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benefit Of the doubt. and thought the bst-

benefit of the doubt. and thought the bst-
ter of him for it.
''At the end of the month" he continued,
II was ready to propose. ! had carefully
,Iepa, cd way to be led into it inadvertent-
ly. One hasty word was to reveal my secret.
Then was to call myself presumptuous
beggar, and offer to take the next boat.
whether it was going my way or not. |
believe if had made that bluff and it had
failed, shouldn't have waited for any boat;
'lantio ocean on foot. But, old man. I
didn't make it. I couldn't. The very day
that had set for this proposal ! fell in love
with her in good earnest; or rather, l per-
ceived that l was in love with her. She
wasn't girl to strike a man like me sud-
natural, My taste for beauty had been
educated - or rather depraved - BY
walking around New York: I'd
got to thinking that woman to be beauti-
full must be penciled 30 black and powdered
SO white that her face looked like crayon
sketch on the bottom of a soup plate. And
she wasn't that kind. And when my better
as she really was, every other :ace in the
world went into total eclipse. ! saw how
good she was, too; and when this came over
me, could no more have opened my mouth
to say loved her, than man with the
lockjaw could bite big apple. :,
have seen me rowing her around the bay in
the blazing sun, or carrying her sketching
implements and chair up the hill on hot
day. You know that when a woman goes
to sketch she takes twelve times as
much stuff as she possibly can
use. She always has paint
box with enough coloring matter in it to
paint dozen barns. Then she used to
make model of me. I had to sit on log,
holding little brat in my arms, while she
got US both down on canvas in about four
hours. She wanted the brat especially. be-
cause he was delightfully."- dirty" as she
called it.
1.-Two months of that, old man, and not
word of love have l said to her. have
wlthstood moonlight in a canoe, and banjo
duets on the shores of lonely islands. and
the sweetest confidence that ever woman
misplaced, and have watched my pile of
borrowed money fade away, and have
thought of the inexhaustible Doodle the old
lady must have left and yet have held my
peace.
we'll. sir; at last had to come back to
town, leaving my heart behind me. l also
left my trunk. but not with her. If she
should find it OUT Jack fairly turned
green at the thought. 81 made the land
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will pass up this street. I must see her,
though dare not speak to her in this scare
crow rig. She will ride of course, and
may-neavens, Howdy. here she comes!
walking, don't you see her? What shall
do? can't stand this. Howdy, if you
love me. if you ever pity me, lend me that
coat. Here, this will do"
He crowded me into a doorway. and be-
fore l realized what he was about he
had pulled off my overcoat and his own.
Then his blazer and my undercoat followed.
He was inside my garments in minute.
and had started down the street at rapi
pace. The next instant saw him lift my
hat to sweet-faced girl and her mother;
and l knew by the look Of the eyes that met
his for moment, that he had won already
a prize far better than the money he had
sought. also reflected with satisfaction
that he would get that too. some day, il
his friends wardrobes did not give out.
Then I put on his blazer. and his thin
coat and his little white hat, and went over
to cherries Jersey where I caught a cold
that will probably keep me away from the
wedding If it occurs this year.
Howard FIELDING.
Copyright.
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He LOVED ON SIS A WEEK
And Used Backing to Make His
Tennis Shoes Simulate
Patent feathers.
An Heiress Loved Him, but Reviv-
ing Conscience Babe Him
Not Speak
4 NOnagenariaM Uncle Good for Another
Hundred-He Will Work and
Save and Marry.

