The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-11-17
"WiIfrid's Final.
BY G. S. LAYTON.


We were at breakfast when papa
announced the coming Of Wilfrid.
What, to live with us?" cried I
aghast.
Yes"
For always?"
my dear child of course mott"
When papa calls me his dear child,
ike that, know something has hap
pened TO upset him. So l discreetly
left him TO pursue the conversation or
not as he liked.
Para is a doctor and we live in the
country. It is dreadfully dull. Of
course. because nothing ever happens
that hasn't happened hundred times
before-at least very seldom.
There has just been an exception
however, and papa is very put out
about it, A new doctor has arrived
and actually has the audacity to put
up a BRASS plate In opposition to his.
For years papa has been the only
medical man in the place, and so is
naturally annoyed. Moreover, Bryan
Eelton. NJ. Dts rather a nice name
Lis young, decidedly good-looking, and
&ashes about the place in a smart
gig.
| passed papa his second cup Of
coffee, and it seemed to remind him
of my existence. for he re-opened the
conversation about Wilfrid.
1T appears he said,. glancing at a
letter he was holding, that the idol
has not been behaving well lately"
We nicknamed Wilfrid the idol'' be-
cause of the absurd way in which
Aunt Adelaide worshiDs him.
"Oh2''
Eyes. He is in for his final next
October, I understand. and should be
reading hard, instead his mother tells
me-
rs that a letter from Aunt Ade-
laide?' l interrupted.
Yes. and not the first I've had on
the subject of Master Wilfrid and his
doings.'
I stretched out for the letter, but
papa put his hand quickly over mine.
"Mayn't 1 read it?' l asked, sur
prised.
He hesitated, frowning. then he
smiled.
You're a sensible little woman.
Kate, so you'd better read it. You'll
need to know the details, and it will
tell you better than 1 can
1t was all about darling Wilfrid, of
course. and there were many pages
of it. 1t appeared he had fallen in
love with his sisters French gov
erness-hopelessly desperately and
with all the ardor of his twenty odd
years That was his crime. Aunt AIDE
laide went on to say that as far as
dear wilfrid was concerned, she was
sure it was only a passing fancy, but
the woman might prove troublesome.
She always distrusted foreigners
Moreover. this affaire du occur was in
terfering with Wlfrid's reading, and
she was afraid he would fail igno-
- ,iouslv in his examinations. CWil-
frid. I must tell you, is following papa's
footsteps and is TO be a doctor) Last
Iy, would we help her out of the dir
ficultv bv having the boy for couple
of months? Otherwise, she would be
obliged to get rid of Mademoiselle, ana
she was loathe to do so, as she had
brought the girls on so well in their
French
And you've agreed?" I asked look
ing across at papa.
What else could I do. dear?P
"Oh. nothing. of course, but
But. what?"
We'll. I don't think Wilfrid will do
much reading down here, you see
"Oh, but we must make him, you
and l. Kate"
II papa? Why. Wilfrid would as
soon think of obeying the eat as do
ing anything I told him. There's only
a couple of months difference in our
ages. you know
Tut tut! Never mind about that'
you've twice as much common sense
anyhow!
So two days later the idol appeared
on the scene. To be quite candid,
was rather dreading his coming. had
not seen him since he left school and
had visions of an untidy, oVFrgroWh
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