The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1890-12-27

"she wanted hat tho color Of this
one; No brought 70 out and showed II TO
her and told her the price, and explained
why II was 80 expensive. '"Oh, don't
mind giving that for the Init she said.
1T is we'll worth II. | am quite in love
with H. Nine Destrier, but l daren't
buy II without letting my husband sec
g. He Ia so very particular about what
wear Could have il sent round to
night for him to look att | would let |
you know some time tomorrow whether |
Iwould take il or not or course / said
should be glad to send 1t, and she gavs
mo the address, aud the hat went round !
there that evening. Last night she sent
it back and said she was very sorry, but
Lord Loddington didn't think it suited
her. thought IL looked alittle tumbled
but one has to run those risks when one
sends goods on approval. She had de-
termined to have that hat just to wear
for the one day, and she was too mean to
get it honestly"
"Of course you'll have it out with her
you'll expose her?' said.
was as angry and disgusted as Nina,
who stood opposite me, with her pretty
eyes and cheeks flaming with honest in
dignation.
"My dear boy, would if dared, but
l can't afford to. 1t would drive half
my customers away from me, and must
think of Hugo and Giles They don't
cost much while they are such TIMES,
| but want to give them every advan-
tage, the darlings, and / was left so bad
ly off, and the business is Just beginning
to pay so well. daren't run the risk of
exposing Lady Loddingtons meanness."
Il had forgotten your children. No,
l see it wouldn't do. Trust me to give
her a mauvais quart d'heure, if get the
chance"
Promise you'll be careful Think of
the boys!'
II won't injure the dear little chaps,
you best of mothers"
"Well, in that case, only hope fort
une may favor you"
Fortune did favor me at last, but she
kept me waiting till the autumn, like the
tickle jade she always is Ny chance
came in this wise: My uncle asked me
up to his place in Scotland for shooting,
and / went. The old gentleman is
very connoisseur of beauty, and every
pretty woman of note is bound to be
asked up to D. sooner or later. got
there in time to dress hurriedly and ap.
pear in the drawing room just as my
uncle was telling every one whom they
We're to take in. / was introduced to
some girl haven't notion who she
was, but gave her my arm and took
her down to Inner, murmuring COM
monplsces or the way. The truth is
was half famished with my journey and
my one idea was dinner. 1t was not till
was well on with the fish stage that /
looked at my left hand neighbor. 1t was
Lady Loddington herself.
II haven't seen you since we met at
Ascot" she remarked pleasantly.
She certainly is most lovely woman,
by the way. l stared blankly and she
went on, with an air of well acted re-
proach:
II believe you have forgotten we ever
met there
Here was my chance; seized it.
Forgotten! Why, | remember every
word you said, the color of your gown,
and even the very hat you wore-the
loveliest and most becoming hat ever
saw in my life"
The compliment told.
81 don't believe you do" she pouted.
upon my word I do. 1t was sort
of big affair of amethyst velvet and
feathers to match. remember it with
double force because made a cousin of
mine quite angry with the mere descrip-
ton of it. Idon't know if you have ever
met her? She has gone into millinery,
like everybody else. She calls herself
Mime. Destrier.'
looked Lady Loddington full in the
face, and laid peculiar emphasis on the
name.
/ never saw any one SO thoroughly
caught in my life. ! knew in moment
that she knew knew, as Punch would
put it. She turned perfectly scarlet to
the roots of her hair, and then quite
white, and didn't speak for at Least a
moment. Then she pulled herself to-
gether as only woman can, and adroit-
ly changed the subject.
But she has been monstrously civil to
me ever since, much to the surprise OF
, my friends. l am plain and uninterest-
! ing; am not parsonage; 1 haven't a
farthing-not even expectations-and
,, they can't make out where the attraction
lies. They had better ask Mime. De
strier, of Oxford street, to enlighten
them.-London World.