The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-28

Don't go back yet Let's go into the
tower and have an absinthe frappe.''
Miss O'Shea stopped ON the step and
made no further attempt to descend
The words themselves made little i'm
preston on her. She had seen men and
women this very evening sitting IN the
tower drinking absinthe frappe, crem de
menthe and cobblers. In the manner OF
the man lay the sting. Even Miss
O'Shea, with her limited range OF ex
perience and her beautiful belief in man
kinds invariably chivalrous intention,
felt it.
And theI. she forgot the little, the
very little, training she hadever received,
forgot what DIR. Watts tells Us of our
hands not being made for the purpose OF
tearing out each others eyes. forgot that
the only weapon society allows Il lady
is her tongue, forgot indeed what
society says lady is ard what it main
tains she should always be, and
great wave OF fury swept over her. The
fiery blood of Indian and Spaniard
rushed into her face, the fierce spirit of
her Castilian forefathers, who had con-
quered world with Cortez, burst once
more into life With the closed fan III
her hand she struck the smiling face
singing blow The fan sticks snapped;
the bronzed skin beneath them Grim
soned. Smothering a furious ejacula
ton, the man threw hand up over his
cheek and eye, and Miss O'Shea, pant
ing and darby flushed, swept down the
stairs.
Then, as she hurriedly descended, he,
smarting with pain, his anger surging,
hurled himself ON the balus.rade and
looked over at her. All ne saw was the
top of her red gold head the wavering
pulse of diamonds that trembled through
her hair, the long sweep of her pale
blue, trailing dress, the ivory nape Of
her neck where the pearl necklace fas-
tened with sapphire clasp. The next
moment she had passed out of sight,
and he heard her rapid, decisive step
ON the balcony below.
He turned back, intending to watch
her from the veranda, but in the door
way met q friend who accosted him
with a jocular:
''Hallo, BevCrwyk, what have you
been running into?''
"Oh, turned suddenly to look ct
that woman just go down the stairs and
ran into that door. Thought both doors
were open-hurts like tho devil, re-
turned the other glibly.
And arm in arm they passed down
the veranGa, murlnuring together and
laughing
When Miss O'Shea got back to her
hotel, her breath had regained its usual
evenness, her color had gone down, but
her eyes were brilliant under their low
e~ed lids. Her father sat in the darkened
81 King room III his shirt sleeves, with his
high hat on-his habitual costume when
at casa in tie house. When she came
IN, tossed Eer cloak on a chair and stood
silently polling off her gloves, he re-
garded her for a moment or two, then
said. as if fheidea had just struck him:
.Where've Jyau been all this timer"
ooh, I just wes.t back to return that
Iady's cape. I gave. it to waiter. 1t
was all right - Shetore off her gloves
and stretched and i,e,tt her plump fin
gers, turning round nc, rings.
Look here, pop she said, twisting
the 'marquise" ON her little finger back
into place, II guess we'd beTter leave
this place.
well, / guess so, too" said the old
man mildly. Guess you don't liko it
much, Espy?"
II don't belong here, :" she said, with
a sort Of rough shyness "I'm differ
snt -
The OLD man extended his hand and
drew het UP to him.
You'll do, y he said, fondly patting
the veIvety hard.
8. Maybe I vii, for you, = she an
N;c.ed, with the same air Of logged
A.. arrassmert, s'but I'm too different.
Il hot comfortable. -
hether Mr.. O'She.. understood CT
no {, he uueried no further. He patted
the flnooth hard IN silence. Then he said:
well, what DO you want 10 do!
want to go TO Europe for q ioag
t;rl pa year want to know things.
"i1n'S want to be SO different, -
MWell, now, Espy, !" said the cd man
ici Mecatingiy. Then, rs two soft arms
wgx It round his neck, he added, "Ect
g1T can go il yoa want -
Two weeks later the O'Shea family
s;iSled from New. Ycrb on the Umbria.
Once arrived IN the efiete monarchies.
- fss Esperanza O'Shea went seriously,
"a q little bl1udly, 20 Work 60 recon
81 ruct herself. She vent 10 a school IL
8t.ris and st:.id there all winter, study
i ing hard. Her companions showed no
urprise 1T he.. presence. They had heard
hat she was ga American from Cali
so1Dia. which IL the efcte nonarchies
Explains many things In their refining
society Miss Dishes was gradually re-
(storea 20 her original self. Her red gold
locks went through as many changes
OF hue as the dying dolphin, but
1T length arrived safely On tho
llomewarti path to the deep dark
brown % nature. She pat away al che
/ little pots OF red and white TINT had
made her dressing table look like that
OF al Old belle who dies hard. a very
deszIrro phenix began to rise from tae
ashes OF the once gorgeous EsI,era'lza
! O'Sllea.
With the native strewdness Of the
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