The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-02-25
THAT FATAL DUET.
lie said the Wrong Thing. and n Almost
Mad, Her Paint

lie said the Wrong 1'hing. and II Almost
Made Her Faint
"Oh, dear" cried the girl with the white
doves, 81 am 50 hungry that really must
have n cream soda"
$50 am l." said the girl with tremendous
sleeves 81 always take something solid
about IL"
$50 do |, but such an awful thing hap
pened Mt the musicale last night that it's n
wonder I've any appetite at all"
do tell me all about itl'' cried the girl
with the tremendous sleeves as she tasted
her soda. 81 haven't known you long, but
ever since you gave me that lovely cure for
mnburn 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 hairP"
"Worse even than that. I'll tell you all
about it. You remember that / told you
that young Narcissus was inclined to be
quite attentive, and as he has so much
money felt it my duty to encourage him,
just to keep him out of mischief"
"What a noble girl you arer'
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 as 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 ideal"
"How ungratefull But do tell me about
the musicale"
"Well, in the first place couldn't wear
my smartest gown because | was asked to
sing duet with Ida-you see it is so tight
that can't get my breath in it, much less
my voice"
"What a 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 l asked him to get me
some claret cup, meaning to get him away
from her, she actually went with him to
get it. lido hate maneuvering, don't your
Indeed do. p
Eyes, and the very first chance / got
gave him a hint that, while she was my
dearest 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 mt
faint, SO we went into the conservatory
and, don't you think, just as l had got
| 81 Il. a
that scheming Jennie came after me witt
lda's brother to say that it was time fol
the duet. And she actually had the inso
| lence to suggest to Mr.. Narcissus that the,
stay there where it was cool and listen
when the music room faced the lake ant
was deliciously COOL"
The little wretchl Why"-
Eyes, indeed, and when went in foun,
she had come for me 15 minutes too soon
for they had just begun to look for Ida
music and the accompanist had her glove
and rings to take Off Well, was SO 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. / 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 wanted him to den
it SO could tell her"
"Of course. What did he say9"
"Oh, it was awful. He flushed up an,
said, oh, yes, heard it al, land it woul
have been lovely if you had only goo
contralto to sing with YOU Oh, though
| should die"
But what was wrongi p
"Oh, nothing, only was the contralte
that was all."-Chicago Tribune.