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4 IFOR CA C T ,. O! r li A THINKING PARI ' BY HOWARD FIELDING, ap)irioht, tsia, in a ir. ;r;,-o. 1 '.m.iUK.w ii.m.iuuL- 1111: iiieiuir k no lines, but inert' uspir.ry who spe ly .'t;iKV.:-i upon the stage, plays il "tbltiltln-.:" put. funnily he I seen only n few ii:!:ie.te?. nril In' himself lie holds ilttle of the i-: I'on-.iniK-e, a (VnKtr.cat of i seen-., the backs of the prlCvlpnlA r. they declaim to the autll kjw, action without meaning to him. nintc lie knows not the context, lie could not ti'il the story of the drama of ry apparatus. Ills lelt car was as good a3 any man's, lint the l ight one was a bit thill. When the people on the stage lowered their voices, .Mr. Tlukliaiu nat urally turnetl his good ear toward them. This movement was misinterpreted by the lady behind hhn, who was deei ly Interested in her own afTalrs and not nt all In those of John Storm and tile ry Quayle. She saw that Mr. TlnUham txv.-t finch bolus the fact n you M; not IV. nt y vlild) he is so small yet an essential of ,'li;iu.,n(r loUoi and she supposed that thenar turned toward herself was let mo Introduce ti1L, 0n,. tltitt was doing the work. On Wallace It. Tluklinm. Do ihc contrary, the gentleman from Hut that Mr. Tlnl:l:ntn Is con- ledge hal really placed himself In the least favorable attitude for listening to her. "Never mind htm," said the young man with the gray hair. "lie doesn't know who we are." "Well." said she, "what were you go ing to say 7" "Only this." he replied: "It seems iKtted Willi the theatrical profession, lie keeps .-: store In Kutledge. Vt.. the best store In the place, quite, good pnouh. In fact, for a city. A few years ago. when human exist ence was tint so strenuous. Mr. fink ham would have been called an ordina ry ma:i. His life moves eveuly along, providential that your aunt is going to ana 110 is nappy m a quiet way. proiui. Kmope Just at this time. too, of ills commercial reputation and "I'rovlrieutlnl Is rather a queer word fit his wile and children and well or- for it. Don't you think so?" said she llered home. "Oh, you take this matter altogether Mr. Tlukham hail been in New ori: too serious! v!" lie declared. "The fact for a couple of days buying stock for is tliis: I must go abroad. You and I J1.3 store. Ills business done, with the exception of one small matter which uiust be uimplotod 011 the morrow, he .found himself with an evening on his hands, and hi' decided to go to a thea ter. All the plays mentioned In a list of (amusements hi an afternoon papur were equally unknown to him. so lie se lected "The Christian" for the sake cf Its name. lie was fortunate enough to secure a good seat 011 the center aisle, find there he bestowed his ample form much earlier than was uecessary and fiwaited with serene patience the rising of the curtain. At last the orchestra began to play, mid Mr. Tlnkham. whosp mind had been In Kutk'dge. Vt.. became suddenly conscious that his body was In New York. lie experienced an almost boy ish sensat!.)!i of pleasure: It was so sel dom that he went to the theater. lie wished that his wife and children were there, especially his daughter, who al ways enjoyed everything so much. 'Then the play opened, and Mr. Tlnk ham was transported to the Isle of Man. About this time two persons were ushered to seats behind Mr. Tlukhani. II ill I TllE STIIUGGIK WITH TI1E COLLAIl 11UTT0X. are very good friends. It would please hut he was so Intent upon the drama me more thau auyttiing else 111 tnc that he was unconscious of their ar- world If you could go across at the rival, They were a man and a woman, same time n;ul bo sonicwheio uear me obviously New Yorkers both. The man on the other side." was tall, dark and nervous-so nerv- "On the contrary." said she. "the fact ous. in fact, that the quality is rightly Is this: My husband Is much absorbed Included In a description of his person- In business and Is beginning to grow al appearance. Ills face was not hand- old. He enjoys my society. He would some, but It bore the stamp of tierce do anything In the world to please me. carnestuess. which lent a fascination to l"t the life he likes to lead Is rather Its Irregular lines. He had n habit of dull for me. Therefore I am tempted holding his head eagerly forward, as If to go abroad: to run about on the con he were restrained only by a cord fas- tlnent having n good time and doubt toned to the bach of his eolhir-the at- less enjoying a great deal of your atnla tltmh. of :i hound held In leash. His hie companionship. Viewed In one way. hair had turned gray In an irregular the plan Is entirely Inuoeeot: viewed fashion that came near being a dlsilg- In another. It is seltlsh and wicked, for uremeiit: It was so palpably the result it Is desertion of a man who has given of hastv living. e llls name, his wealth, his heart and The woman" was young and of very everything that a man can give a wo attractive, high bred appearance, mar- man." red onlv by a restlessness nut like ami Then the youug mnn with the gray vet akin to that or her companion. Her hair turned about In