Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-06-20

he thought of the good fortune that
had been his in other attempts and
asked himself why II had not occurred
to him to make the same advances in
the present instance. Somehow she
was different. There was that strange
dignity, that pure beauty. that impe-
rial manner, all combining to forbid
the faintest thought of familiarity.
lie took out the coin and leaned
back in his chair, wondering where 1t
came from. In any case he thought,
ut II make good pocketpiece, and
some day I'll find some idiot who
knows more about geography than |
do" Mr.. Lorry's own ideas of geog-
raphy were jumbled and vague. as II
he had got them by studying the labels
on his hatbOx. He knew the places he
had been to. and he recognized new
country by the annoyances OF the GUS
toms house. but beyond this his ignor-
ance was complete. The coin, so far
as he knew. might have come from
any one OF a hundred small principal
tiles scattered about the continent.
Before the train reached st. Louis
he made up his mind to change cars
there and go to Washington. II also
occurred to him that he might 90 on
to New York II the spell lasted. Dur
ing the day he telegraphed ahead for
accommodations, and when the fier
arrived in ST. Louis that evening he
hurriedly attended to the transferring
and rechecking OF his baggage. bought
a new ticket and dined. At s he was
in the station, and at s:l5 he passed
her in the aisle She was standing in
her staterOom door. directing her maid.
He saw look OF surprise fit across
her face as he passed. He slept
soundly that night and dreamed that
he was crossing the ocean with her.
At breakfast he saw her, but IL she
saw him II was when he was not look
ing at her. Once he caught Uncle
Caspar staring at him through his mo-
nocle, which dropped instantly from
his eye in the manner that Is always
self explanatory. His spirits took
furious bound with the realization that
she had deigned to honor him by rec.
ugnition. II only to call attention TO
him because he possessed a certain
coin.
Once the old gentleman asked him
the time OF day and set his watch ac-
cordlng to the reply. In Ohio the man
servant scowled at him because he in
voluntarily stared after his mistress MS
she paced the platform while the train
waited at station. Again, in Ohio.
they met in the vestibule. and he was
compelled to step aside to allow her To
pass. He did not feel particularly ju-
bilant over this meeting. She did not
even glance at him.
Lorry realized that his opportunities
were fast disappearing and that he did
not seem TO be any nearer meeting her
than when they started. He had hoped
10 get Uncle Caspar into n converse
ton AMI then use him. but Uncle Cas-
par was as distant as an iceberg. III
there should be a wreck" Grenfall
caught himself thinking. then my
chance would come, but | don't sec
, how Providence is going TO help me
, In any other way"
, Near the close of the day, after they
: left Cincinnati, the train began tc
: wind through the foothills OF the ALLIE
Q ghanies. Bellaire, Grafton and othel
A towns were left behind, and they were
= soon whirling up the steep mountain
!. higher and higher, through tunnel aft
: er tunnel. nearer and nearer TO Wash
/. ington every minute. AS they wer'
@ pulling out of a little mining tow
q built on the mountain side Il suddei
d Jar stopped the train. There wa
Y some little excitement and scramble
n for information. Some part OF the en-
e CINE was disabled. and II would be nee
II essary to replace It before the run
Il could proceed.
l. Lorry strolled up the crowd OF pas
e sengers who were watching the engl
d neer and fireman at work. cleal
It musical voice, almost in his ear, stan
y, tied him. for he knew TO whom 1t b'
l. longed She addressed the conducto
IN who, impatient and annoyed, stood In
lie mediately behind him.
lie "How long are we to be delayed?
I'd she asked. Just two minutes befol
RS this same conductor had respondt
no most ungraciously to simple que
e. ton Lorry had asked and had gone
n, far as to instruct another inquisiti'
Il traveller to go to a warmer climate b
ed cause he persisted In asking for info
er nation which could not be given e
cept by a clairvoyant. But now
IL answered in most affable tones:
"We'll be here for thirty minutes
ng least. miss, perhaps longer"
a She walked away after thankil
r. him, and Grenfall looked at his waite
on the main street of the town r
Est little lanes leading to the mines
Ter low. They all ended at the edge OF
ay steep decllvity. There was a drop
Ito almost 400 feet straight into the vail
Mt below. Along the sides Of this vail
)o- were the entrances to the ,rines. Abe
his on the ledge, was the machinery
lSl lifting the 0re tn the hiEl ground