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

the pleasure of eScOrting YOU TO the
grand fandango to be held in the Or.
ham Crystal palace, under the super
vision of his royal swelledness, Mr..
Solomon Bangs"
You may, sir Oh, Brad OF course
I'd rather go with you, because"-
Because whatW
because l want to see how my pu-
pill looks dancing with somebody else"
Gus was prettier than ever the night
of the ball She was dressed simply in
white, but when she came out of the
dressing room at the hall and took his
arm Bradley noticed that the eyes of
half dozen young men followed her
and that they whispered to each other
Gus "order' was filed in few min
utes after the first number was over;
there were more applicants than
dances. Bradley danced n quadrille
with Clara Hopkins, who was pretty
and jolly, and he enjoyed it thorough
ly. He labored through contra dance
WIN pCOl Sl'tlll DtilltN anu uitI tll-
JOY it as much, although that effer-
vescent young lady purred that she
had had a perfectly lovely time" and
he was 'lookin so well'' and why
didn't he call at the house.
Miss Bailey's blue silk gown had an
imposing and very troublesome train,
and she smelt like a perfumers shop.
Captain Titcomb came up the stairs.
He had dripping umbrella in his
hand.
"Why, hello!' exclaimed Bradley. Il
didn't know you were coming"
Hello yourselfr' retorted the cap
tain. 81 didn't know you was comm
either. so we're square on that hitch.
It's BLOWN up reg'lar shorter out
side" he added.
"Georgianas gayer'n a tin peai|cr's
cart, amt she?' continued Titcomh.
"Cap'n Jabe's the only moulin pullct
in that coop"
lie broke of suddenly and was silent
for minute or more, Bradley asked
him what the matter was.
ooh, nothin" was the hasty reply.
"Quitc a crowd here tonight. Who's
the little clipper in the white with blue
pcnnants in her fore riggn'-the ono
dancln with Jonadnb WiXon's sisters
boy?'
"Thats Clara Hopkins"
"Iumph You don't say! Jim Hop
klns' girl. l wouldn't have known
her. And the captain subsidized once
more.
A little while after that, as Bradley
was dancing his Virginia reel with
Gus, he noticed a disturbance among
the crowd of watchers at the door.
He was in the middle of the line att
the time, and "Snuppy" Black stood
next to him.
"Hellow exclaimed "Snuppy." why
It can't be! BY thunder, it Isl Sam
Hammond's come. l didn't know he
was expected"
Hammond it was, and in all the glo-
ry Of city clothes and unlimited self
confidence When the reel was over he
CuI16 dcTOSS the llODI W Nietc NIuo
and Bradley We're standing.
How dye do, Gus?' he said, extend
ing his hand. I'm down for few
days. Got vacation that | wasn't
looking for. Came on tonights train
and thought I'd run up here for little
while, soon as | could get away from
the home folks. Let me see your order.
Hello, Brad. How are you?"
He was well dressed, still in the
rather conspicuous way, and he had
an easy, masterful air about him that
none of the country fellows had,
though they all envied It, And he was
goodlooking. That couldn't be denied,
The last dance was the lanciers, but
as "Bennie D." arose to ''call Off he
announced that there would be, by Spe
clal request, an "eXtra"-a waltz. Brad |
ley had seen Hammond talking with
the prompter and with Mr. Bangs, and
he knew whose the especial request
was. Under other circumstances he