Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-04-15

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self held up to public ridlcule. prob
ably by the pen OF the man he had
| ordered from his door with Cadwalla-
der Hunter yesterday in the morning
He broke in upon the girls reveal.
lions. Never mind that part now"
he said. That's nothing. Has the
man Milton set the police on meT'
Nope; l guess not There's n kind
Of interview with him IN the paper,
and he says he deserved what he got
for having anything to do with n man
Of your sort. He says after he'd told
you exactly what he thought of you
you hit him from behind. which I don't
believe, because you amt that kind,
I'll bet
THANK you," said Loveland. looking
so handsome in the pallor of his an.
ger that the Jewish girl could not
take her eyes from his face
mo, I'm not that kind OF man." Val
echoed her words. Evidently the
cownrdly beast must have picked him.
self mp before he was seen; otherwise.
as he was lying on his fat back, his
story about having been hit from be-
hind would hardly have held water.
VIII the police do anything on their
own responsibility, do you think7"
Not unless somebody sends them
looking for you. ! hope" IsIdora reas-
sured him. battered that she should be
taken into consultation. This Milton
In, t,,tn Ia, a.
be musscd up in scandal or called on
as n witness against you In a police
court"
TITS his own scandal" broke out
Loveland. "Hc knows I could defend
myself only too well. And. being n cad
himself, he doesn't know that l
wouldn't bring in certain Names"
II shall have to send ngain for the
cablegram, no matter what happens"
said Val. II must get money"
"Sure you can get it," Isidora asked
in confidential yet somewhat doubt.
full tone.
"of course I'm sure. have my let.
ter of credit-the one thing did man.
age to keep"
Eyes, but
There isn't any but" cut In Love-
land impatiently. Its certain to be
| all right this afternoon at latest. The
cable will have come to the hotel, and
then l shall know what to do. Even
supposing the police should arrest me
for that affair--well. at worst. the
trouble ought TO be over and done
within n day or two"
"oh, indeed 1t wouldn'tw exclaimed
the pretty Jewess. 81 don't know what
mightn't happen to you. You will be
careful, won't you-if it's only to please
me?' And her eyes were large and
beseeching.
You're very kind to take an inter.
est" said Val. really grateful. though
he had TO restrain an impulse to draw
back from her advances. "Of course !
don't want to be let In for a scandal
which might do others harm as well as
me-and would, II that beast Milton
could manage It I'm not exactly pin
ing to see the inside of New York
jail, which you seen to think I'm in
danger Of doing. Things are bad
enough as It is" And his face DARK
ened. for he thought that after the
loathsome publicity the newspapers
were now giving the name OF Love-
land he might have difficulty in bring
ing down such game as he had crossed
the sea to seek.
"Oh, I'm sorry you think things here
are so bad" rctorted Isldora, flushed
and pouting.
You know l don't mean things
here" protested Val, with less truth
than politeness. You're too good to
me. and ! appreciate 1t all immense
ly."
"Do your" she asked. her eyes
liquid.
"of course l do. ! hope I shall be
able to prove that before long"
well" she said warmly. 81 mean
to go on being good-better-best to
you. for I'm studying out plan to get
your things away from the Waldorf
Astoria hotel and all the same to keep
you out Of trouble. You're foreigner
and don't understand our ways yet. but
I'll see you through all right"
How are you going to do that, my
guardian angelo" Val smiled at the
pretty girl.
Isidora had the sensation of being
bathed in perfumed cream. His guard
ian angel!' She had been called
number Of nice things, such as real
beaut," high fiier and Floradora,
but no one had ever hailed her as his
guardian angel before. and with all her
heart she vowed that she would live
up to the name.
Il don't know exactly yet how I'll
do it." she admitted. But you leave
1t TO me, and it'll be done. you'll see.
Only give me an order signed Love
land to bring away anything of yours
from the hotel. Meantime I've thought
Of one thing, which is you'd better
not be seen here till we're sure they
amt on TO you through that messenger
boy. | tell you what, I've got a lady