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The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26
JUST THE WAY OF 1T ALL

elsasr polnteA out vas an advertise
neat heaAe1 -One Hundred Dollars
reward" 10 earn 1t. one must rs
turn the raS.Aoll lost, strayed. or
stoisn 6roD the Aillionaire's man.
sao.- II essGed that grief still raw.
aeed. Unchecked. in the bosom Of the
20 fsithfsl Child. Flip, the terrier.
carsred and shook his absurd whis-
ksrs be6oro Aer. poverless to distract
She VAILED for her Betsy in the faces
oe Walking. talking. ma-ma-iAg. and
sys-closiAg Trsneh Nabelles and Vic
Isttss- The advertisement vas . last
resort.
Dlack 1ilsy came from behind the
stove and APPROACHED Fuzzy in his
ees-stdea. parabolic way.
1hs ChSlotmas hummer, flushed
VIII saeesos. had tucked Betsy under
his an, anA vas about to depart to
ths Aning = inDsomptu dates else.
-sav. .se- saA Black Riley to hin.
vhsre ~ you cop ost dat dollr'
This Aelf" asked Fuzzy, touching
Betsy with ~ fore6nger to be sure
that she was the one referred to.
Why. this coll was presented to me
oy t. 1Aoaroe Of Bsloochistan. I
have sssea hundrsd others in my
eountry homo In Newport This
doll-
"Chssse he funny business" said
1lsy. You swipsd 1t or picked 1t up
at = house on de- hill whsre-but
never m1Ad dat You want to take
afty cents for Dc rasH- and take It
quick. Ne brothers kid at home
might be waAtin' TO play wild 1t. Hey
-Wha<f'
Hs Droducsd the coin.
Pussy laughed gurgling, insolsnt,
alcoholic laugh In his face. 90 to the
once Of Sarah Bernhardt's manager
and propose 70 him that she be rs-
leased nom . nights performance to
sotsEtain the Tackytown Lyceum and
Literary Cotsris. You will hear the
luDAcats oe yuxzys laugh.
Black Riley sauged Fuzzy quickly
with his blueberry eye a. wrestler
Aess, His hand was itching to play
The Roman and wrest the rag Sabine
from the s1tsmporaneous merry-an.
drew who was entertaining an angel
unaware. But he refrained. Fuxxy
was fat and solid and big. Three
inches Of well-nourished corporeity,
dsfsndsd from the winter winds by
dinsyy iinen. intervened between his
vest and trousers. Countless small,
circular wrinkles running around his
coat-slseves and knees guaranteed
the quality Of his bone and muscle.
His small. blue eyes. bathed In the
metstpFe Of altruism and wooziness,
locked upcn you kindly yet without
attainment. He was whiskerly, whis.
kyly. hsshily formidable SO. Black
Riley temporissd.
"Wot'l you take for 1t. deni" he
asked.
Money said Fuzzy. With husky
drmnsss. cannot buy her"
He was intoxicated with the artists
Ant sweet cup Of attainment. To set
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26
Money" Said Fuzzy With Husky
FImnsss, Cannot Buy Her"

