Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XLVIII, Number 52, 27 December 1912 — HE MOOLELO NO GEREKIA Ka U'i Hoomahie a na Ipo A I OLE KA WAHINE I HAULEHIA ILOKO O KE KUHIHEWA I OPEA WALEIA. [ARTICLE]

HE MOOLELO NO GEREKIA Ka U'i Hoomahie a na Ipo A I OLE KA WAHINE I HAULEHIA ILOKO O KE KUHIHEWA I OPEA WALEIA.

"Manao au he hana naauao !oa na'u ka hoaiai ana aku iaia i kekahi inau hewa c pili ana i kela wahme a nana ia e ike iho aole kela he wahine kupono iaia ana e paulele nei—aole no hoi paha i ka nui loa, aka, e hoike aku no au ma kekahi mau mea liilii ana e ike iho ai he wahine maikai ole kela, a malia o lilo ia i kumu nona e konakona iho ai a haalele loa aku i ka noonoo nui hou ana nona, e hoolilo ole ai iaia iho i kanaka hoonaaupo iaia iho/' Me keia manaopaa iloko ona hooholo iho la oia i kona manao e hooko aku, alaila, hookokoke mau aku la oia ma ka Mr. Remona wahi e hele ai me ka manao e kii mai o Mr. Kemona iaia i hoa hula nona. O kahi hilu nae, ma kela ahiahi o ka hula ana a lakou, aohe manawa iki i kii mai ai o Mr. Remona iaia a hiki i na hula elua hope loa, akahi no o Mr. Remona a kaawale mai kona hoa hula mua mai, alaila hele mai la e huli iaia me ke noi ana mai e hula pu laua. Aohe oia i ae koke aku i ka Mr. Remona noi, nau mua iho la kon» mau ku'i me ka olelo ma-lu ana iho iloko ona, o keia mau wahi hula lapuwale iho la ka hoi la kana e manao mai ai e hula pu me a'u ; heaha la kona kumu o ke kii mua ole ana mai ia'u e hula me ia i ka wa e hulaia ana na hula nui' (waltzes). "Ma ka'u nana aku i leou helehelena i keia ahiahi haikea maoli oe, aohe hoi he ano e o kou helehelena mamua aku nei i keia ahiahi wale no. Heaha keia ou, ua ma'i ia anei oe?" wahi ana o ka pane ana ae ia Mr. Remona i ka wa i haawi aku ai i kona lima ia Mr. Rcmona a ka'i ia aku la maluna o ka papahele no ko laua hula pu ana. "Aohe o'u ma'i, o ko'u ano mau iho la no keia mai mua maL Mahea oe i ike mai la ua ano e ko'u helehelena? He loli anei ko'u helehelena i kau ike mai i keia manawa? M.alia paha o ke kumu mamuli mai no ia o ko'u hoopalaleha i ka hana ma ko'u aoao, oiai owau hoi ko oukou kamaaina, haalele iho nei nae hoi au ia oukou a hele aku nei, oia paha?" "Aole au e kamaiiio aku ana no kou hoopalaleha i kau hana, aka he ano e maoli no no kou helehelena, haikea maoli oe i ka'u nana aku, a ke ole au e kuhihewa ua hookaumahaia kou naau no kekahi mea. No keia huakai anei a kakou i holo mai nei ka mea nana i hookaumaha i kou noonoo?" Hikilele ae la o Mr. Remona no keia mau olelo a Mane no kona liookaumahaia; aka, ua hoopau koke ae la no oia ia ano hikilele ona a hoike mai la i kona ano hoihoi me he mea la ua mamao loa ke kaumaha mai kona naau aku, a ninau niai la: "He wahine akamai ka paha oe i ka heluhelu ana i ka noonoo o r.a kanaka a pau? Ua maopopo no anei ia oe ka hana akamai a ike kiekie loa a kekahi poe e hana mai nei i keia la oia ka heluhelu ana i ka noonoo iloko o na kanaka mamua o ko lakou hoike ana mai?' "Aohe i loaa ia'u ia ike, aka nae, i kekahi manawa e hiki ana no i kekahi mea ke heluhelu aku i ka manao o kekahi ma ka helehelena, no ka mea, ua oleloia he mea ahiahi ka helehelena o ke 'kanaka i ka mea huna o ka naau, i ka wa e kaumaha ai ka naau o kekahi e hoike ana ka helehelena ia