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Finney Figures 1t Ont.

IL was a plain belt OF soft elastic
webbing with a pouch attached 10 it
over the left hip-frCm the pouch
Finney drew forth the necklace OF
diamonds. He knew as he handled
them that he was touching the prize
for which Hollins haa contested with
Lloyd. and that their history, what
ever it might be, was mixed up with
murder.
Finney was shrewd, sharp, cool,
and calculating Yorkshireman. He
had been a soldier and had earned a
good record. He had been a police
man after leaving the army. and had
got on very well In the force until ac-
cldent had relieved him OF a leg. HIS
character for probity, Jealous and
careful discharge OF his duties. and
general trustworthiness, had secured
him his place as night watehman at
the glass works, where he was much
respected by his employers and their
managers. VINO never had any fault
10 find with him, and knew him, after
three and a half years experience, as
a conscientious servant who never
drank and could be fully relied upon
10 discharge his duties in a capable
way
To them, who only knew him as
trusted servant Finney showed 20
vices; they were unaware, being folk
who saw little OF him save In his role
OF faithful watchdog. that he had
two great vices-avarice and cupidity.
ia point of fact the night Waterman
was one of those human oetopuses
Who stretch out innumerabie arms
through the sea of life and catch at
whatever they can, and who further
more never allow anything around
which their teuts cles wind TO eecsp De.
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The PIT Yawns.

Stroiling about the works in a casual
fashion. FiBney was suddenly con-
fronted ny the answer 10 his question.
He had walked, IN pure absent-mind-
edness, close 10 one Of the great fur
naces from which sweating glass
blowers were drawing out molten
glass. and IS he glanced at the Hex
ing flames which showed through the
furnace-holes he realized what he had
got 10 do. There was just one hour OF
the loneliesl part OF the night between
the going o. one shift and coming of
another when the care Of the furnaces
devolved upon him-if he could throw
Hollins' body into that pit Of LIQUID
FIRE It would be consumed In such 3
fashion that not even toe-naf OF II
would remain. He remembered the
fate OF a workman who fell into one
Of the furnaces. and OF whom not
trace could be found when the molten
mass was cooled or.
II Hollis we're thrown into a furnace
ne would be literally consumed. flesh
and bone, within a few seconds. Fin
ney had now found the solution Of his
problem.
HOllins, and everything about him
always excepting the money and the
diamonds-should make a disappear
ance through the medium Of LIQUID
fire and the deed should be done that
very night He lost no time in setting
10 work
He went back 20 his cottage. regard
ed Hollins attfntiveIy. and came to
the conclusion that he was a man OF
about fourteen stones in weight he
locked up the cottage once more,
stumped into town. and returned an
hour or two later with a large. stout
ly fashioned sack.
Into this sack, during the afternoon.
Fnney, yrorking with closed doors and
Window. packed the dead man and
every sclap Of his belongings. And
somewf re about midnight he man
aged, ~ing an individual of great
muscular power, TO get the load on his
back, 10 cross the yard. and to climb
a plank that led to an opening in the
brickwork overlooking the furnace
He was balancing himself on the
very edge OF this, preparatory to
swinging his burden into the glowing
mass OF molten fire twenty feet be-
meath, when a voice, harsh. strident,
astonished. fell upon hts ears from
the darkness below.
Hello. Finney! What the devil art
Ia doin' theerP'
The stump Of Flnney's wooden leg
slipped on the brickwork; the weight
Of the dead mans body pulled him
sideways, the man coming out Of the
darkness heard the night Watchman
utter a piercing yell Of agony, and
saw him stretch unavaillng arms 70
The stars, as he and his burden fell
into the hell of FIRE that reached out
licking arms 10 receive the dead and
the living.
Copyright. 1905. BY F. A. Munsey CO..
IN Be Continual Next SundayO
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The Friendly Mr.. Finney.

