The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-08-12
LOST AND FOUND
A Distracted Wife and a
Prudent Husband.
Queer Case CT Mistaken lde nifty
and Dinner at the New
WaiaIua Hotel.

city was one of a party 20 go last week
for an outing in the mountains back
of the beautiful village OF Waianae,
where her husband was TO join her on
Saturday for a brief rest from his ex-
citing chase after the elusive dollar in
the marts of the busy city.
AT the appointed time, not making
allowance for stoppage of watches, a
faithful son OF the Orient, with span
of lOng-eared companions and buck
board, was started for the railroad TO
bring back the head of the family, and,
making a quick trip, was at the track
an hour or so after the train had
passed His report, on his return,
man no come" was further qualified
with an expression of the belief on his
part that there was no such man, new
er had been, and probably never
would be.
| No credence was given to his views
and council was at once convened to
decide what should be done under such
Srievous conditions. A suggestion that
a system of wireless telephOnery be
brought into use by one of the ladies
who had demonstrated that she was
possessor of the necessary lung-power
and inquiry be made of his friends at
Honolulu and other points, met with
general approval, but it was finally de-
cided to use the old system once more
land, calling up the Honolulu passenger
depot, it was learned that the husband
had been seen to leave on the train
on schedule time. Inquiry was then
made at Waialua and other points
along the line but without learning
anything as to his whereabouts. The
situation was rapidly growing serious
further consultation was held and the
| party listened with bated breath to
soul-harrOwing stories of lost babes in
| the woods and narrow escapes from
the festive goat Finally a brave
young man from Germany volunteered
| to take another trip to the road Of the
| iron horse, and make another search
| for the party in question. He had new
Ell seen him, but this was considered no
objection if he would only so.
They of the long ears We're again
hitched to the blackboard and hearts
were lighter as the man from Germany
took his way down the mountain side.
The search promised to be a short
one and near Waianae he met a trav-
eler with a carpet-bag vending his
weary way hOtelward, who gave a
hearty and emphatic affirmative reply
to his question, Are you Mr.. ---?''
THE lost is found! The saints be
praised! The man l am looking for! p"
were the explanations of the brave
one, as he hastily made room on the
seat, which was at once taken posses
sion of by the traveller while the mules
were headed back up the mountain.
Cheerful conversation enlivened the
way until near the camp, when the
brave searcher ventured the assertion
that the traveller would see his wife
when they got around the turn in the
road, just ahead.
That ne was astounded at the effect
Of this simple assertion upon his
passenger is putting it mildly. His
face paled, his eyes glared and as he
grasped his carpet-bag and commenced
to climb from the vehicle with the ut
most alacrity, he said that he did not
know that his wife was this side of
the States and he thought he had gone
far enough.
The searcher returned to camp alone
and discounted His trip was in vain.
1t was n case of mistaken Identity
two men with the same name. No
harm had been done, however. other
than carrying the traveller a few miles
cut 0f his way on a hot day and a duS-
ty road and that made little difference
to the others.
But the lost was not found and the
saints had been praised in vain; the
matter assumed a very grave aspect.
Had he been way1aid by 7-year-old
hCOdlUI iii soldiers coat and hat? Was
he st the bottom of deep, damp sea?
Just then the telephone bell gave an
alarm. There was a rush in that direc-
ton, and to the trembling question of
the distracted wife, who is it?' came
back the answer in the well-knOwn
tones of the loved one, Me" Where
are you?' was next prOpounded, which
elected the information that he was at
Major Iaukea's new hotel at Waialua,
whittier he had gone when he found no
one at the train to meet him in the
morning. He had dined on the fat of
the land and was in the best of humor
with himself and the world in general.
When asked why the Major had stated
that he was not there he informed
them that it was because the Major
was devoted to the truth and would not
deyiate from it one hairs breadth, even
when asked by a voice with an accom-
paniment Of tears which sounded like
the patter of the rain on tin roof.
The lost one further suggested that if
she had inquired OF the Major after the
train reached there that he might
have been able to give them a differ
ent reply.
The vehicle with the tramways mod
el OF motor propulsion was not late for
the afternoon train from Waialua and
that evening happy and reunited
family beamed upon the mountain side
in opposition to the declining sun.