The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-02-18
"EVERYTHING GOES"
A Filtration Which Turned Out Differently
Than They Usually Do

Filtration Which Turned Out Differently
Than They Usually DO.
"At the summer hotel everything goes, 4"
said an acquaintance of mine We were at
Long Branch for day or two, and at that
particular moment were strolling along the
cliff in the direction of the iron pier We
sat down on the turf and hung our feet
over the ledge.
"Yes, sir, I've had lots of fun along here,
and within 20 steps of this place got my
self in the worst scrape of my life"
"Woman'" / suggested interrogatively.
Exactly. There were two of them, and
deuced pretty too 1t was four years ago.
] had been having good time with friend
of mine here and was on the point of re-
turning to New York, when one evening
we were walking along here in just this
way. The two young women were right
ahead and appeared to be in jolly mood. ]
noticed them glancing around at us occa-
sionally as if inclined for Irritation.
was always pretty self confident when 1t
came to summer girls-had gall, my friend
put it-and said at once:
LETS pick lem up My friend hes.
itated moment, laughed. then said All
right-go ahead, but it's dinners for four
you don't do itp
"T'll have to go you said /.
well, we quickened our steps little,
and l thought saw that the girls slowed
down little So walked up to them, and
taking off my hat greeted them as some
casual acquaintance / had met in New
York and wound up by requesting permits
sion to introduce my friend. You know
how such things are done. My friend tried
to stop me at the last moment, but too
late.
AT first the girls looked very much as.
tonished. Then they looked at each other
and giggled. Then they looked at my friend
and giggled some more. Then the elder
apologized for having forgotten my name.
OF course said she, with "A sweet smile, i
knew your face at once Then | went
through the form of introducing my friend,
whom the other girl remarked was already
known to them by reputation This bold
declaration eased my mind of any misgiv-
ings might have entertained at the start,
for thought She is bigger liar than |
am The thing now was to win my bet.
Strangely enough, as it seemed to me, my
friend entered into the spirit of the scheme
just as though he wasn't sure to be loser.
In an astonishing short time he was on ia.
miliar terms with the elder lady-for /
found within few minutes that they were
really ladies-and they were carrying on at
a great rate
1.-The one / was with was little shy, but
she was awfully jolly and seemed to be
Just trimming over with fun. Well, ]
sprung supper on them later and to my
astonishment they accepted. 1t was in d
quiet place, and we enjoyed it immensely.
During the entertainment l caught my
friend with his arm around the girl who
sat next to him. At the same moment nv
girl saw it, and my thought was intercept.
ed with blush. The other two seemed
to have some sort of an understanding.
really began to feel uncomfortable and
was fast losing confidence in myself, for
the more l saw the younger the sweeter
and the more charming she appeared.
began to experience a sort Of resentment
that she should be so easily drawn into
such an escapade. OF course I laid it on
her elder companion, who sat there brazen
ly with my friends arm around her. She
at least should know better.
"'Oh, everything goes at u summer hotel,
said he, noting n gathering cloud un my
pretty fairy's brow
"'No, it doesn't!' she finally exclaimed
jumping up from the table This thing
doesn't so any further, Mr.. Jackp And
she called him by his real name. And
what's more, it is about time you were tax
ing your sister Nellie and me homer
swell, sir, you could have knocked mt
over with feather. All the time had
thought was playing them they were play
Ing me- But it served me right Tor being
such a conceited ass"
remarked to the story teller that his ex
perience had probably been followed b,
complete recovery, and SHE'D stone into
the Atlantic.
Recovery i shall never recover" he an
swered laughingly. II married the grip
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