The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-20


the young women looked glum. Gertie
was not a girl to be sneezed at, and she
used her mirror. Her detection was ON
inous. The girls gazed anxiously at Mrs.
Bisbee
81 don't want to be disagreeable," she
said smoothly, but I'm afraid it's true" J"
"What's her style? asked Sybil.
Brown" replied Mrs Bisbee, senten-
tiously.
Brown
eyes; burnt sienna. Burnt sienna
hair and eyes, dusly pink cheeks, dusky
crimson bps, silk plush complexion-all
cream and coax-and two millions from
her uncle" said Harold Beaver, who had
just come up.
There was u general biting of lips.
"Havent seen her for three years." he
continued, "and"-
"Ah! Perhaps she has faded! ex-
claimed Ethel.
'The dusky browns don't fade much, p"
said Harold.
mo" said Mrs Bisbee. Il saw her
in box at the Metropolitan last win
ter, and she was radiant"
"Why, she doesn't belong in New
York" Sybil said.
mo, Baltimore" responded Harold.
Il don't see what she wants to come
away up here for" grumbled Ethel
spitefully. whats the matter with
Chesapeake bay?"
"Well, she's coming next week" said
Mrs, Bisbee, moving away with Harold.
81 had letter from her mother today.
II hope she'll like him." said Ethel,
looking scornfully at Collie in his steam
er chair.
THAT will not do any good" answered
Gertie; "the other men will all like her.
"Of course" said Sybil; "we're not
worth two millions, any of us"
"And we're not duslzy browns" snap,
ped Ethel, caressing a stray raven lock
''all cream and coax Humphr'
"But she's lovely girl" sighed Ger
tie; cor she was two years ago. Haven't
met her since then, was at Cape May
You can't help liking her"
ooh, yes, can, and | will, decided
Ethel as they rose to go down to the
water.
The day before this paragon of heir
esses was expected Phil Partridge in
vited all hands to go sailing on his sloop
And then he got telegram which com
PEELED him to go to the city. But he in
sisted on their going sailing just the
same His sailing master would take
them, and they could invite Der Altt
Chaperon to so along as his substitute
That made them laugh. But they go
Collie out of his steamer chair and tool
him along just the same. OF course, hi
went right down into the cabin and pre-
pared to go to sleep.
"Bless my soul!' exclaimed Mrs. Bis
bee, 'that's little too bad. The onl.
man in the party wouldn't stand it
girls"
mani" exclaimed Ethel. Call tina
pudding faced gelatine man! Lore
forgive us.
ooh, say, Ethel" demonstrated Ger
tie, ''you ought not to talk like that.
Don't say ought to me. I'm tiret
of doing what | ought to do"
Ethel was 2G and her skin was growins
yellow under her eyes.
500 down into the cabin and keel
Der Alte Chaperon awake" suggested
Sybil.
"Do it yourself"
Not such bad idea," said Sybil
slipping down the companionway.
Collie Beattie was not asleep yet. Eli
sat up and stared as the tall, white CIR
came below.
lawfully good of you, you know" HI
murmured.
"Oh, it's not SO very good; but wha
do you meanT
Il mean your coming down here t.
keep me awake"
Sybil turned just a trife pink unde
the ears. Had he been listening to thei
conversation on deck? 1t must have edi
fed him. she thought.
81 came down to keep myself awake
she said hastily, and then added, incon
sistently, why don't you go on dec
and enjoy the breezeT'
Because can't enjoy the breeze" h
answered.
cts too strong for you, suppose,
said Sybil. with touch of scorn.
Eyes, much too strong"
"Makes you chilly"
Eyes, makes me chilly"
"Might spoil your complexion"
"My what?"
"Your complexion"
"Didn't know had any"
"Youre as white and pink as baby.
"Thats true, but don't think that
much of a complexion for a man, yo
know"
"Neither do |. | should think you
get little sunburn on you just frol
shame"
Collie laughed. He seemed to be i'll
mensely amused. He had funny wa
of being amused at things that didn
amuse other people. 1t was jolly fc
him. but it made the other people angr.
IF you're going to laugh at my COZ
versation I'm going back to the-tE
girls, exclaimed Sybil springing up tt
steps.
Collie laughed some more. Then
stretched himself on the cabin locker an
lau- ;hed again. Next he closed his ey'
and smiled A minute late: he WI
sound asleep. All the women came dow
and looked at him half an hour late
He didn't seem much to look at. He hi
deep lines under his eyes when he slep
and worn appearance. Yet they a
looked a. him and despised him. He ju
slept on and didn't mind it.
"Valuable person to have on yach
ing excursion, isn't he?" whispered Ethe
with a genuine growl in her pretty voic
"lf had thing like that for husbar
II hut Il 1nnn-nr. haNa one y