Finuey displayed considerable acu-
men in getting his man across the
little town. He climbed fences, crossed
waste pieces Of ground. scrambled up
railway embankment, lodged over
the rails at a dark part of the line
and dropped into more waste ground
AZ lhc other side; wound about
through back streets and narrow al
lsvs and finally brought HOlins out
on the side of the river at a point
where a wide wharf ran alongside the
looming roofs and chimneys. strange
and curious i'm shape of the glass
works. IL was quiet enough there.
and Finney paused under a black wall
And let HolliHs come up to him.
Stop here a minute, Bin" ne said
II "a low whisper; I'm going round
the corner OF the street yonder for
the whisky ] can get "a good brand
there.
Il say" said Hollins. bring some
thing to eat with you-Im hungry.
Don't be afraid. Bill" said the
niEht-watchman. I'm see that you r,,
done to all right-I've my own suppe-
IN readiness and there's more thau
enough for two"
He went on then. and HoUins waited
behind the brick wall until he came
back with parcel under his arm and
stumped away on foot again with
whispered word 10 come on. It was
now very dark and q light rain was
falling. the wind came cold and damp
from the river, ana Houins, catch
FMS a glimpse of its olackness now
and then in the Eleam of light
which came from an occasional
cottage window. felt hat his
surroundings We're by no means pleas
ant and that life was wearing a dull
and uninviting aspect
He thought OF tie comfort and lux
ury of the hotel al Birmingham where
IN he had found shelter the previous
night. OF The warmth Of the smoking
room. the ease OF the padded chairs.
the flavor Of the cigars he had smek-
ed. the excellence Of the spirits he had
drunk And he suddenly realized, with
8 curious sensation OF fear and lone
illness. that he would not dare 10 walk
into that hotel OF any other public
place tonight or for some nights to
come. Despiue all his precautions. the
murder was out. and justice was on
hs track
Finney stopped near the great gates
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FROM THE

that Hollins was wautei for murder.
and thus escape any charge OF col
lusiou with the dead nan. But a
moments reflection convinced him
that this plan would certainly be al
tended by unpleasant consequences.
All sorts OF questions would be
asked: the body would he examined;
there would be a corOnsr's inquest;
his employers would certainly have
something 10 say 10 him as to his
harbOTing folk on these premises who
had no business to be Chere. Fur
thermcre, he would be 90 iged TO put
back into Hollins pocl1e,s at least
some considerable portion of the
money which be had distracted from
them, and 10 that 7arC of the pro-
ceedings he had a strong uatural OBJ
lection. He decided that, whatever
else happened, he must keep the fact
that Hollins lay dead in the next
room a profound secret
What, then. was to be done? Il
was impossible TO keep a dead man in
the house fo- an indefinite period
HoIIins must certainly be bur I'D with
in the next twenty-four hOus- But
where aud how? Finney Suddenly
rallied that nothing is so difficmt 10
dispose OF as a human body, which,
unlike that OF a dog or a cot. can
not be thrown upon the nearest du@.
heap,
The notion OF casting the body into
the river occurred to him first The
river was but a few yards away
from his cottage-he would have
nothing to do but to drag the body
out there at night. weight IT, and
throw il from the wharf But he re-
membered as soon as this expedient
crossed his mind that bodies that are
thrown into rivers have nastT trick
of coming to the surface at aCex.
pected moments. and that II they pre-
sent themselves with weights attached
TO them questions are sure TO be
asked. and inquiries instituted.
Ii was quite true that he might
easily throw Hollins' body into the
river, equally true the the theory
probably evolved by its subsequent
discovery there would be that the man
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eight pounds IN gold, in soyereigns
and helf sovereigns. together with
some papers which showed that Hol-
Inns had 800 pounds invested in the
Bradford Third Equitable Building
Society
fone might say" unused Finney
that Bill was in what is termed
prosperous circumstances.
he replaced money and papers in
the bag aud transferred the latter 70
a safe receptacle on his own person.
He was noI at All impressed by what
he had found. and he remembered
Hollins drunkenly grave remark OF
the previous night. that it was "a big
thing. and he believed that there
was more 20 be found on HOllins
body And presently he found il. ard
the discovery made his face grave
aud somber. aud set him a-thiRlItng
In earnest and steady fashion.
Accustomed 10 the tricks of men who
had knocked about In the world, Fin
ney knew that whatever HoIlins had
of great value upon him would be
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until something, howevey much, how
ever little, has been squeezed from II.
And Finney was man who led
something Of a double life; he vas
known as the dependable, conscien-
tous night Watchman az the glass
works TO everybody In the place. but
nobody knew that he was a money
lender with the rapacity Of q shark
and the relentlessness Of tiger,
He employed a haif-starved. badly
paid clerk as cover, whose manners
were 50 mild that the folks who dealt
with nm wondered at his hardness,
and thIoygh him he squeezed money
right ard left out of the small trades
folk wb5 borrowed it and fell into his
ciutcht
Such u.en il wfs into whose hands
the disR.0nds now PASSED. tie had
seen such things before and Was in
better way 10 estimate their value
than either Lloyd or Hollins- lie
knew that the necklace represented
a large, perhaps a vast, amount of
money. and he would have given
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Ia an old flannel shirt, and laid them
In hiding place Of his own which Il
was extremely unlikely that anybody
but himself could find.
So far. 50 good the diamonds were
IN a fair way TO be his But what of
the disposal OF Hollins' body7 He
looked at the poor house of clay as II
lay on the bed. ana felt by no means
well disposed toward its late tenant.
And then. with the c0olness character
;stic OF him, he locked the door upon
the bedroom and its contents. and set
20 work TO prepare his breakfast
While he ate and drank, Finney eOn-
sidered the question Of ridding him
self OF the thing IN the next room. At
first he thought that he wouis go TO
the police station. ten The Inspector
that Holiins had come 10 him late al
night hcggiug for shelter and sad
died suddenly during the night
That would shift the responsibility
af deaIng with the bods from SIS own
Shoulders 10 those IF the authorities
ne could saw that he did uuf know
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went his rounds. When he came back
ne listened at Hollins' door and heard
nothing. Later on he listened again,
and fancied he detected the unudstak-
able sound .: snoring. He was satis-
fed with that and glad that dollins
took his liquor SO quietly.
At eight in the morning F'inney
stumped into his guests room and
called him. He got no reply. and
stumpsd up to the bed. Hollins lay
there as dead as doOr-nail. The sec
ond whisky bottle. quite empty. lay In
the crook OF his arm.
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CHAPTER MI.

