The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-10
Story Of CONNER
cidl adventure
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By Ulysses D. Eddy.


helping the human waits, strays, and
derelICts that were always turning up.
Johnston, a bright young newspaper
man. had been sent out to report the
interminable Paraguayan war which was
dragging along on the Parana, and IN
MOntevideo he fell IN love with one OF
the many good and beautiful women
with which God bleSses that country.
He married her, and soon after his
paper seemed to get tired of the Para
quayan war and his drafts weren't paid;
50 he borrowed enough money to go
home, and he got as far as Rio with his
young wife. While waiting there for
the New York steamer the lever found
her, and in few hours she died. Boil
ger ARRANGED the swift funeral and tried
TO comfort the desOlate man, but he
turned for forgetfulness to a Brazilian
equivalent of whisky-of seven-devll
power Johnston, dead-brOke and rapidly
killing himself, was taken IN hand by
Bolger. He put him upon his moral
legs; he gave him money and ticket
home, saw him off, and strafghtWay for
got the matter.
In order to build his street car line
he must have a concession from the
municipality, so he went to work to get
it. In that community initiative, energy
and enterprise are all imported. He had
brought a large supply of all three. He
used his friends to the limit with merci-
less good humor He was to be seen
bendlng his great bulk over small and
deprecating Brazilians and shaking an
earnest fist at them. No man or place
was sacred from his intrusion. Direct
ness, energy and audacity were his
weapons, and it was a contest between
these qualities and the courteous inertia
he was bound to overcome. 1t was i'm
possible for Deople to say no" to him,
| and ne would not let them forget that
| they had said yes" Finally he drove
| the concession through
In country where high-priced COT
fee raised by slave labor returned an
extravagant income as an investment,
there was languid interest in his
scheme as an investment. His
native friends looked with admiring
wonder upon his goings on, they thank
ed him profusely for his generous Of
fers, and they gave him vague prom
ises, but he raised no money.
If he couldn't get it in Rio he could
get it in Philadelphia. He got on board
the first steamer sailing for the States
and talked street car line at the table
and in the smoking room. He pro-
claimed aloud his great luck and his
coming riches while the old side
wheeler splashed her leisurely way
northward.
AS soon as he landed he hurried to
Philadelphia His life there had begun
in poverty and hardship. He had strug-
gled to better himself; finally he got a
job in a shipyard and learned the trade
His EMPLOYERS used to say he was the
best man in the yard. He was proud of
coming back with the potentially Of I'M
told wealth in his pockets; he would
gladly share it with the wise and eager
Philadelphians who would so briskly
seize the opportunity. He found the
city moving on its tranquil way-un-
hurried, unchanged He tried to come
in touch with his eager Philadelphians.
Not one would even look at the map
and see where Rio was. They did not
like his loud voice and aSsertive man
| ner. They would have no dealings with
him.
He had brought some letters from
| Americans in Rio to people in New
| York. He went there and continued his
weary hunt for other peoples money.
/ After many days he got in touch with
| people who consented to look at the
map-would even wade through the
sheets of statistics of travel, and would
| look at the concession and ask ques-
| tons about it. 1t was heart-breaking
work, and it was only after months and
| by his ceaseless energy that a little
group was made and $4,000 were avail
| able
| The legal side of the business was
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