Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-04-15
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
A DEBTORS DILEMMA
Concluded from YesterdayN

the shop, and, having at last found II,
she was next delayed by heavy show.
or, which would have completely ruin.
ed her best alpaca frock had she been
out In 1t; then she got into a wrong
bus and went miles out of her way. BY
this time she was exhausted and hun.
cry, and, like her sister. had fortified
herself at an A. b. C. shop before pro.
ceeding on her way: then came anoth.
er shower Of rain. And when at last
reached the Abbey" concluded Anne
lia, cit was to find that you had gone
Perhaps | ought to have stayed
where I was, but | thought you had
lost your way, and II was getting so
late"
"Oh, AK 10 return to Harlesden
was quite the best thing you could
have done" said Amelia amiably.
But, Amelia. had no money" said
Annie. rel ieved that her sister took
this view of her disobedience to orders.
"Oh. no, OF course not. Whatever
did you do?"
Annie smilingly told her story. The
elder sister listened. half admringly,
half disapprovingly.
What a ridiculous girl you are."
she exclaimed. Mind you send a pos.
tai order or stamps to the gentleman
directly We get home.'
Annie gave n sudden start, and star.
ed aghast at her sister for a moment.
her face turning from red to white and
from white to red.
Amelia, have done an awful thing.
] went away without asking for his
name and address,"
Child" said the elder Miss Page
sternly, rs It possible that you have
borrowed a shilling from a complete
stranger, and then hurried away with.
out asking for his card or address,"
Il was so clustered. and am not used
TO borrowing money, you know Ame
liza, and | was in such a predicament
Then just at the last, when naturally
l should have asked for il. man
came up and hailed him as an old
friend, and they began to- talk, 50,
without thinking. | gave little bow
and came away"
"Oh, quite" And Annie proceeded
TO give detailed description of the
stranger for her sisters benefit.
Well" said her sister, grimly but
with touch Of humor, II don't know
what you can do. You cant exactly
advertise, 'Wanted-A little middle.
aged gentleman. with bushy eyebrows
and a kind smile"
In spite of their CONSERVATION. both
laughed heartily at this, and the laugh
raised their spirits and did them good.
Take my advice" said Amelia
briskly, "as there Is nothing you can
do to remedy the error-forget all
about 1t! or course, II you should
come across the gentleman again. all
the better. In the meantime, | say,
forget all about It,"
But Annie did not find this advice
easy to follow, and during the rest of
her stay she was continually haunted
by the thought OF the kind little man
and his shilling and her own stupidity
In the matter. Suppose, oh, suppose
he might have thought her story a
fraud, after all? She grew crimson as
the thought required to her. On foot,
In the busy streets, on the top of a bus
or in the pit Of theater, she was con
tinually looking out for the trim little
man with side-whiskers. She looked
for the side-whiskers as her beacon
light, as they could be almost as easily
seen from the back and side as face to
face. Once from bus in one OF the
less busy parts she espied little man
walking briskly along whom she felt
sure was her unknown friend. She
started up in agitation.
The man gave the signal to the driv.
er, but at that precise moment the pc.
destrian turned his head, and Annie
saw to her dismay that, in addition to
the side-whiskers he had fiourishing
moustache and a very red nose.
"Oh, go on, please!" she exclaimed.
sitting down again hurriedly.
"Come now, know your own mind,
lidy!" said the conductor Grossly.
ut is-a mistake" she faltered In
confusion. II saw that gentleman
that little man with side.whiskers, and
i thought"
"All right; go on, BILL" roared the
conductor to the driver. "A Idly ere
as seen a little cove with side.whis.
-kers for the first time. A strange and
wonderful sight sartingly, seem as
they've been out of fashion many a
year, but"--turning facetiously to his
lady fare-"we cant stop the bus ev.
cry time for kooriosity Of that kind"
Time passed on, and the Misses
Page came nearly to the end OF their
visit. Annie had completely given up
all hope Of seeing her friend again,
when the unexpected happened at last.
The two sisters having spent all
and perhaps rather more-than they
could afford on the fascinating shops
of the great city, resolved on this their
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