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

any?"
Aunt Mary thumbed her trunk key
| II want a nightgown," she said
maybe I'll want something else later
| Maybe"
You're not going to bedI"
| She drew herself up.
81 guess I can If I want to; guess
I can There's the bed and here's me-
whatever are you saying? 1t ISM
half-past six o'clock
I'm not praying about anything.
] said the old lady. 'T don't pray about
| things. I do 'em when needful. And
| when I'm tired go to bed
The maid was making wildly signifi-
cant gestures behind the back of heI
new mistress. Jack suddenly perceived
the fact, and ceased to oppose his
powerful relative.
"All right, Aunt Mary" he said, with
sugary sweetness and lamblike submits
siveness. IT thought we'd dine out to-
gether, but If you don't want to we
needn't. And if you feel like it when
you waken, we can"
He kissed her, and retired from the
room.
did he say we're goin' out to din
ner2" Aunt Mary asked, when she was
lClt dlOIS VIII the servant, VINO nuITlSO
to take her bonnet and shawl, and got
her into juxtaposition with the tea tray
as rapidly as possible.
Yes, ma'am," the girl screamed, nod
ding.
Has the cook left?'
NO Shaking her head violently.
The old lady began to eat and drink
and reflect, all at the same time.
by the way, what's your name?'
she asked the maid, suddenly. Jack
didn't tell me-
Janice, ma'am."
"Granite?" said Aunt Mary. What
a funny idea to name you thatf Did
they call you for the tinware or for the
rocks?' :.
81 don't know" shrieked Janice who
was busily occupied in unpacking the
travellers trunk.
Her mistress watched her with a
critical eye at first, but it became a
more or less sleepy eye as the warmth
OF the tea meandered slowly through
its owner. There was a triangular bat
tie within Aunt Mary's brain; she
wanted to please Jack, she wanted to
please herself and she was almost dead
with sleep.
do you think I ought to try and go
out with my nephew to-night?" she
asked Janice.
IF it was me. should CO.. cried the
maid.
ST never was called slow before"
Aunt Mary said, bridling. "I'll thank
you to remember your place. young
woman"
Janice explained.
'Oh! didn't hear plainly" said Aunt
Mary. IT don't always. Well, go or
not go, I've got to sleep first. I'm
dreadfully sleepy, and I've always been
a great believer in sleeping when you're
sleepy"
The fact of the sleepiness was so evil
dent that no attempt was made to gain
say it. Janice brought a down quilt
from the closet and tucked her charge
up luxuriously on the great bed. Five
minutes later she was in dreamland.
Jack came in about seven and looked
at her.
"She mustn't be disturbed he said,
thoughtfully. eff she wakes up before
ten We'll go out them
She awoke about nine. and when she
opened her eyes the first thing that she
saw was Janice, sitting near by.
81 feel real good said Aunt Mary.
I'm so glad,' yelled Janice, and
smiled. too.
The old lady sat up. A flood of met
ropolitan fever surged suddenly through
her
81 believe could have gone out, after
ALL she said.
your nephew is waiting" the maid
howled. Shall tell him you want to
go. after an?"
rs it late?' the old lady inquired.
oh. dear. no.
"'Ten him I'll be down in five min
utes''
can you change in that timer"
Janice stopped short to Shrek.
What should 1 change for?'' Aunt
Mary demanded, in establishment "Ain't
I all dressed now?"
Janice did not attempt to shrek any
counter-advice, and while she was gone
to find Jack her mistress brushed her
self in some places, soaped herself in
others and considered her toilet made.
When Janice returned she caught up
loose lock of hair, and put the PACKET
hole of her skirt square in the middle
of Aunt Aiary's back, and dared go no
further. There was an air even about
the back of Jacks influential aunt
which forbade too much liberty to
those dealing with her.
CHAPTER XIV.
AUNT MARY EN- FETE.
Aunt Mary descended the stairs about
half past nine; she thought it was a bout !
a quarter of eight. but the difference |
between the hour that it was and the |
hour that she thought that it was will |
be all the same a hundred years from
now.
Jack came out of the Louis XIV |
drawing room when he heard her step |
in the nah. There was another young |
man with him.
This is my friend Burnett, Aunt |
Mary" her nephew roared. You must
excuse his not bowling lower, bur you |
know he broke his collar bone recently" |
Aunt Mary shook hands warmly; she |
knew all about the ribs and the collar |