ff
. faded-blue. earth-stained rag-doll on
= bar, to hold mimic converse with 1t.
and to md his heart leaping with the
sense Of plaudits earned and his
throat scorching with free libations
poured in his honor-could base coin
buy him from such achievements
You will perceive that Fuzzy had tho
temperament.
Fuzzy walked out with the gait OF b
trained sea-lion in search OF other
cafes to conquer.
Though tho dusk of twilight was
hardly yet apparent, lights were begin.
ming to spangle the city like popcorn
bursting in deep skillet Christmas
eve. imDatiently expected. was peep.
Ing over the brink Of the hour. Mil
Lions had prepared for its celebration
Towns would be painted red. You,
yourself, have heard the horns and
lodged the capers Of the saturnalians
"Psssoa" kecsrthy, Black Riley,
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q the young. The CHA bsvlsl. ~
vas dragged away. huGsins ~ Dsea1
close.
There came the Secretary. pas.
poised. polished. gliding IN pumps.
and worshippinS pomp and csrs0oay.
He cosated ost into Tassys hasA tss
tsn-dollar bills; then dropDe1 his -
upon the door, Transferred II to Jsnoe.
it, custodian, Indicated The Goooz1oo1
Garner of the reward With IL ethor.
and allowed bis pumps to vaSt IN
away to secfetarial regionG =
When rhe money touched yussys
dingy palm his arst instinct was 70
take to his hesls: but . seceo1
thought restrained him froo 0as
blundsr Of etiqustts. 1t was his: Il
had been given him. It--anA. o..
what an slysiun It opened 70 the oass
of he minds eye! He had tpAble4 -
the foot Of the ladder: he was M
cry, homeless, frisndless. RAGGED. eeol
drifting: and he held in his has1 ~
key to . paradise Of the nud.Aoosy
that he craved. The fairy doll ha1
waved Q wand With her raS-stues1
hand: and now wherever hs might %
the enchanted palaces with shinias
foOt-rests and magic red Aul6S II
cleaning glassware would BE- opsa te
him.
He followed James to the door.
He paused there a. the hunky drew
open the great mahogany portal foe
him to pass into the vestibuls.
Beyond the wrought-iron gates u
the dark highway Black Riley and Bic
two pals casually strolled. Angssing
under their coats the inevitably fatal'
weapons that we're 70 make tie ~
ward Of the ras.doil theirs.
Fuzzy stopped At the Milliosairs's
door and betl ought himself. Lie VI.
tie sprigs Of mistlstoe on . dsaA tres,
certain living green thoughts a.A
memories began to dscorats his COZ.
fused mind. He was quite afuAk.
mind you. and the present was begin.
ming to fade. Those wreaths. aAd fss-
toons of holly With their scarlet bs&
ries making the great hall gay
where had he seen such things ~
fore! Somewhere he had known pol
ished iioors and odors Of fresh 6owsss
In winter. and-and some one was
singing . song In the house that ~
thought be had heard before. Some
one singing and playing . harp. OF
course It was Christmas-Fussy.
thought he must have been pretty.
drunk to have overlooked that.
And then he went out oe the pres
ent. and there came back to him, cut
Of some impossihls. vanished and irs
revocabls past . little, purs.whits.
Transient forSottsn ghost-ths spirit
of noblesse obliss. Upon . gsntlsmaA,
certain things dsvolvs.
James opened the outer door. A
stream Of light went down the srav.
eled walk to the iron gate. Black
Riley. Mccarthy and Ons-sar Aik>
saw. and carslsssly drew their SINISTER
Gordon closer about the Gats.
With Z more imperious gesture thsa
James master had ever used o. soujA
ever use. Fussy eomDslled TIE mental
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newspaper items. the next
best, are manufactured by
clever young journalists
Who have married early and have N
snGagingly pessimistic view OF LIE.
Therefore. for seasonabls diversion.
vs are reduced to two very question
abb sourees-faets and PHILOSOPHY.
We will begin with-whjchsvsr you
choose to call It.
Children are pestilentisl little AMI
mails With which we have TO cope un-
DIR . bevildsring variety Of c0nAi-
tons. Especially when childish sor-
rows overwhelm them are ws put 10
S1r wits end. We exhaust our paltry
stoee Of consolation: and then bsat
tAsm. sobbing. to slesp. Thea vs
Wovsl In the dust Of . million yoars.
anA ask God why. Thus vs cali out
q the rat-trap. Al for the children.
- one understands them except old
maids. hunchbacks. and sheppard
6ags.
! Now come the facts in the Case a
tAs Ras-Doll. the Tattsrdemalion. md
~ Twenty-hfth Of December.
On the tenth of that month the
Child Of the Millionaire lost her rag
doll. There were many servants in
ths Nlllionaire's palace ON the HuA.
60. and these ransscked the. house
nd grounds. but without finding the
lost treasure. The Child was . girl
at ave. and one Of those perverse 1t
tIe beasts that often wound the sensi.
bnities Of wealthy parents by fixing
thsir affections upon some vulgar. in
expensive toy instead Of upon dis
mond-studded automobiles and pony
Dhaetons.
The Child srisvsd sorely and truly
. thing inexplicable to the Million
airo. to whom the ragdoll market WAS
about as interesting as Bay State Gas;
and to the Lady. the Child's mother.
who was all for form-that 10, nearly
an, ~ you shall 50
The Child cried inconsolably. and
grew hollow-eyed, knock.knecd, spin
dling, and corykilverty In many other
respects. The Millionaire smiled and
tapped his golfers confidently. The
pick OF tho output of the French md
German toymakers was rushed by spe
sial delivery to the mansion. but RI,
ohel refused 10 be comforted She
was weeping for her rag child. and
was for . high protective tariA
against all foreign foolishnsss. Then
doctors with the finest bedside man
ners and stop-watches were called in.
One by one they chartered futilsly
about peptomanganate Of iron ana
sea voyages and hypophosphites unit:
their stop-watches showed that Bill.
Rendered was under the wire for show
or place. Then, as men. they advised
that the rag-doll be found as soon ~
possible and restored to its mourning
parent. The Child shifted at thera
peutics. chewed aS thumb. and waited
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less and the deficiencies Of the day
might not be supplied by the morrow.
"A cool hundred" said Fuzzy
thoughtfully and mushily.
Boys" said he. ''you are true
friends. I'll go up and claim the re-
ward. The show business is not what
It used to be-" s
Night was falling more surely. The
three tagged at his sides to the foot
Of the rise on which stood the Nil.
honaire's house. There Fuzzy turned
upon them acrimoniously. 2 =
You are pack Of putty.faced
seagle-hounds." he roared. 60 away
They went away-a little way.
In Pigeon McCarthy's pocket was
section Of twoinch gas-pipe eight
inches long. In one end of 1t and in
the middle of 1t was lead plug. One.
half of 1t was packed tight with solder.
Black Riley carried slung-shot, being
= conventional thug. "One-ear" Mike
relied upon pair of brass knucks-
In heirloom In the family.
Why fetch and carry" said Black
Riley, when some one will do 1t for
ysf Lot him bring it out to us. Hey
what" : E
I'VE can chuck him In the river"
said Pigeon" Mccarthy. with .
stone tied to his feet" 2
''Youss guys make mo tired" said
"one-ear" Mike sadly. "Ain't' prog.
rsss ever appealed to none Of yesf
Sprinkle a little gasoline on I'm, ana
drop i'm on the Drive-well?"
Fuzzy entered the Millionaire's
gate and zigxagged toward the softly
glowing entrance Of the mansion. The
three goblins came up to the gate and
lingered-one on each side of 1t, ons
beyond the roadway. They fingered
their cold metal and leather, conf.
dent.
Fuzzy rang the door.bell, smiling
foolishly and dreamily. An atavistio
instinct prompted him to reach for the
button Of his right glove. But he
wore no gloves; SO his left hand drop.
ped, embarrassed.
The particular menial whose duty
1t was to open doors to silks and laces
SHE'D at first sight of Fuzzy. But
second glance took in his passport.
his card of admission, his surety of
welcome-the lost rag-doll of the
daughter OF the house dangling under
his arm.
Fuzzy was admitted into a great
hall, dim with the glow from unseen
lights. The hireling went away and
returned with maid and the Child.
The doll was restored to the mourn.
ing one. She clasped her lost darling
to her breast; and then, with the in.
ordinate selfishness and candor OF
childhood. stamped her foot and
whined hatred and fear of the odious
being who had rescued her from the
depths of sorrow and despair. Fuzzy
wriggled himself into an ingratiatory
attitude and essayed the idiotic smile
and blattering small talk that ID sup
posed to charm The budding iatsllset
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

