Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-29


| seeing bohemian places pretty we'll
! don't believe we'd find him there II
we went. but all the same | don't
want TO. Why, | can't help II II you
| ask mamma TO chaperon party. ]
won't go. Nothing will make me. |
think II you and mamma and your
Comte de Rochevertc go you'll be lust
| like ancient Romans watching the
martyrs eaten up by lions. believe
you were Roman woman In another
| state Of existence. ! won't talk about
It amy more. You can ring up nam.
ma If you like. Goodbye
Down went the receiver. and back
scrambled little Fanny Milton into her
lavender scented bed, shivering. not
with cold. but with emotion. Her tel.
cphouc was silent at last. but she could
not find her way Into the dream again.
The door Of that dream was shut for.
ever, and Fanny was not jealous even
Of Lesley DCarmcr now.
Elinur CoOidgc's first thought after
reading Tony Kids very entertaining
story in the New York Light went no
further than the fun Of paying visit
to Alexander the Greats and being
waited upon by the man whose super.
Clllous airs on the Naurctanla had
made her feel ready to burst with
spontaneous combustion" Then II o..
Cured to her that II would be dra.
matte to collect the whole circle Of
girls excepting little spoil-sport Fan.
ny, TO whom Lord Lovcland had been
attentive on board the Mauretania.
Each girl must II possible bring n man,
Eltnor naturally picking out the best
for herself, and the most desirable
seemed to be COmte dc RoCheverte., a
new arrival In America. whom she had
met for the first time night or two
after returning to New York. His
answer having assured her that Raoul
dc Rochevcrte was entirely and de.
votedly at her service when. where
and how she liked" she telephoncd to
the four girls she wanted for the ad.
venture. OF these one could not come;
another could. but wouldn't for the
same reason as Fanny's this was
h"hSN b'N'i'NIf bllh INV
two thought 1t would be more fun
than a wedding" Each would bring
man (Nirs. Milton also could be
trusted to find oncl. and the party
would therefore consist Of eight
Never since Bill Willing had first
made the fame of Alexander the Great
had there been such busy day In tho
rcd restaurant rs the day when Tony's
story and sketch Of THE Marquis OF
Twelfth Street" appeared In the New
York Light
There was more work than Alcxan.
der, I.ovcand and the two others
could do; therefore soon after II the
aid of Miss lizzie had to bc called in.
The colored cook and the cooks 40.
sistant worked until their brains were
rs nearly added as any egg ever EN-.
ployed In their most economical mo.
mcnts, and to several members of the
staff the reason for the rush remained
mystery. Alexander knew and smil.
cd In his sleeve. isidora knew and
cast reproachful II told you so"
glances at her father as she heard the
rustic of opening newspapers. But the
Pole did not understand the curious
questions people whispered TO him,
Blinkey was stupid as well as sullen,
while, as for Lovcland himself. none
dared to catechize him, so set We're his
lips. so threatening his brows.
OF course he suspected that 1t was
he who brought the crowd and ragged
In the shame OF his burning martyr.
dom. Alexander had said that he was
he was sure that already he was in
some way being used, But he did not
know how or guess the worst
His one consolation was that the
crowd Alexander had drawn to gaze
at the tame marquis was n common
crowd. Indeed, he thought there was
no danger that the red restaurant
would he invaded by the upper classes.
With the feigned Indifference Of
Gagged white bear for bank holiday
crush the new waiter performed his
duties during the day. II the restan-
rant were crammed throughout the
afternoon, by o'clock there was
mob, BY Z, however. the. place began
to clear. and Alexander rejoIced. be-
cause there was much work for bis
stan to do before 8. Dishes must be
washed and special food cooked and
dozen tables prepared for two
crowds" that had engaged accommo-
dation in advance.
One was wedding party of Italians.
numbering fifteen. The other was
something more excitlng-a party OF
"sweIls" who had telephoned for din.
ner at 8.
Laughing and talking. they all
trouped into the Recommendations
Coolidge and Comte de Rocheverte.
Eva Tanner and Kate Wood. with the
handsome Hungarian twins. who were
rather sought after In New York Just
then; Baron Ludovlc Zsencha and his
brother Paul; last Mrs Milton and
Tony Kidd.
Tony had intended TO drop In ut
hlexander's in any case to have look
at the marquis of Twelfth street. who
had bapn "dispOynrad" nv that morn