The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-07-03

MODIFICATION OF the hunt, ana she
ded the front steps of the thir-
house with an elasticity that
d the patient little agent who &C
aaied her to grcan aloud.
have. sort of feeling in my bones
this is going to be the one | want,
Mrs. Fisby with conviction, as the
IS latch-key admitted them to a
ous vestibule, lately rejuvenated by
Ssh coat of blood-red kalson1ine.
his IS one of our handsomest houses,
an1,'' the agent assured her as the
hall, papered in design of enor-
flaming peoples, came into view.
IS. Fisby gave an exclamation OF
hit
4y land, amt that pretty? I always
ike color, and plenty of it, and the
planted her stout person between
folding doors that led into the par
and took in the combined effect of
and yestibule.
eHey don't match very well, I must
but If YOU look at EN- separate
re all right. Folks used to say that
it me and Mr.. F., me being big and
littIe-about your size, l should
and I always did
ere the agent broke in tinidly, his
II voice faint with hunger and ia
don't want to hurry you, madam,
as It is now four thirty, and there
FIVE more numbers on the list, l
i'd suggest that we continue to look
the house.
4rs. Fisby stopped short in her dis
rse, and eyed her small companion
Il real CONSERVATION.
Well, forevermorel If l haven't
you going since nine o'clock this
rning without bite. We nights
/ open up the lunch here as any
ere, guess. / daresay the pickles
all soaked up in the sandwiches by
5 time, too. Hereto the agents
enlistment she produced from beneath
cape a generous package-"you open
up and set it out on the stairs there
lie [ Just run over the house little
can eat easier if l get my mind Set
A picnic with a strange lady in an
ipty house had never come within the
kntss experience heretofore, and he
kod for moment holding the lumpy
.kage irresolutely; then he turned to
stairs, as he was hidden, and began
|unwrap lie lunch in dazed fashion.
Meantime Mrs Fisby fitted ponder
er the scroll-work which adorned the
tx parlor mantel, the glass-doored
ina closet built into the dining-room
III. and various contrivances in the
chen which took her fancy.
She assembled to the second floor by
E back stairs, and went into ecstacies
er the new porcelain bath-tub with a
design painted around the top,
d the stationary wash-stands which
pplied each of the four bedrooms
tn water, and had also been the source
malaria fever to the former tenants
the house, had she but known it.
BY the time she was ready to return
the first floor again the agents native
likeness had succumbed before the If
sistib1e appeal of a fat ham sandwich,
d he had just taken an enormous
.e when lie became conscious that Mrs.
Shy was gazing down at him over the
nisters. He chewed rapidly and guilt
oh that's all right p called the good
tured iadv from above, Il could see
lar appetite was as sharp as a razor
zen you first ciapped eye on that pack
e-try a pickle with it." and she de-
ended creakingly to seat at his side.
Eff I'd had my covered basket and
me red napkins with me, l could have
ade it look a lot tastier, but the board
y-house woman hadn't anything better
an brown paper to offer. Oh, thanks
Mt that real nice of yOu-s1lk, too 7
The little agent had drawn beauti-
lly folded silk rnuffler from his breast
cket and laid it elegantly across Mrs
shby's alpaca lap. She smoothed it out
tn one of her plump hands, and the
ent felt sudden impulse to smooth
e plump hand in turn.
Now, | call this real cozy!" said
rs. Fisby as her sharp white teeth
sected sardine THE ham you're
ting come from one Of the last hams
took down from the smoke-house pre-
ous to selling my place up in the
intry. Me and Mr. F. used to get
ray with more of those hams to the
nter!"
Its very delicious" murnbled the
ent.
Mrs. Fisby speared another sardine
tn her hat-pin and resumed utter
&c.
'sWell, I haven't told you yer that I'll
ke the house on the spot and pay my
st months rent now. Sixty-fve dol
rs seems an awful lot to pay-it won't
lrt your feelings for me to say so since
Il say you amt responsible for the
ice set Any way, | can pay it easy,
r Mr.. F.'s life insurance money comes
regular. and I can get most all l put
back out of those rooms.
Il sllan't take any women to be for
.er wanting to use the kitchen and
asterine wet handkerchiefs all over
e windows-no, sir! l want men. I'm
ore used to EN-, and ] kind of know
cir ways and what they like. I'm 60
g to fix the back parlor for my room,
Id Just make that whole upstairs look
L.