other strsst was . plsasannss trim
med to leaf. and The esfass and
stables. Tho Scotch pup ha1 favishsd
the ragAoll from ths nursery. drag.
gsd 1t to corner Of tAe lawa, dug
hole, and buried It after The manner
Of careless undertaksfs. Thsee you
have the mystery solved. and no
checks to write for the hypodermical
wizard Of h-pun notss to toss to the
sergeant. Then lets get down to the
heart Of the thing. tirssoms rsaAsfs-
the Christmas heart of the thing.
FuSsy was drunk. Not riotously q
helplessiy or loQnaciously, - yoa o.
might ct. but dsosutly. appropriate.
ly. and ino4sosivsly. - beoosnss .
gentleman down on his luck.
Fuxsy was . soldier Of naissoetu1a.
The road. the haystank. tAs pazk
bench. the Kitchen door, he htttss
round Of sleemosynary bsdewith-
Observation-Disclosures; he pstty
ptckinss and isnobly saznsrsd la1s.
esse Of great citites-thsss formed
the chapters Of, his history.
Fuxsy walked toward tho river,
down the street that bounded oas'
side sf the Millionatrss houss aaA
grounda He saw . leg Of Dstsy. ths
lost rss-doll. protruding. IKE the clue
to Liliput16a murder mystery, from
its ultimsly grave b . CORNER Of TIE
fence. He dragged forth Tie maltrsat-,
ed infant, tucked II under his arm, and
vent on bis way grooming . song .ofl
his brethren that no doll that has
been brought up 70 The sheltered Hfs'
should hear. Well for Betsy that shs'
had NO ears. And wen that she had
no eyes save unsssins circles of
black; for the faces Of Fuszy and tie
Scotch terrier Wero those OF brothsrs,
and the heart Of no ras-dou could
Withstand twice to become the prsy
Of such feArsome monsters.
Though YOU may not know It. Gro
gan's saloon stands near ths river and
near the foot Of the street down
which Fussy travelled. In 0Fosan's,
Christmas chssr was already rampant.
Fuszy entered With his doll. He fan.
cied that ~ hummer At the feast Of
Saturn hs might earn . few drops
from the Wasea1l CUP.
He set Betsy ON the bar and ad-
dressed her loudly and humorously,
seasoning his speech with exaggerat.
ed compliments and endearments, ~
one entertaining his lady friend. The
loafers and bibbers around caught the
farce Of It. and roarsd. The barten.
der gave Fusxy drink. Oh, many
OF US carry rag-dolls.
"one for the iady?" suggested Fus.
~ impudently. and tucked another
contribution to Art beneath his waist
coat.
He began to see Possibilities in
Betsy. His nrst-niSht had been = sue.
cess. Visions of . vaudeville circuit
about town dawned upon him.
In group near the stove sat Pig.
con" Mccarthy, Black Riley, and
"One-ear" Mike. we'll and unfavorably
known In the tough shoestring district
that blackened the left bank Of the
river. They passed . Newspaper back
and forth among themselves. The
Item that saeh solid and hluat soe
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The Child orisvsd sorsIy and T,uI,

