Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-10-11

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Mrs. Brooks shuddered. and instinc.
lively she glanced towayd tho door.
you have q telephone here, haven't
you. captain r. she asked.
Fright over there BY the door," he
said. pointing to II. "want to use itr'
"Not now. thank you" ."
She cleared her choking throat and
started right In to the business that
had brought her.
captain Williams. since you left us
tonight Jce-Mr. Brooks-has told me
about his difticuity."
80 Smith said"
'~That's what I came to talk about"
swell. that little matter can rest" he
said affably. you've called. and it's
the frst chance I've had to speak to
you alone" ..
II want to know II there Is any way
some arrangement"-
"No use In looking 20 glum over
little stolen money. Iwant to show
you my quarters"
II didn't come to see your quarters.
captain. I came to-
II don't care what you came for.
MrS. Brooks" he declared. with mas.
todonian playfulness. II make II a
rule that everybody who drops In
here. man or woman, has got to listen
to me spinning yarns. Now
Emma was becoming nor. and more
nervous.
II know you will think me rude. but
I can't delay" she insisted. Joe Is in
great trouble. and some other time I'll
hear the yarns"
He rose with mock dignity.
You're on my ship. Mrs. Brooks.
Please Remember every captain il mas.
ter Of his ship. and II you don't listen
and like it--mind you. I say like it'll
clap you In double irons FOR inutlny.".
Captain Williams" she pleaded, II
am sure that you would hot dis
please p ~
This little fore and after. AMrs.
Brooks" he broke In. picking up the
model Of the ship on the mantel. els a
model Of the Sally Moran. my first
command out Of Frisco. That's her
wheel up there over the door. She
laid the cornerstone Of my fortune. but
she taught me how to fght>anu have
nerve. Took her up Into the north Ia.
cific sealing and then down on the imp.
anese coast. HID crew who wouldn't
adofn any high bnck rover Captain
Kidd ever could wish for. II there
was any good IN that schooner God
must "a saw It frst and hit It."
To humor him she had advanced to
the mantci. 'S"hl'"
"And is that where you got your
awful reputation" she inquired. t,
The buslly eyebrows came down un.
| I'll the lids were hidden, and his eyes,
shining like live Goals. were alone visi.
BILE rs lie directed his gaze upon her.
"Just how bad Is that awful rcputa.
tion.' Mrs. Brooks?"
"They say" she returned. meeting
his gaze steadily. "that you have nc
heart. no pity. In you; that you'd kill n
man In those dnys with us little feel
ing as would kill n mosquito"
"Wcll. I guess the reason you'd kill Il
mosquito isn't because it's Just u mos
quito md that you'd like to kill It. but
because you're afraid It will bitc you
Amt IT." w
"Ycs," ~ ~
II had men. Mrs. Brooks. who. II
you let 'ern 20 too far, they'd bite, and
II you lot en- bite too deep they'd kill
Them were the early days Of sealcrs
1t was hard life, and It made hard
men. amt any better. but ! guess
| amt no worse, than lots VI ether:
would be hxcd just as was at tina,
time"
"I'm glad 10 hear you say that, cap
tain," she declared. SELLING the Oppor
tunity. ut opens the way for thu
business came on"
"BuslnessT'
ayes. business"
but It's after business hours. Mrs
Brooks, and nln't half spun my yarn
Now, over here I want to show You .
couple Of spears ! got from II lot o.
head hunters down In the Malay nrchl
pelago. You may not know where TIM
Ii, but I've always had an idea III
where GCd battenrd down the devi
after that first big row they had yol
read about IN the Bible. ! was golnl
ashore. seeing what was doing. wlici
this crew Ut Iiggers come down on U,
like "a squat. We hnd mn nwrul TIM
getting back to the bo,its. | tell you
We were some cut III. and MI ! 20
out Of the expedition, was one Of thu
big chiefs wives"
IIc locked into Mrs. Brooks eyes.
TOOK her back TO Frisco with iiic,
he added. women were scarce Il
them thrcs-tgood looking ones"
You took her AWAY from where sh,
belongedi" questioned Emma slowl.
and incredulously.
"She was willing 10 20. No one eve
beat her about the ship. and she LIVED
pretty much MS she wautcd-thrc,
meals II day and no hard work"
"What became OF herr
"Dicd-l guess from Ovcrcating. 70,
see them two little anchors that chair
made cff"