Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-11-04


orst party tonight. My skirts are COM
6g down two whole inches. I'm to
0kc dinner In the dining room instead
n having tea In the nursery, and my
hair oh, do listen, Clorinda-my hair is
Ooing into a plat, a really, really plat,
Will ribbon on the tail of It. No more
Ooublesome curls to bother with.
Don't you remember how I always
ssre~ched when they wound them over
0AAt old stick and smacked them down
With the brush? You wouldn't know me
Aster today, don't believe, SO perhaps
No Just as well we gave each other
- now and forever"
With this tragic remuneration Clorin.
~ owner gathered the plump kid
bo0y into her arms, gave It a spas
Oodic hug and darted across the room
- where n less elegant, but very sym.
Detbetic, doll lay buddled In the corner.
"And you, too, Tilly; you've got to go.
and the paper DOLLS 4.
A whole box full Of gay paper ladies'
Vas tipped over, the well handled fig
ures swooped up into one arm, and
with Clorinda, Jane and lilly In the
other their mistress mounted the mar
row Eight Of steps leading to the attic.
There. under the caves, she poked
about until she dragged out n long
WOODEN box. She took the lid Off and
Rid tlorinda In, Strengthened the blue
dresH caresslngly about the rigid body
md ratted the dlmpled hands down ON
0th"r side. Clorinda's blue eyes gazed
~ Gppoalingly for a moment. then, as
NE hcX was given slight jolt. their
va; lids dropped over them with
uttl" click.
A! the time she was being dressed
b Lcr dainty white party frock with
Ms Iutterlng ribbons, all the time she
eat IA l3-year-old state at the dinner
mb.' and h~ard her brothers do mock
hon. age to her teens" and NIL the
TIM her guests laughed and Crollcked,
while the big cake was cut and the
IS scarlet candles were blown out and
he gifts passed around. Clorinda's mis-
Tres felt Il queer little ache way down
m hcr heart trcmulous fiutter In her
hitlc stowaways up among the cob
well under the attic caves.
An hour or so later the girl whose
dol days We're over raised her tousled
bend from the pillow.
81 inst can't sand It," she whisper
N and I'm going to do it, no matter
b. %, cared | get"
Iowa from her bureau she lifted a
CHI candlestlck, lighted the tiny al
PEI opened her door and peered for
on lmid Instant into the dark hail,
tho LCrriCd toward the attic stairway.
FL one bare foot and then the other
lin iHgiy climbed those twisted
ST. e They crcaked and the candle
sp' cred and the rain tinkllng on the
roC ylt shivers down hen Dluk not
ut the sort Of shlvers Il girl of 10
WI doll days were over should
ha' But everybody was asleep.
eve lag was dark, and there might
be up fror,N
\ mlm, J.uuHdu must be res
cut al laal that hateful box was
req Il, once again the lid jerked
on ai IN the dim candle light
Gle and THY were dragged from
the ampcd resting place. The pm.
PEI oils could wait until tomorrow
but ok over the stairs these two
pre- vs. companions were carried the
ear showering them with pearly
teal
O. what breathless tripping
shr, IN th2 hall! What a hasty blow
ing at Of the candle, and then what
as mpcrius into bed With both dear
I'D ioll friends Struggled up beside
Der
-lsu't this gorgeous dearsy Isn't
his old time? I'm golr to keep you
N til nursery ana .r1u snail watch me