The Lamar register., 1921-10-19
WHEN THE SHIP SAILED
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his cigar and laid his hand on the
girls shoulder. MY dear" he said
without preamble. lust where do you
suppose your precious Jim is wasting
his timer
He paused as the girl raised
startled eyes OF inquiry, then contin-
ued: 81 had occasion today to ride
out to the Wailoa ditch. On my way
I passed Calendar with one of Sans
pretty half-caste daughters putting
wreaths about his neckl" With a
gentle pressure of his hand. Winthrop
passed into the house.
Marian's first thought was that her
uncle. whom she knew to be be
lever in the principle that any means
justifies a good end, had cooked up
the story as final weapon against
jim. For well she knew her uncle was
bent upon n match between her and
the son of w. Laurens, owner of the
Oahu pineapple plantations. Such
marriage would effectively unite the
business interests Of the Islands two
greatest corporations.
And yet-Jim had not come to say
goOd-by. His absence in Itself was al
most corroboratIon Of her uncle's
story. with heavy heart. the girl
entered the house.
Meanwhile Jim. all too well aware
of the bewilderment his absence must
be causing the girl he loved, sat flow
er-crowned among a group Of dancing,
chanting ukulele-plnying Hawaiians.
And with a fierce hatred he hated his
stoiId, phlegmatic. half Chinese, part
native, part white. all heather host.
who had steadfastly refused all day
to give his answer.
Yet Jim smiled and bowed and firt-
ed with the girls, knowing In his heart
that only by possessing his soul I'm pa
tience could he gain his ends. And
lust about the time that Marian was
falling into a troubled sleep wherein
she dreamed of faithless men. Jim had
his reward.
"Sure ting. Mist Callen'-I buy
Tousan' dolla' down. Fixee up lest
bime by"
The following morning the Esonia's
smokestacks were fiinging their signals
of departure into the smiling Hawaiian
sky. Ropes Of flowers stretched from
the crowded dock to the decks where
the passengers gorgeously wreathed
with leis of brilliant flowers, smiled
and waved farewells to those left be
hind.
Among them. standing silent. som
ber-eyed, one slender girl waited un
smiling. But her glance wandered
searching continually the people on
the dock. Nor did they brighten as
they fell upon the complacent figure
Of her uncle. whose very attitude In
Heated satisfaction at a deed well
lone.
And indeed he had cause to pat
himself approvingly on the back. In
two minutes more the vast Pacific
would begin to stretch between his
-ebellious niece and the man Of her
.hoice-but not of his. Yet a great
ieal can happen in two minutes.
Just as the native band changed
from Its martial music into the plain
tive Hawaiian Aloha, whose ca
fences never fall to awaken in the
hearts of those who listen strange.
melancholy regrets and yeamings
lust as the last wreaths were throw n
and the sleek bodied young Kanakas
made ready at the rails for their bold
dives after coins thrown by the pas
sengers above; just as the deckhands
reached for the gang-plank ropes,
commotion at the rear of the crowd
communicated Itself TO the rest.
The gangplank stayed Its withdraw
al while hatless youth elbowed his
way through. AS he passed Henry
Winthrop he pressed note Into Lis
hand The next instant he was aboard
and the gangplank was drawn In
Jim Calendar! Wrathfully. WIN
throp wanted to leap the ever-widen-
ing distance as the boat pulled out,
and haul the fellow back. But all
he could do was to watch-watch help
lessly as the chains of flowers parted.
scattering their petals on the churned-
up water as the Esonia pointed her
bow to the cloud-piled horizon. Then
he remembered something thrust In
his hand. and STRENGTHENING out the
crumpled paper. he read-not with
pleasure:
MY Dear Mr.. Winthrop-You have
always claimed that your big objection
to me was my lack of money-and OF
business ability. AS to the frst-re-