kaumaha e hiki loa ai no i kekahi poe ke ike mai ua kaumaha kona naau, a ina hoi e hauoli ka naau, e hoike mua ana no ka īielehelena ma ka minoaka a i ole ma ka olelo a akaaka „ „„ > > ana. "Ina pela, ke kaumaha nei au i ka hookaumahaia ana aku o ka i:aau o ko'u mau hoaloha mamuli o ke kaumaha o ko'u helehelena, aka e hoike aku au ia oe, ano a ma keia mua aku, aole loa he mea nana e hookaumaha i ko'u noonoo, a aohe no he mea iki i kaumaha ai ko'u noonoo ma keia huakai a 'kakou o ka holo ana mai nei." Ua pii iki ae la ka ula ma ko Miss Marie mau papalina, no ka manawa pokole wale no nae ia ano e ana ae ,oiai nae, aia iloko ona ka lili kahi i hoonaku ai, eia nae, ua hooikaika wale iho la no oia ia inaina e pee maloko a ma kona helehelena ke nanaia mai he maikai, alaila hoomaka aku la laua e hula a hiki i ka pau ana. "E hoike aku ana au i na mea apau," wahi ana o ka namunamu liilii ana iho iloko ona; "ua maopopo ia'u ke kumu o kela kaikamaliine i noho aku nei mahope no 'kona hopohopo o kauia'iia ae oia imua o ke akea, a i kunui no Mr. Remona e konakona loa aku ai iaia, e hoike aku ana au i kona kee ia Mr. Remona i ike iho ai o Mr. Kemona he kaikamahine ino loa oia a hoomamao loa mai iaia mai a o kona lilo 110 ka hoi ia ia'u a ko ko'u makemake." Ke kakahele wale la oia i ke kamailio ine Mr. Remona a hiki i ka pau ana o ka hula ana me ka hoike ole ae i kekahi mea aia he manaoino iloko ona. Ma ka manawa i pau ai o ka hula ana, ka'i aku Ja o Mr. "Remona iaia mawaho o ka lanai a ke noke la ua o Marie i ka peahi me ka i ana ae: <4 He keu maoli aku ka hoi ka wela o loko uei o ka holo! I ka nana iho me he mea la aohe wahi ani makani iki oloko nei." 4< Pela ka'u e ike aku nei ia oe ua hele i'o oe a wela a'u e paa aku rei. Pehea. e ae mai ana nae oe e lawe aku au ia oe mawaho o ka lanai 110 kekahi mau minuke e hoomaha ai? A pehea, aohe ou makemake i ka hau kilima, malia paha o kekahi mea ia e loaa mai ai ia oe ka oluolu?" Ia Mr. Rcmona i ku ae ai a hele aku e kii i hau kilima na laua, hulili ae la na maka o ke kaikamahine i piha ka naau i ka lili ame ka huahuawa i ka wa ana i ike ai i ka maaiahi loa o ka lilo ana o ke kanaka opio i pio nana mamuli o kona haule ana mai iloko o kana (iahele. He mau minuke helu wale no nae ia o ko Mr. Kemona nalo ana aku hoi hou mai ana me na pa hau kiiima na laua; haawi mai la o Mane i kona mahalo no ke pa hau kilima o ka haawiia ana aku la iaia, alaila hoi ae la o Mr. Remona a noho iho Ia ma ka aoao a hoomaka iho la e ai i ka hau kilima. "Ono maoli ka hoi keia hau kilima o ka hanaia ana," wahi a Marie; "he po nani maoli no keia, konane maikai no hoi ka mahina me Ita haiai. Maikai maoli no ka hele ana i ka holoholo ma kekahi po inalie a konane o ka mahina e like me keia," wahi hou a Mane. "Ma ko'u manao iho, e iike me ka nui o ko'u makemake i ka hulaliula. pela no hoi ko'u makemake i ka noho iluna o ka Naulilo a nana i ka nani o na ponahalani. Aneane loa e lioowalewale ia ka noonoo o kekahi mea me ka manao kuahuwa no ko Miss King noho aku la i ka moku oia wale no, me k loaa iaia o ka manawa maikai loa e hoomaha ai a e pii ae ai a luna o ka oneki o ka moku a nana ,aku i ka nani o ke aouli. Ina owau kela hauoli loa au. Manao .au aole aku la no hoi paha oia i hoopilikia loaia