The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-09-25

/ desk with checks on it in the other
room"
was somewhat relieved to have the
proprietor accept my check without
question and with polite invitation to
call again and wish for my better luck
next time. | shall certainly call again
not that | approve of gambling. but to a
person of my stern and persistent
morality it would be compromising with
the devil TO allow my money to remain
in the hands of such instruments of evil.
| shall not only regain what | lost, but
win much more, as a lesson and rebuke
to the man who so plausibly conducss
the evil resort This | can do by skill
fully adopting the plan of betting next
time on the very cards / lost on last
time.
We spent some further hours of the
night in studies of the lighter sides OF
metropolitan life. and to my surprise,
Mr.. Faykerr was plentifully supplied
with money, which he spent literally
though he overlooked repaying me the
cost of the dinner.
In the course of the evening, at a res
taurant where all the distinguished
artists of the dramatic and operate
stage gather for supper, was made &C
quainted with Miss Mavme Franklyn,
fancifully nicknamed by her intimates
Babe She confded to me that she
is soon to star in a splendid production
of famous playwright's masterpiece,
but at present is resting from profess
sional employment.
She is, as / have said-for of course
she is the lady have contrasted with
Miss Lacquerre-petite, blond, merry
I,,+ ;,,+aI1a~+,,o1 II, daa-
uncle she is the most ravishingly beauti-
full creature | ever saw. In spite of her
sedate mental tendencies she allows her
self simple recreations as a relief from
the arduous duties of her professional
work, and was, at the time / first met
her. drinking champagne from stein
and eating lobster.
She was richly attired, though rather
less completely than seemed becoming
to so distinguished an artist in so pub
lie place-her waist consisting of little
more than belt and two shoulder
straps-but she explained this by in
forming me that she had Just come from
a reception at the Van Aster's. To my
delight she agreed to go with me to the
next days races in an automobile Mr..
Faykerr had engaged for me.
We had merry time. Several other
famous actresses with whose names /
was not familiar, as they had been play
ing abroad in London and Paris, they
informed me, accompanied tbs and a lunch
Mr. Faykerr thoughtfully ordered for
me from a noted caterer we ate en-
route, going and coming, the young
ladies playfully throwing bottles at
other automobile parties containing
friends and otherwise proving that their
severe artistic training does not sup
press their liveliness of heart
For several DAYS / saw much of Babe |
Miss Franklyn-and found her
woman worthy of my real alteration. All /
my aspirations interested her. all my /
understood. Finding my attachment to /
her of such a nature that she is con-
stant1v in my thoughts, | have about i
to offer her my heart and
hand.
I was interrupted at this point by re-
ceiving note from Mrs. Lacquerre ask
ing me to call at once. responded. and
size questioned me about the distin-
guished friends / have recently made.
concerning whom, in relation to me,
she said there was some current gossip.
When | had finished naming and de-
scribing them Mrs. Lacquerre declared
Reuben, you have fallen. into the
clutches of as lively gang of sflarpers
and bounders as New York can boast.
Your friend Faykerr reallv comes of
/ good family. but he was disowned by
hem years ago. He has several times
5een the hero of sensational press stories
IF scrapes which would have landed him
n Jail if swindled men-like YOU
would prosecute him. OF course they
won't, and he impudently continues liv-
ng by the industry of plucking geese.
The others you mention are not ac-
resses, but belong to the army of name