Written for The SUNDAY INpEpENpESrJ
The last time heard from Jack Hartley
he was going to marry an heiress. l had
his word for it; / should have preferred
hers. However, there was a chance that
the news might be true, and l rejolced to
hear it, because had a strong affection for
Jack and large bundle of his II. O. US"
The latter, l still retain.
Aside from my interest in Jack as friend
and debtor, had reason to hope that his
matrimonial venture would prove success,
financially. 1t WAS who advised him to
choose marriage as career. He could not
lie steadily enough for the law, nor bril-
liantly enough for journalism. He knew
just enough to be doctor, but couldn't
cover up the fact and look wise. In short,
l did not think he was likely to succeed in
the more honorable professions. But for
love making Jack was wonderfully on
dowed. He had handsome face, with eyes
that took on n tender expression at the
sight of a pretty girl, ten-dollar gold
piece, or pie. In fact it didn't make
much difference what it was. Jacks eyes
were always beaming and tender. He was
born SO. But if the girl didn't see him
might easily have been persuaded that he
loved her alone. Then he had one of those
figures that even tailor can fit. Why, nv
clothes looked so much better on him than
they did on me that it was almost a pleas
ure to lend them to him.
hadn't seen him since the early spring
until met him on the street last Thurs
day. 1t was a cold day. l had to 90 to
New Jersey, and the thermometer also was
very low down. 1t was on my way to the
ferry that met Jack. He had a summer
oSercoat buttoned up to his chin. Thin,
and somewhat gaudy pantaloons, pair of
tan-colored tennis shoes, and a light soft
felt hat completed his visible attire. He
ran up to me hastily.
"Howdy, old boy" said he, don't say a
word. know all about it. look like an
early crocus on the morning after the
great blizzard, but please don't refer to it.
Lend me fifty dollars"
Gently, Jack" said /, remember Tn
subject to heart disease, and the mention
of large sum of money suddenly like that
might bereave my family. I have fifty.
five cents.''
"Then lend ME half dollar.''
Cant do it, old man; Pm sorry. but ~
Five cents, Howdy, for heavens sake
me crazy"
but you can't get new pair of shoes
for five cents,' said.
s'Of course not, but I'm going to have
them blacked. They won't shine much
but they'll be disguised, and that's what
care about most. She's seen them BEFORE u
.'She, the heiress," I asked hopefully
''Shall congratulate you, Jack?"
mo; confound it. Congratulate her
didn't win her. Lend me that nickel, and
I'll tell you all about it, while my shoes ara
being brought mp TO date.'
he climbed into q convenient chair, and
the artist went to work. while Jack told his
story.
'.It was last Jane,rc said be, ''vhen made
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up my mind that couldn't stand poverty
any longer. Poverty? If could ever have
worked up to the level of honest poverty,
it wouldn't have been so bad. But was
$500 beyond poverty on the wrong side, and
my salary was fifteen dollars week. How
dy, it was enough to drive a man to suicide.
In fact, living any longer at my boarding
house would have been tantamount to sui
eide of an aggravated type. At this criti-
cal moment in my life. first heard the
name of Mertie Leigh
1.-The heiress2'
eyes; the heiress. confess I thought
only of her money. I had never seen her.
supposed she was like other women. But,
sir, if one word that speak of her in tell
ing you this story or one thought of her in
my soul. now or at any time, fails in the
most perfect respect for her, may l be-
may l. may that shoe return to its orig
inal color - and in his deep agitation
he waved the black one in the air.
But when first heard of her wealth, all
in her own right, too," he resumed; land
learned that she was to spend the summer
at Great Beach, Maine, with nobody to look
out for her but a mother from whom she
could not possibly have inherited that sound
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good sense of hers which afterwards stood
SO confoundedly in my way-when ] heard
all this. l resolved to go down there
and win her heart and hand. Yes;
and especially her money. Well, of
course the primary consideration was an
cent could. 1 mortgaged myself, body
and SOUL to anybody who could be deluded
into a belief that the security was worth
anything. bought the stunningest-well,
sir, just look at that vests'
He opened his oyercoat and the blazer
which discovered beneath it, and showed
me vest that was more beautiful than a
summer sunset and as far out of season, in
November.
1--WE been selling off most of my ward
robe said he, but 1 couldn't part with
that"
when you sold your clothes why didn't
You buy something for winter?' asked.
II never thought of it," said he. "She
wasn't coming to New York till November,
and l thought that something would surely
turn up to help me out before this. I've
got a rich uncle who is IS and an invalid.
it's cold and damp. Have you noticed
anything the matter with the weather
lately?"
mo, haven't" said l, "it's been very
well. that's what l mean" said he.
0ncie HASH la0 coi0. tuOuGnt OF
going over to his house and boring little
holes in the walls to make drau2hts, but
hate to take advantage of an old man;
never mind, it's too late now
But had great time this summer.
got in with the best set of Great Beach cas-
lily enough. and met Miss Leigh. The stor-
les they told down there about her money
kept me awake nightly thinking up schemes
for being agreeable. At first l was much
encouraged, she Is such kind, gentle. sym-
pathetic girl. worked the sympathy dodge
for all it ID worth, invented noble aspira-
tions every day. and new kinds of blight to
kill them with. She was so truthful, 80 alb
solutely and entirely honest that it was al
most no trouble at all to lie to herr
He paused and shivered. It may have
been the cold. but ] gave his conscience the
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1THE BEE HIVES
OFFICE OF KoHLBERG & Co., J
SCI Broadway, New York, :
Nov. O. 1900. l