ma ka manao no ko kakou hele ana mai nei a noho oia mahope," walii a Marie o ka 'hoomahele kamaUio ana mai. * k Manao, au aole» no keia po au i kamailio mai nei he nani i*o no hoi a e ha'ohao mau ana no hoi ko'u naau no ka makemake mau ana o kekahi poe e hoopaa mau ia lakou maloko o na ho!o mahanahana nia ka hulahula ana, a hanaino ia lakou iho ma ka hoopaa loa ana inaloko o na holo no kekahi mau hora oiai nae, o ka hana maikai loa * lakou oia ka hele ana e holoholo ma na wahi e loaa mai ai ke ea huihui maikai e hanu aku ai r a i ole hele paha i ka holo kaa a i ole līolo paha maluna o na waapa/' M Ajkamai maoli no hoi oe e Mr. Remona ma o kou hoohuli ana ae

ia i ka'u kumuhana nuu kc alanoi ae a*u i makemake af e kamailio ia oe. aka nae, maHa o hiki hou no ia'u ke imi aku i aUhele hou a'u e hoi hou a ;u-ai a lora ko'a alahele mua." wahi a Mana me Ka aka. "Ke hopohopo nei au e kuu hoaloha, ua haawipio mai oe ia oe iho ma kou hoike aaa mai i kau kumuhana e pili ana i ka hulahula Ua hoike a maka mai oe i kou manao ma na hana o ka po nei a pela no ma keia po. Ina au i ike mua i keia he hapalua hora mamua aku i;ei aole au e ae iki ana ia oe e lilo i mea alaiai mai i ko'u hauoli. "Owau pu kekahi e hopohopo nei i kou koho hewa ana i ka iloko o'u; ma ke ano laula ka'u kamailio ana aole no ka mea p»!i kahi e iilo ai paha i mea nau e kuhihewa ai a Hlo ia i mea nou e ena al. He paani iealea loa na'u ka hulahula aole nae i na manawa a pau; o ka manawa oi loa aku o ko'u makemake oia ka wa hooilo, ka \va huihui o ke ea. oiai nae. ina no ke komo pu me kekahi maikai e hulahula ana no au ma na wa e ae." wahi a Mr. Kemona o ke kamaiiio ana aku me ke kunou pu ana aku imua o Marie. "Ano e no hoi o Miss Nelesona ke nana aku. Ua. hoomaopopo aku no anei oe i kona ano iaia e hula mai ana?" wahi a Mane. "Ae, a i ke aha la? Ma ka'u nana aku iaia he hiehie maoli kona kuiana iloko o kona aahu i like ole me ka nui o oukou na wahine." wahi a Mr. Kemona o ka pane ana aku no ke pani ana i ka Marie mau olelo hoopahene. "Pela kou manao? Aole kulike o kq'u manao me kou; ma kekahi ano aole hiki iki ia'u ke manao aku ia Miss Nelesona he wahine oia mamuli o kela aahu ano e ona e komo mau nei i like loa aku me ko na kane. He ano e maoli no oia ke nana ia aku e ku ai no i ka hoowahawaha." "Pela paha, i kou manao iho, aka e hoike aku au ia oe me ka moakaka loa i loaa ia oe ka ike i kona ano ame kana hana, o Miss Nelesona au e nema nei oia kekahi o na kaikamahine maemae loa ma ka manao a ma ka hana; he nui na hana maikai ana i hana ai i loaa ole aku i kekahi poe kaikamahine u'i a waiwai a nani na aahu o keia mau la, he hana ana i hana ai a e hana mau nei i hiki ke haawiia aku na mahalo palena ole," wahi a ka pane a ke kanaka opio/ "He mea oiaio 110 ia, he kaikamahine o Miss Nelesona i mahaio ia e ka poe a pau, aole ma kona waiwai wale ame kona kulana, aka nae he mau hana no kekahi ana i hana ai i kupono e ahewaia aku. He mau hana kekahi ana i hana ai i oi loa aku ke kupono mamua o ka pono i'o maoli ma ko'u noonoo iho." "E like me ke aha, ina oe e ae mai ana e ninau aku au?" "Oia kona lawe ana mai i kekahi poe aeahaukae malalo o kana hoomalu ana a lawe mai ia ano poe imua o na anaina a ka poe waiwai a hanohano." Pii ae la ka ula