Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-07-23

and close friends. There were rea-
sons that pointed to the match MS a
suitable one. aud Sir Charles by his
general manner and attitude had long
shown he would put no obstacle In the
way Of the noblcman's suit for the
hand of his fair niece AS for Lady
wmy. Lord ROnsdale knew that he
hnd in that practical and worldly per.
son a stanch ally Of his wishes. These
had not become lcSs nr,'eUt since he
had witnessed the unqualified success
of the beautiful colonial girl IN Lon.
don, noted how men illusirlous In va.
riuus walks Of life. grave diplomats.
stately ambassadors. were swnyed by
her light charm and impulsivc frank.
pcss Of youth And 10 have her who
could have all London ut her feet. In.
Guiding his distinguished self. show II
prediction. however short lived and
capricious. for
"Confound the cad. Where did he
come from2 Who are his fnmlly-it
he has oneT'
As the noblemnn assembled the steps
OF his club he seemed again to be
thinking deeply. Within. his preoccu.
! patton did not altogether desert him
In corner. with the big pages Of the
I Times before him. he read with scnnt
interest the doIngs Of the day. From
behind another paper the face OF n
| gray haired. good natured appearing
person. quite different OF the bench.
CHANGED 10 look out NJ him.
"Eh? That you. Rensselaer," he said.
reaching for steamlng glass OF hot
/ beverage nj his elbow. How IL your
! friend sir Charles Wrny? I had the
( pleasure ~ meeting him the other
: morning IN the courtroom
"Same as usual. imagine. Judge
Reeson."
And his fair niece. she takes kindly
TO the town and Its gayeties;''
VERY kindly" dryly.
"a beautiful girl our young Austria
liam" The elder man toyed with his
glass. stirred the contents and slipped.
by the way. didn't see John Steele
IN their box nj the opera the other
nightT'
ut Is possible" shortly.
"Rislng mop. that" observed the
other lightly. "Comblnatlon Of brains
and force. DID you ever notice his
list? II might belong TO n prizeHgbter,
except that bie hands are perfectly
kept. You'd kiiow Mt once he was a
man accustomed to fighting. WHO
would sweep asi'ie obstacles, get what
he wantcd"'
Think so7" Lord Ronsdale smoked
steadily. "You ns a magistrate. sup
pose, know all about himf"
Not much. only that he Is an alien
IAN alien?' quickly. Not colo
MALI" N
NO. He has lived In the colonies
Tasmania. and So on. But by birtl
he's an American"
IAN American. chr And practicini
at the British barr
"Not the first case OF the Kind. tx
reptions have been made before ant
aliens 'cnllel.' ns we express II
Steele's hobby Of crimlnology brough
him TO London. and his earnestnes
and ability IN that line procured 70
him the privilege he sought. Az mem
Der Of the Incorporated society TIM
passes upon the qualifications Of can
dldates II was my pie IRE To sit Il
Judgment on him We Ssed him for
and aft; but. bless you. lie stood
squarely gu his feet and refused TO b
tripped,"
$50 he cane to England to pursue |
certain liner said Lord l,onsdnle hal
TO himself
"a man with n Partially for crimi
nal work would naturally look to III,
modern Babylon. Steele APPARENT!
works more to gratlfs that predllec
ton than for any reward In pound
and pence. Must have private means
hav. known him to spend II deal o
time and money On cases there couldn'
have been n siXpence In"
"Iiow'd he happen to get down II
Tasmania! Odd place for n Yankee
THAT'S one of the questions h
wasn't asked" laughlngly. "Pcrhap
what our Teutonic friends would cal
the wanderlust took him there" Rls
ing, MY compliments to Sir Charlie
when you see him"
Lord Ronsdaie remained long ut tn
club and the card table that night
Finally summoning cab, he got In
but as he found himself rattling home
ward to the chambers he had taken 1
fashionable part Of town he wa
aware that any emotions OF annoyanc
md discomfort experienced earle
that night had suffered No abatement
He went up TO his rooms. Gu tn
table In an inner apartment, his study
something bright. white. met his gaz
"A note In Jocelyn Wray's handwri
ing. Quickly he reached for II an
tore II open.
"a party of MS ride In the park tC
morrow morning. VIII you join usf''
Lord Ronsdale frOwned,
"a party That would include job
Steele perhaps.