Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-02-04
DISCOVERS /
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over on good ship"
We'll. the Baltic's a ripping one
couldn't be better" Jim admitted.
But | Should have thought you'd
! have the curiosity to try the newest
thing"
THE Mauretania?" said Loveland.
Don't suppose could have got pas
sage on her for the next three or four
trips across
perhaps you couldn't" said Jim.
but | can get you one.'
why she sails tomorrow doesn't
she?' asked Val.
Yes" said Jim, but you can go on
her If you like. with a good cabin. too.
| all to Yourself"
MY passage is paid for on the Bal
tic. and my names on her passenger
list" said Loveland.
well. it's too late to have your
name printed on the Mauretania's pas
senger list or perhaps to get back
your money for the Baltic" said jim
but that needn't stand in your way
You won't have to pay for your cabin
on the Mauretania It's going beg
! ging A friend of mine who can't sail
| has given his ticket to me to do with
| as ! like, but as he's man whose
movements make things in Wall street
| jump up ard down like a Scesaw he
doesn't want it known that he's got
! to stay behind because he's seedy;
| that's all. II you want TO go in his
| place, go and say nothing till you get
! on the other side BY that time he'll
be on his way on a following ship.
AT least that's what he hopes"
"Do you mean that If | want to
cross in the Mauretania must pass
under your friends name?' asked
i.Oveand
"Oh. no. nothing of the sort" an
swered jim Marlborough. smiling his
pleasant smile. what | meant was
don't 80 advertising the fact that
you've got Henry Vanderpots cabin
because he's not well enough to sail
All you'll have 10 do is to swagger
about as if you'd meant to be pas
senger on the Mauretania from the be-
ginning of things"
Loveland was prepared to do any
amount of staggering. though be did
not say so to Jim or indeed acknowl-
edge it to himself He replied that
If this were the only condition he
would accept the ticket and instruct
FoShnm las he would not have time
| himself to try to sell the passage
which he had paid for on the Baltic.
"Foxll have several days to do it in.
and III tell him if he brings it off
there's 10 per cent for himself" said
Val Meanwhile I'll be enjoying my
self on the Mauretania.'
meanwhile you'll be enjoying your
self on the Mauretania,' echoed Jim.
II suppose there are sure to be lot
of millionaires on board" suggested
Val
"Sure to be, even at this time of
year"
with pretty daughters?" Love
lands tone and air in making this ad.
dition were so conceited that Jim
would have wanted to kick him if he
had not looked so ridiculousy like
Jims own adored and beautiful Betty.
Besides, the scar showed white on the
brown This had been brave boy.
Jim was inclined to believe that he
was worth reforming
with pretty daughters" Harbor-
ough repeated, his tone quiet though
his eyes showed a danger signal
However. be prudent. Don't make
up your mind too soon. The best fish
aren't always caught in the deep sea.
One waits to have look round the
markets"
Loveland grinned. THANK you for
the tip. won't forget"
You'll hardly have time to let peo-
pie know your change of plan" said
jim. But of course if you don't
mind little expense you can Marconi
to Lady Loveland from the ship"
''Of COURSE" assented Lady Love
lands son, who would not have
thought of the attention had 1t not
been suggested to him. But it will
hardly be necessary"
perhaps not" said Jim.
Loveland's only experience Of sea
life, except for little yachting, had
been in going. out to and returning
from South Africa, but he had learned
to take care of himself on shipboard,
and. though his name was not on the
passenger list of the Mauretania, his
deck chair was soon placed by an at
tentive steward in a sheltered corner
nearly alnidships. This advantage was
secured by tempting tip. tip out Of
nl proportion to the giver's resources;
but. then, there were many people on
the Mauretania who came on board
more like clients returning to hotel
where they had been known by the
management for years than passengers
travelling on a new ship. and Loveland
did not intend to be defeated in an un-
equal competition.
When the deck steward politely ask
ed If he wished to use visiting card
as Il chair marker Val told him to
write the name of Loveland on a slip
Of paper or luggage label; anything
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