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THE GARDEN ISLAND, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1913 I I e I Do Your Christmas Shopping i 1 This is good advice, but it doesn't go far enuf! 1 N E L E E L E That's better, and of course it is understood that shopping in Eleele means j McBRYDE I TOR We will show you some of the ADVANTAGES of the Tariff : : Reduction. : : WE ARE OPTIMISTS ! and YOU will be if you but give us the opportunity of displaying to you our un : surpassed line of : HOLIDA Y GOODS j n ' si ! T7 I all Had JftViA Vtt 4 I j are Common ! I i E B THE DEVIL, HIS DUE BY PHILIP CURTISS Now, Furniss was a devil. I mean that exactly, and if I might, I should like to explain it, for I wish to draw a distinction between the devils and the merely devilish. If argot had not spoiled the phrase I might have said that he was a regular devil, a s distinguished from the volunteer, the territorial, the occassional, or the would-be devil. The distinction between a regu lar devil and one who is merely devilish is exactly the distinction between the professional and the amateur in all occupations. The devilish do things purely for the eclat of the doing, while the devils do them because they want the things done. A professional car penter in order that he may have a table, to be used for his varying ends: an amateur uses his tools merely for the sake of the chips That an occasionalamateur displays unusual brilliancy in the accom plishment has nothing to do with the distinction. The real devils, moreover, regard the devilish pure ly with a mild amusement, if they regard them at all. Their oniy vexation is that o f professional craftsmen of the "pin-money" workers, whose spasmodic efforts cut into legitimate trade. The most powerful proof which I can bring to the statement that Furniss was a real devil, however, is the one that he did not regard himself as a devil at all. On the contrary, he regarded himself as an industrious citizen, fairly suc cessful in the accomplishments of his ends. As a career, devilishness did not interest him in the slight est. Its material rewards were all that he sought. Now, at midnight, on the thirtieth of October, Furniss, with the best intentions in the world, was standing in a group in the ball-room of the Fitchly Country Club, harmlessly singing "Auld Lang Syne." At one minute past Notice of Sale of Government Lots twelve the engineer turned out all tne ngnrs, naving standing in-. structions to do so, for Fitchlv was a goodly town, and on this particular night the steward had forgotten to make an exception. The result was that which usually occurs when the lights are turned out on a perfectly respectable and usually sane gathering of grown men and women every bit of asininity in the mob swarmed to the surface. There were cat-calls, screams, and suggestive labials, while all the naturally executive began groping toward the door and the steward. What the others did, however, did not matter. It was generally understood that they were merely devilish, and no score was to be counted against them. Furniss, on the other hand, played every thing for stakes, and his tally had to meet with a reckoning. For,,' when the lights left tbeir sudden wave of darkness on the mixed and rollicking group. Furniss quietly and modestly followed the promp tings o f his profession, turned slowly, gathered the nearest wo man into his arms, and thorough 1 y and deliberately kissed her. Who she was he had not the slight est idea, nor did he, indeed, have any very lively curiosity. The act was purely professional, perfectly methodic, as automatic and une motional as a response in a ritual. Thus, despite Furniss's known make-up, the fact would have passed unnoticed had it not been for two things, first, that, owing to the deliberateness of Furniss and the quickness of the engineer, the lights went on again before he was through, and the second that the woman thus discovered in his arms was the only one in the room whom he would have had the slightest reason for wanting t o kiss. It was a perfect triumph of circumstantial evidence. The sudden hush which fell on (Continued on next page.) At 12 o'clock noon, Saturday, December 13, 1913, at the front door to the court house. Lihue. Kauai, there will be sold at public auction, under Part IV, Section 17, of the Land Act of 1895, Sec tion 276, Revised Laws of Hawaii, the following described lots, known as the "Waioli" beach lots, situate at Hanalei, Halelea, Kauai: Lot No. Area sq. ft. Upset Price . 1 15,587 $ 30.00 2 16,150 35.00 3 14,730 35.00 4 15,183 35.00 5 15,637 35.00 6 16,095 35.00 7 16,552 45.00 8 17,250 45.00 9 17,703 40.00 ' 10 18,157 40.00 11 18,258 40.00 12 17,505 40.00 13 16,725 40.00 14 15,941 40.00 15 21,536 40.00 16 16,192 45.00 17 16.203 45.00 18 15,082 30.00 19 15,493 30.00 20 13,483 30.00 21 13,987 30.00 22 14,488 30.00 23 14,984 40.00 No person will be allowed to pur chase more than one lot. Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay cost of stamp. At the same time and place, there will be sold at auction the Government Remmant in front of Grains 2957 and 2958, containing an area of O.20 acre. Upset price $25.00. Terms: Cash. Purchaser to pay cost of stamp For map and further particulars, apply at the office of the Sub Agent. W. D. McBryde. Home stead, Kauai, or at the office of Asst. Sub-Agent, Miss Bernice Hundley, Kapaa, Kauai, or at the office of the Commissioner of Pub lic Lands, Honolulu. Joshua D. Tuckhr, Commissioner of Public Lauds. Dated at Honolulu, Oct. 3, 1913. RAn C Al U Upright Stemway Piano. 1 UlV LWiLL irjw. $o00 Aiso n imsj. ih'sh cart, prico $15. Also considerable. lioiiH'liiild furniture, plantx, etc Same, can be seen at re.-idence of Mrw. J. K. (ianclall. near Kauai (iarauc But you will if you do your Xmas Shopping at the Makaweli Store one V lspiay Of Suitable Christmas Gifts Great Reduction of Last Years Toys. They will be on display Saturday, Nov. 29th. 2