ma ko Mr. Remona mau maka ia manawa, no ka mea, maopopo iho la 110 iaia ia manawa ko Marie manao no Gerekia no ke kumu o kana hoomahele kamailio ana mai. "Heaha auanei ka pili o ka hewa ia Miss Nelesona ma kona lawe ana mai i ka poe popilikia malalo o kana hoomalu ana oiai aole mea hookahi i hoopoinoia mamuli o ia hana ana pela e kau aku ai na ahewa ana maluna ona; he hana maikai kiekie loa kana i hana ai e hiki ole ai i kekahi uhane maluna o ka ili honua ke ahewa aku iaia; ma kahi o ka hoahewa aku he mea pono i ke*ao e haawi aku i na hoomaikai palena ole iaia no kana maikai i hana aku ai i ka poe nele," wahi a Mr. Remona. "Pela no, malia paha aole ona hewa i keia manawa, a i ole, o ka oi aku paha o ka maikai loa a'u e olelo ae ai, aole i maopopo ka lehulehu i keia manawa; aka nae, he ninau wale no ia no ka manawa." "E Miss Marie Macomber, ke kamailio mai nei oe ma ke ano nanenane, pela ko'u hoomaopopo aku i kau mea e kamailio mai nei." "Ina pela, mai oi loa aku ka ka maikai ina aole au i kamailio iki aku nei ia oe no keia mea; aka aohe o'u makemake e hookaumaha waleia mai kekahi o ko'u mau hoaloha e kekahi mea komo hewa, jne ka hoopuniheiia o kona noonoo." "Owai kau e noonoo la ua hookaumahaia, a i ole hoopuniheiia e Miss Nelesona?" "O oe no hoi mawaho ae o kekahi poe e ae." "Owau? Ma ke ano hea?" "Ma o kela kaikamahine hoi a Miss Nelesona e hoolauna nei ma na wahi apau." "O Miss King anei kau e noonoo la?" "O Miss King! O Miss King ka auanei kona inoa. Aole ia o kona inoa pololei; he kaikamahine komohewa wale mai no kela a ua hiki loa ia'u ke hooiaio aku imua ou i kona inoa ame kona ano i keia manawa. He kaileamahine aeahaukae wale no kela o ka hele ana mai, a e ole o Miss Nelesona loaa kona opu malumalu e pee ai me ka manao aole oia i maopopo i kekahi poe. Ua loaa ia'u ka noonoo ua ike mua no au iaia ma kekahi wahi, ihea nae la ia wahi a'u o ka ike ana aole hiki ia'u ke hoomanao ae i keia manawa." "Alaila. ua halawai mua no ka paha oe me kela lede opio mamua 0 kou hoolaunaia ana aku me ia maluna o ka Nautilo?" wahi a Mr. Remona. "Aole au i halawai mua me ia, aka ua ike au i kona kii a ua hoikeia mai ia'u kona moolelo piha mai kekahi hoaloha mai ona, he Kaikainahine i hele pu me ia i ke kula hookahi. "Alaila, he moolelo kona au i lohe ai, ea, oia anei?" wahi a Remona. "Ae, he moolelo walohia kona a'u i lohe ai, he moolelo i kupono ole e haawiia aku kekahi mahalo iaia. Ua hopuia oia a hoopaahaoia a hookolokoloia no ka hewa pepehikanaka no kona pepehi ana i kona mau makua, a ke koho wale nei au e hookaakaa ana ka lehulehu 1 ko lakou mau maka i ka wa e lohe aku ai o ke kaikamahine a lakou e hoopunahele nei he kaikamahine oia i kupono ole e huikau mai me ke anaina a ka poe maikai o ka aina." "O ka'u e manaolana nei e loaa ole aku ka lohe i ka lehulehu no ia mea e pono ai, e like me ia au o ka hoike ana mai la e Marie; ina tia lolie oe ia mea, mai huai wale aku oe imua o ka lehulehu, o ka iohe no hoi kou a malama iloko ou, o lilo hoi auanei kou hoaloha i mea nemaia, ke oluolu mai nae hoi oe," wahi a ke kanaka opio i hoopiiia ae la ka lena ia manawa no na olelo a Marie. "Alaila, o oe anei kekahi o na kanaka e hoao ana e hoopeepee wale i ka hewa a kekahi mea i hana ai a e hana nei paha, ea? Manao