Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-05-05
Photo copyrish, by J. Il. Purdy. Boston.

The engagement was announced tho
other day. The wedding will be Cele.
brated in June. Mike" is responsible
for II.
Mike" Is a street dog lie had no
intention of interfering in anybOdys
love affairs. Mike" has been sleeping
in ash boxes and area ways all winter
Mostly he has dined on the contents
OF garbage cans. He has been kicked
about the streets for two years and ha
considers himself a good judge of hui
man nature Because he made a mis-.
take and got kick which severely
damaged one of his hind legs, he sud
denly found himself transported into
dog heaven. with plenty of good things
to eat gentle mistress, and a warm.
soft box full of straw to sleep in. Incl
dentally he entirely changed the des
tiny of at least three people. Which
shows that in the case of dogs at least
swift kick is often Guessing In dis
guise.
Miss Annette Logan was in her sec
ond season. She was an orphan
pretty, young and rich. She lived In
a big corner house with two maiden
aunts and four servants. During her
| first year out ii was a free.for-all
race for her favor. She played no ia.
vorltes, and, by the exercise of a great
quantity Of tact, made only few enc.
mes.
By the time her second season was
well under way her love affairs seemed
to be rapidly nearing crisis. The
| 40 No "a %,
men, and the rivalry between them
was so close as to furnish an endless
subject for conversation and conject.
ure.
One OF the young men was Tom
Elmot. He had been born with whole
dozen of silver tablespoons in his
mouth, so II was not to be expected
that he would be a thing of beauty.
As matter of fact, he was far from
1t. He had thin red hair, a projecting
Adams apple, a huge nose, a retreat.
ing chin, and a decent disposition.
| 20 Tom, well, he'll never set the
river on fire." was the way his best
friends spoke of him.
HE don't need to-" the cynics would
answer, so long as he has money to
burn"
Tom had never gone into business
People pointed him out as an awful
example of the idle rich.
i've got money enough" Tom said
to people who demonstrated with him,
"and | know perfectly well that there
is nothing can do more than decently
well. ! don't see any reason why
should go into competition with smart
er fellows than | am who really Iced
the money. Besides, cant say that
the idea of work appca's &c Inc strong
| ly."
Edward J. Jones was his exact op
posite and his most deadly rival. Ed.
ward J. Jones had come in from the
country only few years before. Al
ready he had begun to make his
mark" He was ambition and energy
personifed. Rich and elderly persons
with closely cropped white nous,
taches and deep lines In their faces
spoke of him with respect as "a com.
ing man."
Give Jones ten years more and he'll
be a rich man." was the way they
spoke of him on La Sale street.
Meanwhile Edward J. Jones was hus
banding his resources and forging
ahead at fast clip. People who got
In his way were likely to get out again
In hurry, taking with them either
financial or physical bruises, as the
case happened. He lived at a fash.
ionable boarding house, but he rather
prided himself on avoiding the extrav-
agances which weaker young men
yield to.
Edward J. Jones arranged all his az.
fairs so as to best suit the accomplish.
ment Of the immediate plan which he
had In view. So when he settled down
seriously to woo and win Miss An.
nette Logan he moved his household
goods into a boarding house which
stood almost diagonally across the
street from her big house. The audac-
| ity OF the move set people to chatter
ing like a flock of blaCkbirds. The
general opinion was that now 1t was
all up with poor Tom Elliot.
when Ed Jones starts out in earn.
est after thing he gets It," was the
way it was put.
AS matter of fact. Miss Annette
| Logan was at first angered at the
frank aud practically public avowal of
Edward J, Jones intentions 1t seemed
to her almost insolent, and for a few
weeks she treated the forceful Mr.
Jones with marked degree of cold
ness. But Edward J. Jones was wise
youth for his years and good Judge
Of human nature on its feminine side
Every woman likes a strong man
and bold man, and within six months
Miss Anette Logan had become accus.
toned to the sight OF Edward ]. Jones.
Also the seven days wonder of society