Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-15
(Continued)
CHAPTER ".

IVQ cnccu prOfuund sense or
pity for Necia upon learning
her fathers relation to Al.
luna. but this also largely vanished
when he found that the girl was en-.
tlrcly oblivious to Its Significance. lie
had tried her In many subtle ways and
found that she regarded the matter In
noccntly. rs customary. and therefore
In the light of an accepted convention,
nor did she seem to zee anything in
her blood or station TO render her info.
rior to other women. she questioned
him tlrclcssly about his sister. and he
was rlnd OF this, for It placed no con.
stralnt between them.
AS for her, each day brought keen
or delight. She uBfoldCd before the
Kentuckian like some beautiful wood.
land flower and through innumcrabc,
unnoticed famillnrltIcs took him into
her inncrmost confidence.
A month of this went by, and then
Tr"nion returned. lie came on an up
s ilg steamer. The manner OF his
&C ling was bold. for he stood fairly
uron the ships deck. and his smile
was evil now, as II had been before.
With him was n stranger. When the
boat was at rest Runnion sauntcrcd
down the gangplank and up to the
lieutenant. who stood above the land.
ing place aud who noted thHt the scar,
close up against his hHtbnnd. was
scarce healed. lie accostcd the officer
with an Insolcnt assurance.
well. I'm back again, you sec, and
I'm back to stay"
Every well. Ruunlon. Did you bring
an outfit with your
Yes. and I'm pretty fat besides"
lie shook well laden gold sack ut the
officer.
what do you want In this place
anyhow" demanded Burrell curiously.
"None Of your ID business" the
man answered. Cr!Inlng.
"Ee sure It isn't" retorted the lieu
tenant. because It would please me
right down to the ground II 1t were.
I'd like TO get you"
I'm glad we understand each 9th
err" Runnion said, falling into CONVEX
sGtiop with the stranger, who had
boon surveying the town without lcav-
Ing the boat. Evidently this man had
voice In Runnion's affairs, for he
not only gavc him instructions, but
boSsed the crew who handled his mcr-
chandisc. and Meade Burrcll concluded
TINT he must be some incoming ten.
derfoot who had grub staked the des.
rcrado TO prospect in the hills back of
Flombcou - the two came up mast
him no saw that be was mistokcn,
This man WINS no more of tcnderfoot
than RunnIou. On the contrary, he
had bearing OF one to whom new
countries orc old who had trod the
cdye NJ ,hInys all hls life. There WINS
bIpt OF the moot catlpr animal about
him. Ills nose was Keen and hawk.
ike, HIS walk and movements those of
the predotory beast, and as he passed
by BurrclI observed that his eyes were
of n pecuIlar cruelty that went well
with his thin Inns. He was older by
far than RunnIon. but. while the latter
was mean visagcd and staggering, the
strangers manner was noticeable for
lts represslon.
Impellad by an irresistible desire to
learn something nbout the mnn, Tho
lieutenant loitcrcd after Runnlon and
his cumpanion and entered the store
I'm time TO see the luttcr greet "NO
Creek" 90, the proSpector, who had
come into town fer more food. Both
men spoke with quiet restraint
Nine years since ! saw you, Stark, '
said the miner. where you bOund"
The GIggings." replied stark as Lee
addressed the stranger.
Mining nuwf'
mo: Same old thing, but I'm grul
stalking q few men, rs usual. One OF
them stays here. may open n house
IN Dawson II the camp Is rs good as
| they say It is."
This here's n good place for you"
Starl; laughed nolsclcssly and with
out nirth "Fluc. There must be O
hundred uaoplc living here"
,Ncyor mind. Won fake II from me-
said the r,Iner positivcly. and get II
now on tho mlet There's sometime
tolng." His one shmp eye detected