Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-25

was rather difficult man TO approach
and had some ridiculous prejudice
against American presSmen. Certain
| ly, unless influence were brought to
bear, he would refuse to see Mr.. Kidd.
But Cadwallader Hunter would like to
90 the Light il good turn and give the
paper Il chance for scoop He
would take Mr. Kidd under his wing
| and use his persuasive powers to OBJ
tain some sort Of interview.
When. arriving at the hosiery, he
had talked for Il few minutes with
| pleasant condescension to Il hotel clerk
his self esteem had so risen that he no
longer dreaded cod reception. Nor
did he receive one His welcome was,
| on the contrary, far warmer than he
had expected, and the hot blast of
Loveland's wrath swept him back Il
step or two, so that he trod hard upon
Tony Kidd's most pampered toe.
a difficult young man to approach,
indeed.
Light was Il brilliant journalist with a
keen sense of humor. and Il headline
jumped into his head as CadwalladCr
Hunter stamped upon his toe-"A DIFF
l!cult Young Alan TO Approach lie
thought he saw his way to something
rather choice for tomorrow mornings
Light.
Somehow between valet aHd page
TIL Wild litter OF shirts, trousers, boots
ard ether h"Grors reminiscent of Fox,
ham WAS rebuilt into Il tower more
leaning then before. Then. while the
valet scuttlcd away with his trailing,
| sliding load, the page remained behind
ard couraSeously announced the visit
/ orS.
Perhaps if FoXhnm had spared him
Il few Of his favorite tie pins or if the
! blow of his loss had not caught him
on IN empty stomach Loveland might
have seen the Eumor of the situation
as Tony Kidd saw it. But everything
was against him in Il black world, and
| his late shipmates intrusion with a
stranger was the one last drop in
bitter cup which he refused to swal
| low.
| Never had Cadwallader Hunters
| handsome bear looked less handsome
or more dangerous than he looked as
ne stood blocking the way to his den,
at bay against fate and against his
| leader
MY dear fellow. what has happened
to upset you?" exclaimed Cadwalladcr
| Hunter, warned by Loveland's expires
sion that the only hope lay in getting
| tho first word.
! Upset me?" echoed Val. glazing blue
fire SO vjndictivcly that Kidd expected
| his introducer to be the next one up
set" My d valet has stolen all
my clothes and made me a present of
his own; that's ALL"
How shocking" sympathized Cad
| walIadcr Hunter.
We'll, yes, 1t IS rather q shock" re-
turned Loveland dryly, 'and If yon
dGu't mind ! think I'd better nsk you
TO let me get over II alone
"Oh. certainly, l quite understand
1rrrcd the banished courticr. BnI
Kidd was making mcntH! uctcS, and
CadWnlIadrr Hunter Stroyc to retain
his reputation as Il valued cousin.
",ln%t Il minute or two, dear boy, anil
we'll take ourselves off. This is Mr.
Kidd. from one OF our most imp0rtan!
papers i'ft
"IIa2py to sec him anot' -, time,
snapped Lovcand. Just no" I'm IN
no temper to entertain strangers
"But ut least" Cadwailadcr Hunter
protested, you mustn't look on me as
n stranger, my dear fellow, and If
there's anything l can do
My dear fellow" Lovcland flung
back at him in angry mimicry, ''if you
keep on I'm more likely to look on you
as bore. The one thing you can dc
for ne is to 60 and take your news
paper friend with you. Good morn
ing"
And the bear shot back into his den
banging the door
The British lion before bis midday
neal" remarked the representative OF
The New York Light. Another minute
and he'd have Snatchcd free lunch