The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-10-30
CHAPTER VI.
THE OTHER MAN.

That evening Burnett felt it necessa-
ry to give his friend a word OF warning
''Holloway's going to take Betty In
tonight" he said, as they descended
their tower stair together.
who's Holloway Jack asked.
You can't except 70 have her all the
time. you know Burnett continued
'.She's really one of the biggest guns
here, even if she is one of the family.
WHO'S Holloway? ?"
Last night the mater had her all
mapped out for General Jie.gs, and
had an awful time getting her off his
hook and on to yours, and then you
drove her all this morning and walked
her all the afternoon, and the old lady
says she's got to play in Holloway
yard tonight-jus, liz bit, you know"
who's Holloway Jack demanded.
you know Horace Holloway: we
were up at his place once for the night.
Don't You remember?''
81 remember his place well enough;
but he hadn't got in when we came.
and hadn't got up when we left. so his
features arn't as distinctly imprinted
on my memory as they might be-"
That's So" said Burnett, pushing
aside the curtains that concealed the
foot of the wee stair; I'D forgotten.
Well, you'll meet hinn tonight, anyhow;
he came on the f1ve-five. HoIly's nice
fellow, only he's SO darned overfull OF
good advice that he keeps you feeling
withersome."
WHO will I have for diilner?" the
guest inquired glancing around to see
if there were any silver tissues or dis
tracing curls in sight
WELL" his friend replied, rather hesi-
tatingly, you must expect to balance
up for last night, reckon
your cousin, suppose Jack said.
Burnett nodded
''She wanted you he said. "She's
taken a fancy to you. and she can af-
ford to marry for love-" he added.
'I'm thankful that I can, TOO" the
other replied, fervently.
Burnett laughed at the feI'vor
''You make me thiak of her teacher
he said. ''She sings, and when she was
sixteen she meant to outrank Patti;
she was lots homelier then"
'Oh, L say!" Jack cried "I can be-
lieve most anything, but"
Burnett laughed, and then sobered.
''She was he said, solemnly; she
really and truly was. And her mother
said to her teacher, there in Dresden:
She will be the greatest soprano, won't
she?r And he said: Madame, she hasl
only that one chance-to be the great
est"
Jack laughed
But why Lorne'?'' he asked, sud
denly. why not Burnett since she's
your uncle's child?''
"Oh, that's straight enough; there's a
hyphen there. My uncle died and myi
aunt married title. My aunt's Lady
Carbohydrates but the family name is |
Lorne. And you pronounce my aunt's
name Chix.''
I'm glad I know" said Jack
Just then voices and rustling became
Mary's nephew wondered if any other
fellow present had such tempest
within his bosom as he himself was con-
scious Of attempting to regulate I'M
And then. after all, she
was, though, and he had to go up to /
her and talk to her; and terribly dull,
lard labor it was
While he was rolling the Sisyphus
stone Of conversation uphill for the
sixth or seventh time, Jack noticed a.
gentleman pass by and throw a more
han ordinarily interested glance their
way. He was a very well-built, fairly
sood-sized man of thirty-five or forty
years, with a handsome. embarrassing
ace and heavy, sleepy, dark eyes.
Who is that?' he asked of his COM
,anion.
Don't you know?'' she said in sur
Prise. That's Mr.. Holloway He's
ust come. Oh. he's so horridl think
les just too awfully horrid for any
ise."
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