Austin's Hawaiian weekly. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1899-190?, 1899-06-17

ut means, it means, my dear, that somebody
took the twenty dollars and afterwards brought
back this money
"'And YOU don't remember who took the
twenty and who brought the hundred. You need
guardian, you do. It's lucky you've got sensi-
bic wife Well, I'll keep the money since you call
it trash"
AS she gazed at the brilliant twenties in her
hand Mrs Sykes grew calner She had always
secretly regretted her husbands utter incapacty
for business. She guessed that some real estate
broker had stroled INTO his office and induced him
to speculate and he had been too pre-occupied
with his work to remember it. She remembered
that her lady friends were always telling her
about making lot of money in a single day.
Therefore, Mrs. Sykes gave him back two of the
twenty dollar pieces in the hope that they might
Use him again in speculation. But her widest
imagination could not paint the lot that was in
store for them.
In the meantime 1t was rufrlored on the street
that Col. Storke had Interested rich and dslin-
gulsled nlan from East his enterprise, but
Wllo tor the present refused to let his be
known. Even the newspapers commented Oh the
tine Italian hand that was being telt III nnanclal
circles l he next day the papers announced that
the mysterious person III question had obtained
the choice OF lots III the WoltskIll suDdvls.ol
Which was about to be put on the market But all
commended the energy and tar dealing COL
could obtain them III the order OF Their suD-
scrlptlon regaraless OF preference excepting sucn
lots as had already been secured by Prot Sykes.
L he excitement can hardly be wondered at.
Before the afternoon OF the Gay the sale took
place the receipts designating positions OH the
map sold for from $1,000 to $4,000 premium. Ii
was then COL otorke unloaded the choice lots he'd
by the mysterious gentleman from the East.
But l am getting ahead of my story, said
Thompson. The day before the Wolfskill sale,
Storke said to me now introduce me Joe' l Went
III and reminded Sykes that it was noon and when
he came out introduced them. The Colonel i'll
vlted him to lunch
ooh, this is proud moment for me- eXclainl-
ed the Colonel as they took seats at table. "One
like myself feels honored to be in the presence of
man OF such learning. Your description OF the
Eureka Land 4 Water Co. was simply beautiful
oh, bless my soul! You should not Judge my
work by such hack work. answered Sykes, i
must read you chapter in my philosophical work,
Is Hell Myth
1T would be a great source of happiness to
me- am such lover of philosophy. By the
way, sir, (pardon me for changing the subject),
but called on you the other day when you SEEM
ed quite pre-occupied with your work | thought,
because OF my great admiration for you, that
would give you tip concerning some lots that
were doubling in value five or six times day.
You gave me twenty dollars for all option and
am happy to say was enabled to increase it to a
hundred dollars for YOU"
Are you the friend who did me that good
turn? Bless my soul! Bless me! Let me shake
you by the hand, sir. My wife has purchased a
new dress which she calls her Boom gown
Col. Storke felt apprehensve. Had this man