Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-05-26

oluiu Poor Jones' too-that mammals maid
is Just as bad, SO l have to look after
| myself entirely
Further conversation with this incenu.
Gus miss revealed the fact that her mamma
was the wife Of a high official attached 10
the English embassy at Levuka, Fiji, who
with her daughter Ethel and the maid.
her husband.
At three bells. or half-past five the live
ly Miss Ethel announced her intention of
going below to dress for dinner and as by
this time Paul had overcome his repug-
nance for food he expressed the hope of
meeting his new acquaintance in the saloon.
But as he descended the companionway he
ruefully thought of his one suit of clothes
and what a sorry figure he would cut at the
dinner table. However. he was too young
to let this worry him much. and after all.
with clean linen ard a neat four-in-hand
tie. ne presented very attractive exterior.
1t was too early In the voyage for the
difficulty in getting a seat near the rosy
faced English lass. who had good British
appetite which nothing seemed to disturb.
Considering his recent unpleasant expert
ences. the young Chicagoan managed to
make a very fair meal himself. and between
courses mustered up enough ambition to at
tempt Few responses to the bright sallies
Of his fair neighbor whose effervescing spir-
Its were so contagious that Paul had for
gotten all about seasickness by the time
conee was served.
1t was very innocent and wholly enjoy
able ccmradeship that the two young peo-
pie formed for each other during the sue
ceeding days at sea- Just a healthy boy and
girl friendship, devoid of any sickly senti-
mentality. They walked, talked sang and
read together as If they were college chums.
ana, with no one TO interfere with their
movements, had a royal good time
through the snip they roamed at will.
al avenues being open to their inspection.
ihey visited the steerage quarters together,
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with the elephants. chatted with the lion
tanner, watched the juggler practice his
art on the lower deck, sang songs with the
SIDE show people and even discussed anna
teur photography with the clown, that be-
Ing his particular hobby
Gard playing, QUOT pitching, hop scotch.
bean bag. hoop pole, chess checkers DOM
inoes, dancing-all the mild diversions cal
culated to while away the hours on ship
board-they practiced. the weather mean
time proving delightfully."- fair
With so charming and congenial a COM
panion ii Is not strange that the week
passed with lightning speed and Honolulu
was in sight almost before Paul realized
that the time had arrived when he must
say goodbye to the ship and his pleasant
acquaintance.
his adieu, he tore himself away with a
heavy heart. paid his shore tax of 81 and
then rode up town to the Hawaii Hotel
where he decided to spend the night, cost
what ii might.
There was a mosquito netting over the
bed in his room. but the Kanaka variety
of insect laughed it to scorn and the warm
welcome they accorded the stranger when
he crept under the canopy was an earnest
Of the hospitality of the island.
With such bedfeilows sleep was Danish
ed and after tossing from one pillow to an
other until daylight, what was left of Paul
crawled out of range. hastily dressed and
went down to breakfast. When he settled
his bill the young traveller found he had
just IS cents in cash left, a state OF affairs
that set him to thinking seriously.
(To be continued)