Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-18
CHAPTER XIV.

~ y the morning after the episode
In the Northern O.cnster
awollc under weight of dis.
~ enlargement aud dcsolation.
The past twenty-four hours with their
manifold experiences seemed distant
and unreal At breakfast he was
ashamed TO tell DeXtry Of the gam
bling debauch, for he had dealt trcach-
erOusly with the old man IN rlsElug
half Of the mine. even though they
had checked the senseless. unrcasonlng
lust for play that possessed him later.
This lapse was the last stand of his
old, untamcd Instincts. The cmbcrs Of
revolt in him were dead. lie felt that
he would never again lose mastery Of
himself, that his passions would never
best him hereafter. 60
DcXtry spoke. I'VE had meeting
of the Strangers last night" He al.
ways spoke of the viglllntcs In that
way, because Of his early western
training. ... s 1a"
What was doncf"
"They decided to act quick and do
any odd jobs Of lynchin', claim jump
in or such as needs dom. There's Il
lot of law sharps and storckecpcrs in
the bunch who figure McNamara's
gang will wipe them or the map next"
ut was bound TO come to this"
"They talked of cicctln' the rccelv-
er's men and putin all us fellers back
on our mines"
Good. How many can we count ON
to help u.s."
about sixty. We've kept the mum
Der down aud only taken men with 50
much property that they'll have To
keep their mouths shut"
IL wish we might engineer some kind
of an encounter with the court crowd
and create such an uprOar that II
would reach Washington. Everything
else has failed, and our last chance
seems TO he for the government to step
in--thut Is, unless Bin Wheaton can do
something with the California courts"
Il don't count on him. Mcnamara
| don't care for California courts no
more'n he would for boy with n pea
shootcr-he's got too much pull at
headquarters. If the 'StranGlers' don't
do no good we'd better 20 In an clean
out the bunch like we was KILN
snakes. II that fails I'm goin' out to
the States AN he Il doctor"
"a doctor! What forf"
II read somewhere that in the United
States every year there Is 4O000,0OO
gallons Of whisky used for medical
purposes"
Glcnister laughed. Speaking of
whisky, DcX, notice that you've been
drinking pretty hard of late-that Is,
hard for you"
The old man shook his head. You're
mistaken. 1t amt hard for me-"
well, hard or easy, you'd better cut
1t out"
II was some time later that one of
the detectives employed by the Swedes
met Glenistcr on Front street and by
, an almost lmpcrceptiblc sign signiflcd
his desire TO speak with him. When
they were alone he said: ...
You've been Swallowed"
1--WE known that for long time"
"rhe district attorney has put on
some new men. I've fixed the woman
who rooms next to him, and through
her I've got line on some of them
! but | haven't spotted them all. They're
bad ones, up river men mostly, rem,
nants of Soapy Smiths Skagway gang
They won't stop at anything"
"rhank you. III keep my eyes
| open"
A few nights after GlcnIstcr had rea,
son to recall the words of the sleuth
and TO realize that the game was grow
ing close and desperate. 70 reach his
! cabin, which sat on the outskirts OF the
town, he ordinarily followed one OF
the plank walks which wound through
the confusion Of tents, warehouses and
cottages lying back of the two prlncl
pal streets along the water front This
' part of the city was not laid out IN
rectangular blocks. l4r-in-t the earl!