Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-06-15

ing was to die before then-what a
cruel disappointment 1t would be! |
say-I'm wretchedly short of-breath.
Breath. not Gulls-ha-o
Mr.. Harrington Hough paid for his
speech.
The doctor watched his raroNysms.
| you must not excite yourself like
this he said, quietly.
He measured six drops Of fluid from
a phial. added water and offered the
potion TO his patient. who drank II
greedily. Then he waited.
DO | understand you" the doctor
answered al length. smothering a yawn
in the refined way that was one Of his
many acquired arts of value, that
these Gull shares are not worth their
present price,"
The question seemed to galyanize the
nnancier into state of renewed activ-
lily.
WORTH" he exclaimed, chuckling
chol;ily. Worth their price? Oh, my
dear man. what should we do without
you-pardon me, without men like YOU
women and the clergy also?'
Counters, in fact?"
Counters, pawns, whatever we pleas,
to call you. We push you this way ant
that, when the time comes, we JUS
shove you OF the board, and you may
all go towel, anywhere, that is, FOL
what we care. We've swept the board
and that's good enough for u.s.
The doctor nodded. There was lat
cnt glitter in his eyes. but II was sub
thy yelled.
II see," he said. softly: II see. Prob
ably the shares | held in Platinum
Limited"
Did you" cried the financier, in |
quick frenzy of glee. Were you bitter
there? or all the hollow drums. NJ!
name didn't appear. but when / chos
To stick my knife INTO the drum. Plat
mum, Limited curlcd up beautifully.
"In-deed!" said the doctor. In
deed"
He did not care to explain what tina
curling up had meant to him. II
looked at his patient with keen inter
est.
There's one thing that would con
sole me for Sudden death, old chap.
said the ilnancier, with new expires
sion. an ugly one. MY colleague
loathe me, | know II. Wen. so the.
may, for hate them. and they kno,
IT, There's Lord Sunrise. ! mentione
Just now. Wouldn't introduce me L
. his daughter to,her day when we me
In the park-turned his back on he
and talked 10 me as II were ball
tradesman. Me. Penton. too. Whe
suggested I'd like Il weekend at hi
: fathers place--the earl's. you know
you meet the best set there--he said
Good aftcrnoon!' OH money-pllin
isn't all beer and skittles, even whel
you do pile II like me-"
Mo-" said the doctor. coldly.
"Er, don't you think I've talke,
: enough old man? feel nohow."
"Oh, we'll" said the doctor, smllinl
consiraincdly, i've got my eye on 20,
and my finger" He felt the financier'
f'Alo's iuu were
about the consolation OF sudden death.
Yes: was. I'd not breathe wor,
Of II to any other man. But your
straight, Last you're one Of thos
honest, good chaps who would die ralh
er than play n low trick on any one
lAnd-and----"
i've sacrificed great deal Of none.
to my simplicity. II that's what 20,
mean"
Same thing, same thing. Gives 20,
your credentials. Lord! II you knew
the pleasure of cornering the righteou
and seeing how the virtue Of nine II
ten OF them Just crumbles to dust whcl
they're tempted In the time OF their ad
versity! It's pleasure for the few
and I'm one of the few. I've had
bishop come cringing for tip. | CAV