Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-09-28

! ianfs sa.aa S.Te COtllG count. 1aplnnders
/ in quaint three cornercd padded caps
itlcd past Men with the tan of the
| tropics rubbed elbows with yellow
haired Norscmcn. aud near her care
fully groomed Frenchman with riding
brooches and monocle was in panto-
mime with q skin clad Eskimo. To
her left was the sparkling sea, alive
with ships OF every class. To her right
lowered timberless mountains, unpeo-
pied. une5piored. forbidding and DESC
late, their hollovs inlaid with snow.
On one hand were the life and the
world she knew, on the other silence,
mystery. possible adventure.
The roadway where she stood was
crush Of suudry vehicles from bicycles
TO dog hauled water carts. and on all
sides men were lnborlng busily, the
echo Of hammers mlngling with the
cries of transfers and the tinkle of
music within the saloons.
"And this Is midnightr exclaimed
Helen breathlessly. do they ever
rest?"
There isn't time. This IL gold
stampede. You haven't caught the
spIrit Of II vet" -
Tbov c,imbeJ tho stoirs I'm n bug.
! iron sheeted building to the Office Of
| Durham & Strive, and In answer to
their knock n red faced, white haired.
topsled man In sb,rt sleeves and stock.
inc foot onened the door
"Nbot Two won,y, be bow,ed bis
LEGS vnvorino npcertoinIv His evos
were heavy and bloodsbot his Inns
loose. and his whole person exhaled al.
coholic fumes like n gust from a still
house. Hanging to the knob. he strove
yainly to solve the mystery of his sus-
penders, hiccoughing internationally.
"Humph, Been drunk ever since I
leftf' questioned Glenister.
Somebody mus have tor YOU, the
lawyer replied. There was neither Gu
riosity, recognition nor resentment in
his voice. In fact his head dropped
30 that he paid no attention TO the
girl, who had shrunk back at sight Of
him. He was n young man. with
marks of brilliancy showing through
the dissipation betrayed by his silyery
hair and coarsened features.
"Oh. don't know what to do" Ia
mented the girl
Anybody else here besides your
asked her escort OF the lawyer.
"No. I'm runnln' the law business
unassisted., Don't need any help.
Dunham's in Washn'ton, ID. c., the
Ian Of the home, the free OF the brave.
What can do for your
He made to cross the threshold hos
pitably. but trimmed. pIur rcd forward
and would have rolled down the stairs
had not Glenister gathered him nm and
borne him back into the office wbere
he tossed him upon a bed I'm a rear
room.
Now what. Miss Cbesterf, osked
the young man. returning
isn't that dreadfulY, she sbuddered.
ooh. and I must 500 him tonipbtv,
She stamped impatiently. 81 must see
him alone"
mo. YOU mustn't" snid GIenister.
place, he wouldn't know what Won
were talking about. and. I'm the second
place. I know strive He's too drun,
TO talk business and too sober to-
we'll to see YOU alone"
"But I must see him" she insisted
.Its wbnt broupht mo hero Yop
don't understand"
81 understand more than he couId
He's I'm no condition 10 oct on any
important matter. You come around
tomorrow when he's sober"
at means 80 much" breatbed the
girl "Tbe beastr,
GIenister noted that she had not
wrunr her hands nor even limited nj
tears though plainly her dIsonpolnt.
ment and anxiety were consuming her.
"Weu I suppose I'll have 10 whit
hut I don't know where IN po-some
hotel I suppose."
"rbere aren't ony. THEY'RE building
two. but tonight Won couldn't hire n
room IN Nome for money I WINS about
10 saw love or money, HIVE Won no
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