Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-27
THE MAN
HIGHER UP
By HENRY RUSSELL
MILLER
Copyright. 1910 by Bobb, Mer.
rill Co
CHAPTER XXIlI
THE VALLEY or rms SHADOW.

McAuOO lHN bHttliug WIN urhlh
his city learned what nOld nr
had taken on ITS nuHri. Perhaps
in its newly discovered rove It unduly
maguited bis liner qualities. Perhaps
II too generously overlooked the SIMS
ter episodes In his career. His death
had suddenly come to mean an IRE
parable loss. his recovery the thing
most TO he desired.
The newspapers daily gave minute
reports of the progress OF the disease
In the street cars men read first the
account from his siCkroom. II was the
first question they asked each other
when they met in street ana corridor.
What Is the latest word from Nc.
AduOT And when the disrOuraging
word was spoken they shook their
heads gravely. Prayers for his recov.
cry were offered In the churches. As
his condition grew worse the news.
pupprs-even those owned 10y his cn.
emies- hung out hourly bulletins. Be
fore these bulletins gathered great sol
emn crowds
There came a day when the news
offered no hope. He had suffered two
hpmorrhuges In quick succession His
temperature had fallen tar below nor.
mai. His heart was almost pulseIess.
Life WINS barely tilckering. He could
live but few hours. read the doctors
bulletins Before the newspaper OF
ices the great crowds waited silently.
stopping traffic IN the streets. forget.
ting hunger. sudly Whiting tor the end.
That night woman who mad Druv
ed the dark streets alone and on foot
tapped lightly ut the door Ot Meadows
home ana asked 10 see Miss Finn.
Luuking across the hail INTO the II.
brury. the visitor saw strange group
John Dunmrade. governor OF the
state; rutrcR Finn. eX.poIicrmun, and
Tom tlaggin. eX.pugllist aud saloon
keeper sitting silent together III n
common grief.
There was n rustic OF skirts along
the hall. and then not Kathleen. tut
Mrs. Dunmende. entered the parIor.
ment
Eleanor. dearr'
"kntherine!'
And The two women were In each
others arms.
is he Eleanor hogan. She could
not complete the question.
The DOCTORS say So" Mrs. Dun
meade answered quietly.
Eleanor disenguged herself from the
embrace.
Can | see Kathleen Finn n min.
ute?"
Mrs. Dunmendr shook her head. Il
fear not. Eleanor. She Is with hin.
Aud they are expecting any minute
III ask her" And Mrs Dunmeade
went upstairs
few minutes lnrrr Kathleen Finn
entered-a new Kathleen. whose face
was hard ana stern. She looked al
Eleanor COldly.
Before kuth'"rn'S contempt Flea
nors eyes quuIrd Run quickly she
raised them nguin
Miss F'linn." she said speaking
haitingly, Il won't keep you long.
came-it's about that affidavit
want to say II was all my fault II
was my brothers scheme. l didn't
know about 1t until It was too late.
but II would never have been done II
hadn't first tempted Paul to leave
him. And I wan,ed-to say this.
cant to him. but you're nearest TO him.
And l-can't you see?-l had to make
my acknowledgment before She
stopped. looking pIeadingly at Kath
Teen.
I'VE knew It," Kathleen said. still
coldly. cruelty putting slight em
tphasis on the we"
Eleanor began again, miserably. "l
didn't know what my brother was
scheming. And | did II thoughtlessIy
though that's no excuse. 1t was ut
Saturday night tried to war;
,Mr-hIm-over the telephone. but h,
wouldn't listen. And Monday trieC
10 dissuade Paul from doing It. but Il
was too late WIS SO helplcss-sC
helpless. But that doesn't excuse me
either. | don't expect you TO forgiv,
me. He couldn't. can't forgive my
self But had TO tell you that know
what did aud that all my life ! shul
have my punishment Tits all | cur
do Thank you tor listening to me
And don't let me keep you from him.
Knthleen's face was not cold now
She took a step forward and looked
closely into the younger woman's eyes
"You-must care something for
she pointed upward for him or yor
couldn't have come"