The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-12-28
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BIN Evans. whistling aloud out Of
bis happy. cnrefree young heart.
picked up the letter which lay on his
desk, unfolded u. ann wad. Ills
whistle stopped abruptly.
Head propped In his two hands. he
read the letter again. spread out on
his desk. as n n second perusai might
alter the situation.
"Dear BiIl--Dont think that have
forgotten you. for all the long silence.
When I told you did not love you
enough o. marry. bun loved your
friend instead. was wrong. lie
never asked me again. by the way.
10 you stiIl want me. ! will marry
you. In fact, I am taking n chance
and coming out by the next boat,
which will dock at Honolulu almost
as soon n you receive this letter.
n you don't want me. Bill. why,
can at least go home againl A. ever.
"BEATRICE SHAW"
Beatrice shaw Yes. he had or~
thought he loved her-had been pref.
W wen cut ~ When she turned MN
down. Hut he hadn't thought % her
ior months. NOT since ne nan in''
h'l"en 'Hry 10 "h"'h ne ""s 10 wv
married NJ SDon tomorrow.
Hut noon tomorrow why that
was when the Mats"nls would dock
bringing tiieehr aunt 10 the "ennlhs
ron her nome In the STATES ana AVS"
be"nice. h"w c"uin ne 'hpi"l v"
Eileen that t'hs girl hhu u" ch''n
on MN in"' 'he o'u "nhr-an" y
hhn haruiy "eeh th"t-"hs "'er I'M"
n"ne WIN years ago
How could he Know that beatrice
would revive an affection Tor MN
sh. had never shown and out OF q
clear SKY would descend 10 ruin MS
wedding dayf
Bill rose and paced the ioor ~ the
comfortable study he shared with his
old friend and present fellow worker
nj the inter-Island Navigation com
pany with nervous. angry strides.
Then strong desire surged within
him to share his trouble with some
one.
should he tell Eilecnf Instinct
urged him 20 wait. yet the longing 70
hear her voice was overpowsrIng.
lie took down the receiver and
called the number ~ her fathers
THAT you. Eileeny
"I,usyT"
anxious for tomorrow
Suppose-suppose YOU should hear
oh. nothing. dear; don't know
what I'm saying."
"of course love you. No. ther
never was any one else. on my word
of honor EIleeni-
And vet. as be hung up. Blli could
81. the MntsonIa steaming nearer
and nearer. bringing the girl who M.
parvpiiy thought he stiii cared. rs,
hang n. he evidently must have
seemed 20 care years ago. when,
srurred by moonlight night NJ a
dance at Coronado. he had suggested
I they he engaged. So long ago had n
been that he had even forgotten why
she had turned him down. oh. the
letter had mentioned his friend
What friendr To Billy the whole mat
ter was ms vague rs that
Desperately BIll sat down and tried
90 reason way out % the tangle
lie wouid get his roommate to 90
down "a the MatsonIa and explain "a
beatrice that he was about 10 bs
married. that she was mistaken IN
thinking he cared. that she must ~
turn on the next boat. providing she
had funds. hut. hang II. his room
mate. the only one he could trust no,
20 let the cat out ~ the bag q
Eileen. had other dutie. as hest man
lie was 20 meet Eiieen's aunt. tax,
her 90 the church and return imme
dIately "a accompany Bnl.
Meanwhile Bentrice. wondsra.e VIII,
Riu had no, me, her. would prohahl,
be hunting him IN. ana like as no,
stumble ON him as he entered IN,
church, A nice contr~temps that
/ Womb b.i Fur 20 RMS disorderet
mind II seemed quite possible that
any riri capable 81 chasing an old
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