his chair until he dress was not especially conspicuous, raced, his companion. He put his elbow but the value of all that she wore. In- ou the chair back and shielded his face oludlng her Jewels, was about equal to with his baud so that no one behind the expense of Mr. Tlukham's house- him could read the motion of his lips or hold for seven years, and he lived well, the expression of Ids countenance, and "We were mad to come here." said he began to prove that black was white the woman. "Some one we know Is and that darkness was daylight. There certain to see us." was a fascluatlon In his subtle elo- "A little additional go-ip about us quence and In the Intensity of Ills ear won't make any difference." said the nestness. As he spoke the woman seemeii to see mat seiusnncss was a virtue and the ordinary self sacrifice which makes life possible a foil' and a superstition. Why shouldn't she run away and play like a child? It was her husband who was seltlsh if he wished to deny her the pleasure. Mr. Tlnkham heard not a word of nil this. The play absorbed him. He twist ed about In his seat like a boy at the circus and finally succeeded lu dislodg ing the stud which held his collar at the back. The band of linen crept up In the usual way until It tickled the back of his head, while his tie got un der the collar lu a most annoying fash Ion. He experienced, besides, the usu al embarrassment, arid presently hi big, fat hands wore trying to repair the damage. The lady saw this out of the corner 1 of her eyo. nud her attention was dis tracted. It Is Impossible to watch a human creature struggling with a re- , frnctory collar button and not take In terest lu the game. One may take sides with the man or with the collar button, but one cannot be Indifferent. rwo r-r.r.foss wnun csnKtwn to skats i;r- The young man did not notice Mr. iii.nij mis. tlnkham. Tl ikhnm's struggles, but he observed man. not without a certain accent of the division of his companion's ntteii xatlsfnellon. tlon. It Is extremely disquieting to ad- ( Ills couqiatilon did not share this dress the half of a person's mind, espi- , view. dally when one docs not know what Nothing that 1 have done, unless It the other half Is doing, may be this." said s.lie somewhat cold- "Listen to me," said he. "What earth y. "has given cause for gossip." ly reason is there why you should not "Von are vcrv clever." he replied, take this little vacation? You are tired -aud that mnises me wonder all the of New York. You are not happy nt wore why you should hesitate"- 1'ome. New scenes, new faces, will do Hush!" she whispered. "That man you good." 4u front of us Is listening." excellent friend." said she. "you It happened that Mr. Tlnkham snf- n'l 1 k"ov' that this sort of Vored -from n inequality lu ids audi - tMnr ' the IicsIuiiIiip of rrvM. Th coincidence or our departure will bo noled and commented upon." "Then 1 will take another sleantcr. "In that raw why go at all," said sho-"t'.':'t Is. funn your paint of view.' I shall uot nee much of you abroaih You will go to Vienna, where your mother Is III. and surely 1 will nut fol low you." Whetever you are," said he, "there I will be." You have put your linger upon the dlt'.lculty." she answered. 'I do not trvst In Hm' illKcretloii of your friend ship. 1 hardly believe that you wl.-di to be illset-It seems sometimes' as It you ili'l-henltely planned to have our names unpleasantly associated." Here was n dangerous place, aud the young man knew It. Dealing with woman whioe most notable charac teristic was her ama.lug frankness. It was Imperatively ureessary , to avoid the silsVlciou of double dealing. He threw his whole soul Into the argu ment, and she felt Ills power as never before. lint Just at thai moment the affairs of Mr. Ttnkhaiu also reached a crisis. Ills struggle with the collar button wii on 1 lie very verge of success when brutal fixture stepped In and crushed all hope. The button, slipped from his lingers, It wriggled Itsell out ot the buttonhole, and lu a moment It was sliding coldly down Ills spine. Fran tically he strove 1o reach It. Korn few desperate seconds his lingers touched the elusive hit of nielnl and turned It about lllie'n wheel. Then It went one de.'.M-cv lo ver aud was lost forever. The lady saw ail tills and for n mo ment forgot that there was any such place as Kurope or anything to lie do elded 111 the world except the fate of Mr. Tlnkhutn's collar button. She was blessed with a lively sense of the ri dleulous. and hat even the hypnotic power of her companion could wholly overpower her desire to laugh. The young man saw this aud fancied himself ridiculous In her eyes. That Is the one thing npalnst which such a man's nature Is not armed. 