Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-23
THE Man
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyhdht. 1910. by Bobbs Mes.
rill Co.
CHAPTER IN.

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and, leaning back. lighted Ct.
gar. He pulled contentedly for
few minutes as he thought over the
events of the past few days.
1t was an evening early In January.
A blizzard had fallen upon the city
Outside the wind beloved around cor.
ners and under caves.
From the library below came voices
They were talking about him. and he
listened frankly. In this case he knew
the eavesdropper would hear nothing
unkind.
To-day" said Paul. "a man took me
up into a high place and Showed unto
me all the Kingdoms of the earth and
offered to give them to me-"
And what were those realms?"
Kathleen laughed idly. And would
the crown ftp
THE kingdoms were very cleverly
suggested congressional. gubernatorial.
senatorial possibilities, even cabinet
portfolios, rich. juicy plums transfer.
red from the public pie into my wa
tering mouth. In short, all those
things that are most desirable to an
ambitious but poverty, stricken state
senator"
"And for WHAT"
1.-THE consideration was that I should
bow down and worship and serve the
tempter. To make these honors mine
all | must do IL to give over my indie
pendence. sell my soul into perpetual
bondage md betray Rob into the
hands Of his enemies"
"Betray Bob-howT
"oh, be didn't put II with such bru
tai frapi;ness. 1 was merely TO induce
Bob to make an alliance with the men
be Is now fighting. The offer was an
Insult to nv Intelligence. They don't
want an alliance with him. Their
ally must he their servant. Fancy
Bob any ones servant!
And the temptation-dld 1t temptr'
He hung his head. The man up
stairs strained his ears to catch the
answeS
Yes" Paul sud bitterly. "Oh, he
was very crafty. was Sanger. He had
evidently studied my case. Very slyly
lie limited that my reward hasn't been
III proportion to my services, that I'm
nj Tor higher things than mere state
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nung ILLS head back sharply. Its
true Inc crown would nj. know
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