Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-12-22
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LILLIAN AND HER CHARMS.

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daughter as her Isabel. Isabel was
fourteen and had always been a.
dOcile. easily managed child until
she suddenly developed a demoraliz
ing fondnegs for her schoolmate,
Lillian, who was year older than
she.
Let me have the French heels,
mother!" Isabel had pleaded one day
when they were buying footgear.
These square ones are SO ugly!
They haven't any style! You ought
to see the lovely heels Lillian has
on her
"Lilliani Who is Lillian" her
mother had demanded.
shes the sweetest, loveliest girl
you can imagine!" Isabel had
brcathlessly explained. I'm crazy
about her! She has eyes Just like
those you read of in novels, with
delicately penciled brows'--
What novelist" again demanded
her mother, aghast.
Lillian lent them to me-" Isabel
said, little petulantly. They are
very nice books. Her eyes are just
like the eyes of the heroines, moth
or! And she walks Just as though
she were trailing silken skirts across
marble halls, you know
"I'm quite sure don't KNOW
broke in Mrs. Gable in displeasure.
You're not to read books without
first asking me, and French heels
aren't the thing for a school girl,
lrabel. Do be sensible!"
Isabel therefore wore square heels
and mutinous, injured expression
One morning Isabel came down to
breakfast flushed and trille hest
tant, with her blonde locks won
derlully and fearfully crimpled and
pulled out around her childish face
In that first amazed glance hel
neither de ided that a tape line laid
across the top of the structure
would measure at least yard from
side to side.
ITS like Liillan's!" Isabel burs'
out Her hair looks perfectly
J beautiful and Is so stylish! Sh'
says you can carry your head bet
ter when it's DONG so! She say
your head would sway like-like ,
lily on its stalk, and
Isabel" said her mother, I'm
sorry, but you'll have to go upstair
and put it up in your usual braid
and ribbons!"
| "Oh, mother!" Isabel walled
You are so cruel II you coul'
sec Lillian's."
Isabel's passionate admiration 10
Lillian threatened to become a sc
J TlDus affair." She squandetcd al
her pocket money on candy an
flowers to take to Lillian. She sun
/ Lillian's praises morning, noon an
night. She was broken hearted Fri
days because she would not see he
divinity till the next Monday, he
mother refusing to let her go 1
Lil,ian's house.
And she was continually breakin
out in the most unexpected direC
tons and explaining that Lillian di
80. II her divinity had blue dress
Isabel Iartfully contriyed that he
own next dress should be blue. One
her mother found her ripping tn
hem in her school dress.
please let me wear II longer!
she had begged. IF you could Sc
Lillian's. She looks so GRACEFUL
For the hundredth time Mrs. Ga
BILE hopelessly wished the fascina'
ing Lillian were thousands of mile
away. She was losing all contrt
of her daughter.
Lillian says ! am so sympathe'
ic." label announced one da!
why, she conhdes In me, mothe
She says we are twin souls, Sh
Is perfectly happy when she Is wit
me and so am | with her! She Ia
the most beautiful thoughts! VIII!
she's perfectly wonderful
After Lillian had permeated h
very atmosphere for months, invat
Ing tNtlN tOnNNlSa'lo anu ub"N
ting all Mrs. Gables rules and regt
lations and discipline, that mucl
tried woman, of course. noticed
when whole day passed with u
mention of Lillians name. For Isl
bel to refrain from singing he
adored ones praises wars almost to
good to be true.
A whole week, however, went u
and Mrs. Gable saw Isabel actual
returning to her usual state OF chil'
hood naturalness. 1t was as thong
she had emerged from some malie
spell. Curloslty finally overcau
her mothers caution.
II don't hear you mention Lillia
much of late said Mrs Gabl
whats the reasOn?"
Isabel tossed her braids contemp
uously. "Oh, that sirl!' she sal
with scornful accents. "She decei
ed me, mother! ! thought she W
| perfectly lovely and liked me, b