Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1899-12-23

the greaser-"a bird in the hand" ETC.
Then she looked up timidly, her eyes
bright with tears, into the honest,
kindly face bnt above her and she
said: 81 have always loved you, Hiram
--always-and only you-and l wasn't
angry just now-only hurt to think you
doubted me-but you are sure your
grand relations will let you marry q
waiting girl?" You shan't be a wait
ing girl long, sweetheart. I'm the
waiter now" he added with laugh,
land the pater knows I'd never marry
a girl unless / thought her fit company
for duchess. I've been watching you
closely for months, little girl, and l
never saw you indulge In any unlady-
like freedom or anyone dare to offer
you any indignity until that internal
greaser took your hand tonight, and
I'll punch his head for him the next
time I meet him." Sly Bess! to have
juggled with a dozen hearts and yet
have kept her flirtations secret. "And
is 1t yes Bess?" She stood on tiptoe
and put her hands on his shoulders.
1T is yes and yes Hiram" she said
between her kisses. His arms were
around her, his lips pressing hers; he
was blind and deaf from the effects Of
the intoxicating nectar of love-he did
not hear the front door open nor the
muttered "Caramba!" Immediately af-
forwards. But the girl, who loved
wisely, and not too WE'LL" slipped out
of his embrace at the sound and ran
forward screaming: Tito! for Gods
sake, Tito don't shoot! II is you l
love-only you'll" Clancy turned in
time to see the levelled revolver and
promptly dropped TO the floor; at the
same moment Burton stepped out of
the kitchen directly behind him. Then
someone fired. there was a medley of
screams. the light at the counter was
snuffed out, and when It was relighted
the room was full of men. Clancy had
a revolver with one chamber newly
discharged stuck in his belt, and Bur-
ton lay dead with a bullet wound In
the center of his forehead and the
Spaniard had disappeared. Willing
hands raised the lifeless form of poor
Burton and placed It tenderly' on
table. You false flirt!" cried Clancy
to Bess, who stood sobbing by her ia
Tiers corpse, This is your work! You
are not worthy the love of an honest
mani" With this he started to leave
the room in pursuit of the assassin.
Then Mrs. Burton, who was lamenting
beside her daughter, cried out, Are
you men going to let that villain es-
cape?" At this twenty or more active
fellows surrounded the Sergeant, who
quietly surrendered and gave his cap
tors his version Of the murder. As
there seemed to be some mystery con-
nected with the affair he was taken to
Jail instead of to the nearest thing
suitable for scaffold. At the Coro-
ner's inquest over Burton the widow
testified that for several weeks Hiram
Clancy had been secretly attempting
to persuade her minor daughter, Bes-
sic, to elope with him. That on the
evening of the tragedy the deceased
had Unexpectedly entered the dining
room and surprised Clancy in the act
of kissing the girl; that during the en-
suing alteration the Sergeant had
suddenly drawn his revolver and shot
ner husDana down. A physician Ger
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that the deceased. .John q. burton
came To his death by a pistod shot
VIENNA a. The hands =, Hiram C,amcv
That the shot was nred with intent r.
kill anu that we charge the Aforesaid
Hiram Clancy with the crime of will.
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