Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-16

me arrest of the her. And then and
this was not the lcns, consideration to
influence Nirkwuod perhaps the fel.
low would die If he got no attention.
Light upon the subject, actual as
well us itgurGtiyc, seemed to be the
first essential IIis mind composed.
Eirkwoud set himself IN search Of IT,.
The floor he was on. however, afforded
him No assistance.
After some momeninry hesitation lie
went upstairs. his ascent marked by a
single and grateful incident. Halfway
to The top lie trod ON an object that
cllnkCd undcrfuut and, stopping. re.
tricvcd the lost purse.
The rooms en- the second iloor were
bcdchamhcgs. broad. deep. stately. In.
habi,cd by seven de, lis If loneliness.
In ore. on n dresser. klrkwuod found
4 stump Of candle IN n china candle.
stick. The two charrCd ends OF
matches nj It's base were only an irri.
tatiug discovery. however evidence
that real matches had been the mode
in No. - ut some remote date.
Disguised md oppressed by cumula.
tive inquisi,ivcucss. he tool, the can.
die end hack io the hail. lie would
have given much for. The time and
means to make n more detailed inves.
LEGATION into lie secret of the house.
since his latcst entrance his vision
had adjusted itself to cope with the
obscurity to some extent. and the street
lights. mengcrly reflected through the
windows from the bosom Of a sullcn
pail Of cloud low swung above the
city. had helped him 10 piece together
many detail Of decoration and fur.
niShing. alike sombcr and richly dig
niilcd KrLwood told himself that
the owner. whoever he might he. was
a man Of wealth and taste Inherited
from another age. lie had found little
OF mcretricious today In the dwelling.
much that was solid and sedate and
homely and-Nictorian. He could have
wished for more. \ box of early Vie.
torian vcstas had been highly accept.
able
Maxim: his way downstairs to the
stricken man. who was quite as he
had been. kirkwood bent over and
thrust riding fingers into his pockets
regardless Of the wrctched sense Of
guilt and sneaklshness impaired by
the action. stubhurnly needless of the
possibility Of the mans awakening to
ind himself being searched and rob
bed.
In the last place he sought. which
should. he realized. have been the first
to wit. the fob pocket Of the white
waistcoat-hc found small gold
matchbox packed tight with wax YES.
tas and. bcrating himself for Grass
stupidlty-he had saved u deal OF time
and trouble by thinking OF this before
lighted the candle.
AS Its golden dame shot up with
scarce tremor, preyod upon by per-
feetly eycusablc concern. be bent TO
examine the mans cOuntcnnnce. The
arm which had partly hidden It had
| fallen back Into u natural position. II
was young face that CLEANED pnllid
In the candlel!ght. a face unlincd. II
little yapid aud insignificant. with fea.
| urcs regular and neat. bctrnying few
characteristics other than the purely
negative attributes " n character. MS
ct Uniformed. possibly unformnblc.
much the sott Of face that he might
AVE expected to see. remembering
hose thln a"d pouting lips that before
I'D Impressed him. lis owner was
rohably little moro inan twenty. In
| Is attire thrrc was u suspicion Of n
| ops prCCiScncss. aside from Its acci
entail disHrray.
- can't mnkc hl.n cut NJ ALI" de-.
orniing - ia,cn ruity ~ the boys