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

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out Of place. come TO think Of IT," he
commented. adding. with m eye fol
the captain. "Strykcr. you bold. bad
hu;tcrhy. have YOU got n gun conceal
q about your un lean pcrsonr'
The ,uoinin shook vis.bly with con
.'.ilou. "NN MIR. Kirk wood" h mnn
eel TO r"pl" In vol = slrEularly Ink
ing ~ his wontcI blus'cr.
"c,y sir" su~grricd Elrswo"d
"No. Mr. Eirl;wood. sir amended
striker eagerly
"N"w. rolne round here AMI lots
nave u look NJ y"n I'icase STAY where
"ou are. caicr,sir Why. captain. you
are shlvcriug from head to foot. Not
. are you. you wa;i step over u
lie tJ.,lc there. S,rykpr. and turn oui
yo,ir pWkeis rurn cu insi.e 'nI all
| let's see what ynn r1rry In The way
~ oG.ensiv" artillery And. STRIKER
don't hr rash: don't d" anything you'd
In sorry for nfi"rward."
No for ~ that" muaibleh the cap
tain. n"cs,y stumbling ior .,rd the ~
bic ard. IN his anxiety I" give no eau 70
for urplcnsnnincss. beginning to emp
~ his 10 I;ets on the way
Don't forget the sir. Strykcr Ard
Striker. II you happen TO think ~ my
| thing In the line OF ore NJ your merry
luips or jcs's. doa't strain yourself
holding In. Get It right OF your chest
and you'll feel better"
Eirkwood chucsled. In high conrcit
with himself. watching Calendar ou;
Of the corner Of hts eye. but with his
attention cpnterei rn the infinitely d.
vcrtingsspccta' 10 Afforded by Siryker
whose prednceous hands were trem
| bling violently ms one by Onr they
brought to light the articles ~ which
he hid despoilrd his crStwhile vttim.
Come. zone. Siryker. Surely you
can think Of something witty. Surely
you haven't exhausted tho possibl'i los
~ that almanac Joke. Couldn't you
ring another variation on the lunatic
wheezc? Don't hesitate out Of consil
erntion for me. captain. I'm Joke proof
Perhaps you've noticed"
Stryker turned upon him an express.
| sion At once lrdi"rous. piteous and
hateful. That's all. sir" he snarled,
displaying his empty palms In token
Of his absolute tractnbIlity.
Good enough. Now right about face
quick! Your backs prettIer than
your face. ard. besides. I want to know
whether your hip pockets nre empty
I've heard It's the habit of ron gentry
to pack guns In your clothes. None
That's NIL right then. Now roost on
the transom over there In the corner
Strykcr, and don't move. Don't le,
me hear word from You. Under
| stand" s
Submissively the captain retired Il
the Indicated spot. Eirkwocd turned
70 Calendar, ~ whose attitude. how
ever. he had not been for an instan
unmindfui s.,.
"w6S't you sh dswp. Mr.. Calendar p
he suggested pleasantly. Forgive m,
for keepiny you waislng."
For his own part. ~ the adventurel
dropped passively Int" his chair Kirk
wood stepped over AIulrcady md ad
vanced to she r'lGi!c ~ the cabin. Al
the same tiric thrustIng Calendars re
volver Into his own coat pocket. TIL,
other. Mulrcady's. he iurscd signIfi
cnntly with both hands. while he STOOD
Temporarily quiet. surveying the nesh,
face Of the prime factor In the intrigue
A quaint. grim smile played abou
the Americans lips. a smile n. littl,
contemptuous. more than a little In
scrutable In its Hight Calendar grew
FESTIVE and lost something Of his ms
surance. His feet shifted uncasily be
meath the table. and his dark eyes wa
vercd. evading Kirkwood's. At length
he seemed to find the suspense unen
durable
Well" he demanded testify. "wha
d'you want Of me-
II was inst wondering at you. Cal
,endar IN the last few days you'v,
given me enough cause to wonder. a
v""'' - ~"
ITO be Continued.)