The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-04

! T oroaned. For half an hour l listened
! 70 this accomplished robber speaking
| of the necessity that France had fore
seen of protecting her naval bases
against Germany, of the care the Re
public took that she should at no time
break through any conventions or
treaties He didn't refrain from hint
ing that the United States secretly
favored the exclusion of the Tunbrldges
and the occupation of Godfrey by Jour
ion for the French.
..You possibly witnessed what re.
ception Tunbridge got from the govern
| ment authorities in Honolulu ne re-
marked al Il venture. | sought Flora.
She had not gone to bed, but sat
IN the shadow, Just outside the lattice
of her door. and listened to my tale.
When it was ended she astonished me
bv a sob. | caught my breath and
begged her to tell what the matter was.
She thrust ont her slim. white hand IN
= nitful gesture Of sorrow "John Ii
was such dear hov' she hl'3eren.
..He was devoted TO me. ! taught him
to say his prayers every night with his
forehead on the top Of the lanai. Every
night when the clock : bell struck nine,
he would slip out % the darkness and
say. Missile FlOria ! ready to pray for
rou. And I left him, poor
slim little lad, to be butchered by
She stopped. I sat still, listening.
| heard her subdued sobbing.
The unspeakable rescality of that
Frenchman' For mere loot he had come
to this peaceful and prosperous lslet
and driven out its master and mistress:
he had laid unclean hands on her most
familiar possessions; he had killed her
devoted servant; now he was seduclng
the one man by whose help she might
again come into her own. If Winthrop
opposed us we should have hard task
to regain the island, as Jourion s reen-
forcements were almost due.
Suddenly we heard a short, sharp ex-
clamation, Instantly followed by loud
curse from Jourion. 81 told the
wretches to bury the body he was
snarling. His voice rose shilly, Boys,
bows, Come herei -
Then we heard Winthrop say in
deep baritone. is this the boy you
killed?'
s.Thrice accused devils,' stormed
Jourion. cam I not master here9 [
shall kill others if they don't come
and bury this carcass
Jourion g rage seemed to pass over
Winthrop, for we caught his next
words. announced in clear, heavy
voice: E'Why did you kill mere
bov?''
. Something in the tone carried warn
ing to the Frenchman, for he quickly
said. forcing his calm. he disobeved
me in an important matter. He had
been disobedient before. The example
was needed 7 was compelled TO kill
him. He yelled again for servants.
Flora stepped back into her room,
picked up a fragile oil lamp, and came
ont into the lanai. She crossed 1t
rapidly and came TO halt at the edge
of it. The steady raw of light penetrat-
ed just far enough into the, shadow to
show, dmlv. the figures of two men.
"Mr. Winthrop,r She called
For one moment I feared that that
call wouldn t be answered. But Win
throp. who was bent over. Strengthened
up and turned toward her. "Here l
am. Miss Tunbridge.''
~ wished to say she went on
quietly. "that You fellows mustn't kill
anv more of my friends.
You see the pointa Winthrop stood
over a dead body. in deep darkness.
without witness $50 far as he knew
to prove that he hadn t done the murder
himself The girl. giving up hope of
him. had boldly thrust him into the
company Of the grinning looter. Win
throp stared a long time at her. Then
he bent his gaze on the airy JourJon.
Later he walked away without q word.
Afterwards he came into my room.
looked me over carefully, and walked
out again. In five minutes. I followed
him and found notebook in his hand.
He was perturbed beyond anything you
can imagine.
couldn't resist the temptation.
"Whv don t YOU have glance at
Emerson?'' I demanded "He might
have something to say
It stirred him up tremendously. He
cursed me. He called me names, And
as he went on. getting into a sort of
cold. white heat, I detected the raw
man in him rising to the surface. I'm
derneath all his youth ana polish and
philosophy. human nature seethed as
violently as it does in Won or IN me;
and he hadn't learned to control it. In
fact, I barely escaped alive He would
have killed me with his hands. if |
t fenced him off and disappeared
The next morning. old Michael stole
out of his room into mine with a shiny
revolver in his feeble hand "There s
no need Of fussng about this any long
err he announced. "I'm going to
shoot Jourjon -
''But others of his kind are com
ing | urged. "This is really sort
Of international affair. Think what
Winthrop may do. -
81 shall kill him. too,' said that
amazingly vital old chap. Then his
voice broke. and he cried out very
loudly, ON kill them,''
The tones must have carried far. for
almost Immediately the door opened
and Flora appeared. dressed, ready for
breakfast. "Whom are YOU going to
to XIII. rapa?' she demanded calmly.
.Iourjon first, then that sissy we
brought down on the Mariana. "
At this point, Winthrop thrust his
way IN among us, blue eyes glowing.
lie dldn 7 seem TO have heard what the
"id man had said, for he turned direct
~ to Flora, odd he take your roomo,
ha