The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-01-07
plc1A1lke A LOVE Letter.
Ills Experience Was Interesting, but Lacked
the Excitement He Expected.


the Excitement lie Expected.
A grave, dignifcd young man walked
over to the typewriter in the big hotel and
said to her.
81 should like to dictate short letter,
please How much will II bef"
The typewriter girl took In all that was
visible Of the young man with her fine
eyes, and then she replied:
twenty-five cents"
The young mans elbows were resting
on tho little bar In front Of the typewriter
girls small office, and If there was look
Of respectful admiration In his eyes as he
razcd at her he was hardly to he blamed
for that, for she was very beautiful
"As this letter, he said, sis very i'm.
portant, and as II Is also OF confidential
character / do not care TO dictate IL from
outside here, because any one could come
along and hear all that | was saying"
The beautiful girl smiled, and she invit-
ed the young man TO come into her Office,
pulling upa chair beside her own for him,
and then gathering her skirts out Of his
way with graceful air
She was cool, self possessed and business.
like, and So was the young man. He, ey-
ing her gravoly and intcntly, began to
dictate
"MY DEAR Miss THoMPsoN-I beg that
you will not think me prccipitato in what
am about to say. II Is true that | have
known you for only five months, but in.
deed much bricfcr period than that is ~
quircd for such charms as yours to make
an indcliblc impression upon
The young man voice faltcrcd. The
typewriter girl had stopped taking notes,
and she was looking at him in n strange,
frightened way, as II he wcrc IA lunatic.
81 beg your pardon" he said in his
grave, quiet manner, lis anything the
inattcrf'
The girl blushcd and shook her head
turning to her notebook again confusedly
He went ON:
ian indcliblc impression upon the
masculine heart. You arr my beau ideal Of
what woman should he, and love-
The typewriter girl looked mt the young
man anRrily. She believed now that ho
was playing some trick debating Ia her
such letter as this but he did not turn a
hair under her rlarc. He only raised his
brows little in n surprised way and so
she could not bc SURF how to take him.
and she lowered her eyes again, with II
snccr.
land l love you" he continued in
=
ately, dcvotcdly, madly. Tell me, is my
love rcciprocatod, or is it hopclcss' 1t is
true cannot give you wealth, but com
fort, even modest degree of luxury, can
give you and heart filled with love be-
sides. await your reply. Address it to
80 Beacon street, Boston. I'll sign IL my
self"
The young man gave uttcrancc to the
last two sentences in exactly the same pro-
sale tone that he had used In debating his
letter, although it was evident that he did
not mean the letter to include thom. Then
he sat and watched the girl rattling the
letter of, and when 1t was done he asked
her to read it TO him. She read 1t as coolly
as he had dictated IL. Then he took II
from her, paid her and went away. She
would not look at him once the whole time.
Her face was like II stone mask to him; h.
could read nothing in 1t.
He walked over to the billiard room OF
the hotel Another young man was wait.
ing for him there
well did It,, he said to this young
man. 81 did 1t just to see how young
girl would take any such ridiculous thing
as that, and she didn't do thing or say
a thing that was interesting. The game
wasn't worth the candle. | thought would
have an exciting oxpcricn"e, and instead
IL was rs dull ms prayer meeting. Tn
disguised with it, simply disguised. ~
Philadelphia Press.