The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1904-08-14

SUNDAY ADVERTISE
liberation in his notes, and, though work
ing mechanically, had felt the Importance
OF it.
As we spoke. crouching on the stairs,
we noted the feet Of the speaker retire
from beside US DOM one step. He had
finished
He's done, Mulvey-hurry to the
Office and get your own stuff; mark It
add Blaine It'll fit on to the introduc-
ton I sent down half an hour ago.
And Mulvey slid down the steps and
scooted through the crowd. while Lew
sley sprang up into Mulvey's place and
was ready to ''talf..a Blaine
On my feet agdls almost as DR.. Bur
chard stepped doFM3. noted stir on
the surface here Ind there-as when a
rabbit runs through standing grain Dr.
Macarthur was shaking hurriedly to as
many ears as could focus to his whisper
The giant framed Burchard had reached
the floor and two or three men at once
were pouring into his ear excited utter
ance that SEEMED not to make him in the
slightest degree happy. The place was
surcharged The occasion had become
keyed up tight.
There were cheers of greeting for Mr..
Blaine, who now was living again in
the present. He was gathering himself
to respond to their greeting. In the last
moment before he began to speak, | saw
DR.. Macarthur break off his earnest
whispering. His head and other heads
were nodding as though to assure each
other OF something that each evidently
xA-a cd tn haifa md he
lifted his face to Mr.. Blaine l knew
they were expecting him to set things
right, to correct the political blunder
that every listener had felt. including
ere this, probably, DR.. Burchard himself.
Blaine was too sharp to let it slip-he'd
fix 1t all right, trust him for that.
BLAINE'S REJOINDER.
Already the Plumed Knight was
speaking Every face was keenly in
tent, doubt and anticipation working in
and out of each Political foes had
dropped in TO see what might happen,
and they were now not less alert than
the preachers, though for other reasons.
The speaker at length had rounded his
climax and was sliding gracefully down
to the closing. Every one felt that
shortly he would have ceased, and as
yet he had not even approached the
zone of DIR. Burchard's ALTERATION.
Could it be that he would ignore it ?
He could not possibly have missed it.
The anxious shadow was coming again
into DR.. MacArthur's face, and he was
making his way towards the staircase,
as though in some way to save the day.
Others were crowding forward as
though to warn their candidate of his
peril. His foes were standing pat, !
their hopes, like fervid prayers. criss-
crossing the majority that were going
up
Squatting down beside Lewsley, whose
pencil was flying along abreast the
speakers rapid diction, | narrowly
watched Mr.. Blaine TO note the instant
of his conclusion. Presently he ceased
to speak, and an instant later LewSley's
pencil stopped. He had got the last
word, and | showed him down the steps
with violent admonitions to haste. |
saw his curly head dropping down the
stairway to the office floor, three steps
at every drop, and | started for my hat
and materials in a neighboring parlor.
Mr.. Blaine had descended to the. low
est step to receive his friends, buS as [
ing forth to his ear. He had opposed
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no reference even thereto. and they were
excitedly telling him about it all VI was
hastily leaving the parlor after gathering
up the manifolding material with which
my introduction had been prepared when
a reporter colleague hunted against me.
He seized my sleeve. /
Say, hold on-BAine wantg to see
you" /
For what-where is he?" /
cat the foot of the subsequently,
wants to edit out that break of Bur-
chard's, or edit in reply to it. Rank.
eh ?"
Mr.. Blaine was shaking hands with
the preachers as 1 approached. Behind
the smile on his face was shadow
of annoyance. He recognized me as [
came along. The smile fed swiftly and
l saw anxiety in his eyes.
"Oll yes he spoke, hastily, you are
the ssociated Press mani want to
see your copy before it goes out"
But the story has already gone down
to the Office Mr. Blaine" Evaporation
now leaped to join the anxiety and an
noyance in his face and eyes.
Why, l sent for YOU instantly
the speaking was done"
And instantly each speech was ended
the reporters who took them were hur-
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