for her Betsy. And all this time ca
Diagrams were coming from Santa
Claus saying that he would soon be
here and enjoining us to show q true
Christian spirit and let up on the
poolrooms and tontine policies and
platoon systems long enough to give
him q welcome. Everywhere the spir.
It Of Christmas was diffusing itself
The banks were refusing loans. the
pawnbrokers had doubled their gang
of helpers, people bumped your shins
on the streets with red sleds, Thomas
and jeremiah bubbled before you on
the bars while you waited on one foot,
holly-wreaths Of hospitality were hung
in windows of the stores. they who
had 'em were getting out their furs.
You hardly knew which was the best
bet in balls-three, high, moth, or
snow. It was no time at which to lose
the rag-doll Of your heart
II Doctor Watson's investigating
friend had been called in to solve this
mysterious disappearance he might
have observed on the Millionaire's
vail 9 COPY Of "Ths Vampire" That
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Se''PstsuSnte o. the 8oa.
son with tho Lady Of the heuss,~
to close the door. Upon a gentlemen
certain things devolvs. EspecisIlv n
de Christmas season,
1T is cust-customary," he said to
James. the hustered. when 4 een,,s.
man calls on Christmas eve TO M.
the compliments Of the season IN
the lady of the touse. You und.stsna,
shall not move shtep till l pss. oom.
prments season with Lady the hous.
Ondstandf" ,,l'-'s,>-''ss''s
Inere was an argument. Jsuss
lost. Fuzzy raised his voice ana sent
u through the house unplsasanuv I
did not say hs was Z ssntlsm.n II.
vas simply q tramp being visfted h- "a :
khoAH sa " .,
- .,-a,
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

HERE are NO more CAfl0G
mas stories to write. No
ton Is exhausted: aAA
newspaper items. the next
best. are manufactured by
clever young journalists
The Holly chieftain., 1912-07-26

Furry Entered the MilIionairs's Gate
and Zlszasssd Toward the softly
Glowing Evidence o. the Mansion.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-04
THE MILLIONAIRE TRAMPS
HAVING "SOME TIME" HERE
Sid Francis, "Mose' Dupont And
pig Little Are Just
"Moochin" Along

shore so YOU can quit your job if you
don't like It,"
THEY'RE having the time Of their
lives, these young college chaps who
are hoboing II around the world. Any
time they want to they could step into
the cable oiliCe-prOvlded they had
the coin for the cable. which isn't al.
ways-and send OIL q message that
would buy the honeymoon suite on
any trans.PaCihc liner in hurry. But
they have started out to go around
the world and earn their way, and
they're doing IT,
So now they're In Hawaii. They
have taken more than their share of
hard knocks already. Little says n
cop left mis- mark on him. and the
marks OF the seas toll are on all I:
them. but it's all in the days fun and
they are each equipped with a sense
of humor that is tiding them over a
lot of hard spots in the going.
It's "Eid" Francis and Nose Du
ont. and Little coyly confesses that
On board the Edward Sewall they
dubbed him Pig"
! Washing dishes, digging gardens
slowing cargo. swapping out" Other
places under the guidance of kindly
bartender, they are going along. The
kindly bartender they have found t.
be a great American institution. Jus
how they will fare over in China ant
the rest of the way isn't exactly clear
but they'll get along somehow.
And they have letters of introduc
ton to noted men the world over, let
ters from noted men-the eX-Governo
who is Francis father, for instance
they are equipped with official lookin'
passports and will be able to draw
the documents on u. $. consuls If nee
, be. As matter of fact, their standin
and acquaintance is guarantee enough
and they have invitations to clubs
t dinners, etc, galore.
/, But
t They'd rather "mooch" along wit
: a package of "Bull''-the makin's' a.
; with clothes that wouldn't grace n
Calcitrant scarecrow, without a car
e or sorrow or anything but aboundin
D youth and health anud the zest OF Iii
4 tic keep them company. That and tn
@ sense of humor. II they didn't hav
4 that in large, well-deyeloped knob
they wouldn't be in Honolulu no
y looking for chance 20 beat II on
D the Orient.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-04
ROMANCE BEGUN
IN Los ANGELES;
Wedding HERE
Miss Josephine Waltz Becomes
Bride of Ray D. Wall
Yesterday.

