The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-16
WITH MANNED RITES.

morning ON the moors is Important. AT /
1915, therefore, just - minutes before it
was necessary TO start, the wagonette was,
by Mrs Carnegie's order, at the door, the |
baskets put in and Mrs. Carnegie in the |
breakfast room, worrying her sister, Mrs. /
Mainwaring, by assurances that the girls .
would make them late, as usual.
"Dollie was ready half an hour ago. /
said Mrs. Mainwaring 81 saw her in the .
hall
"Dollie is not going with us don't |
often take her out. 1t wouldn't be fair to |
the two others.
but it is not fair to Dollie to leave her |
so much at home She has not gone out |
with us once since | came"
"Don't distress yourself about Dollie.
She is quite happy"
Glow does she make herself so?'
ooh, don't know. We are going to be
so latel She gardens, she sketches, she
does all kinds of things. don't think she
milks the cows, but she certainly feeds
the chickens"
sob, Letitia"
''Why do you say ooh, Letitia2' Ought
to know whether she milks the cows or
notgn
"You ought to know a great deal more
about her than you do. There is such
thing as getting tired of gardening and
feeding the chickens"
"Yes, | know, but that hasn't happened
30 Dollie yet, and you see going out is so
much more important to the other girls.
Just think Evie is 26, and Agnes only a
year younger.
"But Dollie is 81"
''What is 2l?h
can age when amusement is not unpal-
atable."
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duty TO the elder two-hut wish they
would come.
"And while you are marrying them
DolHe will marry herself, and probably
. not to your liking. In a fairy tale she
would fall in love with the gardener who
would, of COURSE be the kings son in the
ample and cffectudl disguise of shabby
coat and cap--in real life, she may per-
hups give her poor little affections to some
photographer from Glasgow, who is TAX
ing holiday mt the Blue Bonnet.
"Oh, Cecilia Dollis is not a girl of that
kind. She is as good as gold and perfect
ly bidnble and she shall go everywhere
when Evie gets engaged. Has it struck
you that Sir Philip is in love with Evie'
am almost certain that he is, and ! am
delighted. Oh, here the girls come. How
charming they both lOok!"
~
seen Dollie in her plain morning dress,
looking like sweet flower refreshed by
the dewE of heaven, did not particularly
admire the two tailor clad girls who were
playing at being in the country. They
were pretty, but worn out and faded by
long London season, and yet they had
only come north to recover strength to go
through another.
They had no liking for scenery unless it
We're accompanied by a large amount of
human interest, and while they trod the
heather pinned to have the London pave
ment beneath their feet again and London
shops before their eyes.
"And what have you been doing this
afternoon DollieG" asked Mrs. Mainwar-
ing at teatime.
Dollie blushed-her aunt thought be-
cause it was so unusual for any one to
take any interest in her employments-
and said, "Sketching in the glen, aunt"
"Aud you had a dull little luncheon all
alone by yourself, in that great dining
room?"
"No, | was working so hard that | could
not spare time to come in. ate all the
bread had taken with me to rub out with.
wish you would come to the glen, aunt.
1t is so pretty"
"Dear child, am much too old to
scramble. May see your sketehl"
Dollie brought it. Her mother looked
at it, too, and vas startled at its merit
"Why, Dollier abe exclaimed, "you have
improved wondsrfuly That bit in the
left hand corner is excellent"
Again Dollie colored. ~ had some help
there, mother, she said ian artist who
comes to the glen sometimes -
IAN artist, Dolliel What do you meant"
81 mean s. gentleman, mother. He
strayed in by accident three weeks ago
when | was there painting. He has often
been to work there since, and whenever he
comes he gives me really beautiful hints.
He has taught mel
Here her mothers attention was distract
ed by a servant with a message, and Mrs.
Mainwaring finished Dollie's sentence for
her, "to color, my dear: yes ! see that he
has taught you to do thatr' She was not
however, looking at the sketch, but at hei
niece's rosy cheeks,
'He gives you hints about your paint
ing, you say3" continued Mrs. Carnegie,
who had seen nothing of this.
Eyes, mother, replied Dollie, rising to
escape as quickly as she could.
Take care that he Is not teaching hei
how to fall in love" said Mrs. Mainwar
ing,
"That child No."
"That child Yesl Be quick and stoI
st."
81 will really will. Just now 1t Il
hard to attend to anything but Evie aut
Sir Philip, but when that business is set
tied Dollie shall always be with me. Dix
you see how he watched Evie at lunch
conf"
mo, thought he WAS rather sexed n
disappointed about something"
~ hope not. Evie may perhaps hav,
been making some Of her stupid speeches
But be loves her, am surel am so hap
Ply about it that | am not able to think o
anything else"
$50 it seems" thought Mrs Mainwar
ing. So she spoke to Dollie herself AM
gave her much good advice, From Dolli
she learned that the landscape painter
name was Fleming, that he was young
good looking and clever, lived in Edin
burgh, was quite a gentleman, and not a
all the kind Of man that Aunt Cecil
seemed to imagine.
Two days afterward Aunt Cecilia wa
rather unexpectedly summoned home, blu
before going she again spoke to her siste
about the danger of allowing Dolie to 81
for hours sketching in the glen. BENZ
Informed that Dollie had been forbidden
to go there Mrs. Mainwaring advised he
sister to assure herself that Dollie hat
understood and was obeying this order
This Mrs. Carnegie did, and then ono
more gave her whole mind TO Sir Phili
and Evie. Why did he not prOposeH Tn
day of his departure was drawing YER
near.
1t came two days earlier than had bee
anticipated, A rich old bachelor uncle O
Sir Philip, who was then in Sunderland