Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-04-12

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They were one of those trusting up.
to-date young married couples who
profess to scoIn the old.fashiOned
weaknesses of the newly wed. Al.
though they had been one for more
than a year they still Rugged the be.
lief that their conduct on the honey.
moon had fooled everybody into the
notion that they we're well settled man
and wife. They didn't use dear" nor
"ewCet" in addressing one another,
and in fact after twelve happy months
they believed that their experience
was at least one amphatic no" to the
question. rs marriage n failure?"
Kate" said Tom Kingsland h. his
wife at breakfast. Cousin Horace
Captain Horace Kingsland-is coming
how he treated us when we were In
TOrontO?'
He was grand. that's what he vas.
Tom" she radiated, pouring the cot.
fee with new zest. "He was lovely to
US, and we must"
That's what was going to sug
gest." broke in Tom. we must do
something for him"
Just leave II to me, Tom. Do?
Why. Id stand on my head for Cousin
horace. And. say, Tom. he must
meet Martha Dinwiddle. She's
"Oh. there you go. Of course! Match.
making. Why on earth cant a man
have good time without getting all
tangled up with wom--"
Thomas"
gynfnu IN uS1ny can't /. u
a visitor, have good all round time
without being harnessed up with a lot
Of women he never saw before and
may never see again? Now | don't
think Horace cares for society Ny
way would be to"
Your way would be to drag him
round to lot of theaters. show him
the stockyards and maybe get up a Wis.
/ itor's card to that hateful club, where
he might be tempted to drink some OF
those horrible high.balls Mrs. Ciatter
was telling us about. You seem t.
forget, Tom with sly shrugD, that it
isn't much more than year ago ! was
pretty successful entertainer OF
bachelors myself. hope ="
"Oh, that's all right. don't mind
your doing all you can. but this thing
OF breaking out into society-you know
we agreed to stay in the background
! cant afford the kind of start we
both believe in. and"
There you go!" she snapped. Who
said anything about big society tunC
ton? You know | have four or Ave
dear personal friends-of course
mean girl friends-who would fal
over themselves to attend ever FL
simple a party of mine.
oh don't know" said Tom. trying
to read his paper. sip his coffee and
talk all at the same time. "Of course
II you tell them that Horace's hand
some young and rich. they'll all com"
Most young women would. They
How smart we're getting" su".Ted
Kate. Then as he remained silent she
( resumed in tones in which a tremolC
threatened the asperity. Thomas
/ Kingsland. you're positively urbear
ahle!"
She got up and was for founciEg Out
of the room when he caught her hand
and said
"Oh. here. Kate. Don't get angry
You know | was sick and tired Of
these society people when ! met you
don't mind Martha. she Is a COrier
but for heavens sake don't go giyinl
a big party. wouldn't enjoy II. HOr
ace wouldn't and besides II you sent
out big list the very people you care
least iOr will come. and the best. the
kind we need. will stay away. Ism,
that the way 1t always happens?"
''Thuf'G inaf uFhnt I Fy
say II you hadn't stopped me with yOul
horrid objections" resumed the pla
Gated Kate. MY idea would he a nice
little Thanksgiving dinner here al
home with let's say. eight guests in
Guiding Horace. 1t wouldn't cost
oh, ! don't care what it'd cost Ii
there's to be only ten of us. but
don't think you can get eight young
folks together for just dinner and
with married folks, too! They won't
come, Kate"
They will Tom"
"Oh. Martha might daYesay
you've been telling her about Horace
and"
"Hes. have. don't deny It," said
Kate, sharply, sure OF her ground
"They're suited to each other exact
~. and If can help matters along. you
bet ! will. So there"
"All right, missile" he grinned get
ting up; go ahead. but I'll bet you q
Sealslin they all don't COme-not ever
bali Of them"
IN make the bet. you rascal" she
laughed and all that day she was writ
ing the most winsome little notes u
four Of her dearest friends and four Oi
her most esteemed" male aCuuaint
anCes.
Tom brought Cousin Horace HON,
with him that evening. and Mrs. Kings
land went on over him as iunily
as young pullct over her first chick
He was a big. sweet-vOiCed sOldierly
man. with yellow, curly hair and the
manner OF boy. Coming from the
rigorous weather Of Canada. he looked
very queer in his fur great.Coat. car
md mittens. for the day was almost
warm. They had merry time at sup
per- Kate was at her best. and Tom
delighted at the first chance he'd had
in year to take "a flyer" with man
his wife could trust.
Kate, dear" he said at last. wink
ing slyly at his cousin. Horace has
TO go down town to look alter his lug
sage. 1t wont take MS long"
"All right. Tom. III trust you with
Horace. know he'll take care of you
Besides, ! want you to mail some let.
tiers for me-the invitations. You