The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-11-13

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! corniee''
Burnett is going out to dine with US
| Aunt Mary said jack There's so
! little he can eat on account of his ribs
that he's a good dinner guest for me-
Jacks aunt felt vaguely uneomfort-
able over this a1lusion to her grand
nephew's circumstances. and coughed
in slight embarrassment.
Burnett opened the door. and the car
riage lamp shone below. They took her
down and put her in, and the carriage
rolled away.
It was that June when "Bedelia' COW
cred nearly the whole of the political
horizon; it was the date of June when
West Point, Vassar, the Blue, the Red,
the Black and Yellow and every other
known device for getting rid of young
and growing-up America are all cast
loose at once on our fair land. The
streets were scene of glorious confu-
sion, and but for Aunt Mary no con-
siderations could have kept Burnett's
collar bone and Jacks melancholia
cooped up in a closed carriage. AS it
was, they were both ffdgeting like two
youthful Uncle Sans in a European
railway coupe, when the latter suddenly
exclaimed:
Here we arei''
Aunt Mary regarded the awning and
carpet and general glitter with a more
or less appalled, gaze.
Looks like-"she began; and was
interrupted by voice at her side:
Hello, Jacki"
Hello, CIover!"
She turned and saw him of the pale
mustache whom we once met in Mrs
Rosscott's drawing room.
Jack shook hands warmly, then ne
turned to his relative.
Aunt Mary, this is my friend Cio-
yer; he's often heard me speak of YOU
''Glad to meet you, Mr.. Rover" said
Aunt Mary, cordially,
Her nephew bent above her ear truTn
pet.
''Cloverl" he howled, with all the
strength he owned.
ct heard before said Aunt Mary,
somewhat coldly.
"Come on and dine with US, Glover"
said Jack; .'that'll just make four" (By
the way, isn't it odd how many people
ask their friends to dinner for the sim
pie reason that, automatically consid-
cred, each counts as onet)
"All right. WILL" said Glover, in his
languid drawI.
Aunt Mary saw his lips move.
IT'S no use my deceivin' you as to
my bein, little hard of hearin'," she |
said to him, because you can see my I
ear trumpet: so I'll trouble you to say /
that last over again
"All right. I WILL" Clover walled, |
good-humoredly.
"what?" asked Aunt Mary. 81
Gidn' Tt"
Jack cut her short by leading the
party inside.
The scene within was as gorgeous /
with golden stucco as the dining room |
of German liner. Aunt Mary was so /
overcome that she traversed half the /
room before she became aware of the |
mighty attention which she and her
three young escorts were attracting. In |
truth, 1t is not every day that three /
good-looking young men take a tiny /
old lady, bunch of violets and an ear /
trumpet out to dine at ten o'clock.
"Eiveryone's lookin'," she said to
Jack.
TITS your back, Aunt Mary" he re-
piled. voice that shook some loose |
golden fakes from the ceiling. .I tell |
you, not many women of your age have !
a back like yours, and don't you for
get it,
The compliment pleased Aunt Mary, !
because she had been all her life con-
sidered round-shouldered.
They went to a table, and were barely
seated when another man came up.
Hello, Jack!''
Hello, MITCHELL"
It was he of the Scotch ancestry Jack
sprang up and greeted him with warmth
then he turned to Aunt Mary
AUNT Mary" he screamed, this is
my friend''-he paused, put on all steam
and plowed right through-"Herbert
Kendrick Mitchell"
II didn't catch that at ALL said Aunt
Nary, calmly, but I'm just as glad to
meet the gentleman"
you'd better dine with us, Mitchell"
said Jack; 'that'll just make five.''
ct won't make but three for me-"
said Mitchell. II haven't had but two
dinners before tonight
Glover smiled because he heard, ard
Aunt Mary smiled because she didn't.
Then the waiter laid another plate
for Mitchell, and brought oyster cock
tails for everyone. Aunt Mary eyed
hers with early curiosity and later sus-
oicion; and then she smelled of it care
fully.
Il don't believe it's a good oyster
she said.
Yes, it is" said Mitchell, reassuring-i
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