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

rush the first corners had seized what.
ever pieces OF ground they found va
cant and erected thereon some kind Of
buildings TO make good their titles.
There resulted fornlcss tumble of
huts cabins and sheds. penetrated by
no cross streets and quite unlighted.
At night one leaving the Illuminated
portion of the town found this dark
ness intensified.
Glenister knew his course so well
that he could have walked 1t blindfold-
ed Nearing corner of the warehouse
tlhs evening he remembered that the
planking nj this point was torn MP. SO
to avoid the mud he lnoYaG lightly
across. simultaneously with his Jump
he detected movement In the shad.
Ows that banked the wall at his elbow
and saw the Naming squirt Of revolver
shot. The man had CrOuched behind
the building and was so close that II
seemed impossible to miss. Glenster
fell heavily upon his side. and the
thought flashed over him. "McSama-
ra's thugs have shot me-"
His assallant lcaped out from his
hiding place and ran down the walk,
the sound Of his quick. soft footballs
thudding family out into the silence
The young man felt no pain, however.
30 scrambled to his feet, felt himself
! over with care ami then swOrc round.
| ~. lie was untouched. The other
had missed him clearly. The report,
coming while he was In the act of
| lcaplng. had startled him so that he
| had lost his balance, slipped upon the
wet boards and fallen. His assailant
| was lost In the darkness before he
could rise. Pursuit was out Of the
! question, so he continued homeward.
considerably shaken, and related the
| incident TO DcXtry.
you think II was some of McNa-
/ mara's work, chT" Dextry inquired
| when he had finished.
"Of course. Didn't the detective
/ warn me tOdayT"
Dcxtry shook his head. at don't
seem like the game is that far along
| yet. The time ~ coming when well
go TO the mat with them people, but
| llltN W E'N INV HAEN WI VIZ h'Ns NJ
what could they gain by putting you
AWAY? | don't believe it's them, but
whoever 1t Is you'd better he careful
or youll De got"
Suppose we como home together
nfter this" Roy suggested, and they
| arranged to do SO, realizing that dam
ger lurEcd In the dark corners and
/ m "a In gttFh lnnalV gnnt
| that the deed would he tried again.
They experienced no trouble for time,
though ON nearing their cabin one
night the younger man fancied that he
saw a shadow glide away from Its VI
Clnity and out into the blackness Of
the tundra rs though some one had
stood ut his very door waiting fer him,
then became frightened nj the two fig
ures approaching. DeNtry had not OBJ
served It, however and Glcnlstcr was
not positive himself, but It served to
give him the uncanny feeling that
some determined. INSCRIPTIONS force
was bent on his destruction. He de-
I,termlncd to go nowhere unarmcd.
few evenings later he went home
early and was busted In writing when
DcXtry came in about 10 o'clock. The
old miner hung up his coat before
speaking, lit cigarette, inhaled deep
~. then, amid mouthfuls of smoke, be-
gan:
!, II had my own toes over the edge
| tonight was mstook for you, which
compliment I don't aim to have re-
pcntcd."
Glcnistcr questioned him eagerly.
We're about the same height. an
these hats Of ours are alike. Just as |
came by that lumber pile down yonder
Il man hoped out an thrOwcd Il 'gat'
~ Ter my nose. lie was quicker than
light and near blowcd my skolp into
the next hloCl; before he saw who |
was. Then he dropped his wcepon and
said:
"'My mistake. Go on | accepted
his apology"
could you see who he was"
Sure! Guess"
Il can't"
1T was Bronco Kid"
"Lordr calculated Glenister. "Do
you think he's after mef"
HE amt after nobody else, an take
my word for ii, it's got nOthln' to do
with Mcnamara nor that gamblln' row.
He's too game for that. There's some
other reason
This was the first mention Dextry
had made of the night at the Northern,
Il don't know why he should have II
In for me. | never did him any ia
Vors," Glenlster remarked cynically.
"Wcll, you watch out anyhow. I'd
sooner face Mcnamara an all the
crooks he can hire than that gambler -
During the next few days Roy un,
dertook to meet the proprietor Of the
Northern face to face, but the Kid had
vanished completely from his haunts,
He was not In his gambling hall AT
night nor on the street by day, The
young man was stlll looking for him
on the evening Of the dance ut the no
tel when he CHANGED to meet one Of the
vlgllantcs, who inquired Of him:
Aren't you late for the meetingf"
What mectlngE"
After seeing that they were alone the