Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1902-06-29

SYNOPSIS odcrick olmgcr a Young man
raised IN San Francisco. Is sent 10 Honolulu to
remove him from the temptations pi city life
Upuu arrival he at once sVuardrrs the money
given him inr his years suIUuru, and finds himself
peuucss. lie tells his trouble To- his friend Anan
pu>ttiun under the monarchy. This cadSto a pro.
position by MAN whu Is engaged in the trade, to
mend Young DnIlimgcrs FINANCES hN handling
smugglcd opium. They met at The Hawaiian
Hotel that evening to arrange "details.
That evening after supper made
my way to the hotel billiard.room on
the ground floor. Anan was not yet
there was. in fact, early-so | fell
to watching n game of billiards.
Through the double arChway at the
end of the long room could see those
entering the bar-mostly the young
bloods of the town, who came in to re.
fresh themselves. Suddenly my atten'
ton was fixed by the striking figure OF
a tourist. evidently who had entered
by the doorway leading from the back
corridor. His fine presence and the
taste and COstliness of his attire caus.
ed me to watch him furtively. as ha
leaned with his elbow on the bar chat.
ting with someone screened by the
arch pillar. He stood In profile under
the electric light. with his Italian.like
features and long black moustache set
out like steel.plate print by tho
great Panama hat and white silk coat
which he wore. He was IN fact dress,
ed entirely in white, except that In
place of waistcoat he wore the broad
black silk sash, then popular, fixed to
his shirtfront with a DIAMOND as big
as a filbert. secured by a tiny jet.blacl;
chain. At first sight the chain seem.
ed an inkstreak lying across the pur.
ity of his linen. have spoken of the
costliness of his dress: for a moment
he rested his arm from the pressure
OF the bar and. turning towards the
archway. there flashed out of the shad
ow OF his broad hat and great chin the
fellow OF the Rajah's diamond, which,
about that time, was causing Prince
Florizel OF Bohemia much trouble and
adventure by Turing men to crime.
At that moment Anan came in by
the front entrance; his eye caught
mine and he came over and sat beside
me. My mind. however, was still full
OF the stranger and. as soon as we had
lighted cigars. | touched him on the
arm. Indicated the direction with my
eyes, and inquired who the brigandish
gentleman might be.
"Oh! that" drawled Anan. with a
peculiar grin: "thats-no: you wait
here; keep your eyes open and be
careful what you say, and III intro.
duce you"
In a moment he was shaking the pic.
turesque gentleman warmly by the
hand. He then drew him aside. where
they began an earnest conversation,
lasting for five minutes or more. Then
they sauntered to the end oil the bill
lard-room and returned by my side.
Had Anan not prepared me. ! Ger.
tainly would have shown the surprise
was now able to hide when he intro
duced me to Mr.. William Whaley.
whom at once knew as the notorious
smuggler and chief owner of the
swift schooner.yacht Halcyon. then
making periodic visits to the Islands.
Whaley took mine in his firm. white
hand and said pleasantly that he was
pleased to meet any Of Anap's friends.
Even his grasp inspired confidence.
and his suavIty added to the favorable
opinion ! at once formed OF him. Then
judgment revived and | performed the
mental feat Of leaping to a conclusion.
In a woman this process is called in.
tuition by the learned; but In a man
II Is labeled farther down the scale
and is called judgment by experience,
reached through the comparison ui
like with like. ] knew at that moment
that ! held by the hand the most ur.
bane and, perhaps, the most dangerous
commercial vagabonu in the Pacific.
Whaley continued to hold my hand,
which he pressed firmly while looking
Keenly into my eyes,-he repeated
that he was very pleased with my &C.
quaintance; then he glanced at Anan
and said, as he raised his eyebrows
with curious movement not in keep.
ing with mis- smiling face:
MY dear Anan, your friend Is mine:
he reminds me much OF a nue young
Englishman | know In Hongkong.
Come, let us honor this young friend.
ship with bottle of wine: and. turn.
ing with a wave of his hand, he led
the way to the bar.
cast mystified glance at Anah.
who whispered as we followed:
IT'S all right, old boy; he's pleased
with you and you were accepted when
he said you reminded him OIL that
mythical Englishman. That's one Of
his queer ways-thats Whaley, He
never admits there's any smuggling
you just become interested with his
English partner in a little commercial
venture. o, it's all right"
AS we s.ood at the bar while my
health was drunk in champagne paid
for by Mnaley out of a great handful
OF gold taken loose from his pocket,
my mind kept repeating, like a monot.
onous mentor, one of those vague men.
tai warnings, which like the familiar
sign Ware the dog" might mean
much or little. 1t all depends on the
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