THE FURNACE IN GLASS WORKS.
Mr., Stafford Finney's first action
IN discovering that his friend. Mr.. VII
liam HoIlins. was dead was. strikingly
charact eristic of Mr.. Stafford Finneys
particular virtues and qualities as
man.
took the key out of the lock on the
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carried in belt worn next 10 his skin,
and round his waist He felt for such
a belt when he had finished eXamin-
ing the clothing. and found IT, just as
he had expected. and he quickly undid
the CLASPS which secured il, and drew
il away from the dead mans middle.
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ORDERED AROUND.

sorry. sir" telephoned the butcher,
but we are out Of sirloin- Why don't
your wife order you roundF
whats that?" exploded Harker at
the other end OF the line
II say SHY don't your wife order you
a rOund2"
..KYhy- don't my wife order me arOund2
Man, that is all she does from morning
until nighti II you were nearer. I'd
-" But the startled butcher had hung
uD the receiver.-Chtldren' Visitor.
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BOARD NEW
LEPER POLICY
A Committee to Be Appointed
to Carry Out the
Details.

A further step was taken by the
Board of Health at its meeting yes
terday in its new policy of treating
lepers. By the action taken yesterday
committee of the board is to be ap-
pointed to arrange for and follow the
details Of the treatment of lepers in
connection with the representatives OF
the United States Marine Hospital Ser
vice. and to preserve records Of the
cases.
The action was taken at the instance
of DR.. j. T. Wayson, who offered the
following resolution, which was unan-
imousiy adopted:
Whereas, This board having de-
cided to depart from its established
custom for the treatment of lepers,
and persons believed to be afflicted
with leprosy, be it
Resolved, That committee of
three members of this Board of Health,
the president of said body to be one,
be appointed by the president for the
purpose of comforting with the repre-
sentatiyes of the United States Public
Health and Marine Hospital Service in
Hawaii, in the treatment, and the man
agement of the details of the treat
ment, of all lepers being treated under
the regulation recently adopted, said
committee to keep true record of
such cases, the symptoms and progress,
and to report to this board from time
to time as the president may direct. -
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COULDN'T FIND HIS LEG.

SALIVA, Kansas, July 30.-Earle
Miller, young farmer in this county.
was murderously assaulted last night
by robber in attempting to rob the
family of a large sum of money re
Gently received for wheat sold Al
though Miller was almost choked to
death by his assailant, he fought him
off and the robber escaped. Miller Is
father has wooden leg, and was un-
able to go to the rescue of his son,
owing to the darkness, and his leg had
been misplaced. When he recovered it,
the robber was gone.
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! MARINE REPORT. j.
sT9p7~Rr1T9r1PyPgpgwr-
Trom San Francisco Merchants liz.

Tuesday, August Is, 1908.
San Sailed, August Is, P.
NJ. S. S. China, for Honolulu, 1880 p. M
Arrived, August IS, blk R. P. Rithet,
from Honolulu.
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TRANSPORT SERVICE

Buford sailed from Honolulu for San
Francisco, Aug. Z.
Dix, in port.
Sherman at San Francisco.
Sheridan, sailed for Guam and Manila,
Aug Is.
Thomas, sailed from Manila for Homo
lulu, Aug. 10.
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FOR SALE.

