The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-20

still he was very, very happy to b'
there with her-beside her-and to heal
her voice and look into her eyes when
ever the troublesome .'other people
would leave them alone together. And
she did seem happy, too-and so re.
ioiced that the tide of Aunt Mary:
; wrath had been successfully turned
! And so rejoiced that he was at work
! even in the face of her hopes as tc
his college career. And so rejoiced tc
take up the gay, careless thread OF
their mutual pleasure again.
| You're such baby!" she told hin
the morning after his arrival (an idea
Sabbath morning), when they were set
ting forth at a most leisureIy gait up
on the smoothest and shadiest of for
est paths you're such baby. Now
if you ask me why, I shall so dearly
love to tell you"
do tell me- he asked obediently
I'm wild to know
That's a dear boy!" she laughed
IF you wanted to know as badly as
that, I'd have to tell you anyhow.
whether I wanted to or not. But I
really want you to know. It's because
I'm so much the Oldest"
"Ohn' said Jack, much disappointed
us that why?"
Besides, you're so sort of uasophis-
ticated."
ST am, am I?'' he asked. grimIy.
Yes she said. nodding; "at least,
you impress me So
I'm glad of that he said, after a
little pause.
Che Iao1<aI IN
"Truly?"
Eyes, indeed
oh" she laughed, 'ff you say that,
then I know that you are less un-
sophisticated than I thought you
were.''
why 500" he asked, surprised
Don't you know that meek, mild
men always try to insinuate that they
are regular fire eaters. and vice versa :?
There was once a man who was kissing
me, and he drew my hands up around
his neck III such a clever, gentle way
that couldn't help saying: oh, how
many women you must have kissed!'
He just smiled and said: Not so
many as you might imagine But, OH
he had I found that out afterwards"
What did you do then?'' he asked,
frowning. .Cut him?''
mo; 1 married him. Why of course
I was going to marry him when he
kissed me- or I wouldn't have let him.
What are. you thinking OFF,
'I was thinking of you," he said
TITS a horrible habit I've fallen into.
But. never mind-keep on talking
81 don't remember what I was say
ing" she said. ooh, yes, 1 do, too.
About men-about good and bad men
Now. even if I didn't know how much
trouble you'd made in the world, I'd
divine it all the instant that you were
willing to admit being unsophisticated
People always crave to be the opposite
of what they are: the drug shops
couldn't sell any peroxide of hydrogen
if that wasn't so.''
He laughed.
Now, look at me- she continued.
tOh, I didn't mean rea11y-I meant
fguratively; but never. mind Now,
I'm nothing but a bubble and a toy,
and 1 ache to be considered a philoso-
pher Don't you remember my telling
you what philosopher I was. the very
first conversation that we ever had to-
gether? / do try so hard to deiude my
self into thinking I am one, that some
days I'm almost sure that really am
one. Last night, for instance, I was
thinking how nice it would be for my
Cousin Maude to marry YOU"
'Ye gods!' cried Jack.
She's so very rich Mrs. Rosscott
pursued. calmly; land you know the
law of heredity is an established scien-
tific fact now, SO you could feel quite
safe as to her nosef skipping the next
generation"
Jack was audibly amused.
IT'S not anything to laugh over,'' his
companion continued, gravely. ''It IS
something to ponder and pray over. If
was Maude I should be on my knees
about it most of the time
Nothing can help her now" said
Jack. Her parents have been and
gone and done it, as far as she's con-
cerned, forever. Prayer won't change
her nose, although age may broaden it
yet more
Don't you believe that nothing can
help her now? A good-looking husband
could help her lots. I've seen homelier
girls than she go just everywhere-on
account of their husbands, you know.
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