Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-11-10
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
TEA LEAVES

even lacking the energy to pour IL out
She was physically tired, for she had
been dancing all the previous night,
but II was not this that made ifa seem
so droafy TO hor--which laid ihul dead
weight Of despair on her heart.
She reviewed the events Of the pre-
ccding evening and tried to look ON
them dispassionatoly. lie had seemed
so eager to secure her dances-hc hai
been 50 charming. 50 delightful. dur.
ing the first one--it had seemed, fron
the way he spoke. as II his head and
heart we're full Of her and he could
scarcely bear her ont Of his sight. At
one time they had coupled his name
with Laura Forbes, and she romem.
barcd what a dntostablc girl she had
thought her. THAT detestablc girl
was there at the dance. last night, and
he scarcely seemed to know she was
in the room.
II had pleased her too, to see his un.
reasoning jealousy Of Capt Hilton,
with whom she had danced several
times because his step went so well
with hers. and not because she cared
two straws about him. He bored her,
in fart-ho was the most unlntoresting
man In the world to talk to--so differ.
cnt-so very different from him. lie
might have known.
And then came his next dance-such
a little way further down the program,
And how she had been looking forward
TO II! She had stood and waited for
him near her chapcron, and--he had
never come up. Suddenly she saw him
dancing in the centre Of the room with
Laura Forbes He had actually cut
her dance,
a very passion Of anger took pos.
ycssion Of her, and she turned TO wei.
come Capt. Hilton eagerly when he
came up to ask her what she was doing
standing alone.
Her partner had not appeared, she
explained with a reckless laugh. OF
course he might have it-they must
begin at onCe-it was her favOritC
waltz-too much had been lost already
and, stIll talking breathlessly, she had
been whirled into the midst Of the
dancers.
And the rest of the evening had
passed in a passion of excitement and
anger.
All his dances had been given to
Cant. Hilton and how the evening had
raggcd-dragged.
He had come up to her once with
some story about a mistake, but she
would not listen She waved him aside
Please don't apologize" she said air
ily. Il enjoyed my dance much more
as It was. Capt. Hilton dances so beau,
tfully" And she was whisked off be-
fore he could say any more and he did
IL, r.rmpt TO 90 near her again.
Ani 20 she sat in the drawing room
dcsoate and dreary. He had proved
taitnless, and there was no more hap
piness left in her life.
The door opened suddenly and he
was announce la Il momcHt she had
started up out OF her huddlcd position
Tho lossitudo I,l hor ,aco and a
Irichtnoss and bardness como into bor
eyes.
"Ab how d,vou do" rormoIIv "so
mead 81 you ~ ooro ,odov uoro on,
an alone and conseouontIv ,nduI,inn
In a n, Of tho ,hImos Ono coon oo, !
tirod or one,s avn comrony- don', you
8ndo"
She ,hrow boroors dowr oootn IN a
chair her nrnttv chin raised n lIttIc
higher Than usu,I while n fever sno,
hurnod on e,cb cbeel, Her words come
ranidIv and hreatbIessIy nc ~ sba were
anxIoms IN avoid n nnnso
He tool, n scat onnosito bor and
Icolod NJ bor curiousIy ue had peye,
seor her In tbia mood hofore
"It donords on ono,s tbougbts" II,
answered ~ one can huild castles
I'm rho mir, oro'e comnony ia vorv nIco
hnt ~ instead thora ors rothing hrt