The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-09-11
THAT FATAL DUET.
He said the Wrong Thing, and IL Amos,
Made Her Faint.

he ed'u Nhe NTonE anu ~ ALMOST
Made Her Faint.
"Oh, dear" cried the girl with the white
gloves, II am so hungry that really must
have a cream soda"
$50 am ], I" said the girl with tremendous
sleeves. III always take something solid
about H."
$50 do |, but such an awful thing hap
pened at the musicale last night that it's a
wonder I've any appetite at ALL"
do tell me all about itr' cried the girl
with the tremendous sleeves as she tasted
her soda. 81 haven't known you long, but
ever since you gave me that lovely cure for
sunburn and introduced me to your Cousin
Tom I've felt as though we had been friends
for ages"
Eyes, indeed, and as soon as I found that
you were living next door to Frank | knew
that we were meant to be bosom friends"
But do tell me what happened at the
musicale Couldn't you keep any powder
on your face, or did the heat take all the
curl out of your hairf"
Worse even than that. I'll tell you all
about ii. You remember that | told YOU
that young Narcissus was inclined to be
quite attentive, and as he has so much
money felt it my duty to encourage him,
just to keep him out of mischief"
what a noble girl you arel''
II always try to do my duty" said the
girl with the white gloves, though my eff
forts are not always appreciated. Why,
for six months | allowed poor Aleck to be
as devoted as he liked just because he was
SO much in love with me, and after all the
mean thing wasn't satisfied and said led
him on. The idear'
How ungrateful But do tell me about
the musicale"
well, in the first place couldn't wear
my smartest gown because | was asked to
sing duet with Ida-you see il is so tight
that l can't get my breath in it, much less
my voice"
What pityi'
Wasn't it? But of course wanted to
sing. Our voices don't harmonic very well,
but our compilations do. Well, Mr.. Mar
cissus was there and was quite attentive
during the early part of the evening. He
would have been more so but for Jennie.
1t was really shocking the way she ran aft
er him. Why, when asked him to get me
some claret cup, meaning to get him away
from her, she actually went with him to
get it. lido hate maneuvering, don't youF'
Indeed do p
Eyes, and the very first chance l got ]
gave him hint that, while she was my
dearest friend, she was awfully mercenary
though not as i'll tempered as dear Helen
to whom he had asked to be introduced.
felt it my duty"
"Of course, you"-
well, | told him that the heat made me
faint, SO we went into the conservatory
and, don't you think, just as l had got
the conversation into the proper channels
| that scheming Jennie came after me with
Ida's brother to say that it was time fol
| the duet. And she actually had the inso
lence to suggest to Mr.. Narcissus that they
| stay there where it was cool and listen
when the music room faced the lake and
was deliciously cool"
1.-THE little wretch Why"-
Eyes, indeed, and when went in found
she had come for me 10 minutes too soon
for they had just begun to look for Ida.
music and the accompanies had her gloves
and rings to take off Well, / was so angr,
that could scarcely see the notes, for wa.
afraid Jennie would talk all the while so h,
couldn't hear"
But he came to congratulate your"
"Oh, yes, and that was the worst part O
the whole affair. l smiled and said, oh,
don't believe you heard it at all-you wer,
SO absorbed with Jennie OF course
didn't mean it, but wanted him to den,
it so could tell her.
"Of course. What did he say?'
'Oh, it was awful. He flushed up anC
said, oh, yes, heard it all, and it would
have been lovely if you had only a gooC
contralto to sing with YOU Oh, though
/ should die"
But what was wrongY p
"Oh, nothing, only was the contralto
| that was all.n-Chicago Tribune