The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1892-11-09

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small collars with great care, and it was
n proof that she had changed her mind
in regard to the boy, that when Miss
Bell said meditatively:
Sally, l mean to give James the
small silver watch l had at school my
self But perhaps I'd better keep it
until he has made some improvement
and call it reward of merit"
The handmaiden replied, We'll, just
as you think best, of course, miss; but
if he wears watch first off it will show
he is somebody, and he'll be tret bet
GER"
So Jim wore the watch in the pocket
of his new suit, and before he went
upon his way was kissed and counseled
as tenderly as though he really had
mother
''It made him cry, miss" said Sally.
II saw the tears in his eyes, and III
own up that was mistook in him"
The two women watched him out OF
sight as he went down the street, but
when school hours were past they wait
tt III VAIN IOI Ills iVIo4 %NASAAN @SA'i
and he was still among the missing.
The school to which he had been sent
was kept by an old friend of Miss Bell
| To her house, when s o'clock struck
without bringing the truant home, Miss
| Bell, full of anxiety, made her way, and
to her inquiry received a most unpleas-
ant answer
He never came, my dear The
watch and the new clothes have been
too great temptation. 1t never does
to take children like that to your bosom,
Evelna | wanted to tell you that.
But when you wish to do thing, you
will; / know you of old"
Then Miss Bell went back to her
home, which seemed more lonely than
it had ever been before, and said to
Sally Simpkins:
Just please don't talk about it,
Sally All that can be said has been
said by Maria PASCAL"
Two days passed away. Still there
was no news of Jim. Miss Bell ex-
pected none All through her life she
had been used by her family as a dread
full example of what came of trusting
tales of woe and being benevolent to
unworthy objects, and this was hel
browning performance.
"Nomatter, she said to herself. INC
matter; it is a lesson that will last my
life deserved it,"
The third day, however, a slow step
ping policeman sauntered up the door
steps and pulled the bell.
The ash barrel again. | suppose
Sally" Miss Bell said. No doubt thu
authorities want it set just inside thu
parlor door at exactly 5 o'clock in the
morning. / don't know what othe
change they could make. They've done
: everything else with it,"
But it was not the ash barrel tina
was in question this time.
What the policeman said was this:
Morning, ma'am. Do you know
little chap named Jim9 He says yor
do. He says you've been good to hin
gave him a watch and lots of clothes
He's got rid OF them if you have. Il
fact, he says he lives here No doub
it's all lie. "
No, nor cried Miss Bell. 1T
true. II took him in. | intended t
adopt him I-oh! perhaps l haven
been deceived in him, after all, TIE
me quick"
, IF you kindly step over to the ST
: ton in - street, you'll hear all aboU
it," said the officer cat once, please.
1t took Miss Bell only q few moment
3 to get ready, and as quickly as the Ii
q tie cab that Sally called could carr
{ her she was at the police station, an
q in a few moments Jim, looking yer
small indeed among the large polic'
q men, stood before her-Jim, more rag
ged than before, and shoeless again
s but quite undaunted, his eyes blazin:
r his fists clinched tight and hard, thong
e his head was bandaged and his faC
d bruised and very pale.
4 There she is!'' he cried. There
# the ladyl She'll tell you how good 81
p was to me- Nobody never was GOO
n before had clothes, swell clothe
= she gave 'em to me; and had watcl
,r she gave it to me; and she kissed m
q she did; and love her, I do, like 81
d was my nanny. Don't believe T.
le gone back on you, miss; don't belle
I, it. wouldn't"
l. A change swept over Miss Bells ia
as he spoke. 1t grew soft ard war
N and kindly again
c. 81 know you wouldn't, child" sa
she. NO, indeed you wouldn't!
ut thought you had, but now I know be
I ter" And in her prim poplin and ;
her tidy, Quakerlike belongings, s.
ID stopped and kissed poor ragged il
in very tenderly
III Madam" said the grave elder
OF gentleman at the desk, this boy tell:
ne very curious story. You may tell
i'd again, Jim
at Yes, sir" said Jim. When "
IN took me in that day, lady, was p
In there by Tom Gillie. lived along.
er him. 1t was true about NANNY al
th daddy, but | lived along of Tom, al
ed he put me there SO you would take 1
ad in, and I'd open the door and let the
x get in at night and take your none
h They said YOU kept q great deal in Z