Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-06-07

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ent state of this corporations finances
mustn't be considered a widows mite
| Well, this amt what | was after, bu
it's none the less welcome, as the cal
said when it found the mouse swim
min in the milk pail. Swing her in
Barney! Now Wen go back and have
another try for the Mary DIS anchor
They had some long talks together
concerning their new venture, which
up to date although they had made
some money, had not given them the
opportunity for "big job that they
hoped for.
Brad" observed the captain as they
We're walking up from the wharf one
olening, ARE you gittin' discouraged?
mo, not yet. | didn't expect any
thing different this first summer"
"What do the old maids say"
ooh, they believe I'm going to get
rich, of course
"Of course. Well, maybe they amt
any further out in their rcck min one
way than Simmons and the rest arc
the other. What does that httle Baker
girl have to say about it?'
"Oh, well. she didn't quite like it al
first, but the more we talk about it to
gether the better the plan seems tc
her.
Il presume likely You and she talk
about it gool dealY" There wasn't
the slightest flavor Of sarcasm appar-
ent in this question. so Bradley admit
ted. that he and Gus did have good
many talks on the subject.
And this statement wasn't an cyag-
gerati0n 1t had become 4 regular
thing for the junior partner in the
anchor dragging concern 10 drop in at
the Baker homestead of IN c"cning
after supper was over and discuss hap
penings ana plans with Grs. THE feel
ing that the girl was not 50 wholly at
one with him in his hopes and en-
billions as she used to BE- Ind called
Bradley. He resented her criticisms
of the now venture OF the evening
when he first told her of it. Five
years before, he knew. she would have
thought it "sploadid' simply because
he thought So lie had come home OK
pccting to find her unchanged, forget
ting how much he had changed himself,
and now he determined that he would
compel her TO believe in him and his
work.
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which they didn't agree Bradley
considered dancing nonsensical and a
waste of time. Gus, on the other hand,
was very fond Of it.
"I'd rather saw wood myself" de-
clared the former one evening.
''1herc'd be about as much work in it,
and considerably more fun"
But, Brad, I do like dancing, and
there are dances here once in awhile,
such as they are, and-well, I wish
you danced"
II suppose l could manage to navi-
gate through quadrille without
wrecking more than half the set, but
a waltz would have me out of sound
ings in no time"
"Will you try to learn if I teach
your"
"Think twill pay for the wear and
tear on your nerves-and the furni-
ture?"
"I'll risk the nerves, and we need
some new furniture anyway. Come.
Wen begin now. I'll hum the tune,
and You can imagine that Bonnie DIS
three piece orchestra is playing Annie
Rooney with their own variations,
and that you're waltzing-well, with
Georgiana Bailey"
Great Scott. Let's imagine some
thing pleasant to begin on. Al right
here goes! Get out Of the channel
Winfield"
One evening toward the end Of the
month Gus said to him; BRAD. II you
We're ] would You 90 TO the ball on the
evening Of Decoration day at the
town hall? I've had two Invitations"
"IIumph! The answer was some
what hesitatlng.
II supposed yen didn't know, Other,
wise, of course
Il should have invited my dancing
teacher 10 go with me, Gus, would
You have liked IL IL | had Invited
yuE
Il should '