The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-29

summer hOLel-lI you 0lun WANT "
see your hostess, you didn't have to-
Indeed, more often than not, IL you
did happen to want to see her, you
had some trouble in hunting her up.
SO when Mrs Barring met Fanny
Egerton at the foot of the front steps,
and conducted her to her room, the
other members of the house party
at once recognized that one of import
ance had come among them.
Mrs. Barring helped the girl remove
her hat and veil, and settled her in
chair in front of the open window.
"You poor dear!" she said sympa-
thetically. I'm sure you must have
perfectly dreadful headache! I'll send
you some tea, and then I'll drop in
and you can tell me all about It,"
She dropped a kiss on the girls
forehead and went oVt, softly shutting
the door after her.
Fanny turned her head and sobbed
into the chair cushions. Ever since
she had broken her engagement with
Herbert Faraday she had strongly sus'
pected that she was a blighted be-
ing. Now she knew it.
II.
Molly Molly! Mol-lee!"
Mr.. Barring considered it his prerog-
alive, as the husband of Mrs. Barring,
to plant himself in some conveniently
central location, and call aloud for
the wife of his bosom whenever he
) particularly wanted to see her.
Mrs. Barring emerged from behind
a clump of shrubbery.
'My DEAR" she mildly demonstrated,
81 am not deaf"
Eve brought a man up for two or
three days." said Mr.. Barring, land
I want you to come in and speak
!, to him. 1 know you'll be pleased, for
: I've heard you say you wanted TO
1 meet him"
s what is his name?" Mrs. Barring
asked non-committally
g Herbert Faraday!"
Herbert Faraday!" Mrs. Baring's
a voice rose in a shrek of dismay. "How
f could you ask him here now?" she
+ demanded tragically. Don't you know
g that he's the man Fanny Egerton
Q was engaged to-"
# ooh, the dickens!" exclaimed Mr.
l. Barring. ''Why didn't you tell me
J. that before?"
4 81 did," said Mrs. Barring. II told
j you all about it the night before list
S Fanny came that day, you remember
She eyed her lord and master accus
e ingly. you were asleep, Jack Bar
h ing!" she went on. "All you heard
y was just Herbert Faraday's name
l. That somehow stuck in your memory
IS and l suppose that afterward yol
t, made up your mind that I'd said
ii wanted to meet him!"
E. Mr.. Barring was a gentleman, ant
e never contradicted lady. Besides, HI
a. realized that his wife had correctl!
h grasped the situation.
WELL" he demanded practically
st whats to be done now"
t. you'll just have to tell Mr.. Fara
n day." said Mrs. Barring decidedly
~ that he can't stay"
ly "1'n be hanged if | will" replie
S. Mr. Barring theoretically. Give neve
lg told a guest to leave my house, an
ct I certainly am not going to begi
OF now"
Just as you please, of course sal
r. Mrs. Barring coldly; but when yo
er see them glaring at each other acros
i'd the dinner-table, l rather think you
be wish you had wash my hands
lr- the whole affair. Mr.. Faraday
nd your guest. You brought him herr
~ and you may do with him exactly a
you see fit" She lifted her chin
es a peculiarly aggravating manner an
on strolled carelessly across the law
la. "You can put him in the south be-
a ROOM" she called over her shoulde
IN Mr.. Barring stood and kicked savag
a ly at the grass until she had dlsa
nj peared; then he turned toward u
cir house. He couldn't and wouldn't ord'
guest of his off the premises o'
ur he had decided that he owed It
he Faraday to explain the situation
De- him. Then the fellow could either
co. or stay. Just as he might see ut, TT
On responsibility would be shifted FRO
ax. his hosts shoulders,
,e. III
to When Mrs. Barring burst into ia
val ny Egerton's room she was so preat
Of less that It was all Of minute befo
IN she could talk to her guest coh'
AK entity.
in I'm so sorry, dearl" she gaspe
a -