Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-05-10
CHAPTER Il.

IN Which a Young Woman Irec,1c4c<
r. SHAW mas n tai your& aLan
UM OF thirty or thcreabCtts. smost1
Ill faced. good looking ana afI.-f
IL Ic II WAS qGi,e true filat dt
wore red coat when trampnE throU@b
his woods and wales. not ue,94.se II
WIS fashionable, bat because be l,lG .
vague horror OF being shot al b. songa
nearsighted Niinrod from Nanh1tlau
A crowd of old college friends had inst
left him alone In the hills after spend
ing several weeks at lis place, ana
his sole Occupation ll,r,,e days. aside
from directing the affairs about TIE
house and grounds. hay In the efforts
TO commune with nature by means Of
a shotgun md fishing rod. His most
constant companion WAS Il pipe, his
most loyal follower n dog.
As he sauntered slowly down the rlv-
er road that afternoon. smiling retro
spectlvely from time TO time as he
looked into the swift, narrow stream
that had welcomed his adversaries OF
tile morning, lie little thought Of The
encounter in store for him The little
mountfiu stream was called a river by
courtesy because ii was yards wider
than the brooks that struggled inpo
tently 10 surpass II during the rainy
season. But II was deep and ttrbu
lent in places. and II had a roar al
times that commanded the respect %
the foolhardy.
''The poor devils might have drown
ed. eh, Bonaparte?' he unused. M
dressing the dog Mt his side. "Con
founded nuisance. getting wet aftei
all, though. Lord Bazelhurst wants
war, does he? That log down there Is
the dividing line in our river, eh? And
! have to stay on this side of it BY
George, he's a mean. spirited person,
and it's his wife's land, too / won
der what she's like. It's pity a fell
low can't have quiet, decent sum-
mer up here in the hills. Still'-light-
ing his pipe-'I dare say / can give
as well as / take. If l stay off his
land they'll have to keep of of mine.
Hullo, who's that? A man, by George,
but he looks like partridge. AS |
live, Bonaparte is pointing. Ha, ha,
that's one on you, Bonyw Mr.. Shaw
stepped into the brush at the side Of
the path and watched the movements
Of the man at the "log," now less than
100 yards away.
Lord Bazelhurst, attired in his brown
corduroys and his tan waistcoat, GER
tainly suggested the partridge as be
hoped nimbly about in the distant
foreground. cooking his ears from
time to time with all the aloofness of
that willy bird. He was, strange to re-
late, some little distance from BazeI-
hurst territory, an actual If not a con-
1dent trespasser upon Shaw's domain.
Bis horse, however, was tethered to
Bapling on the safe side of the log.
comfortably browsing on BazeIhurst
grass. Randolph Shaw, an unseen OBJ
server, was considerably mystified by
he actions Of his unusual visitor.
His lordship paced back and forth
WIN Sth1hC SlSM dS lilliG
brought forth no hostile impediments
bis monocle ever and anon was direcet
ID both high and low in search of Shaw
,r his henehmen, while his face was
'apidly resolving itself into bloom Of
age.
"Confound him." his lordship was
nuttering. looking at his timepiece
With stern disapproval, "he can't ex-
Dect me to wait here all day. I'm on
lis land. and I'll stay here as long as / |
ike!" (At this juncture he involunta-
fly measured the distance between 1
himself and the log.) II knew it was
Ill bluff. his threat to put me off. |
Hang 1t all. where is the fellow? / |
wont go up to his beastly house. / I
Won't crafty him by going up there
wen to give him his orders. Demmed /
.ad, blowhard! Five O'clock. confound 1
limi dare say he's seen me and has
rawled off into the underbrush. He's /
Ifraid of me; he's a coward 1t is as
feared. can't see the rascal. There's
My one thing left for me to do. III /
lin note TO this tree. Confound him,
le shall hear from me. He'll have to
cad it,
Whereuron his lordship drew forth
large envelope from his pocket and
proceeded to fasten it TO the trunk Of
big tree which grew in the middle OF
he road. an act Of premeditation which /
bowed strange powers of prophecy. /
low could he. except by means of
have known before leay-
ne home that he was not to meet his
nemy face 10 face?
AS Mr.. Shaw afterward read the
ote and tossed it into the river, it is
uly fair that the world should know
s contents while it hung unfo!ded to
he bark of the tall tree II said in
cry scrawling hand Mr. Shaw. |
ave looked all over this end Of yoar
md for You this afternoon. You
oabtless choose 10 avoid me 50 be
Let ne state once and for all that
our conduct Is deSpicable | came