Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-07-15

HOSE III Sutil " Iist't uN tutss 'uN '"i'
making room for him on the rustic
scttee.
"pernaps It isn't business; perhaps
It's only politics" he resumed. First.
wish you'd tell me what I've been
doing to get myself into your bad
books"
She laughed easily. "Wbo said you
had been doing anything" she asked.
"Thc senator" he answered shortly.
"fIe said would have to make my
peace with you. want TO be put next
I'm this pigs In clover railroad puzzle.
Our contract with the Trnnscontinen
tai Is about to expire. and Id like to|
get II renewed on the same terms as
beforc."'
"well." she said ingepuously, "why
don't you do IT."
II can't" he clustered. Everybody
has suddenly grown mysterious. Kit
tredge. the general superintendent.
doesn't seem to remember that we ever
had any contract. aud Gnntry Is Just
MS bad. Aud when 20 to the senator
he tells me must make my peace
with you. can't understand what
everybody il driving ut. I've got
something to sell that the railroad
company needs. Where's the hitch !?
You can put me next. Why can't
get my contract renewed?"
The little lady was opening aud shut
ting her fan slowly. "What was your
contract?' she asked innocentIy.
"If thought you didn't know D
wouldn't tell you" he said bluntly.
"It's rebate rate east and west from
all Of our sawmills. and It was given
MS two years ago. u few days before
election"
and the considerations she asked.
looking up quickly. ar
"You Know that. too. Mrs. Blount.
II was the swinging Of the solid en-
plo, ees' vote OF the Twin Buttes Lum.
Der company over to the ruilroad
ticket"
"And you wish TO make the same ar.
rangement AGAIN." she asked.
Exactly. We've got 10 have that
preferential rate or go out Of bust.
ness"
with whom did you make the con
tract two years ngoT'
"with Mr.. Mcvickar, verbally. OF
course there was nothing put down In
black or white. but the railroad folks
lid their part. aud we did ours"
"A pentlemen's agreement" she
murmured you have tried Mr.. Nc
"ickar again?"
Yes. He referred me to Ganlfy."
And what did Mr.. -Gantry say?"
81 couldn't get him to say anything
with any sense In II. The most
could get out Of him was that would
have to see the boss
"And instead Of doing that you went
to see the senatorf'' she asked.
"Who else would Gantry mean by
the bossY" demanded the befogged
one.
Possibly he meant the senator's
son." she yentured. tapping very
pretty cheek with the folded fan.
Have yOu been leaving Evan Blount
out In all a this?"
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Gun yen you any 'hihs Una. "ou,u
nelp 'ne Ieo"e VINO ure wa'hhs IN
''s.p' ne ie.u'"u' put i
might Jill susSes.ioh !" your per,
Hathaway pursed his thin lips and
frowned. How big a block Of Twin
Buttes stock shall offer himY"
Her laugh was n silvery peal of de-
rision. You always figure In dollars
and cents, don't you. MIR. Simon Peter
Hathaway she Knocked.
II have always found It the cheapes
in the end" -rr'- ~.
"Listen,' she said. with the folded
fan held up like q monitory finger.