Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-08-13
God be With you, ThilIp. and-and
send you snfely back to me-"
And she was running away.
CHAPTER XVII.

two after her, but she was feet Of foot,
and, remembering Hobbs. he halted.
BY this time the mate. too, was run
ming. Kirkwood could hear the heavy
pounding Of HIS clumsy feet. Already
Dorothy had almost gained the farther
corner. As she whisked round It with
flutter Of skirts Kirkwood lodged
hastily behind a gatepost. A thought
later Hobbs appeared. head down,
chest out. eyes strainlng for sight OF
his quarry. pelting along for dear life.
As. rounding the corner. he stretch
ed ont In swifter stride Kirkwood was
inspired to put a spoke In his wheel.
and foot thrust suddenly out from
behind the gatepost accomplished his
purpose with more success than he
had dared anticipate. stumbling, the
mate plunged hendlong. arms and legs
a.sprawi. and the momentum Of bis
pace, though checked. carried him
along the sidewalk. face downward. a
full yard ere he could stay himself.
Kirkwood stepped out Of the gate-
way and sheered Of rs Hobbs picked
himself UP. something which he did
rather slowly. rs II In a daze. without
comprehension Of the cause Of his
misfortune. And for moment he
stood pulling his wits together and
swaying rs though on the point Of re.
suming his rudely interrupted chase.
when the noise Of Kirkwood's heels
brought him about face.
low, it's you, ehw he snnrled in
temper as vicious as his countenance.
Myself" admitted Klrkwood fairly.
and then. In glenn Of humor.
weren't you looking for mel"
Ills rage seemed TO take the little
cockuey and shake him by the throat
He trembled from head to foot. bis
face shockingly .congcsted, and spat
out dust and fragments Of lurid bias.
phemy like an Infatuated cat. .....
OF a sudden "w'ere's the gel7" he
sputtcred tlickly as hls quick shifting
eyes for the FIRST time noted Dorothy's
absence.
Miss Calendar has other business
none with you. I've taken the liberty
Of stopping you because I have word
or two 'r ...
low. you ave. ave your. I've Q
word for you too! And over that bag
and look nippy or I'll myke you pye
for wat you've done to me. III myke
you pye! he iterated hoarsely, edging
closer. "'And 1t over Or 49,.
You've got another guess Kirk.
wood began. but saved his breath In
Difference TO nn imperative demand on
him for instant defensive action. for a
ak Inch blade Of furnished steel was
wingiiig tssvard Kirkwood's throat with
he speed Of light.
l Instinctively he stepped back. as In.
tinctlvely he guarded with his right
'orearin. lifting the hand that held the
atchsi. The knife. catching In bis
'lecvc. scratched the arm beneath
painfully and simultaneously was
visited from the mates grasp. while
his surprise Klrkwood's grip on tho
iag handle relaxed. II was torn forci.
iy from his fingers Just rs he. re.
clved heavy blow on bis chest from
he mates fist lie staggered back.
BY the time he had recovered from
he shock Hobbs was n score Of feet
way. thr sa,chcl tucked under his
rm. his body lcnt almost double. run.
Ing like n Jack rabbit Ere Eirkwood
ouid get nl.der way IN pursuit the
ia,c had dodscd out 1T sight round
he corner. When the American cnugh,
light of him again he was far down
10 block and bct,cring bis pace with
very jump. l..
, I,e vas approaching. also. some d,
, o. rIpht coed citizens Of Calais. met
, !, ,hr laborinS class. ut a guess. Thcil
,rten,lon attracted by his frantic iighs
they stopped to wonder. One or tive
moved as though to intercept him. an'
he doubled out Into the middle Of tn
I street With the quickness OF thought
|. An instant later he shot around an
!. other corner and disappeared, the no
tivas streaming after In hot chase
electrified by the inspiring strains o
4 stop THEIR or Its French equivalent
a The mob struggled round yet anothe
\ corner and was gone. Its clamor d
). minishcd on the stlll spring air, AM
}. Kirkwood, recovering. abandoned MI
n Hobbs to the justice Of the high god
|, and the French system Of 1urispru
;. ldence. At least he hoped the latte
|. would take an interest In the case
happy Hobbs were laid by the heel
I and went his way rejoicing. r.f!
As for the scratch on his arm, II wa
:. nothing. as he presently demonstrate
to his complete satisfaction In the D
10 clusion OF n chance sent facre. XIII
1 wood, commissioning II TO drive him
the American consulate. made his d
agnosis en- route. wound n handkel
.. chief round the negligible woun'
d rolled down his sleeve and forgot
?. altogether In the Joys Of picturing
. himself Hobbs In the act Of openin
|, the satchel In expectation Of hndin
:. therein the gladstone bag. fH,
III At the consulate door he paid on u
q driver and dismissed him. The naci
had served his purpose, and he coul
10 and his way to the Terminus hotel