Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1922-09-23
BILLS HALF-HOUR
BY II. LOUIS RAYsoLp
Observation-Disclosures
GO by Mcclure Newspaper S s9S9'-es

picked up the letter which Law ~ ~.
desk, unfolded it, ana read Us
whistle stopped abruptly.
Head propped in his two hands =.
read the letter again, spread an,
his desk, as If a second perusa1 mo-.
alter the situation
Dear Bill-Don't think thar bo-.
forgotten you, for all the long silora.
When 1 told you I did not love Wv,
enough to marry, but loved ror-
friend instead, I was wrong H.,
never asked me again, by the yar
If you still want me- l Will MARI
you. In fact, l am taking a cba1no
and coming out by the next hoot
which will dock at Honolulu aims.
as soon as you receive this letta,
If you don't want me, Bill. why
can at least go home again, As evo-
BEATRICE SHAW
Beatrice Shawl Yes. he had onoo
thought he loved her-had been nra,.
ty well cut up when she turned him
down. But he hadn't thought of bar
for months. Not since he had NOR
Eileen Cary to whom he was to ba
married at noon tomorrow.
But noon tomorrow Why. that
was when the Matsonia would dock
bringing Eileen's aunt to the upddln,
from her home in the States and also
Beatrice. How could he explain n
Eileen that this girl had no claim
on him? That the old affair-and If
had hardly been that-was over and
done with years ago
How could he know that Beatrice
would revive an affection for him
she had never shown and out Of
clear sky would descend to ruin his
wedding day?
Bill rose and paced the floor of the
comfortable study he shared with his
old friend and present fellow worker
at the Inter-Island Navigation com.
pany with nervous, angry strides
Then a strong desire surged within
him to share his trouble with some
one.
Should he tell Eileen? Instinct
urged him to wait, yet the longing to
hear her voice was overpowering.
He took down the receiver and
called the number of her fathers
plantation on the citys outskirts.
'That you, EileenY'
"Busy?"
"AnxiOus for tOnOrroy3 ?"
"Suppose-supposo you should hear
oh. nothing. dear; don't know
what I'm saying"
"Of course 1 love you. No. there
never was any one else. On my word
Of honor Eileen -
And yet, as he hung M. Bill could
see the Matsonia steaminc nearer
and nearer, bringing the girl who ap-
parently thought he still cared as
hang it. he evidently must have
seemed 10 care years ago. when,
snurred by a moonlight night at a
dance at Coronado, he had suggested
chey be engaged. So long ago had It
/ cen that he had even forgotten why
she had turned him down Oh the
letter had mentioned his friend
What friend? To Billy the whole mat
ter was as vague as that
Desperately Bill sat down and tried
to reason a way out Of the tange
He would get his roommate 70 90
down to the Matsonia and explain n
Beatrice that he was about to be
that she was mistaken IN
he cared, that She must re-
turn on the next boat, providing she
had funds But, hang II. his room
mate. the only one he could trust not
to let the cat out Of the bag 70
Eileen, had other duties as best man
He was to meet Eileen's aunt take
her to the church and return iume-
diately to accompany BIZ.
Meanwhile Beatrice, wondering why
Bill had not met her, would probably
be hunting him up. ana like as Ho'
stumble on him as he entered me
church A nice c0ntreteu0S tl@
would bel For to BITS disor3fr'i
mind 1t seemed quite possible tH.
any girl capable Of CHASING IN 'H
and discarded lover to H11'Al
would be quite as capable Of break
ing up a wedding with another -H
on the spot.
A wild thought leared ln fs
brain. suppose he bolted or 'a.
pose he dashed out to Elaea
demanded she elope Yet where e'a
they elope TO before Beatrice mr.
The islands are circumscr,hr4 when
It comes to gossip and he Was
position to know that not even
tramp steamer for the Solt1 s
would he leaving port
Hark Who was that coming
A SILVER of on-
sion shook Bill; then aH
shrugged his shoulders. Tie H7'-'
hadn't raised diamond Head ''a
worst IT would only be his
His roommate it was, who
Up the stairs two steps a. g t.Ia -
burst in the door
Caught a ride back on
Yacht so got here sooner. How
little bridegroom? Your
seedy Brace up and tell n
you think of a double we3Hir-