531 Broadway, New York,
Nov. 9, 1890.
Messrs. kohlberg & Co., Helena,
Montana:
GENTLEMEN:-I have Just
completed the shipment Of the
last Of your Holiday Goods, ard
hope the same will arrive in due
season and open to your satisfac-
ton. My purchases for your ac-
count have been much heavier
than heretofore, and | have
bought from every import and
domestic house of any note in the
city, and can say with pride,
that you will have as fine a line
of holiday goods as any retail
house in New York, at prices
that will compare with any of
them. My only anxiety is, where
will you display this immense
stock? Knowing the capacity of
your present quarters, and being
aware of the room it will require
to display the goods now en- route,
| would advise you to make a
clearance sale of all of your pres
ent stock on hand.
Respectfully Yours,
H. J. SAVERS,
Resident Buyer.
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suppose could have this hat blacked too?''
It don't know, Jack" said I; "but
haven't you any plans?
| "Certainly," he replied; II must work
and save. / am getting eighteen dollars a
week, and there are nineteen attachments
on my salary. have made a calculation
which shows that if ever get out of debt.
and don't lose my situation, nor spend
more than is absolutely necessary, my
savings will warrant me in marrying on the
fourth of July, in the year 1880. l firmly
believe that Uncle Joe will live to that date,
if do.''
"Why aren't you at work to-day?" I
asked.
II am attending my grandmother's funer-
al" said he. ''In other words Miss Leigh
is coming to-day. She has been in Phila-
delphia. She will come over that ferry;
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Si|verWaTe.

We have full line of table
which we are selling
at prices which defy competition.
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THE MODERN MARTYR.

As soon as teacher leaves the house ies sits
down an looks
At yellow men an azure dogs in great big picture
I'm always fixed up pretty, an my dresses are
SO neat
That I'd b mos sure to spoil EN- II won't out
on the street.
My ma Is In society. an, though the we.ther's
warm,
dasnt play outdoors bocos it
Amt
Good
Form.
think that poor folks children have IN awful
jolly me-
When see them from the window-hov they
run an jump an climb,
An they tear their clothes ies fr;chtful an, thev
never seem to care
playing there '1.-
But I'm Iothe.'s little lady, and know that she
Il | vent out on the sidewalk. cos it
Amt
Form.
Puck.
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Glassware Department,

We have the most complete
line of glassware ever shown in
the market. Tea sets, berry sets,
ice cream sets, naples, cake
stands, fruit stands, covered
bowls, open bowls, salvers, cake
and fruit baskets, pitchers,
tumbles, goblets, wine glasses,
decanters, lemonade sets, ETC., in
fact complete line at eastern
prices.
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HELENA, Mont, Nov. 16.

HELENA, Mont, Nov. 70.
To our patrons Realizing the
fact that we need room for our
coming holiday goods, we have
decided to sell present stock at
greatly reduced prices and wou Id
call attention to the following
special offers, and ask an inspec :
ton of our goods and prices.
koHLBERG & Co.,
The Bee Hive.
s North Main St.
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lord promise never to reveal my secret. ]
told him all the lies that had been foeming
and seethinR inside of me ever since / had
ceased to tell her anything but the truth.
What few winter clothes have are in that
trunk. and these gay and diaphanous robes
are getting more and more conspicuous
every day. I intended that they should ex-
cite remark. and in one way my noceo has
been beyond my ansicipations. Do you
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Toy Department.

This department is being adj
ded to daily, and comprises every
thing in the line of dolls, doll cabs,
doll furniture, picture books,
picture blocks, building blocks,
games, toy tea sets, iron toys,
wooden toys, rubber toys, tin toys,
mechanical toys, wooden toys,
pianos, music boxes, harps,
metalaphones, zithers, horns, etc.
A complete line.
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Underwear Department.

