Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-11-15

0f1ner. Brock, more deeply In love
than erer before. lighted q cigar and
scented himself IN the gallery. auhlors-
y retrospective IN his installations lie
9as sorely disturbed By her almost
constant allnsion to Ffullie Elstervelt
and his ''amaxing.y attractive ways !"
Was Il possible that she ronld he real
y In lore with that insignificant little
whlpper snapperg He seemed TO be
propounding this dolefnl question 10
the lofty. sphinxlike Waldraster.
4Spifze. looming dark IN the path OF the
south.
.Hellor' exclaimed voice close 70
his ear-the fresh. confident voice that
he knew 30 wen. i've been looking
for ron everywhere Freddie drew
up chair and sat down at .hia good
side" The Young man appeared to
have something weighty on bis mind
Brock shifted uneaslly. Il want TO put
Il up 10 you. Mr.. Medcroft. n man to
man. fon are Connie's brother-in-law
and ron ought to Be able TO get me
straight"
.Ah. I see." said Brock vaguely.
aYou dor. gueried the other. surprise
and doubt IN his face
NO. | should say don't. don't you
see" substituted Brock.
~ was wondering how ron could
have seen It's q matter haven't dis
cussed with any one I've come TO
hare q liking for ron, Roxbury. You're
my sort. ron have Z sort Of New York,
feeling about ron. I'm sure you're
enough Of 4 sport to give me unpreju-
diced advice Hands across the sen.
seel Wen. 10 ret right down 10 the
point. old man-you'il pardon my plain
speecll-I think Constance ought 10
marry an American.
brock sat mp very straiEht. Il think
that's -thafsa matter for Miss Fowler
TO determine. be said coldly.
.Yon don't quite get my meaning
persisted Freddie. crossing bis legsI
comfortably ~Iwas trying to make 4
easy for myself
You mean. .you think she ought 20
marry you. :
That's Il. precisely. How eleyer
you are. =
-But you are said to be engaged TO
Miss Rodney" ventured Brock. feeling
bis way.
THAT'S just the point. Mr.. Medcroft
Were not really engaeed-but almost
As q matter or fact. we've got 70 the
point where It's really up to me to-
speak to her father about It, don't you
know. Luckily haven't
.Luckily7-
yes: that you'd have committed me.
don't you zee. I've been tentatively
engaged mbre than d dozen times. but
never quite IN 8 The girls father
Now. /. don't mind telling you that rye
changed my mind about Katherine
she's q jolly good sort but she's not
Just my sort thought she was, but
well. ron know how It Is yOurseif The
heart.sn did queer organ. Mine has
gone back to Constance In the last two
days You are her brotherin-Iaw. and
you're y rood fellow through and
through. wanf your help IRE ett
money to burn. md the family's got
position in the States. cnn take care
OF her as she should Be taken care Of
No little old SIX room DAT Tor her. But
Of course, Jon understand. emit quite
carry the thing through with Kath-
crime sfili feeling herself attached. as.
Il were. The thing to decide b this:
How best can I LEI Katherine down
easily and take on Connie without put
ting myself In q rather hazardous POI
sitionf I'm gentleman. you see. and
/ can't DO Dnything downright rotten.
Il wouldn't do I'm sure 10 her heart
Connie cares for me / could make her
understand me better II had half the
chance. But a fellow can't get nenr
her nowadays. Don't you think you
are carrying the family link too fart
Now. what want to ask Of you ~ q
friend Is this: Will you put In a good
word for me every chance you geti
ri square myself with Katherine al
right. or course. you'll understand !
donst want to actually break with
katherine until I'm reasonably sure Of
Constnnce. I'm guest or the Rodney
family. you see. II would be down
fight indecent OF me. No. sir: I'm not
that sort. I shouldn't think Of ending
It all with Katherine so long as we
are both guests Of her father. I'd wait
until the end Of next week.
Brock had listened In utter amaze
ment to the opening portion Of this I'm
genuous proposal AS the dexile youth
progressed amusement gave place 10 In
dfgnntion and then to disgust. Brooke
brow grew dark: the impulse to pull
bis countryman's nose was hard to
overcome. Never In al bis life had
he listened to such q frankly cold
blooded argument as that put forth By
the Insuf1prable Knickerbocker. In the
end the biz New Yorker saw only the
Iaughable side % the little New York.
sr's plight After ~. he wns . harm
less egDfst. from whom no giri could
eEpsrt mnea N ths way % rscDmpensa
% mstisrrd mile uho the giri % TO
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