Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-15
Neale took turn around the room.

Neale took turn around the room.
"Ill 20 and see Bowen this after.
noon" he said, and II this thing
works I'll make Alden holler. I'm no
friend ol his after that little affair tho
other day. This will cut that honey
moon journey of his down a trife, I'm
thinking, when little Elsie Miller gets
well. BY the way, Blair, you owe mo
q thousand.
Blair took au enormous. ragged
pocketbook from the inside Of his
waistcoat and naid the money. Then
he replaced the wallet and showed
Neale the additional writing that he
had put into the blank book. Above
the partnership agreement was this:
For the purchase of the HOlbeiu
Manufacturing Company AMI further
operations on Information furnished
by A. G. b.
Il don't see how you happen to be
poor" said Neaie, regarding the other
genially.
Blair ground his hands together.
ITS the start, he said, the cursed
money to make the first move, never
could get these ten talons on IT,"
There's something in that -ejoir.
ed Neale. Il hope you've got a safe
place for that book. | shouldn't care
to have 1t printed in the newspapers
after this game l. over I've got Il
pretty strong pull, but it won't stand
everything"
Blair went back to the desk, which
was a heavy, old-fashioned affair, ard
locked up the book in one OF the draw.
'ers
And now. my friend" said Neale,
zone final word. II you play any games
with me, I'll do q trick with you that
will wind you W. have It on the
quiet that this Miller girl is going to
die. Now, I've been turning up a lit
tie evidence. making most Of II myself
out Of the raw goods, of course, and
can make evidence that would hang a
man for a murder committed before he
was born. How would you like to
have me figure you out as the man
that did this deed?"
The breath went out OF Blalrs body
as If some one had struck him in the
region of his solar plexus.
You're crazy" he gasped.
Neale laughed softly.
Il went through her trunk" he said,
and got some notes that you wrote to
her awhile ago. II isn't generally
known that you were so well acquaint
ed"
Isn't generally knOwn?" echoed
Blair. why not? lived In that
house for awhile. Certainly knew
her and took her out to dinner few
times. But, holy heavens, why should
| want to kill her."
We'll" said Neale, there's the money"
Nonsense. You know where the
money went, and you know who com.
mitted this crime"
Perhaps | do" responded Neale,
with a grin; but, at any rate, please
remember that have acted in your in
terests throughout"
Blair took him by the topmost but.
ton Of his sack coat.
In the interests OF Joseph Neale,"
HS Suld' Wy ihl'l'SNb anu NuOb' VI
Justice haven't bothered you much.
Why, this case reminds me of the old
college football games 20 years ago.
Somebody kicked the ball once and
then the boys began TO night, and no
body paid any attention to the bah az
ter that. Usually some mucker from
East Cambridge stole it, and the loss
wasn't discovered until after the game
was over"
The football being the criminal,
Oh" said Neale, Just nominally part
.Ol the proceedings? Wen, there may
be something in what you say"
And he grinned serenely as he walk
Cd backward toward the door.
(To De Continued.)