The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-19
SHE WEARS A STAR.
A NEW WOMAN IN PACIFIC
ISLANDS.
She Is One of Hawaiis Finest-Heleu
Wilder Wears the Star OF the Hawai-
ian Police Force and Wears 1t Very
Creditably.
Especial letter.


Hawaiian police on her breast. She
is probably the only woman police Of
ficer in the world She is wealthy,
too, at that, the heiress of vast Ha-
waiian estate, and prominent in Ha-
waiian society. She is simply plain
zle, believing herself on an equality
with man, neither asking nor giving
favors. Helen Wilder calls spade
spade. She chooses to be called po-
liceman, disclaiming her right to the
title of special officer" She does not
even object to the sobriquet of coop"
But then the things that Helen Wilder
does object to are the very ones that
are most dear to the heart feminine.
She wouldn't give lei of sweet scent
ed maili for all the gowns that Worth
ever made. She doesn't care fig for
society. She snaps her fingers in the
face of conventionality without so
much as 'beg pardon" She dons
short skirt, shirt waist, a military
hat and rides her horse with the dar-
ing of vaquero, or she handles the
reins with the dexterity of pioneer
stage driver; in a rowboat she can pad
die as swiftly and as easily as Kan
aka fisherman. Wherever she is, what
ever she may be doing, she carries
pair of handouts to snap on the wrists
Of the tormentor of children and ami
| oil oil hn ic o1w
Wilder. Like no one else in dress,
manner or speech, she can always be
depended on to do the unexpected.
Honolulu did elevate it's eyebrows
though when her engagement was an
nounced to Frank Unger Twas
this bon vivant, this light-hearted Bo-
hemian, prince of good fellows. A
beautiful cottage was built for them at
the beach of the Waikiki.
But the house at the beach has never
been occupied. Helen Wilder broke
day was almost at hand. Honolulu
sighed in relief. "That was just like
Helen Wilder"
Then there came a dashing young
officer who laid siege to her heart &C
cording to naval tactics. And when
he sailed away on the seven seas from
each port came letter for Helen Will
der. But alas! the same mail would
also bring a missive for one of the
many Along girls. And gossip said
that the officer had plighted his troth
deux And under it's breath it whis-
perfumes. SO the second time Helen
Wilder took the circlet of gold from
her finger. Helen Wilder is not the
girl to droop and pine and wear her
heart on her sleeve Instead she wears
fve-pointed bit of silver on her hat
policeman's star, for it gives her the
power to stop abuses. The native po-
icemen are very fond of this member
of their force. On Christmas day she
gave them a dinner in the police sta
ton. Only those on the force" sat
down to the feast, and many were the
grateful thanks which the policemen
heaped upon their sister member The
soldier lads who landed at Honolulu
have likewise reason to be grateful to
Helen Wilder, for right royalty did she
treat them. Her mother, aunt Liz
zie," as she is called, was not less hos
pitable. A funny story went the
rounds, and none laughed heartier or
told it more gleefully than Helen Will
der herself Aunt Lizzie invited
number of the boys in blue to dine.
Helen happened to be away. They