'The, mirth. In her glance parried his eloquence and' made all bis weapons powerless. When she laughed, he felt himself .beaten. -and he lost his temper. Then she saw him for 11 moment as be really was. A rough word In ihe midst, of all this smooth persuasion was a message straight from bis ruth less heart, and his anger at her that she made game of him. as he thought, showed her how lie valued her. It all passed in a moment. She gave no sign or perceiving that anything of cousequeiK-e had huppoued In the little drama they were playing. With an al most Imperceptible gesUire she drew her companion's attention to Mr. Tlnk ham. the supernumerary, where he sat playing his thinking role and quite un conscious of Ids value lu the scene. Tile young man with the gray hair saw that he had made a mistake, and he hastened to repair It, hilt such litis takes are seldom repaired at all. The ae'.lon of life dramas hangs upon them. ror In real existence, as upon the stage, the lmxrtaut thing in the play Is the revelation or character. Therm-lain fell, shutting off the view or the old Manx castle, and then It rose, revealing quite n tlltfeieut scene. The lady declared that she must watch the second net. ami sometimes she did so. and again she watched Mr. Tlnkham. with a dim appreciation or the service he Ii 114I rendered hen it was Impossible after that for the young mini to resume his argument in favor or a Ihuopean tour without re minding the lady of the way Mr. Tlnk ham had struggled with his collar hut ton, and who could be serious with such a thought? Moreover. Mr. Tlnk ham did nut cease to be annoyed by the collar that would not stay down. At one time he tried to rasteti It with a pin. and bloodshed followed, to the tally's great amusement. The play was nearly done before she would consent to be serious, aud riieii PP1W t iaiey's Hdnoltdn Cyclery :apn Schooner HiilcindHglit is in Kc- kau with a load of coal for the Pioneer Mill Co. Lalmiim. She, will uot take suynr 011 her way up. The Tivlulali towed n couple of vessels to sou this week- und thus demonstrated her ability to perform the service in cures where Ihe shipi-j small or empty; but of cause, the could not undertake to tow u laden hhip. However, what she has accom plished, has made it more than plain what an immense advantage tv largor steamer would bo to Kahului Harbor and the coming of such a steamer has been hastened by the perfor mances of the little wonder. The Steamship Sierra, the first of the new Oceanic boats, will not leave San Francisco on the regulur run to Sydney until Nov. '21. This delay has been caused by the, excessive heat in the Cramps shipyard that has affect ed the plates tomporurily. Capt. Houdlctte will bring out the Sierra, it having been decided to have Cupt. f veywoo I remain in the East till nil the steamers are completed. John D. Sprcckcls and party tiro booked for the first trip of the Sierra. This parly will include a large number of San Francisco society people. Capt. Billy Weir rf the Claudinc met with a serious accident on Tues day afternoon as he was superinten ding the loading 01 u railroad ear onto his vessel. The day before one had been put on and it was a ticklish job hannling the piece, as it was very bulkj' and heavy. Ho was directing the handling of the second ear, which is to be used on the itilo rail way, and he was jammed by the heavy ear against the side of the Claudinc, uis arm was broken and it is thought that he is injured internal- The tides at Kahului and Hilo occur about an hour earlier than at Hono lulu. Vessels !n Poit--Ka!iului Sept. -1 Sell. Lurline. Shaube, 13 days from S. l- Gen Mer. " 5 Sell. Eva, Ramselius, Eureka, Lumber. ' U Sir. Ivilaueu Hou Honolulu Freight. Am. sp. Yosemite. C. O. Anderson, 7-1 days from Newcastle with coal, Aug. 3. days from Ladysmith, 13. C. Br. bk. Antiope, G. V. Murray, 20 days from Ladysmith,. B. C. Am. seh. Eurka, Suhou, IS days from Aberdeen, Grays Harbor with lumber. Departed Am. sell. S. T. Alexander, M. A. lpsen, II) days from San Fran cisvo with general merchandise, Agust 1st. Am. hch.G. W. Wutson,U. Petersen, 10" days from San Frane'seo; with general merchandise, from S. F. " -li Seh. Emma Claudinc, Mik kelson, 1!) days from Eureka, with lumber. Expected. Am. sp. Waehusett, Capt. Lambeth now 117 days from Newcastle with coal. Am. sp. Henry Failing 133 days from N. York. Kails. Am. sp. S D. Carleton from De parture Bay Coal. oicvcies AT $40, $S0 , 860. pames I900 Qhainless FULLY GUARNTSED $7 .00 Tho Milwaukee Patent Puncture Proof Tiros. Solo Agency and only place where the guarantee, on those tires can be lilled is at: 0 alley's oonolulsi Cycle ILPailey's Hilo Cyclery HONOLULU HILO, HAWAII AGENTS For the Vlorgan fe lArigft Hack Tires, A i?' mam licL QS?ei to the trad unusual Saciilities in the purchase of: Groceries, Flour, Feedstuf?s, ; -1 - i to, Hardvvar Boots and Shos, Notions, Saddlery, Etc., Etc Etc SOLE AGENTS for the PORTLAND FLOURIWg YUH-L-S eincJ' SPERRY FLOUR Co. Having large contract with these JVIHIk, we can supply the differ-' cnt brands at special rateu. H. HACKI'ELD & Co., Ltd. .. HONOLULU, I!, I . rsn T Gauenljia&en's on isons packed in handsome boxes Tills HR HID NOT ROTICK HEIt. Bin would niiTfly Rlinlce her Itpfld nnd fay: "N. t;i: This Is all folly, 1 Kliall j remain In Nimv Yoi!:, ivIihv 1 Iti'lnnji." nvHcmiy tin' (-1111:1111 it-it tor 111c insi time. The ntiillem-e crowded the alMert and slowly inovcil nut. 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