Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-31

We'll see you don't"
"But ms either Of you n plan?" per
sisted striker
81 have" replied Mulrcidy. and IT,
the simplest and best. II you could
soc IT
"N'm Il ~"
yulrendy seemed to ignore Calendar
ard ncGrcas himself to the captain.
lie articulntcd with some difficulty.
sIurriug his words to the point OF In
d.Itiuctrpss at times.
simple enough" he propoundcd sol.
emmy. We've got the gladstone bag
here. MIfs polIy's AZ the hotel That's
her papa's bright notion. lie thinks
she's to he trusted. Sow. ihcn. what's
the matter with weighing anchor and
sllrrlag quietly out To sea-"
"Lcayim the dJotiful GartcrT'
"Cert'n'y Sizes only II drag any
way. Better off without her. Th"n
We can wait our time and get hlghcs,
market prizes
"TOu forget. Dick" Calendar put II.
that there's n thousand In 1t for each
Of us II she's kept out of England for
SIX weeks. a thousands Eve thou
sand In the hand hail from. | can
use five thousand IN my business"
why cant you he content with
what you've got;" demanded Mulready
wrlthnl!y.
because I'm n seventh son of scv.
enth son. can see an inch or two he.
yond my nose. II Dorothy ever finds
her way back to England she'll spoil
one Of the finest fields of legitimate
graft ever licked my lips 10 look ut.
The trouble with you. Mui. IL you're
too high toned. You want to play the
swell mobsman from post to finish. A
quick touch and clean getaway for
yours Now. that's all right-th has
Its good polnts-but you don't want to
underestimate the advantages OF a
good Matchmaking connection. II
can keep Dorothy quiet long enough I
lGok to the Hallam and precious Fred.
die To bc great comfort to me In my
old age"
Then. for heavens sake" cried Null
rcriy. go to the hotel. get your brat
by the scrun Of her pretty neck and
drag her aboard! Let's get out Of
tEis''
Il won't" returned Calendar innex.
Fly.
Tho dispute continued. but the listen.
or had heard enough. Steaithlly he
crcrt away to the rail. TO stand grasp
Ing II and staring across the water
with nrserirg eyes at the gay old city
twinkllng lack with her thousand
eyes ~ light
Over there, across the water. IN the
d'ngy md disrcputable Hotel du Com.
mrrre. Dorothy waited IN her room
doubtless the prey ~ unnumbcrcd
namelcss rcrrrrs. while aboard the
bri,antlne her fate was being decided
by n council Of three unspenkabe
scoundrels. one " whom. protesting
himself her father. openly declared his
intention ~ using her to further his
selfish ard criminal ends
His FIRST and natural fhnught--to steal
away to her and induce her to accom-.
pnny him hack (" England Kirkwood
rerforce discarded He could have
went over the realization OF his un.
qualified impotency. lie had no money,
not even cab fare from the hotel to
the railway station Something sub.
tier. more crafty. had to be contrived
10 meet the emergency. And there
was one way. one only Tie could see
none other Temporarily he must
make himself one Of the company Of
her enemies, force himself upon them.
ingrntiate himself into their good
cruces. gain their confidence. then
when opportunity offered betray them.
And the power 10 make them tolerate
him. II not receive him as a fellow. the
knowledge ~ them and their plans
that they had unwittingly given him,
was his.
And Dorothy was waiting.
Tie swung round ard without at.
hmpting to mufiie his FOOTBALLS STROBE
toward the c0mpnnionway He must
pretend he had Just come aboard.
Subconsciously he bad been aware
during his time OF ponder that the
voices In the cabin hud been steadily
gaining In volume. rising louder and
yet more loud. Mulready's oininous
drink blurred accents dominating the
others. There was quarrel afoot
As soon as he gave Il heed KlrkwOod
understood that Mulready In the mad
ness Of his inhamcd brain was fore,
Ing the issue. while Calendar sough,
vainly to calm and soothe him.