Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-10

rowing IN n warren. bounded 10y bca'
CHS.
Above stairs the hush continued TN
broken ns " the dumb genius of the
place had cast spell ~ silence "il
the knockcr ar else. outraged had
sriiitcn the noisy disturlcr with n
palsy
The girl seemed to know her way,
Whether guided by familiarity or 10y
Intuition. she led on without hesita.
ton. Kirkwood laundering In her
wake between confusion Of Impression
and dawnng dismny. conscious ~ hut
one tangible thing. to which he chung
as to his hope Of saivati"h- tlius" hrili.
friendly fingers that clnspcd his own.
II was ~ II they wandered on for
an hour Probably from start to I'm.
ish their flight took up three minutes
no more. Eventually the girl stop.
ped. releasing his hand. He could hear
her syncorutcd breathing before him
and gathered that something was
wrong lie took n step forward.
What Is IT,
Her full voice broke ont Of the OBJ
security stnrtlingly close In his very ear.
"Thc door-thc bolts-l cant bulge
them"
LET me-"
He pressed forward. brushing her
shoulder. She did not draw away. but
willingly yielded place to his hands at
the fastenings. and what had proved
impossible TO her to his strong fingers
was matter OF comparative ease.
Yet, not entirely consciously. he was
not quick. As he rugged nj the bolts
he was poignantly sensitive to the
subtle warmth Of her ~ his side. lie
could hear her soft. dry sobs Of ex-
element and suspense punctuuting the
quiet and was frightened absolutely
by an impulse. too strong for ridicule.
+! to take her IN his arms aud comfort
| her with the assurance that. whatever
her trouble. he would stand by her
and protect her. II were futile TO try
to laugh II OF. lie gave over the en-
deavor. Even at this critical moment
he found himself repeating over and
over to his heart the question: Can
this be love? Can this be lovc?'
| Could II be love ut an hours nc
quaintancef Absurd! But he could
, not laugh nor render himself insensi-
bic to the suggestion.
He found that he had drawn the
bolts. The girl tugEed aud ratified at
the knob. Reluctantly the door opened
Inward. Beyond Its threshold stretched
ten feet or more of covered passage
way whose entrance framed an oblong
glimmering with Hight. \ draft OF
fresh air smute their faces. Behind
thein dopr panged.
where d'"S this open| ..,
On gthf niews. sh" INFORMED MIN.
rle~m news lie stared In conster'
milton III The pni'id oval that stood for.
her race. 'fhr news But you. In
your evening gown. and r.
"Ther"'s no. other way. We must
chance II. Arclr"u nfraidy'
AFRAID" lie stepped aside. She
slipped by him nnd on. lie closed the
door. carefully removing the key and
locking II on the outside. then Joined
the girl ut IN" entrance to IN" news.
".N'N ~ l"''''" 'i'''''''N' S"' a'
much diconceFt'd MS he. his primary
objection momentarlly waxing In force
as they surveyed the conditions cir
cumscribing their escape.
Quadrant news was busily engaged
In enjoying itself. Night had fallen
sultry ana humid. and the walls and
doorsfeps were well fringed and clus'
tered with representatives OF that class
or London's population which infests
news through habit. taste or force OF
circumstance.
Over against the entrance wherein
Kirkwood and the girl iurked. con.
founded by the problem Of escaping
undetected through this vlvacious
scene. a stable door stood wide. expos.
Ing dimly illumlned interior. Before
II waited n four wheeler. horse already
hitched In between the shafts. while
Its driver. a man OF lcisurely turn OF
mind. made lingering Inspection Of
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