The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-09-16
TEE UNFOLDING OF A DREAM.
By W. W. CANFIELD.
copyright, 1896, by the Author.l
(Chapter 1N-Continued.)

Chapter 1N--Continued.)
Mrs. Kendall was present when Coch- |
rane returned, and he took the oppcr-
tunity to question her upon the same
points he had already covered with her
husband. Slowly he drew from them
every detail Of a day neither could ever
forget. Time after time he had them
describe Just how Mr.. Powell appeared,
but not oace did he ask for their inn
pressions ms to why the cold, cynical
and austere man had in night changed
into u gentle, confiding, solicitous, gen
erous friend He wanted picture of
the man he was endeavoring to find, not
q mere photograph. Features may be
changed by DISCUSSES, sickness, lapse of
time, exposure CT death. Cochrane
wanted to see the man himself, and he
could only do SO through the eyes Of
others. He wanted to read Powell's
mind and disc yer his motives, and he
could only do so by asking others to re-
call distant incidents, hoping that upon
some one of them might hang the thread
that would guide him from the laby-
rinth of mystery into which all were
plunged. Late in the afternoon he asked
John if Powell's apartments were re-
tanned for him and were in practically
the same condition as when he left them.
"They are, replied Kendall. My
instructions were to pay the rent and
provide for the care of his sul5 until
his return. The detectives have made
! the rooms number CT visits and search
ed the letters, papers, clothing and fur
niture They discovered no more than
they did here.
(Which was nothing, " said Cochrane.
"Let us go and see for Ourselves. may
be better able TO judge the man when !
examine his home surroundings.
Mr.. Powell's apartments were not
overfurnished. The rooms were three III
number, the larger one being used as a
library and sitting ROOM 1t contained a
bookcase, desk, easy chairs, handsome
couch, several fine pictures most of
which were rural scenes, and mantel
upon which were some rare bits of brio.
a-brac. His bedroom was the picture Of
comfort. The third room contained a
couple of wardrobes and a variety of
light gymnasium apparatus. Opening
from this were clothespresses and the
bath All were in perfect order, and,
though the rooms had been ransacked
by the detectives several times, it was
: evident that all had been restored by
careful hands.
"These rooms are as Mr.. Powell left
them, said Kendall as Cochrane looked
inquiringly about him. 81 have spent
many hours here in restoring order, for
l knew it would grieve him to return
and find things out of place. do not
think if he were to return this moment
he could find any disarrangement of his
effects that would suggest to him that
he had been absent. have even kept
lying upon his desk the book he had
+ doubtless been reading the day before he
= left. / found it the first time l came
here, and SO have left it with his book
mark in the exact place he put it. :"
Cochrane picked up the book and
glanced at its title. 'Ben-Hur, he
said "Not bad book for anybody to
read He has quite collection of books
] notice. Was he much of reader?''
81 do not think he was" replied
Kendall. Rather his reading was
} mostly confined to newspapers. l have
heard him say, however, that when hi
saw book he thought he would like hi
bought it, and that some time he was
2 going to take a year off and read then
,, all :"
Cochrane turned the leaves of the lit
' tie copy of "Ben-Hur, y Suddenly HI
n stopped and glanced curiously at a slil
" of paper that had dropped from the bool
and futtered to the floor.
"Oh, that's the boollmark," salt
!. Kendall st belongs between pages 49,
and 1853. 1t is just scrap of paper up
!. on which Mr.. Powell had evidentl,
3 been figuring and which he picked u
i from his desk as he laid the book aside.
: "These are Powell's figures, ar
they?' inquired Cochrane as he exam
ined them with care.
Eyes" replied John. Though
somewhat hurried and illegible writer
be displayed care with his figures.
II observe, " nodded Cochrane. 'KeI
=, dali, don't believe Powell, if he eve
J comes back, will care for this column {
II figures Put some other mark betwee
- pages 1862 and 1853 and let me take thes
+" to my room and study out what sort {
a problem he was figuring upon. l al
tired and hungry and need somethin
to divert me-. :"
When he had parted from Kendall
he hurried to cheap restaurant and at
his supper, after which he repaired to
hot comfortless room he called h
home in one of the furnished rooms
let' houses ON Eleventh street. He res
ed a moment after his long climb, the
lighted his pipe, fished the little scra
IS of paper from his memorandum boo
and spread it before him. The figure
thereon were as follows:
Of go
1925
3l9x
TAO
ll30