The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-07-25

wealth; so, not being entirely unworldly, |
he said, Eyes, with pleasure"
The next night when the young lawyer |
was ready to 10 he found that it was rain |
ing like eats and dogs" whatever that |
common figure Of speech may mean, and to
add to his annoyance he could not find Mr.
Parsons card, so he concluded that he had
left it at the Office. He remembered, how
ever, that the house was on Green street not
far from the entrance to Paramount park,
and he had no doubt but he could find It,
He made his way out on street car and
was looking about where he thought the
house ought to be when the sound of mu-
sic came to his ears, and he saw that a neigh
boring house was lit up.
"Ah," he said aloud, "this is the place.
I'm in luck"
As he went up the steps he concluded
that the singing was not all it should be.
There was need Of n tenor voice, and he
felt elated at the thought that he was just
the man to I'll the deficiency in the bill
He rang the bell, and neatly dressed
colored man opened the door
Mrs Paxson9" said Howard from the
outside.
"Yes, sab Walk right in, sab" said the
servant.
The colored man took Towards coat,
| overshoes and umbrella and as he did so
he whispered;
bad night, sab. If you just step back
to de dinin room, you'll find wine and crack
ers"
Howard did step back, took glass of
sherry and n cracker, and having warmed
himself by an open fire he went to the
drawing room.
His name was announced, and a pleasant
faced, matronly lady met him at the door,
and in response to his salutation said some
| thing he could not understand.
AS Howard advanced a jolly looking man
who had been conducting pounced on him
| and called out, what part do you take"
Tenor" was the reply.
Capital That's Just what we want"
| and in an instant the last visitor had Joined
the group about the piano. Howard want
ed to pay his respects to Mr. PaXson, but
he comforted himself with the knowledge
| that he could do so later on.
| Howard Stanton sang well at all times,
but never SO well as tonight. He saw that
a half score of beautiful girls were watch
ing him, and, to use his own words, he ''let
himself out"
Having exhausted the programme ar
ranged for the evening, Howard sang a
song written and composed by himself, and
| tnt eyes VI tut pTttty HlTls DtuiItt
more sweetly than ever.
! After this the lady who had met him
brought up the prettiest of all the girls and
introduced her as her daughter. Howard
could not catch the name, but as it ended
| in 'son" he knew it was all right
He escorted this young lady to supper.
He was in such a seventh heaven of delight
that he wholly forgot to hunt up Mr.. Pax
son, his host.
Miss Kate, though still in her teens, had
the easy grace Of one accustomed to society,"
and she soon showed that she had a taste
as well as love for music.
Taking it for granted that the young
man knew all about what she called ''our
own musical set," Miss Kate ratified on in
a way that would have been charming had
IL not begun to dawn slowly and painfully
on Towards mind that he had Numbered
into the wrong house. If he had any doubts
on this point, they were set at rest when
the young lady said:
Mamma is recognized leader of music
In this part OF the city. Strange that she
did not mention you to me when she was
making out her list. But, recall, great
many were proposed and rejected. BY the
way, did you hear that there is a lady on
this street who, jealous of mammals sue
cess has Stdfttu a uiusiSdi Vi
ownf"
NO" said Howard, suppressing cold
shiver. II was not aware of that fact. May
ask the name of this audacious persona
MRS. Paxson, wife of the rich wool mer
chant. Her daughters and / were school
mates, aud they are very nice, bright girls
Ever meet them~
~ must confess never have"
agnes, the elder, Is engaged to man
twice her age Don't think she loves him;
but, then, he's rich and that counts for
much. Oh, forgot to ask you how you
liked my fathers conducting this evening"
"Exoellently," stammered Howard, and
he was now sure he had put his foot in it.
HE does very well, but being a doctor
with a large practice he cannot of course
give as much time to practice as he wants.
But now that you have called you will
learn to like him better" And so the
pretty girl ratified on.
Howard tried to explain his position to
Mrs. Tyson, but he found her surrounded
by friends about to take their leave Then
be sought out Dr. Tyson, and drawing him
out of the hearing of Others he told of his
mistake.
The doctor laughed heartily, shook the
young mans hand and said;
"Oh, know of you very we'll am glad
you made the mistake, Mr.. Stanton, and as
we have these meetings every Wednesday
night We'll be delighted ID you become one
Of us"
Howard Stanton readily agreed to this
and thereafter was steady visitor at DIR.
Tyson's.
Howard wrote an excuse to Mr.. Paxson,
and he might have been forgiven had he
not persisted in visiting the house where he
first appeared as an unlimited guest.
The straw that broke the bond of friend
ship between the two fell with the news
that told Mr.. Paxson that the young law.
yer had married DIR. Tyson's daughter.