An event which comes as an eX'
trCTely pleasant surprise TO the many
friends of the two most Immediately
concerned occurred al 4:3O o'clock
Yesterday afternoon when Miss Jose
phine Waltz became the bride of Ray
u. Wall. The marriage. which was
solcmnized by the Rev. II. l.. Smith,
of the Methodist Church, is the culmi.
nation of romance Of several years
standiC. Miss Waltz and MIR. Wall hav.
ing met in Los Angeles the first time
before either of them came to Homo
lulu.
The bride has been for the past four
years a teacher In the public schools
of this city and has earned great pop
uarity not only among the members
of the teaching staff and her pupils,
but among the many other residents
of the city with whom she has come
in contact.
Mr.. Wall is a more recent arrival in
/ Honolulu. He Is assistant market SUI
perintendent under Mr.. Starrett, being
brought here from Los Angeles by Mr..
I Starrett to accept the positions he
holds. Mr.. Wall Is the son of DIR. NJ.
| NJ Wall Of Marion, Indiana Since his
arrival here Mr.. Wall has made many
| friends. all of whom will congratulate
him upon his good fortune in winning
the hand of so charming a bride.
Mr.. Wall has quickly become one OF
the most popular Oflicia; in the Terri
torial employ and good wishes will
follow him from the large circle OF
friends and acquaintances he made
i within few weeks.
=, The wedding was a quiet one, only
the closest friends of the contracting
/, parties being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wall will make their
home in Honolulu. fact that will be
, pleasing to the many who would great
!, ly regret to lose them.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-04

that's just bit OF the experience
that the three young millionaire
ramps" who landed "a Honolulu off
The windjammer Edward Sewall few
iays ago. had in their wanderinss.
How these wealthy young men-Sid
francis. son Of thu Ex-Governor Of
Iigsmri. David r. Francis, A. r. Du.
-, at. scion of FrencG loyalty. George
/. Little. son Of 81 Louis capitalist,
and Haywood Brown, another scion
Of wcalth--hOw they started out to
20 around the world beating IT," has
already been told in the Bulletin.
Just now the three of them-Browr
having turned back at the Coast-are
uumtered in room over on Eare.
,anin street. with Jake Weinberg, the
tailor. Here. at nearly any hour of
in, dav. YOU can find one of them TAX
INK life easy. It's good bet that
lamont will be there, his six feet odd
iurlrs of huskiness luXuriating on the
sCl.cst spots he can pick out after two
weeks of life aboard windjammer.
"rN" greatest sensation in the
world" SAYS Dupont, lis to get back
to the deck again after climbing a few
hundred feet into the air to tie a kno'
ir rope, with the mate below yellin'
that he will murder YOU II you dom
hurry. Say, that eXhilaratng feelin.
when you hit the deck again is simply
great"
THE greatest sensation in thu
world" cuntradicted Little, is {,
throw a square meal into your system
after you have been living on fire.,
lunches and hopes for three days ant
three long, cold nights.
"Well." saws Francis, its prett,
fine sensation to get close enough L
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-04

and So" said George d. Little,
"and 50 We tramped NJ and down
Market street aud Pacific street and
lot Of other san Francisco streets all
NIGHT. looking for some good kind en-
SINGER in the basement of a building
Who would let us sleep close to some
place where il was warm.
And after awhile we met a bun
who gave MS a greasy ticket to a place
called the Home for Friendless Men,
aud we dragged over there. We found
place that looked like a barn and
when we had a look nside-well, out
We vent and began dragging up and
dowu the streets again. Oh, Lord! ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-05-04

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