Ladies' all wool black and
scarlet ribbed pants and vests in
grey and white.
Ladies' heavy balbriggan vests
in white and black.
Children's natural grey all wool
underwear.
Children's extra fine white
lambs wool underwear.
Ladies' muslin underwear at
great sacrifice.
Ladies' union suiis in black and
grey very cheap.
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Hosiery Department.

Lad;as' fast black hose in cotton
balbriggan, isle thread, wool and
cashmere.
Ladies' colored and striped
hose in cotton, balbriggan, Isle
thread, wool and cashmere.
Children's hose in all colors in
cotton, balbriggan, wool and
cashmere.
Infants hose, all kinds.
Mems half hose, immense as
sortment, prices exceedingly low.
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Chi|dIen's Cloak Department

Chi|dIen's Cloak Department
Children's cloaks for winter
wear to 4 years, $1.4o.
Childrcn's cloaks I to q years,
better quality, $1.eo.
Children's cloaks, swans down,
I to 4 years, $2.25.
Children's extra fine trimmed
cloaks, 4 to 6 years, $3.50.
Children's cloaks, much finer,
6 to years, $5.2s.
Infants embroidered flannel
cloaks, long and short, very cheap.
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A Stabbiug ARRAY.

Between IL and II o'clock Thurs
day night, native named kalei-
wohi, blacksmith's helper at the
Honolulu Iron Works was stabbed in
the stomach, dangerous wound
being inflicted. It appears he went
into the Empire saloon and had a
glass of beer. Coming out he saw
sailor thrashing native. While
looking on a sailor struck him and
he moved away. The sailor came up
to him again, and he then felt a
sharp pain in his stomach and found
that his bowels were protruding. He
called out for those near to arrest
the sailor, and was then placed in a
hack and taken to the Queens Hos
pital. About two hours after, a
sailor from the Charleston, named
Chas. Wood, was arrested in res
taurant, and locked up to await the
result of the injury, it being alleged
that he did the stabbng.
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Personal Mention.

One of the passengers leaving on
the Australia to-day will be the
Rev. Robert Hudson, chaplain of the
Flagship Charleston. Mr.. Hudson
is leaving the navy after sixteen
years service, and goes direct to his
home in Pennsylvania. He will
carry with him the best wishes of a
large circle of friends in Honolulu,
who have enjoyed very much his
acquaintance. Mr.. Hudson has
preached in the most acceptable
manner at the services of the second
congregation of ST. Andrews Cathe-
dral during his stay here. He will
be succeeded on the Charleston by
the Rev. Frank Thompson, son OF
the Bishop of Mississippi. Bon voy
age.
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Section provides what shall be done
II plants are brought from foreign coun-
tries affected with any disease.
Section passed a. read.
Section 5 states the duties OF every
person who shall have reason 10 believe
anv vegetation is affected with disease.
Passed as read.
Section 6 relates TO the duties OF the
Commissioner, and the regulations to be
given by publication in Hawaiian, Eng
lish, Portuguese and Chinese languages.
Noble Marsden moves to amend by
adding word japanese.
Rep. Brown-To make these reguia-
tions legal, they must be published In
japanese There is no Japanese news
paper here.
Noble Marsden-Then the Japanese
could claim exemption. This applies To
IS 900 or 20, 900 Japanese who cultivate
plants and trees. think the word ought
to be in
Rep. Brown-Then / move to amend
by striking out the words "by publica-
ton !" You can only publish in a news
paper, and there is no Japanese news
paper.
Amendment is carried. Section passes
as amended
Sec. provides the penalty, fine not
to exceed 500 for violating the provi-
sions OF the Act.
Attorney-Generalm moves to amend by
inserting words ''shall be deemed guilty
of Inisdemeanor and Tor conviction
thereof before any Police or District JUS
tice shall be fined not more than 800"
Section as amended passed
Section provides that the Commits
sioners shall serve without pay, but they
may be allowed reasonable expenses.
Noble Widemann-I do not see why
everybody should have pay and Com
missioner nothing. move to strike out
words ''and shall serve without pay
Noble Muller-I think we can find
good men who will serve without pay
and move the section pass as it is.
Rep. Rickard-I am in favor of passing
without pay. The Commissioners will
probably be selected from those chiefly
interested and for one would be very
willing to serve without pay.
Rep Kauhi-This section looks very
nice, "they must serve without pay"
but "they may be allowed their reason
able expenses" l am afraid these rea-
sonable expenses will pile up very fast
and will make a very good salary. They
will get it anyway and you may as well
pay them at the start | think these
insects We're sent by God and that he
will take them away and the Commits
sioners had better leave them alone.
The amendment to strike out the words
"but shall serve without pay" was lost.
Section passed as read.
Section relates to the disbursement
of funds by the Commissioners.
Section passed as read.
Section 10. This law shall take effect
from the date of its passage. Passed.
The enacting clause was then read
and passed.
The bill passed to engrossment.
Minister Brown moved to read Sd
time on the 10th. Carried.
On motion of Noble Marsden the House
adjourned till 10 A NJ. Monday, July Z.
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SHIPPING NOTES.

