The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-11-02

"A
man and woman II the world could fall
I'm love at first sight. a. make my her,
and heroine do. and that such urocr. a.
ings nre limited 10 bows and pirl- a.,
their teens and the pages II penuv fac.
ton / sbonId have tbopyb. ,l,,t Nf,.
Aubrey Eyerdcne would have sb,.y,,
wider svmr,athies "
Then Won really believe. Lady BiI.
ward that aduIt sensible neonlc con-
caive sncb abrnpt attacbp,ert-.i'
II an, convinced thar ~ b,,rc,,s f,....
oucntIv -
.ob come No, fra,rcrtIy.,,
..Weu so,ne,i,r.s - sbo .,,,.r5.d o.!
could give va, - dolen insta,e1.
He lacked the hcart I, argue with
her. Ii would have been like breaking
a butterfly Oh "a ,.Lcel And. after al.
there might Jc more sentiment in fin
do steele humanity than he thought
Women have wonderful! intuition IL
these matters
well. supposc we let that slide fsl
the moment and proceed TO indictment
No > What other phrase of mine do
Won take execution top
lyon said that had not the remotesf
iGea of construction. and that Fashion
and Footlights' was evidently a sneci-
men of that Objectionable class of fiction
which Won regretted TO see was GROWING
So preyalent-the amateur novel born
of vanity and a lack of wholesome oc-
cunation. "
Her voice died AWAY with a tremor
He had only stated the truth. but that
fact did not prevent the speechless Mr.
mitted n particularly brutal murder
and the ghost OF the victim had come
to arraign him before all the people
whose opinions he valued most.
Il cried. " she murmured pathetic.
ally.
Her lips quivered. Beads of perspira-
ton rose TO the mans forehead.
Good heavens. if | had only Guessed
how much / should hurt voul 1t wa.
harsh. monstrous. No doubt | was in q
bad temper. and yonr unfortunate boo,
was the first thing that afforded me az
opportunity TO vent nv spleen"
Lady Hilvard applied six square
inches of cambria and lace to the corner
of an eyelid
eff you'lI ONLY believe me. INV dear
Lady Hilvard. when | tell Won that Tn
sol.rier than can saw.
..'Then Won acI,noyvledye that vo,
were needlessly cruel:''
~ was brutal " He would have com
mitted blacker perjury as she wiped
that tear away.
And that / had lust cause for indig-
nation?"
You were perfectly right"
4 smile broke like April sunshine
over her face.
Elm that case. | suppose I must for
give you. "
He was ridiculously grateful. He
heaved a sigh of relief and hesitated,
with his hand ON the button of the cleo
tric bell
Lady HiIyard, Won know the Arab
custom of taking salt with ones friends?
As q token of good will hermit me 70
give Won the prosaic English equivalent
of a cup of tea. ."
The offer was temntinp the room was
hot. and she had talked a great deal
She vieIded-and more Wien the re-
fresbments came accomnanied Inv won
derful sweetmeats from Bond street
round the corner, she asked permission
to nonr If ont for him with q winning
gracionsness which charmed him II
afforded him am odd sense of nleasnre
too. to see her white fingers moving
abont the china He was unaccusfomed
to the presence of women in his home
with the Jananese table between
them them cbatted for awhile. and
then the clock ON the mantelpiece struck
6. She rose. with q pretty gesture ST
dismav. Ike n second Cinderella .cDo
Won know. Mr.. Eyerdene. that I have
been a whole hour wasting vouZr yalua-
ble tipe2,,
~ Thought il had been NO minutes.
no answered.. land the rdeasantest time
of INV life. y
Very nrettvp' sh,A said. blushinc
family. And. in return for it. let me
tell Won Inv address is on nv card, and
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