Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-17

"Ch'rnr a Kirk wood declared
s,lnvriy. III y"u'll take the candle Mrs.
Hallam"
"Onc moment she infcr,wssd In
confusion. II won't keep You wait.
ing" And. passing. with an nverfcd
face. she ran quickly upstairs to the
scrond floor. taking the light with her.
Its glow faded from the walls above.
and kirkwood surmised that she had
entered the front bedcha mber. For
some moments he could hear her NOV.
ing about. Once something scraped
and bumped on the floor. a. II heavy
hit Of furniture had been moved.
Again there VAS q resounding thud
that dened speculation. aud this was
presently followed by a dull clang Of
metal.
Eventunlly--it was not really long
there cnI,e the quick rush Of Mrs.
Italians feet along the upper hall.
and the woman rcnpp~nred. one hand
holding her skirts clear Of her pretty
feet rs she descended In a rush that
caused the candles flame to flicker
pcrilously.
q Halfway down mir. Kirkwoodr' she
called temIrstuousiy
I Didn't you find ~" he countered
blandiy.
She stopped jerkily at the bottom.
and after a moment Of confusion Find
what. siry' she asked.
"what you sought. Mrs. Hallam."
Smiling. he bore unhinchlng the pro-
longed inspection Of her eyes. at once
somber with doubt ~ him and flashing
with Indignation because Of his impu.
deuce.
'.You knew I wouldn't fnd It. then.
didn't your
II may have suspected you
wouldn't"
Now he was sure that she Ind been
searching for the gladstone bng. That
evidently was the bone 81 contention.
Calendar had sent his daughter for II.
/ Mrs IIallam her son Dorothy had
been SUI ccssful But. on the other
| hand. Calendar ard Mra. Hnllum were
unquestionably allies Why. then
"whprr II II. Mr.. Kirkwood?"
"Alndam. have yuu the right to
know y.f ...a e...
Through another iengthening pause
while they fnced each other he marx
ed again the curious contraction OF her
unaeri,p
steadily where. Is ~"
mow cnn ! De sure
! Nv" w." wv" ~~
'h"r'N' ne "eT"pu' woufo
pe Rl"d '" 'eeI 'hh' ! o"Sh' 10 'e" you
whnt ! Know.
wv nat 20" Know
me 'Nc'u""'m". 'ow spoNeu, "o's
an echo OF her tn"uRnt" 'han !ntenueo
Tor N'rR"ood' WINS accompanied oy
i'tle snake OF 'ne womans neao' mute
evidence 10 the iact 'hat, sne was DC
wiidered by MS nneSse. Ana TINS oe'
lighted the young man beyond meas
ure, making him feel himself master
OF difncuit SITUATION.
Ihe woman would nave leo again.
hut young Hallam cut In none too
courteously:
Il say. mnmma. IT'S no good STAND.
In here pnlavcrin' like a lot OF mats
BESIDES. I'm awrly Knocked up. Lets
get home and have 1t out there"
I Instantly his mother softened. MY
poor boy! or course we'll Co."
As they passed out Kirkwood shut
the door, and at the same moment the
little party was brought up standing
by a gruR and authoritative summons,
"Just a minute, please, you therer'
"Abar' said Kirkwood to himself
II thought 30. And he halted In un'
feIgned respect for the burly and i'm.
pressive hgure. CARRIED In blue and
brass. barring the way to the car
riage.
Mrs Hnllam showed less Difference
for the obstructionist. The assumed
hauteur and Impotence Of her pose
were artfully reflected In her voice Al
she rounded upon the bobby with ar
Indignant demand. What Ia the mean
ing Of this, Oficer?'
Precisely what ! wants TO know