Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-17


and"
Il am sorry" said the White Poo.
dies master.
She cried out: Sorry for me. you
mean?"
YES" said the White Poodle's mas.
ter.
Now you shall learn the truth" she
said. II never meant to tell you, but
your pity for me has driven pity for
myself out of my head. Our first and
final isagreement-about that dia
mond star"
"Ah!" he said. "why bring up all
that now? II Is so late in the day"
ut is never too late in the day to
learn the truth" she said. Colonel
Dane had expressed admiration for me
too warmly. asked him to discontin.
ne his visits. since he had rendered II
Impossible for me to receive him here
upon the footing Of an ordinary friend
He sent me a letter full o. penitence
and--a browning piece Of insolence-
the diamond star you saw. | sent II
back to him at once, without a word!
A few hours later, Gertrude Lorraine
came burrying to me. She showed me
diamond star which a friend had
sent her Brakeston. II he had noticed
it, would have been like a maniac"
Curious that man should be un.
faithful and jealous at the same in.
slant! But I've known such cases"
said the master OF the White Poodle.
80 took 1t to keep for her, as she
begged me- for few weeks, until"
"Brakeston being got rid Of. she
could safely | begin to see. %
said the master Of the White Poodle,
shaping his lips inton whistle.
when she had gone, sat looking
at the star. Suddenly, noticed en-.
craving on the back. From ]. D. the
letters ran, and there was the days
date. Mrs. Lorraine's friend was
Colonel Dane, and the star he had sent
to me and that had returned to him,
he had sent to her, at once, without
even altering the inscription"
Dane" said the master of the White
Poodle, was always a saving fellow.
But-but you wore the wretched
thing"
Il did. II was pretty-and new.
put 1t on and went down to dinner
You noticed tt"
And we Quarrelled!"
For the first and last time. You
began by insulting me-" she said, with
a little quaver.
Il was madly jealous"
And | was obstinate and wouldn't
Iexplaln. For one thing I'd promised
Gertrude not to"
And so that silly little idiot parted
u.s." said the White Poodle's master
"Well. the deed has been drawn up
and signed. | suppose"
"Oh, of course, We couldn't alter
things now" said the White Poodle's
mistress.
DO you mind sitting down and talk.
ing II over?" The White Poodle's mas.
ter pointed to the divan.
Il have only a few moments to
spare!" protested the White Poodle's
mistress. But, STILL she sat down on
lone end of the divan. and the White
Poodle's master sat at the other.
There was long silence! then the
man said:
Alice, my darling can you forgive
me? Will you take me back?"
And the woman answered:
ITS quite too late! People would
louy VIC ulNu huO" our ONH HllHub.
The master OF the White Poodle
looked at the smoking.room fire, which
was burning red and low. Then O
thought occurred to him.
We've could explain" he said
awkwardly, that we had submitted
the-the matter to arbitration"
I'VE could-perhaps," said the mis-.
tress Of the White Poodle: but sup.
pose we were asked to name our arbi
trator-what them"
There was scufflipg sound outside
the door and a little whine. Some.
thing Numbered against the curtains.
1--WE could name" Suddenly the
master Of the White Poodle lifted his
hand. There he Isl" he said.
The White Poodle's mistress utter.
ed little cry, for in the middle of the
floor stood the White Poodle. At his
feet lay a dilapidated smoking coat,
which, to Judge by its appearance,
might have been exhumed from the
dust hole, and he carried In his mouth
a quilted satin slipper belonging to
his mistress. The fellow to 1t he had
left upon the stairs. And. seeing two
pairs OF human eyes bent upon him
end shining with admiration. the
White Poodle prlcked his ears, wag.
sed his tail violently, and parked a
smothered bark.
Kun" his mistress cried. "Oh, you
darling beast'"