Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-09
THE Man
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. 1910. by Bobbs Mef.
rill Co.
CHAPTER v.
"A NEW ACQUAINTANCE.

Jewelry store and, entering.
TOOK MS place In the long line of holi.
gay customers A young man beside
MIN nodded. "How do you do. Mr..
McAdoor'
Bob returned the nod carelessly. He
was growing used to be addressed by
strangers.
dapper clerk hustled up to him.
Whit can l show your" he asked DO
hteiy.
Bob frowned In pcrplexity. "wen,'
ne SAID slowly. Il hardly know"
Ihe young tnan beside him laughed
heartily. is there. then. one thing the
great McAdoo doesn't know"
hob turned on min sharply, fixing
on him the cold. steely glare that
even MACPHERSON feared to meet. The
young man returned 1t with u quizzI
cal smile.
Yes. one thing-how to take imper.
thence.
Tue young man laughed again. ave
heard OF your acrid humOr. Here.
you'd better let me attend to this lob
Tor you. You're out Of your element,
and I'm mt home M n"
Bob grinued In spite of himself n,
the young mans gay assurance. "All
right Go ahead"
'Wbom IN n IN no for, ,oa,.. ,,,
young man inquired brisLly.
Two. and one man"
"Any limitT
NO."
Lets take up one OF the Indies first
WHAT'S she like. young or old. com.
p'exion dark or light. slender or
plump? And what sort of jewelry
does she aifectT
shes not young. Hair red Com
piexion? Well. red too. She's not
pump. She's tat"
An. J see! Mrs. Finn"
Whnt do you know Of Mrs. Fiinn?"
know good deal OF you" the
young man smiled quizzically again
we want something gorgeous. A
ring ! should say-somethlnG In dln
monds ana rubies. Let's see what
you nave.
Inc upper clerk brought tray on
wnicn precious stones glittered In all
colors OF the rainbow. At last a ring.
sci with large ruby and two tine
diamonds, was set aside &.
Wen take that" the young man dc.
cideu. -s
For Molly Mehafres and PntrIck-he
seemed entirely familiar with Bob's
home relationship chose respectively
very pretty pearl pendant and d sill
yer cigar case. This done, he laid the
three purchases In row before him
and surveyed them critically.
There" he said finally: "f think
those will help mike n yerv sot,s
factory Christmas for the lucky ones
But aren't you forgetting somethingY'
For Miss Flinn2 Not here. I'm
much Obliged TO you, though" Bob
said as he lilled out check that ran
into four figures.
"Oh. it's been n pleasure. Won NAV
be sure" the young man replied pleas. |
antly. 81 like to spend money. even |
II Il Is some one eIse's."
When they left the store the youpr |
man turned up the street with Bob IN
the matter Of fact way of one whose
company Is Justified by lifelong No.
qnnintance. Bob. grimly amused. Der.
mitied It.
III takes Christmas time to make
fellow expand. There's a lot In this
good viii to men,. after all. That's
whatl like about Christmas"
ITS nonsense" said Bob. ~ don't
believe In giving Christmas presents
Hundreds Of thousands OF dollars are
spent this week In this city by people
who have trouble scraping enough to
gether to make ends meet"
"IIl admit It Is the dramatic view OF
II that appeals to ME. always 20
broke myself Christmas time. ana l
positively gloat In my bankruptcy.
NOT because others see II US a tine
thihS-few people have the superiinr
theatrica' sense ! have-but because