Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-08-14

Chapter 1.-The story opens with
Alfred Bishop. a Georgia planter, clos
ing a trade OF $1,000 in mill stock for
5000 acres OF mountain land. Mrs.
Bishop and their son Alan object 10
the trade. Mrs. Bishops brother, Abb
over. Bishop boasts that his land IL
on a prospective railroad. Tompkins,
the former owner, has Just unloaded
a tract Of 1000 acres adjoining Bish-
ops. III.-Bishop goes to Atlanta to
SEQ Lawyer Perkins, who told him
about the railroad. lie has been de.
ceived. The old man is so cast down
that he returns home without seeing
his brother William or his daughter
Adele, who 10 at her uncle's in Atlanta.
mo; not for two week" replied
Alan. II went TO church with her
Sunday before last and have not seen
her since. I was wondering II she had
heard about IT,"
"oh. yes; she's heard II from the col.
onel 1t may surprise you. but the
thing has rubbed him the wrong way"
why, I don't understand" exclaimed
Alan. Has he
The old man has had about 1000
acres OF land over near your fathers
purchases, and 1t seems that he was
closely watching all your fathers deals
and, in spite of his judgment to the
contrary, Mr.. Bishops confidence in
that sort of real estate has made him
put higher valuation on his holdings
over there. So you see, now that your
fathers mistake Is common talk. he is
forced to realize big slump, and he
wants to blame some one for II. ]
don't know but that your father or
some one else made him an offer for
his land. which he refused. So you see
1t Is only natural for him to be dis
gruntled."
Il see." said Alan. II reckon you
heard that from Miss Dolly?"
Miller smoked slowly.
"Yes"-after a pause-"I dropped In
there night before last, and she told
me about II. She's not one OF your
surface creatures. She talks sensibly
on all sorts OF subjects. OF course
sbs,s No, going n chow hsr heart IN
mo hnt Che couIdn,t hide tho fact tha,
,,o,,r ,ro,,I,Ia NOS ,,or,,,no, har sood
d.ai 7 ,b,rg shs,d no 40 COO vo,, a,
,ho ho,l tonish, ErarL Iuho,.a viI,
give you a dance or two. He's going
to be hard to beat He's the most at
teptiva ,el,n, 7 ever ran across ue,s
cot a new hugpv-a regular bup-me-
,igb,-and , bioh .,a,ni,g KaptucL -
nara for tho summer camna.sn ua,i,
have soma money M his ra,bsr,s sea,b
ana all the old women saw hes the
hest catch N town because no doesn,,
drink has n SUNDAY school class and
win have mnnev We arc al, going "a
wear evening sni,s tonIght There are
some girls from Rome Visiting Hattie
Alexander and We don't want them IN
smell hay in our hair Won know how
the bows are. Unless all of MS wear
spiketails no one will. so we took n
vote on II and we'll he on n big dixie
ThereIl be o. deyilish lot of insists
Those who haven't suits are borrow.
ing in all directions. Frank Bufort
will rig out in Colonel DAYS antebel
lum toggery. Did you bring yours?'
at happens to be, at Parker's shop
, being pressed" said Alan.
i've had three In the last six years,
laughed Miller. "You know how mucl
larger Todd Selman is than | am. II,
burst one Of mine from collar to wais
. last summer at the Springs. can
refuse EN-, God bless EN-! JEFF Hig
. gins married in my best Prince Alber
. last week and spilled boiled custar,
on it, but he's got good wife and