Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1907-10-26


TO cover, evidently, for the streets
were given over to Its violence, and
Roy encountered no hostile sign as he
was buffeted from house to house. lie
adventured cautiously and yet with
haste, finding certain homes where
the marshals had been before him
peopled now only by frightened wives
and children A scattered few Of the
vlgilanies had been taken thus. while
the warning elements had prevented
their families from spreading the
alarm or venturing out for succor.
Those whom he was able to warn
dressed hurriedly. took their rifles and
went out into the drifting night, leav.
| Ing empty cabins and weeping women.
The great fight was on.
Toward daylight the remnants OF
the vlgilantcs struggled Into the big
| blank warehouse on the sandsplt and
there beneath the smoking glare of
! lanterns cursed the name Of McNa-
mara. AS dawn graycd the ragged
eastern skyline, Dextry and Slapjack
| blew In through the spindrft. bringing
| word from Cherry and lifting load
: from Glenlstcrs mind.
"1h.s-p's game girl" said the old
miner as lac wrung out his clothes.
"She was half some when she got to
us, and now she's waiting for the storm
to break 80 that she can corle back
Its clearing up TO the cas-" Slap
Jack chartered. "D'you know I'm get
tin so rheumatic that ice water don't
feel comfortable TO me no more"
"Uriatlc acid In the blood" said Dex-
try. whats our next move" he
asked OF his partner. when do we
hang this politician? Seems like we've
got enough ablebodlcd piano movers
here to tie n can on to the whole outfit,
push the town site Of Nome OF the
map and start afresh."
81 think we had better lie low and
watch developments" the other eau.
toned. There's no telling what may
turn up during the day"
That's right Strangers is like spIr-
its-thcy work best In Tie dark
As the day grew In" storm died, ienv-
ing rampGrts Of clouds hanging sullcn.
~ above the ocCau5 rim. while those
skilled In weather prophecy forctold
the coming of the cquinoctial. In Me
Namara's Office there was great stir
and the coming uf many men. The
boss sat In his chair, smoking countless
cigars. his big face set in grim lines.
his hard eyes pccrng through the pail
of blue ut those he questioned. lie
worked the wires OF his muchine until
his dolls doubled and danced and twist
ed ut his touch. After gusty inter-
view lie had dismissed Voorhees, with
mercilcSs tongue lashing, raging bit
terly ut the mans failure.
! you're not 1T to herd sheep Thirty
mcr out all night and what do you
get? 4 dozen mullct headed miners.
You bag the mudhens and the biz
game runs to cover. wanted Glcnis.
ter. but you let him slip through your
fingers-now It's war. What mess
you've made. II had even one helper
with q brain the size OF 1asseea, this
game would be n gift. but you've bun.
gled every move from the start Bah.
Put II spy IN the bull pen with those
prisoners and make them talk. OF
fer them anything for Information
Now get out!'
He called for certain deputy and
questioned him regarding the nights
, quest. remarliing finally:
There's trcachery somewhere. Those
, men were warned"
Nobody came near Glcnister's house
except Miss Chester" the man replied
WHAT
. "The judges niece. We caught hcr
by mistake in the dark"
, Later, one Of the men who had been
with Voorhees, ut the Northern asked
to see the receiver and told him:
1.-THE chief won't believe that I saw
| Miss Chester IN the dance hall last
night, but she was there with Glenis
ter. She must have put him wise tc
our game or he wouldn't have known
| we were after him."
His nearer made no comment, bu
when alone rose and paced the nool
with heavy tread while his face grew
) savage and brutal.
:. 80 that's the game, ch? It's maj
. TO man from now on. Very WELL Glen
lister, I'll have your life for that, an,
then-you'll pay, Miss Helen" II,
considered carefully. A plot for |
plot. II he could not swap intrlgu,
= with these miners and beat them bad
ly, he deserved to lose. Now that tn,
u girl gave herself TO ,heir cause, b,
= would use her again and see how wei
u she answered. Public opinion wOul,
" not stand too great II strain and nj