Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-08-27
(Continued.)
CHAPTER, XIV.

Ia which he now set himself lie
dared not too closely approach the Zig.
ure before him lest he should he seen
and his purpose dlviurd. Once or
twice Dandy Joe looked around. more
perhaps FROM habit than any suspi.
rion that he was fulnwcd.
At y crossing. where opposing cur.
rents had met and become Congested.
utter confusion rcigued. From the
masses 1T vehicles of all kinds. con.
stltwiug seemingly lncNtricahle
blockade arose the din Of hoarse
voices.
Joe Pssnycd TO cross. by dint OF
dOdging aud darling between restless
horses he reached the other side. A
sudden closing In Of cabs and carts
midway between curbs held J0hn
Steele back. lie caught quietly at
the bride OF the nearest horse and
forced II aside. An eNposiulnting
shout. n half scream from somewhere,
i-cetcd the action. A whip snapped.
,tuug his cheek
Turn back Get ont Of this some.
AlNNs albNN Nv UlFllh lulllNl'sN
tones. aIw the speaker. Sir Charles.
aud. 10y bis sldr--ycs, through the eur.
tain ~ fog 81 near he could almost
reach out and touch her. he saw MS
In flash iwClyn Wrny!
She. too. saw him. the man In the
street. his pnlc face lighted up ghost
like from the mist. A cry fell from
L.. ..tt,
An Instant eyes looked into eyes. hers
dIlutrd. his unnnturnliy bright. burn
tug. Something struck lima wheel.
lie half fell. recovered himself. man
ngrd TO reach the curb
Dandy Joe had disappeared. The
hope ~ attaining his end through
him. Of belug led TO the retreat OF
one he had 80 long desired to find.
had proved llusiyc.
John Steele did not 60 far In mere
nlmlcss fashion. Leaning against n
wall. h" srruvr once more IN plnn. hut
ever ns h" ia So through his thought
the girls fair face backing out from
enshruudlrr lace. iniruded.
lie forget his purpose. whom a ng
urn counting ont NJ public house
through an" ~ the doors near which
he had halted caught his attention
Dandy Joe prOdlgnl with unrNpect.
al riches. wiped his lips ms he saunter'
ed past Inhn Steele and continued his
way lur hing n little.
For n tiWs they two seemed tho only
pedestrians that had vPnturrd forth
that ui"h IN u lncillty So unluviting
Thrrugh the rurhllkr pnssnge swept
u ""id druft ~ nir u nndp llilln
riuS M the FOG and showed m on
rrnur" n din light Al the same time
abruptly '"nssl
For u few minutes Stenlp waited
lie lr"kad toward the place Dandy Toe
hnd entered II WAS we'll known &c
him md. whit seemed NOR" Important
~ Nj. G;ilI"lt The latter would re
npmbpr II IN connection with tn,
Frisco Pet and presumably urn Ia i
~ u likely spot Ia search for him VIII,
hid been forced tn leave Captain For
sythe'S home, That contingency nay
probability had to bp considered. Thu
uur person he most needed to lind hnt
mkru refuge In one NJ the places h
would have preferred not to enter
Hut no time must he lost hesitating
lie had 10 choose. DiSmiSsing nj
thought ~ danger from without. think
Ing only IT what lay before hin
Within. he moved quickly forward an'
tried the door lie entered. felt hi
WHY IN the darkness through winding
passages downward. avoiding ba'
step did he remember even that?
How pnltry details stood ont, Tn
eurtheu floor still drowned the SCUM
Of footsteps, The narrow hail tool
the same turns,
\ slHut Of light like sword. fror
the crack Of II door, CLEANED on th
dark floor before him. lie steppe
toward H. The low sound of men
tones could he heard Joc's: u strnng
voice. M. familiar Que, that cause
the listeners every fiber to vlbrnte,
And what did you say when
pumped you for the coteI"
''Thai You would rather call on him,
"Aud then lie cared nought for I'll
jobi You're sure HnXluusy-"h
wasn't playing to lind outT'
The other answered loosely nn
walked away. A door closed benin
him For time the stiffness remnir
ed unbroken. Then low rattle, a
OF dice on a table. caused John steel
10 glance through crevice. Wha
he saw seemed 10 decide him TO nc
quickly lie lifted latch aud stcI
ped ln As he did 80 huge man wit
red hair sprang TO his feet From on
great hand the dice fell 10 the Hoo
His shaggy Iowl dropped, Castin
over his shoulder the swift glance q
an enirapped animal he seemed ahou
a. lrnp backward a. escape 10y rea
entrance when the voice NJ The u
inlder arrested his purpose, momsI
lrIy hrii hin
"nh, TN glune, There are pc pnlla