Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-24

Is It nOt?" she said, pronouncing II
quantity.
He sat down rather suddenly on
hearing her utter his name. How had
she learned It? Not a soul on the
train knew II, he was sure.
81 am Caspar Guggenslocker. Per-
NIT me, Mr.. Lorry. to present my wife
and my niece. Miss Guggenslocker,
said the uncle more gracefully than
he had ever heard such thing uttered
before.
In o daze, stunned by the name
nslocker-.mystified over their
acquaintance with his own when he
had been foiled at every fair attempt
to learn theirs. Torry could only mum
BILE his acknowledgements. In all his
life he had never lost command OF him
self as at this moment. Guggenslocker!
He could feel the dank sweat OF disap-
pointment starting on his brow. A
butcher-a beer maker--a cobbler-a
ECrdener-all symptoms of Guggen-
slOcker. A sausage manufacturers
nieCe-Miss Guggenslocker! He tried
to glance unconcernedly at her as he
took up his napkin, but his eyes way
cred helplessly. She was looking Sc
renCly at him, yet he fancied he saw
I shadow OF mockery in her blue eyes.
III you were novel writer. Mr.. Lor-
ry, what manner of heroine would you
choose" she asked, with smile SO
tantaliZing that he understood in
stinctively why she was reviving a
topic once abandoned. His confusion
was increased. Her uncle and aunt
were regarding him calmly-expectant-
ly, he imagined
II have no ambition TO be a novel
writer" he said. 80 | have not made a
study Of heroines."
but you would have an ideal" she
persisted.
I'm sure IL dont-that is, she
would not necessarily be a heroine.
Unless, of course. II would require
heroism to pose as an ideal for such
q prosaic fellow as !.
ITO begin with, you would call her
Clarabel Montrose or something equal
ly as impossible. You know the name
|
phonious. That Is an eXacting rule. -
II was an open taunt, and he could see
that she was enjoying his disco .Inture.
1t aroused his Indignation and he wits.
Il would first give my hero dis
tinguished name. No matter what the
heroine's name might be, pretty or 9TH
erwise, | could easily change II TO his
l., 10,
meath his now bright. keen eyes and
the ready though unexpected Tetort.
Uncle Caspar placed his napking to his
lips and coughed. Aunt YyOnne studi-
ously inspected her bill OF fare. mo
matter what you call rose. It is al
ways sweet" he added meaningly.
At this she laughed good naturedly.
lie mGrveled at her white teeth and
red lips. A rose, after all. Guggen-
sloCker, rose; rose not Guggenslocker.
No. no! A rose only! He fancied he
caught a sly look of triumph in her
unCle's swift glance toward her. But
Uncle Caspar was not rose. lie was
GuggenslOcker. genslocker-butch-
er! Still he did not look the part; no,
indeed. That extraordinary man a
butcher, a gardener. a-and Aunt
Yvonne? Yet they were KuggensloCk-
ers.
Here is the waiter" the girl OBJ
served to his relief. Il am famished
after my pleasant drive. 1t was so
braclng, was It not, Mr.. Grenfall Lor-
ry?"
Give me a mountain ride always rs
an appetizer" he said obligingly, and
so ended the jest about name.
The orders for the dinner were given,
and the quartet sat back in their chairs
to await the coming of the soup. Gren-
fan was still wondering how she had
learned his name, and was on the
point OF asking several times during
the conventional discussion OF the
weather. the train and the mountains,
He considerably refrained, however,
unwilling to embarass her
Aunt Yyonne tells me she never ex-
pected to see me alive after the station
agent telegraphed that we were COM
ing overland In that awful old carriage.
The agent at p says 1t is q dang
erous road, at the very edge OF the
mountain. He also increased the com
posture OF my uncle and aunt by telling
them that wagon rolled off yesterday
killing n man, two women and two
horses. Dear Aunt Yyonne, how troub'
led you must have been!"
an confess there were times wher
thought we were rolling down the
mountain" said Lorry, with relieved
shake OF the head.
Sometimes ! thought we were soar
ing through space, whether upward OF