Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-09

scrutininzed the bills with an eager eye.
and when he found upon one of them
peculiar mark, as If word of a
strange language had been scrawled
there, he was more than pleased. Rails
ing the lower sash of the window, he
made a mirror of the glass by holding
the cuff of his black coat against II.
Placing the bill before this mirror, he
beheld the strange word reversed, and
II became legible as Clarence"
The signature was blotted against
the money" said he. 1T couldn't be
anything else. The bills were folded
into the note while the signature was
wet. and of course 1t printed itself on
one of them"
II Robinson had entered the room at
that moment, he would have been ar
rested for attempted murder, but he
did not come in. Whether this was his
luck or Elmendorf's may be hard to de-
termine.
The detective sat down by Alden's
desk, holding the money In his hand.
His face wore look OF triumph, but II
was not pleasant to see. for the resent
ment which this crime had inspired In
him was burning in his heart. He was
dot the hunter who does days work
in the woods and counts his gains with
dull interest at night. He was the man
who has caught the wolf that killed the
pet lamb.
But there came a slow change upon
him. His face was puckered around the
eyes, and his lower lip got between his
teeth. Presently with a hasty hand he
scrubbed upon sheet of paper this
sentence:
For further particulars inquire Of
William Elmendorf. New York detec-
tive bureau, 300 Mulberry street"
This message he enclosed instead of
the money In the envelope. which he
anced upon two fingers for moment,
cycling 1t critically. Then he replaced
/ 1t in the drawer under the papers.
/ The knife with which he had opened
/ the envelope was lying open upon the
desk. He picked II up. pulled down
the desks lid and drew OFT one of the
sliding leaves. upon which he beat out
I a gentle tune with the point of the
knife blade. lie had worn little hole
! in the wood without being aware of IT.,
when he heard Roblnson's voice just
outside the door.
| Elmendorf suddenly gripped the
knife hard and set the point upon the
back Of his left hand. Then with bit
| OF laugh he shifted the knife to his
left hand and slowly. steadily pressed
the blade down upon the other. This
Spartan act was accompanied by much
wrinkIing Of the forehead and a few
hard words softly uttered. When Rob-
inson opened the door, the knife was
lying on the floor and EImondorf was
stliding toward bowl in the corner.
| Dropped my knife on the back Of
my hand" he said. sharp blade. and
II went in deep"
Robinson came forward hastily and
viewed the injured member. from
which steady stream of blood was
flowing.
"Bleeds like the deuce" said he.
You must have cut an artery"
I ElmendOrf looked kcenly at Robin
son. holding his hand meanwhile in a
stream of cold water.
! 1T will stop in half a minute" said
the detective. III you'll pull my hand
Eerchicf out Of my pocket ana tear OFF
: a couple OF strips. we'll tic it up"
! Robinson assisted in this operation,
by request, but he was awkward and
sight of blood When It was done. Ell
mendorf thanked him cordially, asked
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