Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-11-02

w WV llIlll u Nplllllbl llltll WHICH
Strive called the art gallery. Here
| free reign had been allowed the Orlgi.
nal owners artistic fancies, aud he
had covered the place with pictures
| clipped from gaZcttcs of questionable
rcputc till 1t was bcwildering ar.
rangcmcnt Of pink ladies In tights. pu.
| gillsts In scanty trunks. prize bulldogs
and other less moral characters Il the
sporting world
This Is probably the worst compa.
| ny you We're ever In" strive observed
to Helen, with forced attempt at
lightncss.
Are there no guests hercf" she ask
cd him, her anxiety very near the sur
| face.
"Travel is light at this time of the
year They'll come in later perhaps"
a fire was burning in this pink room
where the landlord had begun spread.
Ing the table for two. and It's warmth
was grateful to the girl Her compan.
| Ion, thoroughly at his ease stretched
himself on a fur covered couch and
| smoked.
LET me see the papers now. Mr.
| Strive" she began. but he put her Off
"No. not now Business must wait
on our dinner. Don't spoil our little
party. for there's time enough and to
| spare"
She arose and went to the window.
unable To sit stlll Looking down the
narrow gulch. she saw that the noun.
talns beyond were indistnct, for Il
was growing dark rapidly. Dense
clouds had rolled up from the east
4 raindrOp struck the glass before her
eyes, then another and another, and
the hills grew misty behind the com
ing shower. A traveller with pack
on his back hurried around the corner
of the building ana past her to the
door. At his knock Strive. who had
been watching Helen through half shut
eyes, arose and went into the other
room.
THANK heaven, some one has come
she thought The voices We're dead.
ened to hum by the sod walls till
that Of the stranger raised itself In
such indignant protest that she dlstin-
gushed his words.
"Oh. I've got money to pay my way!
I'm no dendhead."
ShortZ mumbled something back.
81 don't care II you are closed. I'm
tired, and there's storm coming"
This time she heard the landlords
refusal and the miners angry profani-
~. A moment later she saw the trav-
eler plodding up the trail toward town
"What does that mean?" she lnquir.
ed as the lawyer re-entered.
"Oh. that fellow is tough. and
Shortz wouldn't let him in. He's care
full whom he entertnIns, there are so
many bad men roaming the hills"
The German came In shortly to light
the lamp and although she asked no
further questions. Helcn's uneasinesS
Increased. She half listened TO the sto-
rles with which Strive tried to enter.
tain her and ate little Of the excellent
| meal that was shortly served to them.
Strive meanwhile ate and drank al.
most greedily, and the shadOwy. SIMS
ter evening crcpt along. \ strange
cowardicc had suddenly Ovcrtakcn the
girl, and If Mt this late hour she could
have withdrawn she would have done
SO gladly and gone forth to meet the
! violence Of the tempest. But she had
gone too far for retreat. and, realizing
that for the present apparent Compli-
ancc was her wiSest resource, she sat
quiet, answering the man with cool
words while his eyes grew brighter,
his skin more flushed. his speech more
rapid. He talked necessarily and with
feverish gayety, smoking numbcrless
cigarettes and apparently unconscious
of the flight Of time. At last he broke
of suddenly and consulted his watch,
while Helen remembered that she had
not heard ShOrtz In the kitchen for n
long time. Suddenly Strive smiled on
her peculiarly, with confident cunning
As he lcered at her over the disorder
between them lie took from his pocket
Hat bundle, which he tossed to her.
Now for the bargain. chT'
ASK the man to remove these dish
es," she said rs she undid the parcel
with clumsy fingers.
Il sent him away two hours ago"
said Strive, arising as IL to come to
her. She shrank back, but he only
leaned across, gathered up the four
corners Of the tablecloth and. twisting
them together, carried the whole
thing out the dishes crashing and jan.
Cling rs he threw his burden reckless.
ly into the kitchen. Then he returned
and stood with his hack TO the stove
staring ut her while she pcruscd the
contents Of the papers, which were
more voluminOus than she had sup
posed
For II long time the girl pored over
the documents. The purport Of the
papers was only too obvious, and as
she read the proof of her uncle's guilt
stood out clear and damnlng There
was no possibility OF mistake. The
whole wretched plot stood out plain,
Its darkest lnfnmles revealed
In spite of the cruelty Of her dislllu.
slonment Helen was nevertheless eX-
allied with the fierce ecstasy Of power,
with the knowledge that Justice would
Mt last be rendered. II would be her