Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1897-10-01
Condolences.

Sylvia rose from her seat by the fire aa ]
entered and gave me her hand. and from
certain look of consciousness In her eyes ]
saw that she knew that knew
$50 you're back in town ut lastf" said
Sylvia.
eyes" said "I'vo had an excellent
time padding up and down the Riviera In
the sunshine. Glad to get back, though"
Sylvia lay back in her chair, her face
half hidden by the fan with which she
shielded her complexion from the fire.
Don't you think" she said, "that the
occasion requires you to say something
nice-and-cousinlyP I'm sure you've
heard''-
"Yes," said.
"When did 1t happen9 When did you'-
"Oh, don't be silly, Jim," said Sylvia,
and her foot waggled in the old why.
have always noticed that Sylvia's expires.
sion lies in her foot.
II suppose" ] said reflectively, "that II
did happen. He did propose-ordid your"
"Jim, you're horridr' said Sylvia.
"Please may have some bread and but.
terP" said. "You can't get bread and
butter ON the eRiviera-at least you don't"
Sylvia handed 1t to me- Her eyes flash.
I'd pathetic entreaty.
81 ought to have said was pleased,
oughtn' { ~ And that / am sure you will
be very happy, as you deserve to be.''
"Well, aren't you pleasod?" asked Syl.
via, looking at me curiously with arched
eyebrows. ~ thought Edgar was such
friend of yours, and I-well, we have al.
ways been"-
"You call him Edgar. How curious!"
murmured. "Now, have known him
for years and never called him anything
but Jones, while you have only known him
how long-a year-less, I should think,
and yet you''-
Its not a question Of time at all, +" said
Sylvia, turning her face away from me
again. Edgar and / know one another
thoroughly. We have no secrets from each
other. You may get TO know u person
quito as well in two months as in two
years II only
Quito SO. Very proper" replied,
wondering vaguely what was Jones' no.
tion OF u secret.
"Wcll, but why aren't you pleased"
said Sylvia. I'm sure you're not, and
think it's n littlc-a little unkind of you.
Still,' and Sylvia settled herself little
moro comfortably in her chair "of course
1t doesn't inuttcr-much. "
Not much, ! replied, putting down
my tcncup Nevertheless you can Scarcely
expect n man to be overioyed when he
loses his best Observation-Disclosures best cousin
Can your"
"Loses them! p said Sylvia "what do
you meanY"
Il have always noticed" said, "tha,
lose more friends by marriage than by
death" X"
But you don supposo'- began Sylvia
"lf my friend is n man." l continued,
"his wife dislikes n!a because know more
of her husband than she does. -
''How absurd said Sylvia.
"And " my friend is a woman" con-
tinued, "hcr husband is just shade jeal-
Gus because 10 suspects that l have been
making love to her."
How silly" said Sylvia, shifting i'm
patiently in her chair.
'Thc worst o: it is, proceeded, that
they Gre both right, as u rule. In this
particular case
"Jim! |" exclaimed Sylvia, bringing an
expressive iOoG down upon the hearth rug,
"if you've only come back to be horrid'-
~ have come back, said, "for the ex-
press purpose of giving Jones away, Or
whatever 1t IL you do for your best friend
when he Is married" "
That's nice Of you, Jim" said Sylvia,
leaning hSck contentedly. "Then you are
pleased?"
~ think Jones is an uncommonly lucky
man." l said.
Sylvia wrinkled her brows and looked
euriously at me.