Galvanized sheet steel tanks. skv-
lights, gutter, ridging, leader. and air
pipe. ANY shape. any size. any weight
In stock or to order. Ribbed or fra
proof wire skylight glass. Estimates on
anything in our line.
Job work. in sheet metals solicited.
EMMELUTH & CO., LTD,
Phone FL 145 King 81
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Tuesday, August Is.
Str. Mauna Loa, Simmerson, from
Kona and Kau, a. m.
CA. S. S. Manuka, Morrisby, from
Colonies, 4:30 d. m.
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THE MAILS.

Mails are due from the following
points as follows:
San Francisco--Per Lurline, August 10.
Yokohama-Per Asia, Aug. %.
Vancouver-Per Aorangi, August %.
Colonies-Per Mariana, September Is.
Mails win depart for the following
points as follows:
San Francisco-Per Asia, Aug. %.
Yokohama-Per China, August "a.
Colonies-Per Aorangi, August %.
Vancouver-Per Manuka, today.
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TO |. Ct

FURNISHED
We have several furnished
houses in different parts of
the city-Waikiki, College
Hills, Young st. and Kua-
KIM ST.
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Str. Mauna Kea, Freeman, for Maui
and Hawaii ports, II noon.
SIP. Falls of Clyde, Larsen, for Port
Hartford, $3.50 a. IN.
Str. w. G. Hall, Thompson, for Kauai
ports, p. m.
Str. Mikahala, for Molokai and Maui
ports. D. m
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VESSELS IN PORT.

IAIlly anu NaVy.T
Iroquois, u. S. Station Tug, Moses.
Dix, U. S. A. T., Ankers, Nagasak
Aug. Is.
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Trent TRUST CO., Ltd.
Classified Advertisements
ggg- Cash must accompany the
copy. No deviation from this rule.

ALEXANDER YOUNG BUILDING
Honolulu's only up-todate fre-proof
building; rent includes electric light,
hot and cold water, and janitOr ser
vice. Apply the Won Hamm Young
Co., Ltd.
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PORT OF HONOLULU.
ARRIVED.


Tuesday, August Is.
Str. Mauna Loa, Simmerson, from
Kona and Kau, a. m.
CA. S. S. Manuka, Morrisby, from
Colonies, 4:30 p. m.
DEPARTED.
Str. Mauna Kea, Freeman, for Maui
and Hawaii ports, II noon.
SIP. Falls of Clyde, Larsen, for Port
Hartford, $3.50 a. m.
Str. w. G. Hall, Thompson, for Kauai
ports, 5 p. m.
Str Mikahala, for Molokai and Maui
ports, 5 p. m.
SAIL TODAY.
CA. S. S. Manuka, Morrisby, for
Victoria and Vancouver, p. m.
PASSENGERS.
Arrived.
Per str Mauna Loa, Simerson, from
Kona-Bro. Francis, Henry Aki, Miss
ID. E. Neal, Mrs. Jas. Campsie, A Ma
son, R. von Domkwitz, S. Wright, Jas.
l.. Mclean, Mrs. JAS. l.. Mclean, Miss
C. G. Mclean, Miss H. G. Mclean, Miss
j. Grieve, J. G. Smith, Mrs. 0. Mokua-
kane, Miss M. Nelke, r. A. McWayne,
Paul Mokuakane, w W. Bruner, Mrs.
w. w. Bruner and child, Miss NJ Bru-
ner, Miss E. Fennell, R. w. Barker,
Geo. Chillingworth, JAS. Chillingworth,
Eddie Chillingworth, C. K. Motley, w.
K. Motley, Mrs. w. K. Motley, D. II.
Davis, Mrs. D. H. Davis, Miss D. Meyer,
N. Aluli, Mrs. N. K. Hull, Rev. T. Mi
yagawa, J. E. Cannon, F. Stack, Kwong
Sing, Aiu Wong.
Per CA. S. S. Manuka, from Colo
MES, August IS Miss Inglis, A s.
MaeKean, Mesdames Dunn, r. E. Wood
ward, Helly, Misses Dunn, J Hegarty,
J. L. Helly, L. Ward, Messrs G. Giles,
NJ. Armidis. P. T. Heleser, P. Carstins.
Booked to Depart.
Per o. S. S. Alameda, for San Fran
cisco. August 26-Miss a. Thurman, Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. Waterhouse and child,
Miss Carroll, Mrs j. l. Moses, p j.
Achilles, Miss Fl. Hebron, Mrs Me
Lean and daughter, Miss S. f. Perry,
Miss D. Riekart, Mrs. f. G.. Shrewsbury,
Miss NJ. f. Bruce, Miss A. Wetzel, Mrs.
NJ. A. Silva and son, Stanwood Dodge,
Miss Jessie c. Shaw, Mrs Dickerson,
Miss C. Macdonald, Mrs. Hutton, Miss
j. G. Maher, Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Bru-
ner and four children, Mr.. and Mrs A.
A. p. Reid, Miss G. Reid, Miss Nelke,
Mrs. J. Coulter, w. A. Kinney, Mr..
Larkin, Jr., f. W. Everton, Mr. Ho-
quet, Chas. A. Wong, J. L. Renton. G.
F. Renton, Jr.. G. Hedemann. wife and
daughter, Mr.. Treanor, H. A. White. E.
T. Winant, S. Fl. Moses. Mr.. and Mrs.
L. Allenburg, Mrs. Gardner Wilder,
Miss Grace Tower, Mr.. Elan. Mr. and
Mrs. E. T. Casper, A. Schnaek, S. WIFI
kowski. w H. Leahy and friend, Kim
Tong Ho, Mrs. Tong Phong and three
children.
VESSELS IN PORT.
(Army and Navy.)
Iroquois, Z. S. Station Tug, Moses
Dix, U. S. A. T., Ankers, Nagasaki,
Aug. Is.
(Merchant Vessels.)
Alice Macdonald, Am. schr., Bruson,
Port Townsend, Aug. II.
.Carradale, Br. sp., Smith, Newcastle,
July 70.
Helene, Am. schr., Thompson. Grays
Harbor, Aug. 10.
Hollywood, Br. bk., Smith, Junin.
May Z.
Manuka, CA. S. s. Morrisby, Colonies,
August 10
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BORN.

