Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-09

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bring the world to her feet A mar
netic sensationnllsti She iyedi And
we are her children"
The woman shuddered. "Dop'u
always think of her tragic disappenr
ance from the world and her hideous
END. Perhaps that Is part Of our her.
itage too"
Nonsense! OF what use are Eve
generations Of o1ritanlsm II not 70
save us from that? But even II n
were not so. what Of III While she
lived she llved-as I shall, through
him"
li"Ah. but will you be good for him
Even In our philosophy there is the
theory of equivalents" 80
Yes. or course that isn't why I
seek him-you and have no Illusions
But like him. and. please God. I will
be, good friend. I will teach him on,
philosophy. My friendship shall dis
cover to him the tremendous appetite
for life hidden away In the big soul of
him.. Through me he shall live"
let us hope so, and that you aren't
playing with are. But. to change the
subject. what of your lady of drea ms ?"
His mobile face became dreamy. ana
he murmured. half to himself:
1t Is strange. ] have the feeling
that l am coming nearer to her. She
grows more real to me every day. I
can see her now. with her glorious
hair. her sud eyes and her beautiful
cold mouth with the tinge of bitter.
ness. She will come-of that I am Ger.
tain. But come. enough OF serious
things. My watch says Just one hnlf
hour until ! must start for the scene
! OF battle. enough TO see you IN your
trnin-if you insist on leaving to.
nlghtr
~ must have my battle to fight
across the sens"
'"Then a toast. To our fortunes,
And may life always glow red for usr'
"Ah. I'm afraid Of that toastI And
Of our battlesr
But they touched glasses and drank.
''The refusal Of the district attorney
to prosecute this fagrant crime Is an
Outrage upon the county. The au.
dacity Of our bosses IN refusing TO
yield to the popular demand in this
matter would be inexplicable were not
the ruthless hand Of a certain one of
our politicians plainly felt II is time
this man was unseated. He is a dis.
grace to the community. or all the
men prominent In the public eye we
know Of none who stands forth 10 re-
pulsively as does Robert McAdoo. He
represents all that Is brutal and
shameful In American politics"
In the finding twilight the man
against whom this attack was directed
rend the bitter words. the concluding
paragraph Of an editorial In the Even.
Ing Press.
He Inns begun already. The fool!
He forgets he II attacking himself as
well as me. To such lengths will pas.
sion curry manr'
There was knock at the door. and
a young woman burst into the room.
At twenty-eight Kathleen, Finn was
still unmarried-to the wonderment Of
her many friends. since she seemed
mnde for the home life. She was beau. |
tifui. with the beauty of health and of
the CHEEKY. unselfish spirit which made
her a woman among women. In the
Fourth ward school. Of which she was
principal. thanks to Bob's political in
thousand boys and girls
loved her with an unwaverlng devo.
ton they did not always accord their
parents. She always remained mys-
terry to Bob McAdoo.
"What u shame!' she cried sympa.
thetically. holding out q folded news.
paper.
80 you've rend II. too. Nice Christ.
mas gift. isn't itr' Rob smiled In
unused contempt II wouldn't care
lbout Il tf were you."
u know such attacks are apt to
make themselves true by imbIttering
he man assaulted. And ! think OF
our wonderful possibilities. No; don't
nugh. please. ! know what you are
low. but I know. too. what you will,
'ecome. know TINT some dny you
viii be and do far more and better /,
hun you have yet set your eyes on" ,
An! Then you care only because Of !
What ! shall do when this mysterious, Z
hnnge takes placer II isn't that you ,
Ike me-" Again his tone voiced
urely impersonai inquiry. with no
lint Of disappointment In II. q
"why should ~ she lnughed frank. g
'. with girlish toss Of her head. &
"Why. indeedr' he smiled back, q
leasantiy for him. "But won't you I
II DOWN.
"Yon were slow giving the invita-. a
onr' she said Rhyly. Bur 1 accept. I
'r few minutes. because / want to Q
hank you for the beautiful books"
Don't. be said.. again pleasantly.
still owe yon more than I can pay" J
he did not try to thank him further J
For some minutes they sat silent be- 0
IRE the fire. Kathleen observed him l
irtively. with tho sensation OF be. U
olding stranger. He seemed u
rnngely less hnrsh than she wns used 2
} see hi'n. She had never known him. g