Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-09

ne Keen sup OF 10 degrees
above zero. You felt Christ
mas that day. the joyous relaxation
the pleasurable excitement.
Yet the spirit of good will was no,
universal. as three men In that city
could have testified. They shivered in
a downtown office and glowered hate
fully at one another.
ITS no use talking" No. ! was say.
Ing firmly. II won't have Il. He mus,
never come to trial"
But. heavens. man." No. 2 respond
ed impatiently. "the mans so plainly
guilty. It's fragrant case"
Caught with the goods on" No, 8
added. Il couldn't help getting con
viction II I tried"
IAN the more reason why he must
not come TO trial"
But think what II meansr' No. 2
argued. Everybody knows all abou,
t'iis thing The newspapers have pub.
iishcd beforehand the testimony OF the
5ellboy who overheard him Offering to
take the bride. They have published
facsilnlles Of the check signed BY Hen
derson and indorsed by Malnssey. lev
cry morning there is fresh editorial
bowling for his conviction. The whole
country Is yammering. 'Malassey must
20 to jail! Our credit Ia a little strain
ed ms 1t Is: we must do something to
placate these bowling FOOLS"
bah! MACPHERSON. I'm not a fool.
do fhtnk 4 Inn Al.
your scheme? You're trying to dis
credit me through Maiassey, because
he's my councilman. oh. don't bother
denying It. Either this indictment Is
piseonholed-or you fight me-" He
brought his clInched tist savagely down
Oh the desk.
I'm not afraid Of you" Macpherson
snarled.
The square chinned man laughed
harshly. THAT'S another lie. You are
afrnid of me. You wouldn't be worth
the powder 1t takes TO blow you up II
you didn't have me and the Slxths
majoritics. while ! can 20 out and get
the old Harmon crowd together and
beat you all along the line day after
tomorrow. don't want TO do II, but
II this trial goes on ! VIII Now put
up or shut mp! Is Malnssey triedr'
There was silence minute.
? mo" The monosyliable sounded
more like u VOLTS bark than human
voice.
The square chinned man laughed
again. IAN right. There's a good deal
OF profanity packed away in that no.
Save II until I'm gone" He put on
his hat and left the office.
.,
In n secluded corner OF the city's
most fashionable restaurant sat a man
and n woman Mt early dinner. They
we're evidently brother and sister. hav
ine the same dark hair and eyes. the
same regular TEXTURES OF the snme
slightly Semitic cast. The man was
talking.
"And so laid hold on the man who
has life by the throat. Now what do
you think OF your most unworthy |
mo one hut you would have done Il
What audacityr'
why not2 ] can't afford not to be
audacious. II 10 the only role that
suits me-"
"Ah. hut will you win with all your
boldness2 You shy yourself that he
threatened to crush YOU"
MY denr sister. the doubt Is un.
worthy OF YOU Rest assured. he win
yield Toplght will prove me right"
Her eyes rested proudly on him
Yes. the doubt Is Unworthy. When
did yon ever fail? Who can resist the
yitchery of your magnesium
III is witchery, Isn't III But we
,ome rightly by It. Strange how. after
i've generations OF Puritanism. our
breed should east back and produce In
you and me copies of our Hebrew an.
'estress- glorious woman!-who fell In
Owe with Il Puritan. abandoned her
people to marry her lover. deserted
her husband to go on the stage aha