Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-20

from the eastrds, an that'll old 'er
back a bit, sir"
"Arsk tn wye to tb' Dqykyard sty
ehun." young William volunteered
"'Tis tn shortest walk. sir. I 'opes
yer catches 'er. Thnnky. SIR"
He cnught dexterously the sovereign
which Kirkwood. In ungrudging llber.
atty. spared them Of his store OF two.
The American nodded acknowiedg.
ments and ndieu., with faded smile
dcprecatIng his chances of winning the
race, sorciy handicapped M he was.
He was very. very tired and In his
heart suspected that he would fail
But n he did he would nj lenst I've
able to comfort himself that II was
not for lnck Of trying. he SGT his
teeth on that covenant In grim deter.
mlnatlon. Either there wns n strain
Of the bulldog latent In the Kirkwood
breed or else his infntuaiion grippcti
him more strongly than he guessed.
Yet lie suspected something Of Its
power. He knew thnt this was alto
gether mn Insane proceeding and that
Wv iutr VIM hiIt WuN
Calendar. A strange. dull light glowed
In his weary eyes on the thought Of
her. He'd go through fire and water
In her service. She was costi0g him
dear. perhaps was to cost him dearer
still. and perhaps there'd he for his
guerdon no more than THANK you.
Mr.. Kirkwoodg' at the end Of the pms
sage. But that would be no less than
his deserts. He was not to forget that
he was Interfering unwarrantably.
The girl was In her fathers hands.
surely safe enough thereto the cas-.
ual mind. II her partnership IN her
parents fortunes were dlstastefui she
endured It passively. without com.
plant.
He decided that It was his duty to
remind himself from time 10 time
that his main interest must be In the
game itself. In the solution Of the rid.
die. Whatever should befall. he must
look for no reward for his gratuitous
and self appointed part. Indeed, he
was all but successful in persuading
himself that It was the. fascination Of
adventure alone that drew him on.
A hapchance native whom he pres
entity encountered furnished minute
directions for reaching the Dockyard
station Of the Southeastern and Chat
ham railway. adding comfortable in
forma ton to the effect that the next
eastbound train would pass through
IN ten minutes-lf Kirkwood would
mend his pace he could make II easily.
with time to spare.
Kirkwood mended his pace accord
ingly. but, contrary to the prediction.
had no time to spare at all. Even rs
he stormed the ticket grating the train
WINS thundeelng In ut the platform.
Therefore a nervous ticket agent
passed him out n first class ticket In
stcnd Of the third class he had asked
for. and there was no time wherein 10
hare the mistake rertihed. Kirkwood
plankcd down the fare. swore and
sprinted for the carriages.
The first compartment whose door
ne perked Violently open proved to BE-
occupied and was. moreover. not Z
smoking car. He received neetir &
impression Of a woman's startled eyes
staring into his own through a thin
mesh Of yelling. fell OF the running
board, slammed the door and hurlet!
himself townrd the next compartment.
Here happier fortune attended upoL
his desire. The boxlike section was
untenanted. ard a notice blown upon
the window glass announced that It
was Second Glass Smoking" Kirk.
wood promptly tun,bied In. and when
he turned 10 shut the door the coac hes
were moving.
A pipe helped him to hear up while
the train was making Its two other
stops In the borough Of Woolwich. II
consoled him little that none disputed
with him his lonely possession Of the
compartment, that he had caught the
Sheerness train or that he was really
losing no time. A sense Of deep de.
lection had settled down upon his con.
sciousness. with a realization OF how
completely FOOLS errand was this Of
bis. He felt foredoomed to failure.
He was never to see Dorothy Calendar
again. and bis brain seemed numb
with disappointment. Presently he
toppled Imply over on the cushions
and fell fast asleep.
RattlIng and swaying. the train left
the town behind. y
Presently he put aside his pipe and
stared blankly' out ut reellng land
scnpe, the pleasant, homely. smiling
countryside Of Kent. A deeper mel
nncholy tinted his mind Dorothy Cal
cndar was forever lost to him. Pres
emily he toppled Imply over on the
cushions and fell fast asleep.
After long time he seemed to real
lie rather hazily that the carriage door
had been opened to admit somebody.
Its smart closing bang shocked him
awake. He sat up. blinking in con-
fusion. hardly conscious Of more, to
begin with. than that the train had
paused and was again In full flight.
Then. bis senses clearing. he became
aware that his solitary companion, Just
entered. was woman. She was seated