INGRAM-At Chicago, Illinois, July
y, 1908, to the wife of Captain R.
f. Ingram, Tenth Infantry, a son,
Vaudeville Elliott Ingram.
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FOR SALE.

Large lots, with beautiful view ana
fine soil, on Manoa Heights.
Cheap lots IN Kapahuln Tract.
Lots of different sizes at Palama
within walking distance from town'
Easy terms.
Lots at from $3.50 and up in Nuuanu
Tract, on your own terms.
Several good lots on Kalihi road
near car line, ranging in prices from
$500 to $400. Terms: $50 down. hal.
ance in instruments of SIC per month
without interest.
j. H. sCHNACK, 1S7 Merchant strssa
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FATAL FALL.

Edward L. Smith, OF Norfolk, died
ct Emergency Hospital in Washington
yesterday afternoon as the result OF in
iuries sustained when be fell into an
sreaway 10 front of the residence OF
Preston O. Phillips, at 922 l street
north vest.
Smith was found in q dying coudi-
ton in the vesiibnle of Mr.. Phillips
home about $50 yesterday morning,
The right side OF his face had been cut
aud bruised, and his symptoms indicated
he had sustained a fracture OF the skull.
1t Was at frat thought he had met WITH
foul play, but after making an invest IT,
CATION, the police were of the opinion
that he received the injuries when be
tell. Smith had been able 70 ascend
the steps from the sreaway to the front
door, where he fell upon the vestibule
floor.
Smith went to Washington last week.
he was a newspaper man and went
to seek a position.
Smith had been married about seven
years. He had two children.
He had worked in the newspaper
business in almost every large city In
the south, having left the Index-Appeal
of Petersburg, to go to Washington.
He formerly worked in both Richmond
and Danvile.
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THE ZIONISTS.

The announcement Is made in Jewish
circles and through the Jewish press Of
this country that important commuDica'
tions from the leaders Of the interna.
tlona Zionist movement will be made
known at the eleventh annual conven-
too of the Federation Of American
ZionIsts, which will open ct Atlantic
City ON Friday, July 10, and will con-
tinue until Wednesday, July 10.
The announcement will be made OF
the proposed organization OF new
colony 10 Palestine for the benefit OF the
homeless In Israel by 100 American
Jews. This colony will be founded by
the Achusath Nachia Association, which
hss recently been organized In New
York for that purpose. The plan is to
purchase about 1000 acres OF land In
Palestine, and of developing this tract
as an orsnge-groWing colony along the
lines of many of the other Jewish settle
mentS in Palestine.
A further announcement of great in
tsrett t0 Zionists is made In connection
with the approaching visit to New York
of one of the foremost leaders of the
movement in Europe Prof. Alexander
Msrmorek, the noted bacteriologist OF
the Pas eur Institute of Paris, a great
Zionist, as well as an eminent leader Of
his people. Professor Matmorek will
come to this country to attend the Inter-
national Congress of Tuberculosis, which
will take place in the fall at Washington.