The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-11-08


messed an incident that appealed strongly
to my sense of the ludcrous and yet filled
me with sympathy for the unfortunate
chief actor in the little comedy. He was
rather handsome young man, clean cut
and dashy, with an air of comfortable self
satisfaction, as If he considered himself
just about the proper article, and | i'm
mediately spotted him as a travelling man
who was probably connected with some
large dry goods or gentleman's furnishing
establishment Everything about him,
from his cravat to his patent leather shoes,
was Just about as near correct as it could
be, and it soon became plain he thought
himself simply irresistible
The car was well filed, every seat being
fully taken with the exception of one di-
rectly across the aisle from my drummer,
and the sole occupant of that was decided
ly pretty and rather stylish young girl who
seemed to be travelling alone. She was GER
tainly not more than 49, and while she had
the air and appearance of one city bred
there was also about her n sort of shyness
that was naive and charming. She was
reading paper covered book, and she had
way of now and then lifting her great in
nocent dark eyes from the printed page and
glancing about in half alarmed manner
even il it were assumed.
/ saw the drummer watching the girl,
and several times he coughed in a manner
intended TO attract her attention, but it
was long time before she favored him
with glance. He smiled, and her eyes
dropped back to the book instantly, as If
she had not seen him at all. but / saw bit
more color mount to her cheeks, while there
was just the faintest movement of the mus
cles about her pretty mouth.
After this matters progressed with great
er rapidity, for, although she gave him no
open encouragement, fancied the girl was
rather struck by the appearance of the
| drummer. Their eyes met two or three
times, and she did not seem to take any
further interest in her book, although she
made pretense of reading She moved
about restlessly in her seat, and finally,
with sudden gasp, as if she were sitting,
| tackled the window. She couldn't move 1t.
| That was the Washers opportunity.
II beg your pardon. Can l assist your"
| He said it gracefully and courteously, and
she sank back to the seat, murmuring
| something did not fully catch.
iii not positively agree to open it, he
| laughed, rs he prepared for the attempt,
betraying the fact that he had struggled
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such thing is possible" Then he took
| hold and opened it without any great effort.
She thanked him, and he fingered to ask
her if there was anything more he could do.
| He was a decidedly swift" young man,
and before could realize just how he had
worked it he had transferred his grip across
the aisle and was seated beside the girl
chattering to her in courteous, easy man
ner that quite fascinated me.
They got along famously, for all OF the
girls shyness, and within half an hour a
casual observer would have declared them
| friends OF long standing. His voice was
| musical, and she had the sweetest smile
ever saw. He talked, and she smiled and
smiled. envied him.
| AT length strapplng big fellow came
saunterlng through the swaying car ON his
way to the smoker The moment his eyes
fell on the drummer's face he uttered an
exclamation OF surprise and pleasure, and
an instant later he gave the masher re-
sounding smash on the shoulder, crying:
why, hello, Jack Clifford! Thought
you wouldn't be in for another month, but
suppose you couldn't keep away. How's
Bess and the chlldrenf Been out to the
fair three weeks, but heard OF your luck.
Twins TINS time, ehI wen, you IL
The drummerts lace was gray, and his
voice was cold and harsh as he said;
You have made mistake, Sir. do not
know you.
The big fellow looked surprised, glanced
at the girl and then Strengthened up, with
a sudden, Knowing look, winklng with the
whole left SIDE OF his lace, as he SAID:
Guess have made mistake. Thought
l knew you, but see DON'T Excuse me. "
Then he bent down and added in stage
whisper that came distinctly to my ears;
Ned Blake Bob Crawford and some OF
the other boys are In the smoker. They'll
be delighted to see you, Jack
He went on to the smoker, and saying
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owe scented excitement and followed
he drummer If didn't take him LONG n
find the hio feIIow and II didn't take Kim
iono To convince the big felIow he had
really made a mistake. as the drummer
was an absolute stranger to Med Blake.
Rob Crawford and the other bovsn He
wanted to fght even after the bio fellow
had anoIogi2ed but he didn't dare tool Ia
the crowd and he returned IN the Other
car in n badIv demoraIized condition
while he was absent the girl had nlaced
his Grin in the aisle and settled herself fair.
iv in the middle of the double seat. while
She seemed once more deeplv interested in
bor hook Ue lootad atyLward and ut,
temnted an explanation. but she flashed
him a look that wmld have broken this
heart of prindstone. and heard her saw
"Sru in n tone that must have frozen him
to the marrow. aftef which she resumed
her reading as if he were not ON earth at all
The drummer's face turned crimson, and