Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1905-01-14

at is an honor" returned tina
gentleman. with bow and littl,
flourish of his hands that betrayed hi
Continental extraction even more un
mistakably than his speech. 81 shall
ever consider 1t so. But what has thu
young lady done?'
well, TO me II seems as IL she hat
committed social suicide. She's engag
ed herself to curate. A nice enough
man in himself-clever, and pious
and gentlemanly, and all that kind o.
thing, but no money. Not farthinl
beyond his stipend"
The rich mans full under lip shot
out in disapproval.
ut is Madness he said, "unles.
Miss Leslie has large income of hel
own"
That's just what she hasn't. But
no considerations Of that kind influ
Cncc. She doesn't care q straw fol-
dress or diamonds, or any OF the dear
delightful, naughty things that make
life - well - bearabie. Not even
bridge
"A very remarkable young lady
But II is madness all the same"
Mrs. Sinclair looked pensive.
Some people would call It the high
est kind of wisdom she observed
apparently in confidence to her fan
"Muriel is a perfect saint. She really
only lives to do good"
'One would not think so from her
appearance" remarked Van Schaafte
practically.
Mrs. Sinclair sniggered.
"You are very severe. Mr.. Van
Schaafte. Poor Muriel,"
This time the color flew to the young
mans countenance.
81 did not mean to be rude" he said.
Il think the young lady looks an angel,
But she has also very expensive
gown and people who live to do good
have generally very ugly ones. Is II
not so? The dress she Is wearing to.
night must have cost her a good deal.
at did, very great deal. know
for ] have to pay the bill. In fact,
lowering her voice confdentially
II don't mind telling you that am
going to give her all the frocks as long
as she Is with me. am determined
that she shall have every opportunity
Of forgetting that wretched curate.
Pretty frocks and fun and frolic will
all help, won't they? But all this is in
confidence, you understand-quite be.
tween ourselves-and I shall trust
you, Mr.. Van Schaafte, to further my
efforts in any you can"
Van Schaafte repeated his ceremonl.
Gus bow.
II shall be most happy" he said.
"But now will you not present me to
your niece?"
with great pleasure" returned
Mrs. Sinclair. And the recording
angel-had one been present-would
have noted that for once she spoke
truthfully.
AS of other people Of large and Ger
tain fortunes and humble and uncer
tain origin, there were many stories
afloat as to the Van Schaaftes' antece
dents; the country they had originally
hailed from, the social plane they had
previously moved in, the source from
which they drew their delightful and
enormous income. BY accident or de
sign veil had been drawn over the
facts, consequently the surmises OF
the curious were Of many shades and
varieties. Pawnbroking, usury, sweat
ing, dealing in every conceivable
article Of commerce from pliable bay
onets TO paper bags and old clotuss
had, In turn been conclusively proved
TO be the golden fountain which had
so bounteously enriched them. As tc
nationality. Rumor, with her thous
and tongues. proclaimed them to bt
Russian, Polish, Armenian or Jew as
the humor took her. Quite lately
however, since Ito put date to it,
VanSchaafte pere had considerably
dropped out of the running and Alfred
his son had reigned in his stead, these
discreditable fictions were considered
rather bad form, or at any rate out OF
date. II was now confidently asserted
that the mOney-and the name-had
been derived, or had evolved, from sue
cessful dealings in gold mines. Every