Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-09

The girl at the fireplace threw
handful of letters on the little flame
which she had kindlcd. "oh, this
Isn't fire." she said; Its IA flu
neral"
so that's it," laughtcd Isabel.
''Weil, who is the man? Aud, Edith,
why couldn't you have told me OF
your engagement In some other man
ncr than this-letting me run into
the house as though | were thief
or maniac, Just because you are
having one of those bonfircs which
we always have on such>occasions?"
You're wrong on the hrst guess"
said Edith as she threw the last let
ter on the fire and turned to face
her caller. i've half mind to tell
you about it," she unused, for 1t is
an interesting story. II you'll prom
Use never to tell"
Il promise"
We'll, then, Isabel. do you re-
member anything about Jack Wheel
or and mo?"
What kind of memory do you
think / have?" laughed Isabel. DO
remember! Have recovered yet
from the nervous strain OF trying to
console Jack when you finally made
him understand that you wouldn't
marry him? And didn't absolutely
refuse to believe that he was en-
gagged to someone else, until the we'd
ding cards were out? It's two years
ago, OF course; but he was so madly
in love with you that"
at happened yesterday after
noon" said Edith, interrupting the
remarks of her friend. IL dropped
In at Amy's and who should be there
but Jacks wife! 1t was positively
her first appearance in Chicago. 1t
seems that her mother and Amy's
mother were little girls together,
or something like that. Anyway,
there she was. Amy acted as II she
wanted to laugh, or as IL she were
waiting for something very dramatic
to happen. Jacks wife, however,
seemed unconscious that | was any
body In particular"
What Is she like?" asked Isabel.
She is a nice little thing" said
Edith, with the manner of one de-
tcrmined to be just. But she isn't
the kind of girl you would think
Jack would admire"
"M-m-m," said Isabel, as she bent
down, ostensibly to fasten her shos.
but really to hide a smile.
mo, she isn't the kind OF girl
you would think Jack would like
But she is very well bred and rather
pretty In a quiet, demure way. We
talked about the things that every
one always talks about. Then II
some way the conversation turned t.
names. made my stock remark
about the Conveniences of havIrg 1
name 40 odd as mine. Jacks wife
then made her longest speech
You know my name was Smith,
she said, and for that reason an!
name of more than two syllables al
ways seems strange to me. And yol
know your name is enough to sur
prise nearly any one on the frs
hearing. agreed with her. Thei
she said: I've had a lurking fea
t0t didn't spell It right on thu
announcement cards. You see, Jacl
didn't write his list out for me, bu
simply told me the names
she seemed so earnest about 1
that ! assured her the name wa
spelled correctly. As a matter o
fact, II was. Then laughed ant
said 1t was my first name. whlcl
certainly Is common enough, tina
had been her undoing-she ha,
changed my name to Edna.
well, what do you suppose sh
replied? That Is joke on Jack
she said, for | asked him what you
first name was and he said 1t wa
either Edna or Edith, he couldn'
remember which. Then he though
minute and said 1t was Edna.
She must be a little cat" dc
clared Isabel ALSO remarkabl
little actress"
II wonder" said Edith. "Stil
she seemed so unconscious and s
demure that | can hardly believe II
The changes are that Jack really di
say that to her"
We'll where do the letters com
in?" demanded Isabel
oh" said Edith, they haven
much to do with II, You see, IA
way she said Il was So perfect tia
came away telling myself that
must all he mistake about Jack
having been fond ol mes that tim
had oNaggeralod 20 me the impor
ance at that anair S0 This morl
ing I went down IN the st0ror00I
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