The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-30
THE STARS TEN MINUTE STORY
A Musical COmedy---Money and TEN
permanent Come to Tug
of War.

'"iHOis SaIuSIeu 10 listen while sh,
unfolded her plan. Helen and Ma,
will have to be chief conspirators.
she concluded, for they're the onl,
real musicians in the bunch; but tn,
+ rest of us can help to do good team
! work Luella sails for Paris in two
weeks, and surely we ought to be
able to sidetrack her for that length
Of time"
There's one good thing" said Max
"lopg-haired muisc isn't absolutely ne
Icessary. Almost any old thing that's
built on good lines will hit Thaddeus
1t might stump US to keep his prime
tavorites on tap-the Tristan 'Vors.
piel' for instance; but most any one
can turn on a Traumerer or Melody
in F. in case of fire"
u don't remember any of my early
stunts but the Shepherd Boy, Jean
reflected; but I'll do my-best-with
that, if I'm on duty when an alarm s
turned in"
"Oh, he's the easiest ever" con-
tributed Hal, fellow art student.
HE can't even work if any of the
fellows get to singing or whistling in
| life class. We broke him all up on
the old Oaken Bucket the other day.
| just to tease him. and he begged us
with tears in his eyes to let him go
on with his work He explained con-
scientiously, in his three-cornered
English, that it wasn't the beauty of
our selection that enthralled him, nor
yet our execution, but he had to lis
ten because his mind was so con-
structed,
We all laughed, and Jean said hope
fully: THE chances seem to be in
our favor, so let's do our best. And
see-our hero is again in the tolls
of the adventuressl I do believe she's
taking him out on the porch, to see
whether it's going to rain, Helen,
it's your turn for experimental re-
search; something nice and creepy,
and get busy, quickl''
Helen sauntered to the piano and
began to tear off some bilious Rus
sian or Polish songs, while we watch
ed the long window with GREATNESS
interest. Almost Immediately Thad-
deus stepped in softly, his big, absent
eyes fixed in a faraway rapture, and
sought his favorite corner for listen
ing. The conspirators grh,hed, and
Jean silently clapped her hands:
TITS going to work." she announced
in delightful whisper. Nothing can
hold him when the band begins to
play. Wen save him yet"
We went on the job with enthus-
iasm, shadowing the pair like Pinker-
ton men for the next few days. 1t
was fun, too, for we enjoyed the
sense of meddling with Destiny and
also the conviction that we were out
whiting a philstine like Luella Scott.
She didn't belong in that galley any
how, we argued and she had no right
to tamper with bunch of nerves and
ideas like Thaddeus. Goodness knows
what had put the idea of an art train
ing into her head; she was built more
on the lines of a chorus lady At
any rate, a severe course of cast
drawing in the antique had damped
her enthusiasm and made her interest
| in Thaddeus all the more absorbing.
! Fortunately, Thaddeus didn't need
much watching during class hours, for
he worked faithfully as long as day
! light lasted. Occasionally Luella
nabbed him during the rests, but he
was so conscientious about rushing
back when time was called that she
didn't get much out of him then. The
evenings were more dangerous, for
the rambling, old-fashioned house
where our crowd boarded had unex-
pected Railways and alcoves, and
Luella was very clever about inveighl-
ing her victim into obscure corners.
Still, we managed it; whenever Thad-
deus got out of sight, some one would
tune up, and pretty soon he would
drift back into the parlor with his
dazed, listening expression, and all
was we'll One anxious evening, when
Helen and Max were both absent,
Jean actually won out with the "shep-
herd Boy"
After while we tancied that LuelIa
began to suspect, and once, toward
THE last, we were sure of it. The
occasion was the opening evening OF
the students exhibition in the insti
tute galleries at the end Of the schoo
year. It was very swell; palms, aza
leas, and an orchestra, and we were
all there to enjoy the fun, and to pro
tect Thaddeus. It was hard, OF course