Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-05-14


IN fu all riohdf 10 he smart. but TO he
Uicf,"
man, you vas one dirty scoundrel. You
vas thief u LIS all ri;hdt to be
smart but to be u tbief.''
why didn't you pull out;" asked
Orde.
Il couldn't-' cried Helnzman pitc-
ously He haf me cold. paid Stan.
ford 500 for his vote on the charter.
and Ncwmark he know dot. He cnn
prove II. He tell NE " ! don't do what
he say he put me In JAIL"
"well. be can stlll put you IN prison. g
said orde. Ia
''vot carc?" cried Hcinzman. throw.
ing up both his nrlns. j"Ysa and ynur
wife are my friends. She save my
Nina. Du llcbcr Gmf, iftmy daugh.
ter had died. vOt good iss friends anu
money. vot good iss anything? |
don't want 10 live! And ven sit dere
by her always something ask me. Wy
you do dot TO the peoples dot safe your
MinaT" 4n
His,excitcmcnt died.
"Hnve you that note?' asked Orde.
'It Is at my Office for the hsrec CLOSURE.
I VIII not foreclosc. lie cab send me
to the penitcntinry."
Telephone Lambert IN the Inornin;
to give II TO me. No-here. Write an
order In this notebook.
HelnzmaL wrote the required order.
Il CO." said he. suddenly weary.
/ Ordc accompanied him down the
street and succeeded In slipping him
through the improv ised quars,utlnc. Z
Morning found Ordc stll seated In
the library chair. His head was sunk
forward on his chest: his hands were
extended. listlcss. palms M. along the
arms Of the chIir: his eyes were VA
cant and troubled.
When the full sun shone Into the
library he aroused himself TO change
his clothes. Then, carrying those he
had just discarded. lie slipped out of
the house and down the street. IL.
paused only long enough to telephone
from the office telling Carroll he would
DO out Of town all day. Then he set
out ut n long swinging gait over the
hills, miles from the village aud In the
high beech woods. There he sat down.
his back TO u monster tree. All day
long he gazcd steadily on the shifting
shadows aud splotcbcs Of sunlight: on
the patches Of blue sky. the dazzling
white clouds that sailed across them
ON the waving. whispering frond that
overarchpu hun and the deep cool
shadows beneath.
AT evening Orde shook himself aud
arose.
He reached home a little before {
o'clock. He found Taylor awaiting
him.
II have things pretty well Ia shape.
the lawyer said.
Then the trouble IL overy' asked
Orde.
Il wouldn't say that" replied Taylor
but you can rest easy Ms to the title
to your lands. The investigation hnt
no real basis to II. There may have
been some small individual cases 81
false entry. but nothing ON which I,
ground a real attack"
when can borrow on III"
mot for u year or two. | should say
There's an awful lot Of red tnpe 70 un
wind"
"oh." said orde In some dlsappoint
ment.
Taylor hesitnted.
~ have sonnet hing more 10 tell you
something that will he painful" sal,
he.
Orde looked up quickly.
"well, what Is ity'
THE general cussedness Of all ihl
Investigation business had me puzzle'
until az last made up my mind to d.
a little investigating on my own nc
count. There was one man behind a.
this lie was
Joe Newmurk." said 0rde quietly.
How did you know thntr'
II just guessed"
J "Well. Il was Newmnrk. He tied "
] the land IN this trunned mp inycstig,
! tlon so yon cculd not borrow on H.
How did he mud out Owued an
landf" asked Orde.
THAT ! couldn't tell you. Must hav
been leak somewhere"
Orde did not wish Ia rrturu "a III
Office until he had worked his l,l'obdl
out, 50 To lend his aDScnce The ,olpr q
naturnlness he drove back next morl
Ing to the bopuls. fylt