The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-10
ItiAI FATAL DUET.
He said the Wrong Thing, and II Almos
Made Her Faint.

He Said the Wrong Thing, and II Almost
Made Her Faint
"Oh, dear" cried the girl with the white
gloves, ~ am so hungry that really must
have "A cream soda"
80 am !, 1" said the girl with tremendous
sleeves. ~ always take something solid
about H."
80 do |, but such an awful thing hap
pened at the musicale last night that it's u
wonder I've any appetite at ALL"
"Do tell me all about i'll" cried the girl
with the tremendous sleeves as she tasted
her soda II haven't known you long, but
ever since You gave me that lovely cure for
tunburn and introduced me to your Cousin
Tom I've felt as though we had been friends
for ages"
YES, indeed and as soon as found that
you were living next door to Frank | knew
that we were meant to be bosom friends"
But do tell me what happened at the
musicale. Couldn't you keep any powder
on your face, or did the heat take all the
curl out of your hairr
Worse even than that. I'll tell you all
about 1t. You remember that told you
that young Narcissus was inclined to be
quite attentive, and as he has 80 much
money felt 1t my duty to encourage him,
just to keep him out of mischief"
"What "a noble girl you arcl'
II always try to do my duty" said the
girl with the white gloves, though my eff
forts are not always appreciated. Why,
for six months | allowed poor Aleck to be
as devoted rs he liked just because he was
so much in love with me, and after all the
mean thing wasn't satisfied and said / led
him on. The idear'
f,lt Il,,t IL, .. 81.
the musicale"
"Well, in the first place couldn't wear
my smartest gown because was asked to
that ! can't get my breath in it, much less
my voice"
what IA pityr'
Wasn't it, But of course wanted to
sing. Our voices don't harmonize very well,
but our compilations do. Well, Mr. Mar
cissus was there and was quite attentive
during the early part of the evening He
would have been more so but for Jennie
1t was really shocking the way she ran aft
er him. Why, when asked him to get me
some claret cup, meaning to get him away
from her, she actually went with him ia
get it. ldohaJe maneuvering, don't your
Indeed do. p
"Yes, and the very first chance | got
gave him a hint that, while she was my
dearesS friend, she was awfully mercenary
though not as i'll tempered as dear Helen
to whom he had asked to be introduced.
felt it my duty"
"Of course, you"-
well, told him that the heat made me
faint, so we went into the conservatory
and, don't you think, just us l had got
the conversation into the proper channels
that scheming Jennie came after me with
Ida's brother to say that 1t was time fol
the duet. And she actually had the inso
lence to suggest to Mr.. Narcissus that they
stay there where 1t was cool and listen
when the music room faced the lake and
was deliciously COOL"
The little wretch WHY
Eyes, indeed, and when went in found
she had come for me 10 minutes too soon
for they had just begun to look for Ida,
music and the accompanist had her gloves
and rings to take off. Well, l was 30 angr,
that could scarcely see the notes, for wa,
afraid Jennie would talk all the while so h,
couldn't hear"
But he came to congratulate your"
"Oh, yes, and that was the worst part o
the whole affair. l smiled and said, oh,
don't believe you heard it at all-you wer,
SO absorbed with Jennie OF course
didn't mean it, but l wanted him to den,
it so could tell her."
"Of course. What did he sayf"
"Oh, it was awful He flushed up and
said, oh, yes, heard it all, and it woult
have been lovely II you had only good
contralto to sing with YOU Oh, thought
should die"
But what was wrongf u
"Oh, nothing. only was the contralto
that was all."-Chicago Tribune.