Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-07-22

doi,htcdly she was anxious to pny the
excess fare. heaven alone knew when
she wou'd succeed In allaying the sus.
nj, ions aud resentment Of the ticket
taEcr
That's good for ten minutes start"
Eirkwood crowed. And 1t never o..
Cured to me-
! Before the station lie found two
hacks In waiting. with little to choose
between them. Neither was OF type
4 that did not seem to advertise Its pre-.
Victorian fashioning, and to neither
was hurnessed an animal that deserved
anything but the cpithst OF screw.
kirkwood took the nearest for no 9th
er reason than because II was the
nearest and all but startled the driver
Off his box by Offering double fare for
n brisk pace and a simple service at
the end of the ride. Succinctly he set
forth his wants. jumped into the anti.
quated four wheeler and threw himself
down upon musty. dusty cushions to
hug himself over the Joke and bless
whatever English board Of railway d.
rectors It was that first ordained that
tickets should he taken up at the end
instead Of the outset Of a journey.
1t was promptly made manifest that
he had further cause for gratula-
ton. The cabby. recovering from his
amazcment. was plying an indefatign-
bic whip aud thereby eliciting n degree
of speed from his superannua,ed nag
that his fare had by no means hoped
for. much less anticipated.
In n period Of time surprisingly short
Kirkwood saw, from heetinG gllmpses
Of the scenery to he obtained through
the Keeling windows. that they were
threading the outskirts OF the town.
spontaneously. whether by design or
through actual inability to maintain It,
the speed was moderated. and In the
course Of u few more minutes the cab
stopped definitely.
Kirkwood clambered painfully out.
shook himself together and the bruises
ont Of his bones aud looked back.
Aside from a slowly settling cloud Of
dust. the road ran clear as far as he
could sce--to the point. In fact. where
the town closed In abont II.
IIc had won. ut all events insomuch
ms to win meant eludlng the perscver.
ing Mrs. Hnilam. But to, what end!
Abstractcdly he rendered his lonely
sovereign IA the driver and without
even looking ut 1t crnmmed the heavy
weight Of change into his pocket. an
oversight which not only won him the
awcstruck admiration Of the cably,
but entailed consequences Ut may bcl
he little upprchendcd. II was with m
absentnlnded nod that he acquiesccd
Ia Sthe mans announcement that he
might arrange about the boat for him.
Accordingly the cabby disappeared,
and Kirkwood continued to stare about
him eagerly. hopefully.
He stood on the brink OF the Thames
estuary. there possible FIVE miles
from shore to shore. From his feet
almost Il broad single beach sloped
gently to the water.
On one hand dilapidated picket
fence Enclosed the doorynrd Of fisher
mans cottage. or. better. hovcl-if II
need be accurately described-at the
door OF which the cnbby was knocking,
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Ing boat. cat rugged ana not more than
twenty feet over all. swung h0bbinG
Ct her mooring. Keen nose searching
into the wind, at sight or which Kirk
wood gave thanks, for his adventitioua
guide Ind served him well. II that boat
were to be hired by any manner OF
persuasion.
But II was to the farther reaches OF
the estuary that he give more prolong
ed and most anxious heed, scanning
:towly what shipping was there ia
he seen. Far out a liner was riding
the waves with serene contempt, max.
, Ing for the rivers mouth and Tilbury
, dock. But a single sailing vessel of
any notable tonnage was In sight, aud
, when he saw ber KIrkwood's heurt he.
came buoyapt with hone. and he Geynn
to tremble with nervous eagerness, for
he believed her to be the Alethea.
There's nc mlstaking a ship brigan.