The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1893-10-11
"EVERYTHlNG GOES"
A Filtration Which Turned Out Differently
Than They Usually DO.

A Filtration which Turned Out Differently
Than They Usually DO.
AT the summer hotel everything goes"
said an acquaintance of mine. We were at
Long Branch for day or two and at that
particular moment were strolling along the
cliff in the direction of the iron pier We
sat down on the turf and hung our feet
over the ledge.
YES, sir, I've had lots of fun along here,
and within 90 steps of this place got my.
self in the worst scrape of my life"
Woman" l suggested interrogatively.
Exactly. There were two of them, and
deuced pretty too. 1t was four years ago.
l had been having good time with friend
of mine here and was on the point of re
turning to New York, when one evening
we were walking along here in Just this
way. The two young women were right
ahead and appeared to be in jolly mood.
noticed them glancing around at us occa
sionally as If inclined for n Irritation. !
was always pretty self confident when it
came to summer girls--had gall, my friend
| put it-and said at once:
Lets pic; 'em up My friend hes.
| itated moment, laughed, then said. All
| right--go ahead, but it's dinners for four
| you don't do itl'
"'Tll have to go you said l.
"Well, we quickened our stenG a little,
| and thought l saw that the girls slowed
down little. So walked up to them, and
| taking off my hat greeted them as some
| casual acquaintance | had met in New
York and wound up by requesting permits
| sion to introduce my friend You know
how such things are done. My friend tried
| to stop me at the last moment, but too
| late.
| "At first the girls looked very much as
| tonished. Then they looked at each other
| and giggled. Then they looked at my friend
| and giggled some more. Then the elder
| apologized for having forgotten my name.
| OF course said she, with a sweet smile, Il
| knew your face at once Then / went
| through the form of introducing my friend,
| whom the other girl remarked was already
| known to them by reputation This bold
| declaration eased my mind of any misgiv-
| ings might have entertained at the start
| for thought She is bigger liar than
| am The thing now was to win my bet
| Strangely enough, as it seemed to me, my
| friend entered into the spirit of the scheme
! Just as though he wasn't sure to be loser
| In an astonishing short time he was on ia
miliar terms with the elder lady--for
| found within u few minutes that they wer,
| really ladies-and they were carrying on al
a great rate.
1.-THE one | was with was little shy, but
she was awfully jolly and seemed to be
| just trimming over with fun. Well,
sprung II supper on them later, and to my
astonishment they accepted. 1t was in 9
| quiet place, and we enjoyed it immensely
During the entertainment | caught my
friend with his arm around the girl who
L.,
| girl saw it, and my thought was intercept
ed with a blush The other two seemed
to have some sort of an understanding
really began to feel uncomfortable ant
was fast losing confidence in myself, fol
the more ! saw the younger the sweete
and the more charming she appeared
| began to experience sort of resentment
that she should be so easily drawn int,
such an escapade OF course I laid it OF
her elder companion who sat there brazen
ly with my friends arm around her Sh
at least should know better.
"'Oh, everything goes at summer hotel,
said he, noting gathering cloud On m!
pretty fairy's brow.
"'No, it doesn'tl' she finally exclaimed
jumping up from the table. This thinl
doesn't go any further, Mr.. Jackr AnC
she called him by his real name. AnC
what's more, it is about time you were tax
ing your sister Nellie ana me homer
"Well, sir, you could have knocked m
over with feather. All the time ha,
thought was playing them they were play
ing one. But it served me right for bein
such a conceited assr'
remarked to the story teller that his eS
perience had probably been followed b
complete recovery, and l SHE'D stone int
the Atlantic
Recovery | shall never recover" he AT
swered laughingly. II married the grip
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