The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-12-31
HER COLLEGE COUSIN

junior shortly. Then he turned and look
ed at the clock above the desk.
cts nearly g." he said. Lets go and
get something to eat.
The sophomore glanced at him out of the
corner of his eye. "I'm going up town to
dinner" he said hesitatingly
"What'' said the junior. "Didnt you
tell me that we'd take dinner together go
to the theater and catch the 11:30 train
back?"
"Well, you see, hadn't received this in
vitation then"
"That makes no difference" said the
junior stcrnly. "You made an engagement
with me. Are you going to break it?''
mo-, said the sophomore Only
"Who is she?''
eth do you no good to know, " said the
sophomore
II don't want to know, " said the Junior.
WAS it the one on the coach2''
The sophomore nodded. 81 met her at
the beach last vacation" he said IL new
err called on her here, but she asked me to
dinner tonight. She has cousin in col
lege. L never asked his name for fear she'd
want me to look him up"
A broad smile came over the face of the
junior, but when the sophomore turned to-
ward him he was preternaturally grave.
you're going, then, are you?" he asked
yes" said the sophomore calmly.
81 think I'll go with you," he said
"What!' said the sophomore
"You could say that you had brought a
friend with YOU" said the junior ut
would be all right. She'd understand"
I'd look pretty, wouldn't ~ said the
sophomore.
GIVE no doubt of it," said the Junior.
You always do"
Shed think me an ass" said the soph-
omore.
"Well, what's the use trying to deceive
her?" asked the junior coldly
81 might tell her you were lunatic,"
said the sophomore thoughtfully
THAT would do" the junior agreed
The sophomore looked at him critically.
81 believe you would do it, he said at
last. cts a blessed thing that I'll not
take you"
How'll you help YOURSELF" asked the
junior with interest.
The sophomore glanced over his shoulder
at the clock.
"It's time for me to start" he said.
"Goodby. I'll meet you at the train"
The junior promptly rose and followed
and looked at him helplessly.
81 say, now, you'll mott he began.
Come on" said the junior "There
goes a car"
The sophomore sighed.
"You don't really mean he began.
"That III invade the young woman's
home" put in the junior. II do. Under
your protection will have no hesitation. "
The sophomore did not look at him when
they got off the car. Half way down the
square he stopped at the foot of n flight of
steps and turned his eyes doubtfully from
the door above to the junior
Is this the place." asked the junior in
nocently. "Im beginning to get nervous.
l always do when l go calling"
"Youn need all your nerve this time,'
said the sophomore bitterly.
He went up stairs slowly, the Junior
close behind him At the top he turned
sharply around.
do you really mean to do so ungentle-
manly Il thing" he demanded
Its not ungentlemanly, said the
junior stoutly "All you have to do'-
ooh, shut upp' said the sophomore
He turned away and put his hand ON the
bell Then lie looked back over his shout
der The Junior was leaning easily against
the broad railing of the veranda.
Il believe you're fool enough to follow
me in" said the sophomore angrily.
Il am, " said the junior calmly. Per
haps not exactly that, but We'll not fight
over terms.
"You can take dinner here if you want
to- " the sophomore went on. 81 believe
that you have no more sense than to try
III wait on the corner to see you kicked
out. Then I'll go back to the hotel and
get something to eat"
"Ill go with you" said the junior read
lily.
The sophomore turned and stole quietly
down the steps
''We'll go back to the hotel and carry
out the original programme" said the
junior.
The sophomore did not echo his enthusi-
asm. Even when he found himself opposite
the junior at little white table in the
cafe, among his friends, and in the presence
of clamorous argument about tlse game
he did not unbend. But by tho time that
the oysters came in his face began to clear.
81 suppose you'll tell this thing all over
college," he said ruefully.
Its good thing that they don't peel
these lemons" said the junior zone
would never know what they were if it
were not for the yellow outside
what troubles me most" said the
sis what the dickens the girl
will think of me- -
The junior lifted an oyster on his fork
and looked at it closely.
Don't worry about that" he said "I'n
fix it all right with her.
The sophomore stopped his glass half
I = -
the rim in amazement
I'm the cousin mt college whose name
you never asked" said the junior. Chi
cago Tribune.