The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-06-12

three twenty-five cent pieces IN ms
trousers pocket-all his available CAPT
4a1-and revolved in his mind score
OF more or less shady schemes for add
ing TO tim.
His clothes were well made and well
put on, for Mr. ernyngham, who had
lived by his wits for twenty years, knew
the value OF a good 'front.'; his gr1z-
zled nustache was waxed to high state
of polish, and a gold-rinnmed, double
eyeglass, badge of respectab1llty' GAN
pied from a slender cord about ms neck;
Things were looking black. skliIul
,nanipuIator of cards, he had lately sui
iced from paucity of victims. Admir-
ab1e with the billiard cue, strangers had
fought shy Of engaging with him.
Several racing speculat1ons had gone
x,yrono and. worst of all, little deal
in which he had engaged had grazed the
edge Of the criminal code, and the police
had taken cognizance OF HIM
He longed to shake the dust OF the
civ from his highly-polished boots
Winter was drawing near, and the rig
ors A northern climate always aggra-
4 sszs.ated 1ong-standing lung complaint
81 South he must go by hook or by crook
$50 New Orleans, his old home, or one
of the big hotels in Florida where guile
less Young men, with plenty OF money
and a taste for games of chance, might
be found. Given the price of ticket
and a modest reserve fund for initial
exnenses. he felt that he could rely on
his natural abilities, assiduously cultiyat-
ed for many years, to improve his Tor
tunes.
AS he strolled along and communed
darklv with his soul, he became aware
of driyer1ess cab standing. IN front
of one of the most substantial houses
of that aristocratic thoroughfare-
The front door was open, and from
the dark recess of the passage roiled
forth food of profane objurgation
delivered in raspino h1gh-pltcheo
Gladly welcoming this diversion from
the stress of painful thought, Mr. Jer-
11vngl1arn halted, looked expectantly a
the door and was rewarded by the ap
pearance of a small, shrunken caprnail
staggering under the weight OF one enc
of an enormous trunk.
The other end was borne by large
stout man with a very red tace an'
small. fiery ewes, who did not cease t
execrate the other -
"Why don't YOU look where your
poine?" roared the stout man. ~
you think my fingers are made OF Gas
iron T.. o;r
=
xvhen YOU keep a shown me on so last !?
snarIed the cabnlan. I've told you al
dozen times as you'll ketch your tral
without urrvin'. You'll get to whereve
x you're coin quite soon enough to Spl
4 ! your friends" a,;oa viii, anotbe
yollev of explosives, and, dropping IL
end of the trunk. slammed tne e., n ,'a
door shut locked IT, and thrust the ke
into his pocket Then he snatched tn
handle and raised his burden with sue
unexpected violence that the cabma
Ies+ his footing, released his grip, an
nassed down the long fight OF steps
the sidewalk in rotary fashion, eJec
ing a different expression every tliiie
bumped. i. K a
hoy ,,naided. the stout man, with sho
Of disrnav. braced himself IN a despera
effort to retard its descent: :.
Rut alas. diligent scrubbing mad IT
,.rted TO the steps a surface like giaS
His widely-planted heels slipped,
1eqs flew out from under him, ana
and the truk tobogganed tandem Ias
ion down the steep incline and land
on the cabman before he hau tiiiie ~ -
" Creatlv entertained. and making
e,,toI note of some of the remarks 1
future use. Mr. Jernyngham hurried
the rescue b,,,,
His first care was for the capInf
who was uncomfortably held Iast
one leg. and was making deSpeI ate
forts TO extricate himself HaVli6
{ected This individuals release, Mr.. u
,,,-1obar, extended his hand to the SIC
,,3an and with a few polite expresSlo
of sympathy assisted him to MS rect
To his great surprise the stout m
retained his hand in his grasp. a
after peering at him in short-SlSli
- fa.hion for few seconds SnooA
q warmly. ID 81 rim
- tta stout man. Il want you to
me little favor You owe me sor
+b;ne for that tip on Consolidated Ia
Considerably taken aback. Mr.. }
nvnqhan1 was about to suggest that
stout man had made mistake WI
the other interrupted him
"Thanl, YOU" he said; Il knew
would. It won't take you fifteen n
ntes I intended to drive round t
Wv but this-this-corpse here :
pointed to the cabman, who, with
trnI,sers-Ieq rolled up. was eXaT1iiil
t,;e ;n;uries-'has kept me longer t
4 exnected. and Ma and Martina
waiting for me at the depot ;,
Il assure you, my dear SIR
birmingham began
Never mind the assurances;
other lint interrupted impatiently, Il hay
go ~ listen to them. Here, take TT
tif He d drew elStf the, door kew from his Poe
and pressed it into Mr. Jernynsna
"4 Take it to the police station -
know where it is-two blocks yves:
one north Give 1t to who 2III;do
charge Tell him that M, MI r rl1s' 70 TO
M. ~ fo~ t,,-o months with his fan