Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-24
SHORT STORY FOR
EVENING HOURS
CIGAR-LlGHTING COMPETITION

IL was 'SomeWhen IN the slNtles
that Gabriel Gilchrist Knockbolt left
the States and crossed the herring.
pond to take up his residence in Eng
land. G. G. Knockholt was immensely
rich. He bought magnificent country
place and estate in the .Lidlands, not
far from the large commercial town OF
Scarborough. He also procured, at a
handsome figure, a crest and coat OF
arms from the College Of Heralds.
And Gabriel G. knockholt was a
blatant cad-a boastful bounder-an
aggressive vulgarian. He committed
the, in those days, objectionable sin OF
talking about his money.
Only into the house OF one such
family did he manage. for all his mil.
lions to effect an entrance. Sir Ar.
thur Asworth invited him occasionally
to AswOrth Hall. Sir Arthur had not
been acquainted with him more than
three months before he asked him to
so surety for him at his bank Tor
{ 5000.
Hem! Say. where dye bank?" in.
quired Gabriel
AT Belts - their Scarborough
branch. Really. I'm awfully sorry to
ask you, but, owing TO agricultural de.
preston. I'm in the very devil of q
hole. And | know they would accept
your personal security"
Il guess they would. I've an ac
count there myself. which don't mind
telling you runs into well over six fig
ures. oh, yes; they'll take my secur
ity fast enough-rather!'
"A thousand thanks. It's awfully
good of you. i"
II haven't said III do IL yet" inter
ruuted Gabriel Knockholt. plungina
his hands deep into his trousers peck
ELS, ana lolllng back IN his easy chail
with lordly swagger. Look ere. SiI
Arthur Asworth. You ask me ovel
heAe and all that, and ! come because
It suits my book But pTaps you think
| haven't noticed that you never invite
none OF your nobby friends to meet
me. ] have noticed it, though: and
tell you plain it's not what | expect.
Il assure you, my dear Mr.. Knock
holt that you are entirely mistaken.
never had any idea"
"Oh! CANNON" cried Gabriel. Lets
talk straight. You've a big shoot on
next week, to when you've got an
Earl coming, and two Barons, and sew
eral more big pots. | know all about
1t; I've seen II in the papers. But
you've not asked me. Why? Because
you don't think me good enough"
in the end Sir Arthur was constrain
ed though with the utmost reluct
ancer to give the required invitation.
So. on the following Thursday morn
ing-the first day OF the big shoot
Gabriel Gilchrist Knockholt drove oy
err, with his portmanteau. to Asworth
Hall, to take part in the expected bat
tue and accompanying social festivi
ties. Gabriel was by no means a bad
shot. He acquitted himself towards
the pheasants very tolerably we'll MOI
had he much opportunity. during the
day, to make himself personally obnox
ious. Indeed, II was not until the gen
tlemen had congregated in the smok
Ing room at night that his chance Of
showing OFF in all his glory came.
A single listener of the eight, 9
mild. silent little man, who rejoiced IL
the homely name Of Dickinson, sat re
garding the Yankee Croesus with 8
bland, an interested, an almost approx
ing look.
Now upon my word, Mr.. Knock
holt" he said Il should imagine thai
you must have more money than you
know what to do with"
| "Wa.a.ll-l guess | have" admitted
Gabriel. tlattered and consequential
And that's the tarnation trcwth."
The little old gentleman rose from
his seat, walked across the room. ant
extending his right hand TO G. G. X.
exclaimed eagerly:
shake hands. Shake hands, Mr.
/ Knockholt, with a fellow sufferer. Yol
have my deepest sympathy. ! feel fo
you from my heart. ! am in precisel!
the same position myself"
At this point Lord ", the gayest o
gay sportsmen and one of the party
broke in, laughing:
81 say, II you two fellows really ar,
so overburdened with cash. why no
hand some Of 1t over to the deservin;
I poor-myself, for instance?"
Little old Mr. Dickinson looked
round at his lordship with q smile O
mournful negation.
I'm sorry" he said apologetically
But I've given to the poor until In
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