Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-13

I'D like to know one thing" said
the girl, settling herself comfortably
after the young man came to call.
"Id like to know how many people
In this town are capable OF acting
as silly as | did today"
IL might he able to tell you APP
proximatcly IL you would give me a
little more information, said the
young man. still, before you be.
gan your confession just now
didn't suppose YOU were capable Of
doing anything silly"
why, how nice of YOU to say
that" returned the girl.
Proceed with the terrible de-
tails" said the young man.
WELL" related the girl, "my
Aunt Isabel wrote that he son
George my cousin, you know"
Cousin, cousin" unused the young
man, interruptlng her. Cousin
George! But go on"
she wrote that Cousin George
was going to pass through Chicago
today and she asked me to meet him
and help him do some shopping for
her. Well, had never seen George
In my life. So wrote to Aunt lsa-
bel to tell him to wear red rose
In HIS buttonhole and that | would
wear a red rose also"
Romantic, | must say"
Wasn't 1t? We were to meet in
the waiting room of department
store and George was to take me to
lunch. 1t seemed so simple. 1t
was simple, too-simple minded"
why was It? was just going
to ask you to--but interrupt your
story. suppose Cousin George wore
yiolets when he met you because the
red rose clashed with his tie"
| Il made arrangements by tele-
phone TO have table reserved for US
in the tearoom, went on the girl.
Then when got downtown l
stopped at florists to buy red
rose. The florist offered me a white
one, which he said was fresher, but
I told him the rose must be red,
Then he said would be surprised to
know how many red roses he sold
Just for.'purposcs of Identification. 8
"Whereat you blushed becomingly
and confirmed his suspicion?"
'""I couldn't deny II, could |? SO
| ! told him was to meet a cousin,
but he did not seem impressed with
my explanation" ,,
""He may have even heard 1t be-.
fore."
Naturally, regretted my lack
OF originality and wished had
chosen orchids or something of that
sort. But | got my red rose and
reached the waiting room five min
utes before eleven. | hadn't been
there moment before a sweet-iaced
girl rushed up to me, threw her
arms around my neck and kissed
me-"
You tempt me to wear red rose
always said the young man.
II withdrew from her embrace as
quickly as possible and assured her
that he was mistaken In thinking
me her cousin just In from Denver.
| observed that the gi;l wore a red
rose" lI o. .t..
IL could not have been hard
hearted enough to disappoint her"
She had hardly subsidized when a.
little old woman came up wearing
a red rose and asked II was Sarah.
When told her that was not, she
almost cried. She said she was to-
have met her granddaughter there
at 9:3O o'clock and the girl had not
come"
III you had said you were her
granddaughter she might have left
you everything she had in her will"
81 saw four other girls wearing
red roses" went on the girl,
though II was only minute before
George rushed In. recognized him
at once; he was sto tall and good
looking. And his manners were SO
good"
Il have good manners myself,
said the young man, ingratiatingly.
George was very cordial" the
girl proceeded. e am ever SO glad
to see you. cousin he said, Is
that next chair taken, or may have
it?' Then he told me all about his
trip. lie said his mother sent her
love to me and he explained that
he had been late because he had
stopped to check his suitcase, lie
asked me lot of questions about
mysett.,We. ~erssg getting on famous
ly when the crash came"
The crash?"
80 didn't have suspicion OF it,"
declared the girl, meekly, lie be-
gan to suspect something only after
! denied that ! was a school teach
er. Just then big woman walked
up aud skope TO him 80 freelingly
that realized ne wasn't Cousin