Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-05-18

GSAs@9 CeaSing to gaze at his
steaming boots, which were plan ted
against the bulging center of the sta
ton stove, and turning toward the
boy at the lunch counter.
Yes, sir" said the boy. Tie had
taken off one worstcd mitten and lald
a five cent piece clutehed tightly in
his red fist.
The station agent wrapped the PAS
try in piece of newspaper and hand
ed it to his customer
The boy, youngster of about twelve
years Of age, with a freckled face and
a pair Of bright gray eyes, toek his
turnover" to the settee in the corner
Of the waiting room and began to eat,
He had on worn cloth cap with an
attachment that could be pulled down
to cover the ears and shabby over
coat Of mans size, very much too
large for him. As he muuched the
greasy crust and the thin layer Of
"evapOrated' apple he looked around
him with interest
The station itself was like the aver
age railway building on Cape Cod.
Except for the sign "Harnis5" that
hung outside it might have been the
station at Wellmouth. which he had
seen so often. Battered settcc5
around the walls; Autographs Of
steamers, time tables and year old
announcements Of excursions and cOun-
- 60 al, l. g4D,
set in a box Of sawdust-all these
were the regulation fixtures. Regula-
ton also were the Refreshments on
the counter at the side-''tunovers" ar
ranged dollhouse fashion under a glass
cover. with a dingy "WashlSpton" pie
under another cover and Jars Of strip
ed stick candy, with boxes of claw
breakers" and similar sweetmeats be-
tween.
1t was showing hard, and in the
rustled against the windows as if I'M
seen old ladies in starched summer
gowns were shivering in the storm and
crowding to get a peep within. The
air in the shut waiting room smelled Of
bot stove, sawdust, wet clothing and
Mr.. CIarks cigar TO this collection
of perfumes was presently added the
odor Of kerosene as the station agent
lit the big lamps in their brackets on
the wall
From outside came the sounds Of
creaking wheels and stamping horses
the stamping mufiled by the snow
which covered the ground.
The door opened, and a big man with
a face of which gray whiskerS and red
nose We're the most prominent features
came stamping and putting into the
room. He jerked off a pair Of leather
gloves, playfully shook the CONCEALED
moisture from them down Mr.. Clarh's
neck inside his collar, tossed Il long
whip into the corner and holding his
spread fingers over the stove, began to
sing whoa, EmmaW with enthusiasm.
Mr. Clark being too busy clawing the
melting snow from his neck to open Il
conversation, Mr. BOdktn observed:
Hello, Barney Small. How's the trayl-
in? Have a rough time drivin' oyer?'
"Oh, middlin', middlin'' replied the
driver of the Orham stage, unbuttol-
ing his overcoat and reaching for his
pipe, but this earth's a vale Of tears
anyhow, so what's the odds so longs
you're happy. Hello DAM Tie last a
shouted greeting TO the station agent in
the little room, whose answer was a
wave of the hand and Il sidelong nod
across the telegraph instrument.
"Whats dom over in Orham, Bar
ney?" inquired Mr. Clark
"Prissy and Tempys adopted a boy"
The agent evidently was interested.
''The old maids?"
"Yup, the old maids. I s'pose they
come to reelize that they needed man
round the house, but as there want
no bids in that line they sort of com
promised on boy
"You don't mean the Allen old maids
that live down on the lower road do
your asked Mr.. BodkiT
"Sartin. l said the old maids, didn't
1? There's plenty Of single women in
Orham, but when you say the old
maids in our town everybody knows
you mean Prissy and Tempy."
what about the boy. Barney?" said
the station agent, coming into the
waiting room.
'Why," said Mr. Small, its this
way: Seems that Prissy and Tempy's
father, old Cap'n Drifts Allen-he's
been dead six years or more now-Aad
niece name Of Sophia, that married.
Cap'n Ben Nickerson over to Well
mouth. Cap'n Ben and his wife had
one son. / think the boys names
Bradley. Anyhow Capn Ben and his
wife was drowned off the Portuguese
coast two years ago when Beu's bark
was lost, Maybe you remembers Wen,
the boy was left at home that voyage
with Ben's ha'f brother SolIu NigScr.
son, SOS the y0ungster could go to
school When his folks was dr1Wuaod
that way the boy kept on liy.n with
Scion till bout three weeks ago soiuA
was took with pueumouy md ur auu
lied. Prissy and IemWs the only Dr..
latlons there was you see sol n WIS
left 10 them 90 say what should No.
lone with the boy ] uIhJe there
nust have been some h4h n'I I1W
Fown' IN the Ola house hut the aln