Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-11-30

HA F.,
much-foded cloak of lava which Punch
\ bowl, the volcano, once flung the
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k,xpsay white coral body of lovely Oahu. Just
xG e Sal beyond us, the eflorescent surf broke in
W'caG&H charming pillows of lace over the vel
HES d TAH vety sand and seemed to lift with its on
lex u MH rush the edge of the heavy scoriac man
HEAS&YH tie at our feet. Overhead the trade wind
S@E \ doomed and Numbered among the echo
UAO ing clouds In eyes the SHIN
- of the sea, the glamour of the
vapocrry sky, shot through now and then
by a shutting silver gull We were at peace over
There is an article in the encyclopedia" he re-
marked, which tells nothing worth knowing about
iha. bird There is who knows the truth.
He spent ten years in learning it and he finally sue
:eeded, with the help of woman. Once year She
feathers embroidered by her own hand in corner
Of it, to show that she remembers that she and
on this ledge and watched the sky for her hap
And it came?' ventured.
I'm the form of contribution to science" he re-
ioused palm Of an ex-whang skipper, and it ended
ten years later i'll article in scientific magazine
concerned in two feathers embroidered on a hand
And the name of the bird?" suggested.
"Phaethon rubricauda, he replied
lie drew from an inside pocket of his white jacket
large silk handkerchief which he spread out on his
the crimson embroidery on OF two slender feathers.
worked side by side in the sheen of the silk. Under
meath, in blue thread saw this:
watching. | will tell you"
And this the story he told:
Thirty years ago, Captain Edward Haines was one
Of the weahest traders in this ocean and his house
in Honolulu was palace His daughter Gertrude rt
loud -mouthed an ignoramus, as old Haines, who
could barely about in his own drawing-room
without smashing something and whose education
was got out of an ancient Bowditch. The answer
to the puzzle was of course, her mother. She mar
ried haines IN Phadelphia' presented hln win (1er
trude, and departed to a quieter world But I've
heard Gertrude speak of her. She told me she was
very lovely, quite the lady, and judge that she was
unfit to be the mate of so bustery fellow as the
Not that Hajnes didn't do his , duty BY , the girl
to New York for her schooling, kept her in money,
and wrote her a letter once in six months, beginning
Yrs duey and fnanf wf a the gsss
old he for her to come back to the islands, and
in the interval before her arrival he built the man
sion on Punahou.
This gay city in those days, and it wasn't
long till Gertrude Hanes ruled it with a somewhat
gentle beauty, she had also much of her fathers
All this gave great satisfaction to Haines. 1t
suited his rough pride that his daughter should
scorn those whom he scorned; if she went further
and rejected the advances OF men whom he re-
spected and thought worthy OF her, with par
GELS in schooncrs and islands OF shell, he accepted
It as fresh proof of her superiority and boosted OF
t to the fallen faces OF the snubbed.
HIS pride had tumble when Thomas Jenkins ar
lived on the scene with box OF books, spectacles,
silk hat, and JOB teaching Natural Science at
aimed. single minded genius not only, fell in love
rth Gertrude Hanes Gas all had donc) but at
ected her naughty spirit to the point where she
earned songs to sing to him bending her
guitar in the evenings
taste for all men blinded him awhile But he
wok. up one day to discover that jenkins. the
wholly ineligible held place in Gertrude,ss heart
wrath a ws G e ao All KING "P tSa
bis vociferous threats. He confronted jenkins and
forbade him the place To his amazement, the petty
If Science refused
nary dismissed, referred to Miss Haines, spoke
:alrnly of social position" and regard for Ger,
It her his orders to send Jenkins away forever. lie
vas du.nbounded when she fatty denied his author.
ty. 81 have duties as hostess she informed
Ter raging parent. Mr. Jenkins has conducted him
elf most becomingly. he will be welcome guest
10 far as | am concerned.
But he wants to marry you and get my money!
he old fellow bawled
ban M ID the ea s w at tb
ralmness OF a man thoroughly in earnest and un'
I've never asked your daughter to marry me-"
he said quietly But you are quite right in saying
tina. wish her for my wife You are wrong as to
my dear sir, much as | respect you. have my
Imagine Haines dumb anger He stared Eyes,
was there) from Gertrude to jenkins and then from
the professor to his daughter. Finally, he found
words; your profession" he shouted at him. "Wtat
is that Teaching natives to read|
Jenkins smiled 81 might do worse than that" he
remarked But | am scientist. In time shall
publish hook. Then shall ask your daughter to
marry me-
Jenkins didn't see anything out of the way in
asserting that he would demand the hand of the
richest Girl in Hawaii ne In fact, he distinctly
yave us to understand that he considered himself
fully Gertrudes equal socially and financially. 1t
was something new for the rough skipper and he
took another tack. Whats this book abouts" he
demanded. Sugar Shell? Anything useful? Any
money in it," "
The birds of these regions have been studied
with thoroughness. I've already found many new
species and one new genius | shall be famous"
All this time Gertrude had stood in the shadow,
staring at Jenkins with look in her eyes THAT that
neither ! nor any other man had ever seen there
Now She stepped out and spoke bravey: Papa, you
don't understand. Back in Philadelphia everybody
would recognize Mr., jenkins work, lie will be
famous some day"