The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1894-05-29

fectly contented, however, Win dis
lot, and says that he will be content
TO stay there awhile, If he has as easy
a time as he has had during the last
few days.
Speaking to an ADVERTISER man
yesterday, Harden said:
"I am much wronged individual.
I had nothing to do with the robbery
at all, and in the matter of returning
the goods to Daley L simply acted as
a commission agent or collector would
do. A Chinese friend of mine, who
deals In opium, telephoned me on Fri
day that he wanted to see me, and we
drove up Punchbowl together. Here
the Chinaman showed me a hole in
which he had buried couple of pis-
tolls, and told me that his partner, the
man who had done the burglariziDg,
would be there at a certain time. L
went back to town and saw Daley.
He hummed and hawed and haggled,
and at last / agreed to accept $25, as
the best could do fo- my client. OF
the amount obtained, L was to receive
20 per cent. 49,,
business, Daley asked me to have a
drink. We went in to the hotel bar,
and Daley took brandy while stuck
to lemonade, 80 you see 1 am a very
moral young man.
"When we got to the top of Punch
bowl called out and a man put his
head over the wall and pointed gun
at us. I don't know who this man
was or if do am not going to tell.
The stolen goods were then handed
over, and I got $25 from Daley, and
gave the man with the mask $40,
no attempt whatever to take any
thing else from Daley, but we could
have done it easily enough, as he
showed considerable gold in his purse.
I consider that / conducted the bust
ness as any other respectable business
agent would have done.
"After Daley had all. his things, we
drove around the old battery, and
stopped to look at the scenery.
showed him the various points of in
terest and we were having a very
pleasant conversation, when heard
voice behind US say git and when L
saw it was the man with the mask,
we got.
"While we were driving down the
hill, we were as jolly as sandboys. L
showed him the beautiful cactus
brought here by the wretched mission
airy and the lantana imported by the
same villain. Then we caught up
with the two girls, Miss Gassman and
Miss Nannary, and / drove past them.
I was not afraid, but / thought they
might meet an officer and tell a story
that would compromise me. / knew I
was innocent, but hate to be COM
promised. AS we drove past, / waved
my hat at the fair skirt dancer, and
blew her dainty kiss. She did not
respond to my salutation, however.
"When we reached the Mormon
church, I told Daley that we would
have to part. He gave me ticket for
that evenings performance, and I
jumped out of the buggy and went
into the church. I stayed there for
some time praying for the missiona-
ries. When / had finished my devo-
tions, went out to Palama where I
employed my time SO well that when
got back had only nickel and
wash ticket.
ST am not to be deported. go of
my own free will, If / do go. / will
go to San Francisco first, but will be
in the City of Mexico before July, as
L have friend in the British legation
there. Mr.. Wodehouse has not guar
anteed my departure at all.
81 want to deny emphatically that
/ have implicated Fitzgerald in the
slightest degree. The police authorl-
ties got the boy in a room and tried to
pump him by telling him that had
said he was the burglar, but Fits was
very diplomatic. being one of my
pupils, and did not rise to the bait.
"My quarters are fair, although not
luxurious. / have been given ser
want to attend to my wants, have a
mosquito net and a good bed, and
Acknowledgement Smith has given
orders that am to have what want.
Could ask for more?
"You really must excuse me now,
old man. 1 must go and take my
bath, don't you know" and the COM
ing exile tripped merrily away, look
ing as light hearted as ever.
Harden has made number of friends
during his stay in the station. His
unfailing good nature makes it al
most impossible for one to become
angry with him, and he is generally
looked upon as a harmless kind of
crank. He does not see the slightest
thing out of the way in his latest es-
capade, but takes the whole matter as
q huge joke. He says that he will not
be allowed to land in Victoria unless
he has at least $50 with him, and re-
marked yesterday that the 'sdear gov
eminent would have to dig up that
amount for him If it wanted to get
rid of him.
The trip to Vancouver is regarded
as kind of outing by the irrepressi-
BILE young Englishman, and he looks
upon the matter as another chapter in
his most eventful life.
The ADVERTISERS is the lead
ing paper of the Hawaiian ISL
ands. 1t has a larger circulation
and prints more 1--we news than