The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-11
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By VIOLA ROSEBOR0.


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6alf dozen people wero sitting on
tho wide ver;lnda (gallery, they called |
iD If tho Summer hotel at Over.onia |
Oyertonin WA new coal mining town |
built on the foundation Of an old noun.
tain village.
When the white front gate clicked |
AMI tho thin bent figure Of the coal
colnpany's president came slowly mp the
walk. everybody on the gallery shifted
position littlo as an unconscious ex-
pres sion of Difference, and as the di gnita-
ry Grew nearer the two young men Of
tho party rose to their feet. but though
the apparent difficulty of his movement
might have seemed to sanction such q
courtesy they did not Offer him an arm
up the steps. They we'll knew that the
colonel would not appreciate such at
tention. The colonel's clean shaven
dark face wore an odd characteristic ex-
preston, because his brows were knit,
and his lips and keen blue eyes were
family and quizzically smiling. When
he reached the top of the steps, he lift
ed his broad soft hat to the ladies and
tOUh u lOOk db tNoIg okos souo
news for you." he said
Jaw, pawr"
Colonel, you're godsend"
"Tell us, quick"
The replies to this bcneficent state
ment tumbled over each other.
You're all invited to party, said
the colonel, seating himself slowly in
the shock bottom chair negro girl
placed for him in front of the rest of the
party. The excitement of the ladies,
young and old, rose to dramatic heights,
and even tho young men could not pre-
vent their countenances Frightening. A
pretty, crinkly headed, brown hued girl,
all ribbons and bangles, fell upon the
colonel bodily.
Jaw, paw" she cried again, "tell
us, is it over at the Alpine House?"
more likely it'sdown at thecollege,"
said another lady.
Tell us, colonel said one of the
young men, with an effort at insouci-
Rnce
Charley" said the colonel to his
daughter, who, despite her failure to be
boy, had been named for himself, get
away from my lame shoulder. Sit down,
and I'll tell you all about it. reckon
mono of you d guess in a month"
The suspense intensified and in several
minds became Swallowed with doubt as
to whether anything so inconceivable
could be desirable.
'Art Harkins has a girl who is going
to get married Wednesday night. He's
going to give her big wedding and
| invites everybody in the house to-
The colonel got no further. A shrill
vocal storm broke over his head, and no
tilted his chair back against a wooden
pillar and waited for it to subside.
All his audience were sufficiently in
terested and informed in the affairs Of
the mine to know that just now an in
vitation from Art Harkins resembled in
ore way similar attention from royal
ty. II had the force of a command. Art
Harkins was mountaineer who could
not read nor write, but who, by astuts
ness, energy, and, as was generally be-
lieved, cunning unscrupulousness, had
actually contrived to get rich, rich not
merely for mountaineer, bnt rich even
in the opinion of the impressive, imagi-
native and influential bankrupts who
formed the majority Of the mining COM
pany. Harklns was member OF the
company and large stock owner, and
all the women in the hotel knew that for
weeks their various masculine relatives
had been hanging in midair in some in
comprehensive but terribly real bust
ness uncertainty from whlch only Art
| .lx.x -. A,.l
Harklns could denver them. And now
this homespun dlplomat invited them 10
aweddlng partyl Inc group on the GAL
lery grew SO vocal that FEMININE re'en-
forcements hurried out OF the house to
sec what was the matter onder the CIR
: cunlstances' a1ter httle pewlldered
waverlng' IL was soon agreed that moth
ing couid DC more amusing more run,
more novel ana generally delightful
, than 10 go 10 Daoe HarKlns weddlng'
, AND then, SAID Mrs Peytee, mo
] ono put ourselves no one that matters.
Q mean, need know anything about IL.
e llsn as II we were over at tine Alpine
House ana had 10 explain thlhgs some
way 10 nan tne guir states.
Mrs Peytee was round iittie pru-
hette WIDOW VINO was OFTEN called very
taxing. one was cousin OF Chariey
I overman s. through Cnariey' 8 mother
side OF 'he mousse ana IN very easy go
+ ing way whicn was al the way they
Knew she was chaperoning the girl 80
. clally she shone the more Tor her con
neotion with the overmans
!, Inc colonel was considered an lmpor'
! tant man throughout the state and
5 moreover ne was counted charming, "a
= me cohVersationist ana a good speak
I er. In her heart OF hearts Mrs. Peytee
had come TO the conclusion that 1t was
. most desirable that nc should marry
"