Some day there'll he bloodshed.
Mans the finest pal in the world; but
when it comes to the tender passion.
she doesn't know anything about what
Fools it makes of men. She thinks she'll
fall in love with somebody in tremendous
flash, and that nothing else will matter
after. that Meanwhile lot of perfectly
good fellows are slowly working themselves
into frenzies over her. When the crash
comes ! must be there. She can never
handle the situation
"Then you will return to Ann Augusta.
SUPPOSE ] dryly suggested
THAT wouldn't be fair to Ann Tom
explained patiently. "And I've got to
see Nan safely settled"
In the morning. found my hostess
calmly experimenting the punishment
of an tlnruly servant. Phis attended to.
she joined Tom and me at breakfast.
and we discussed the days work while
the schooner edged in from sea
! found that Nan was anxious to be off
to Melbourne on some trading scheme or
other. She and Tom disputed brskly as
to who should take the schooner. No
other vessel would call for a couple OF
weeks. At last it was referred to me.
Could | wait with Endicott, or must |
hurry back to Honolulu?
The situation was unpleasant; was
rude, and insisted that | had come only
as an ambassador.
Nan yielded. "Tom shall go back with
you, she said. "To New York.
He demurred at first-at last acqui-
esced. He and Nan went away to settle
their business affairs, and returned APP
parently vexed with each other She told
me he was unreasonable.
Financially we have made bowling
success OF the venture she told me-
"Now Tom thinks he must give me more
than my half of the profits. fancy that
is mans way of dissolving partner
ship with woman, of letting me know
that I'm no longer to be counted in
I'D pavar ho ,,n .xo,,n :.,&< Al L,,o;y,oes