Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1911-12-16
THE MAN
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. 1910, by Bobb, Mer.
rill Co.
CHAPTER VII.
GROWTH ~ GRACE.


10 after thirty years walking
among his fellows Robert Me
~ AdOo suCCumbcd to that force
which we call personal attrac.
ton. The friendship. If such 1t could
bc called at the beginning. took its
tone from Bob rather than from the
young lawyer, quiet and undrmonstra.
tive. With n wisdom born of instinct
rather than of dCIlbcration the latter
consistently subordlnatcd himself to
the older man. never seeking to OPP
pose his will. And, though the init
macy became closer, always Bob must
listen to habits vigorous protest
against the change. It was not until
Remington won bis way to the lcgis-
laturc that the protest ceased to mako
itself heard.
The friendship. MS those who could
observe closely at last came to rccug.
nize It to their utter mystihyatlon.
was good for McAdoo Under It's tn
ilucncc he warmed gradually. There
was pcrcepribly less harshncss in his
dcmcanor. ...
The Film home had for some years
been In line old house standing In
quarter whence the tide of fashion
hnd recently ebhcd Bob la,l hOught
II as a speculation. hut. finding no I'M
mediate purchaser. had moved himself
aud his charges into it, much to the
outward pride and Inward pcrturba.
ton OF Patrick and Norah. One even.
ing Paul Remington entered the house
and was shown into the library, where
Kathleen sat alone sewing.
With her permission he lighted ais
pipe. and they sat silent before the
fire for some time. He broke the ST.
lcncc abruptly.
81 saw her today"
Not the lady Of your dreams? And
IN the tcsh;"
THE same! | was standing IN the
depot, waiting FOR fellow who didn't
come. Can you Imagine n more disgust
Ing place for romance? \ lady drop.
ped her kerchief. With the prompt
gullantry that IL one of MY charming
traits, picked It up and returned 1t
TO her. All. THANH; you.' And she
delgned TO give me the hHndred,iisrart'
of n fraction of u cOldly indifferent
glance. rs though I were the cement
beneath her feet Then turned cold
and still with fright aud wonderment.
II was shc-as | had drcamcd her.
stood. staring like yolcl. willie she
passed through the gate 10 her train.
] made n dash to follow her, to he
met by a blue arm with brass buttons
and the prosaIc demand. show your
ticket. plcHsev Ticket" | said. I've
no ticket Can't pass through then!
Man said 4 must. I'm the prcsi.
dent of this railroad I'm the governor
of the state. I'm the president of
these glorious United States. It's
matter Of life and death. mustr
Can't pass without n ticket was all
the concession I received. | rushed TO
the ticket agents window. Ticket" |
demanded. Where tof' he said leisure.
~. MS though the solar system hadn't
suddenly stood still Where to?
don't know conhdcd to him. First
stop on New York limited, suppose
He handed me n few inches Of paper,
threw down bill and. without wait
ing for change. rushed ont TO the gate.
man, waving my ticket frantically.
Now will you let me pnss?' | cried
Nope. he answered TRANQUILITY. Train
Just pulling out II was true. ! snt
down on truck and spent fifteen
minutes inventIng now ways Of OK.
pressing profound blaCs despair. And
SUCH" he cried, striking tragic ntti.
tude, as the baleful effect OF modern
invention upon romance. Weep with
me-"
PAUL" Kathleen exclaimed, star
tied. "You let your Imagination carry
you away. Come back to earth. She
may be the very opposite OF all you
Imagine her" ..
"No. no, Kathleen She's not imagi-
nation. She's the reaest thing In my
life. I'm horrible sham beside yOl,
real, big people, but there are three
genuine things In my life-she, my
friendship for you and my honest lik-
Ing for Bob"
Kathleen made as If to speak, but
said nothing.
"Yes?" he urged her gently. "Say It,"
paul" she said impulslvely, your
liking for Bob is honest, Isn't it? BE.
cause you're the only person he has
ever given his friendship to, aud
think it's deeper friendship than
either of you realizes. II you were TO
prove fulsc TO him he would be hope
lessly imbittered. Think of the evil
he might do II lie were TO run amucl;!
You aud he are men OF different tastes
aud tcmperamenls. The day may
come when you may be tempted to
turn away from him. You will be a
true friend TO him always, wont yOuT
"Of course | WILL" he said. smiling
at her earnestness.
"Ah. no. Paul. Such things aren't
always of course You're both in
politics, hate politics; it makes men
go hard and selfish. You're ambitious,
lie has many enemies, And he isn't
like other men, He Is apt to be too
too exactlnG sometimes"
I knthlantr