The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-13
Continued from last Sunday.
CHAPTER XIII.
AUNT MARY ENTRAPPED.

CHAPTER XIII.
AUNT MARY ENTRAPPED.
Aunt Mary's arrival in the city JUS
conceded with the arrival of that day.
five o'clock. Five o'clock in early June
is very bright daylight, therefore she
was rather bewildered when the trair
pulled up in the darkness and electricity
of the stations confusion. The change
from sunlight TO smoke blinded he1
somewhat, and the view from the cal
window did not restore her equanimity
When the porter to whom she had been
discreetiy recommended by Joshua)
came for her bags, she felt woefully dis
tressed and not at all like her usual
self.
''Oh. do 1 have to get out? ?" she said.
II amt been in this place for twenty
five years, and I was to be met
The porter's grin lowered comfort
ingly over her head.
You can stay here jus's long as you
like, ma'am, :" he yelled. in the voice of
a train dispatcher. It'll send your
friends in when they inquyahs."
Aunt Mary eyed him gratefully, and
gave him the nickel which she had been
carefully holding in her hand for the
last hour.
Then she looked up, and saw Jack,
perfectly splendid Jack in resplen-
dent attire. handsome. beaming, with a
big bouquet of violets in his handi
For you, Aunt Mary" he said, and
dropped them in her lap, and Rugged
her fervently. She chung to him with
e cling that forgot the immediate past.
Oh! she was so glad to see him!
The porter approached
Has he taken good care of you, Aunt
Mary?" Jack asked, as the man gather
ed UP her things
Yes, indeed Aunt Mary declared.
So Jack gave the porter a, dollar.
Then they left the train.
Il was so worried" Aunt Mary said,
as she went along the platform hang
ing on her nephews arm. 'T thought
you'd met with an accident"
II couldn't get on until the rest got
off," he said. gazing down on her with
a smile: but was on hand, all right.
My. but it's good to think that you're
here. Aunt Mary. Maybe you think
that don't appreciate your taking all
this trouble for me. but do, just the
same"
Aunt Mary smiled all over. Every
one who passed them was smiling, too.
and that added to the general joy of
the atmosphere. Aunt Mary felt proud
of Jack, and rejoiced as to herself Her
content with life in general was, for
the moment. limitless.
why don't you stick those flowers in
your belt, Aunt Mary?" her nephew
asked, as they penetrated the worst Of
the human jungle. and the preservation
of the vioIets appeared to be the main
question of the day. That's what the
girls do"
His aunt looked vaguely down at her
self. She had no belt to stick her violets
in. She wore no belt. She wore a
basque. A basque is a beltless some
thing thar you can't remember, but that
females did, once upon a time, cover
the upper half OF their forms with.
They buttoned down the front with ten
to thirty buttons, and may. be studied
at leisure in any good collection of
daguerreotypes. Ladies like Aunt Mary
are apt to scorn such utilities as wan
ing styles after they pass beyond GER
tain age and for that reason there was
no place for Jacks violets.
Never mind he said. cheerfully,
having IOllOWeu HGE Will
his understanding Just hang on to
them minute longer. and well be out
OF all this
His words came true, and they finally
did emerge from the seething mass and
find a carriage, the door of which hap
pened t<, be standing mysteriously open.
Within, upon the small seat, some ON
miscient hands had already deposited
Aunt Mary's bags. 1t did not take
long to stow Aunt Mary. face to her
luggage, and she was barely establish
ed there before her trunk came, too;
and. although the coachplan looked SO
gorgeous, he was nevertheless obliging
enough to allow it to couch humbIy at
his feet.
Then they rolled away.
Jack sat sideways and looked at his
holding her hand. His eyes were
happy, and his companion
matched his eyes. Neither seemed TO
recollect that one was bitterly angry,
and that the other was on the verge
of rnelancholia. Instead, Jack declared,
AUNT Mary, I've made up my mind
to give you the time of your life!'
And Aunt Mary drew a sigh of belief
in his words and anticipation of their
fulfiilment
When they drew up in front of the
house she looked out and her face fell
a trif1e.,
High and narrow" she said
s"They all are said Jack, opening
the carriage door and jumping out 70
receive her.
The door at the top of the steps
opened, and a man came down for the
bags. In the hall above, pretty maid
waited with a welcoming smile.
Jack plotted his aunt upwards to the
lovely room which had been vacated for
her. The maid followed with tea ana
biscuits. and the man brought her lug
gage and ranged it unobtrusiyely in a
corner. There was a lavish richness
bout everything which made Aunt