The steamer James Makee arrived July
Sd from Kauai with 2 All bags of sugar.
The steamer Waialeale brought 2,945
bags sugar from Kauai, July 4th. They
will be discharged into the Australia.
The steamer Kinau collided with the e..
s. S. Nipsic at Lahaina on Tuesday. The
latter vessel had some of her gearing car
ried away.
The brigantine VIM. G. Irwin, Capt. Nc
Culloch, arrived Thursday 141a DAYS from
San Francisco with a cargo of merchan-
disc valued at $36,713 and including 403
bbls and several cases flour, 400 csks beer,
S63 SKIS bran, $50 lbs tea, 800 lbs coffee, 119
pcs machinery, 4.102 lbs lard, 2lS ctls bar
ley. LOO cs coal oil. 1883 gals wine,
bbs and % cs salmon, etc.
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U. S. 5. IrOquois.

The U. S. S. Iroquois, Captain
Joshua Bishop, gave us surprise
by arriving in port-after quite an
experience in the channel Thurs
day evening, twelve days from San
Francisco. She will remain here
about a week and then sail for
Samoa to relieve the Mohican. On
board the Iroquois is Lieutenant f.
w. Croker, who is going to JOIN
his vessel, the Mohican. Lieutenant
Croker left here about three months
ago a very sick man, but is now en-
tirely better. The Iroquois is anchor
ed in the naval row.
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Rep. Richard gives notice, LIST, OF an
Act to regulate public instruction I'd, to
encourage coffee culture; Sd, 10 amend
the homestead law.
Rep Nawahi gives notice of, LIST, an
Act to prohibit erection OF barbed wire
fences in towns; ID, to destroy liquors
which have been seized.
On motion OF Minister Brown the
House proceeded TO order OF the day.
On motion of Noble Muller rules were
suspended To permit bill 10 TO be taken
up first.
Bill 10. Second reading of an Act re-
lating to suppression oil plant diseases
and insect pests.
Noble Baldwin, move reference to
Committee on Commerce To report as
soon as possible.
Noble Muller--I hope this bill will
pass without objection and without re-
ference TO any committee. Immediate
action Is necessary, TO prevent the blight
spreading to the other islands.
Noble Baldwin, had thought of max
ing same motion, and / will withdraw
mine in the hope that it will pass. This
blight is exceedingly dangerous and
spreads with enormous rapidity. 1t
nearly kills the trees which it attacks
From large funeral lately at the Cath
Ollie cemetery, where the blight is so
strong, the people | am told carried the
insects away with them all over the
town. We don't know yet what this
blight may do. The lady bug eats it,
but perhaps the lady bug may not -four
ish in this country. Probably it will. |
understand that the blight has gone
away up the valleys. 1t attacks almost
every kind of vegetation and will prob
ably attack the cane and the taro. [
think we can pass this bill to-day. 1t is
a simple bill and We can all under
stand it.
Rep. Nawahi-Am not in favor OF pas
sage now. See no necessity for it. The
pests don't come here. They grow up
of themselves. The honorable Noble
says there is some bug which will eat
the blight. The rice bird was introduced
to eat the worms. 1t left the worms and
eat the rice.
Noble Widemann--I think the MEM
Der from Hilo has not observed the
agility with which this insect has spread.
Some predict there will be nothing green
left in Honolulu inside of year. l
think its our duty to use every effort to
kill it if we can. Whether this bill will
accomplish the end don't know, but we
must try it. move the bill be read sec
ton by section now.
The House took recess.