Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-17


don care II she does get marry, eh?"
Not II she gets n man that will
treat her right"
"Waal, wal! Dere's no trouble
bout dat" exclaimed Doret feryently.
NO man watts livin' could treat her
bud. She's too good an too purity for
have bad husban'."
"She IL, Is shcT' Gale turned on
him with Il strange glare In his eyes.
"Thems the kind that get the he dew.
lis. There's something about n coed
girl that attracta bad man, pnrticu-
larry II she's pretty, and 1t goes dou.
Bile too. The good men get the hellions
A fellow can't get 50 tough but what
he can catch good woman, and de-
cent man usually draws critter that
looks like sled and acts like timber
wolf"
"Necia wouldn't marry on no bad
man." said Doret positively.
Neither man had ever spoken thus
operly TO the other about Necia be.
fore. and, although their Language was
inc rect, each knew the others
a., aght. But there was no time for
fu, her talk now, for the others were
81, Sc upon them. AS they came into
view Gale exclaimed:
We'll, II Lee hasn't brought Run
Mon along"
"Humph!. gruntcd Doret. II don
tinlt much Of dat Teller"
The three new arrivals dropped
down upon the moss to rest, for the
UP trnil was heavy. Lee was the first
to speak
did you get away without bcln'
! seem" he asked.
Sure" answered Gale. "Polcon has
| been here two hours"
"Tbat's good. | don't want nobody
taggin' along"
1lunnion volunteered nothing except
oaths ut the mosquitoes and at his pack
straps, which were new and cut him
already. As no explanation OF his
presence was offered. neither the trad
or nor Doret made any comment then,
but 1t came CUT later, wacn the old
miner dropped far enough behind the
others to render conversation possible.
"You decided TO take In another one,
shT' Gale asked Lee.
at wasn't exactly my doinr," re-
piled the miner STARK asked mo to
let Runnion come long, bcin' rs lie
had grub stakcd him, ard lie seemed
so set on 1t that ] addressed. You
see. It's the irst chance ! ever had to
pay him back for favor he done me
In the Cnssinr country. There's plenty
OF land to 10 around"
II wns Lees AMIR. thought the trad.
or, and he might tell whom he liked
so he said no moro, but fell TO study
| ing the back Of the man next In front
who happened 10 be stark observing
every move and trick Of him and dur.
Ing the frequent pauscs making point
OF listening and watching him guard
eddy.
All through the afternoon the 1--WE
men wound up the valley. following
one nnother's footsteps. emerging from
sombcr thickcts OF FIR TO founder
across wide pastures Of ''niggcr heads"
that wnbblcd and wriggled and bowed
beneath their feet until, ut cost Of
much effort and profanity, they gained
the firmcr footing of the forest. At
one point Stark, hot and irritable. re-
marked: MIA
"There must he shorter cut than
this, LceT
II reckon there Is" the miner re-
piled, but I've always had a pack to
carry, SO chose level ground rather
than climb the divides"
"S'posc dose people ut camp hear
bout dis strike an beat US in?" sug.
gcsted rOlcon.
at wouldn't lie easy going for them
after they got there" STARK said sour.
ly. II fer one wouldn't stand for It,"
Nor l." agreed Iunnlcn.
81 don't see how you'd help your,
self" the trader remarked. "Ono
mans got ne good n right ~ another "
II guess Id help myself al right
Stark laughed Significantly. MS did
Runnion. who added:
Lee II entitled 10 put In anybody
he wants on his own discovery, ana /.
anylCdy tries to get ahead OF u,
there's liable to be trouble"
II reckon II don't know no short
cut nobody clsc does" Lee remarked
whereupOn DOret spoke up reassur
ingly:
"Dere's no use gettin' scare lax dat
because nobody knows were Lee''
creek she's locate but John an me
an dcre's nobody wat knows he max
de strike but US four"
! "Thats right" said Gale, The only
other way across Is by Blnck Dcai
creek, and there Amt hnlf dOlcn me,
J ever been M TO the head Of tina
stream, much less over the divide, $,
don't allow there's any use to fro
ourselves"
They went on their way. travelling
Ielsurcly until late cvcnIng, when they
: camped at the mouth CT the valley "
: which the ulinCrs cabin lay. Cam!
i, thad racn radr cHr'y ut Galr's au"Gcs
: Iitn In-t npl az uIlahlry On "A rnw' ml'C