The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-10-14

so charming woman could have any
trouble. or indeed almost ANYTHING she
might choose. bat it seemed 10 rcassure
her, and she went on more confidently
and very raridlv.
II don't want Sammy TO know have
been here. bat | felt that must see YOU.
because I'm sure you can tell me ali
about it if you will. And you will.
won't YOU? Mr.. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
for we are such old friends. and You
used to pretend that you thought a lit
tie BIT Of me once, though / suppose YOU
Lave forgotten all about it by ibis time
You mon are 50 forgetful.
She was plu,Hp little woman, with
big eyes, into which she could cast "A
very appealing expression or make them
so round and babvisA that they seemed
to the unsophisticatcd masculine mind
full Cf innocence and guile -ssnCss and
trustfulncss, in which estimate the mas
rulinc mind would have been distinctly
wrong. Algernon stammercd and blush
ed, actually blushed, and she believed
him at her mercy. Hasaid hesitatingly:
81 don't seem to exactly grasp the idea
Of how | can be of any service to you. as
naturally, Won know, would wish 20
be, Mrs. Wagstaff "
No! Haven't / told you? l thought
had, but Ira so flustCrcd. Well, il is
all i'll one word. want to know ali
about Jennie. Who il Jcnnic:"
Jennie, Jennie " he replied, assum-
ing his most puzzled expression and
looking as if laboring to dig up from
unfathomable abysscs in his memory
some reminiscent suggestion Of having
heard some such name. Jennie whO?"
THAT is what | ask you, and Jennie
, What? Oh, now. Algeruun, don't pre-
, tend you don't know, for I'm sure YOU
. do. You will tell me, won't you, AL
gernon?' In her willy feminine way
of caiolCry she laid her chubby little
, hand upon his shoulder almost caresS-
Z ingly and filed her round eyes with ap-
/ peal
At that precise moment Flossv. sew.
ing in her own room. miles AWAY. clear
, " saw. with her minds eyes the taL.
, lean TINS presented in the
nrivate raom Of his Office coressed--o,
rather. she should saw. faniliar1v nayyed
--bv n creature who made bobv eve. ar
himl And he seemed 70 like i'll What
I an astounding revelation Of rerfdvl
r To understand correctly even tbe hest
I nantomi,nic performance ON the stage
, nne n,ust know something If the capons
I of expression by which certain abstract
G ideas are arbitrarily convened. and is.
e Furthermore, aided bv the seouence Of
action tbrouoh which fine story is mo-
. rressively developed But from q mo.
: mentarv rlimnse such az one mirht
\ catch in tumblinr from the gallery TO
j. the nororo+ LITTLE c,uld he accurately
apnrehendcd So it is in real life An
@ instant's view of the attitudes Of two
6 nersous NAV suggest an infinite wealth
= of various misuu6erstandiugs We need
y words and even with them do not al
WAYS succeed inrnutting things anv too
r clearly. Judging by inDcrfect SIGHT
- alone our deductions from what we see
4 age necessarily simply reflections Of sub
@ iectivo conditions in our own minds
f Had Mrs. Thinberlv been a very unso-
phisticated and transporting person.
G she would probably-ora least possibly
+, have imagined that her husbands
= visitor was simply soliciting typewrit-
: ing work, OF selling tickets for some
. charitable benefit" or seeking sub
- scripticns to something-the common
d annoyances Of office men. But she was
Il naturally jealous, and-another wife
# was started ION the warpath" She
# dropped her sewing and began dressing
II hastily to 90 down town.
: Algernon stood we'll the assault by
h Mrs. Wagstaff's ewes. He met them firm
@ ", thought Of his duty to his fellow man
4 and said, II don't know ANYTHING about
g any Jennie" The recording angel
l. doubtless sighed as he iottcd down the
% words, but perhaps, when balancing his
books, made a little credit entry for AL
. gernon's fidelity TO his friend. 'If YOU
r. know there is a Jennie, " he continued,
Is your knowledge is Just that much more
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