The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-02

| Farmer Crabtree entered the Stor
of Johnson. Howard & johnson, wher
diamonds. jewelry, silverware, Gu
glass and bric-a-brac were sold t
people willing to pay high prices 70
the right articles. It was an under
stood fact that they catered only L
the rich. MIR. Crabtree strclled aroun,
and looked at things.
How much is that silver platter?'
he asked of naughty young man be
hind the counter.
The salver is Sl75," with a none-of-
your business you haven -money =
enough o-buy-it- air.
Hum" he commented and walked
on.
Got any bronze images around
here?" he asked again. of a stylishly
dressed young woman with a huge
pompadour over her left eye.
ION the third floor" turning with an
engaging smile to a fast looking man
who had asked a question.
Mr.. Crabtree was dressed in his
black Sunday suit, paper collar. a
straw hat. His shirt bosom bumped
and was slightly soiled where it had
come in contact with his chin. Well
down the front, below the eyeIet hole.
guiltless of stud, was large buckle
berry stain.
He wore a fringe of hair beneath his
jaw, and his face and hands showed
the wear and tear of years of honest
tot HI
merry twinkle and he did not appear to
notice that he had not received the at
tention accorded the well dressed man.
Hating deliberately, he scratched
his chin. looked them both over. and
sauntered on, with a rhythmical bend
ing of the knees he had acquired as
he sowed his broad acres.
He went to the third floor: several
of the clerks exchanged glances, but
did not offer to wait on him.
I'm looking for bronze images" he
to no ole in particular.
A young girl came forward.
"Bronzes? Right this way, sir. Was
there any special subject you were
looking for?" She couldn't have spok-
en- with more Difference to Croesus
himself.
w all no fnNlilS Cn1Oe
niece. we always called her Chloe
Ann It'll she went to college. Now
she's disowned the Ann and stuck
Phyllis onto the other end Che
ehuckIed)' but I told Cinthy (Cinthy's
my wife) it didn't do no harm to put
ON few airs when you was young
so long as you didn't hurt nobody's
mo, indeed" chimed in the clerk
with the violet eyes: so you are look
ing for bronze for this niece Phyl-
lisp she asked, bringing him tactful-
y back to the subject.
Yes. Phyllis Chloe's goin' to git
and Cinthy says. Chloe
AIMS (Cinthy's a good woman, but
awful sot in her waysl, been ravin'
bout a bronze image with Hectic
lights on it, for her setting room with |
he staircase. Chloe calls it her !
hail. but Cinthy sticks to !
t it's nothing more nor less than a I
setting room with a staircase in it. |
She lowed that when gals git married !
hey ought to have their own way as
ar as their kindred can give it to 'em,
cause afterward there is always a
Ium fool to express his opinion and |
tick in an oar on every occasion.
'inthy does like to give the men a
ig." He shook his head and laughed
gain
IT know some very nice men, She
rched her eyebrows and looked at
i'm. Here is beautiful thing
'syche, by - pulling the heavy
lush draperies across the alcove
here Johnson. Howard & Johnson's
took of bronze deities sat in state.
he turned on the electric lights artis-
ically arranged about the figure and
old him the story of Cupid's sweet
cart. He was intensely interested.
WAL, I'll be durnedl he exclairIl-
d as she touched a button and light
d the mystical box.
Then this obliging young woman
ried to show him some of the other
lectrical statuary, but he cared only
Dr. Psyche.
1t was a magnificent piece of work
and it's price was $500. Farm
: Crabtree looked at the bronze med
''She amt got many clothes on he
aid, but I'll take her if I conclude
} have an image with 'lectric lights.
-oaw much is it?''
tour nunored dollars With the !
celestial"
Hum, I thought of sumthfn in :
mons, myself; Phyllis Chloe's going
marry Teller with lots of money" :
The little clerks eyes sparkled.
do you know, if I was your niece ?
I'd you were going to put so much u
oney into a present, I should much r
'efer diamonds. There is a most
sautiful dragon fly downstairs Or Z
lments of that sort are quite the &
ing now. If you will go down with @
e I will have the clerk show it to b
III. Oh. ii is so lovely"
Downstairs they went. chatting to-
ther like old friends. he telling her h
about Phyllis Chloe's beau" Y
She took him to the couater.-w where L
young man of the Gibson type" a
esided over the diamonds "
Show this gentleman the dragon t,
- she ordered pleasantly. He did not Ii
r. but looked the old man over super c.
iously
A relative Of yours?" he asked.
Yes" The violet eyes glittered as
~ challenged the Gibson man.