au aole ia he hana mama ina e komoia ana ko kakou hale e kekahi mea hana karaima, kekahi wahine pepehikanaka, he waliine i ike maopopo oleia kona ano. a ke manao pu nei no au, e kauia aku maluna o Miss Xelesona na ahewa ana a pau no kona hoolaana ana mai i kekahi wahine ino loa o ia ano imua o ka poe maikai." "Ke ike aku nei au ua ikaika maoli kou manao me % kau mau olelo e Miss Macomber; ke hoahewa wale aku nei oe i ka mea haia ole mamuli o kou maopopo ole, a i ole mamuli mai paha o kou manaoino." "Ka* malia paha he kanalua kou i ka oiaio o ka*u mea i hoakaka aku nei ia oe. aka ua hiki loa ia'u ke hooiaio aku i ka pololei o ka'u mau mea a pau i hoakaka ae nei; o kela kaikamahine o Miss King au i olelo mai nei, aole ia o kona inoa pololei, o Gerekia Kmesele kona inoa piha. he kaikamahine i hookolokoloia .no ka hewa pepehikanaka ma kekahi manawa koke aku nei no i hala no ka make ana 0 kona mau makua, maloko o Bafalo." "Ke kamailio mai nei oe me he mea la aohe au i maopopo mua, aka i lohe mai oe ua maopopo mua ia'u kena mea au e kamailio mai nei. a me he mea la ua oi aku ko'u ike i kou ma na mea e piJi ana 1 kela hihia o Miss King." Ina he poka pa-hu kekahi i hooleleia mai a pa-hu malalo o na wawae o Mane aole e oi aku ana kona puiwa mamua o kela mau olelo a Mr. Remona o ka olelo ana aku," ua maopopo mua no ia'u kena mau mea au e kamailio mai nei e pili ana no Miss King. M "Ua maopopo mua ia oe? Pehea i maopopo ai ia oe? Ihea kou wahi o ka ike mua ana iaia?** "Ae, ua maopopo mua ia'u kena mau mea au i leamailio mai nei

mai ka manawa mua mii a'u o ka halawai ana me Kinf. mm kela anaina hoolaulea i haaw!ia ai ma ka hokele he pu)c a oi » haU hope aku nei "Nawai oe i hVi mai? M i*-ahi a ka Marie ninau nowelo 4 *Aole hookahi mea uana au i kema.'.io mai: ua'u no « ke .ku ia&A. Ma ko'u ano he k>io* ua lilo kela hihia o Mis« Kinesele » hihia koikoi i ko'u noonoo, a oiai e hooloheia ana kela hihia ona ma lUfalo ma kela makahiki aku nei. o*au pu kekahi i hele aku e h«.x>*ohe i k® wa i fibokoiokoloia ai ahiki i ka puka ana o ka olelo h*x>holo a ke kiure e hookuu ana iaia ma ke ano he I<Mc opio hala o!e, a roa »a ano au i kamaaina ai iaia la." ~Alaila me kou ike no ka hoi i kona inoa jv»>!o!ei eia nae huna K>a oe aohe ou wahi mea a hoike ae," wahi a Mane me ka let> huhu. "Ae, pololei ia olelo au. a no ke aha auanei au e hoike wale ae ai i kona inoa?" "A he kaikamahine kela i piha i na hana epa lehulehu, eia nae, o kau kaikamahine ia e hoopipili mau nei me ka hix>puruhele maa iaia." wahi a Marie me ka helehelena i piha loa i ka h«xnvahawaha. "Aohe o Mr. Remona pane aku no kela mau olelo hoino a Mii» Mane, aka nae. ua hoalaia mai la na manao hae me he luma la a pau iloko«ona a pii ae !a ka ula ma kona mau papalina, a mahope o kona hooikaika ana e kaohi i kona manao inaina, i aku la me V* leo malie: "Ua piha. loa oe i ka inaina kuhihewa; o Miss Kinp au e hapaU wale aku nei, he kaikamahine oia i mamao loa mai ka hewa mai ao e ahewa aku nei iaia, he kaikamahine maemae a hemolele loa o Mits Kinesele, he wahine opio oia i hawahawaha ole kona mau lima ame kona noonoo. oia nae ka i hana hewaia aku e ke ao mamuli o ke kn* hihewa a lilo ana oia i wahine hoinoia me kona kemo kuhohomi iloko o na popilikia. "Ua like kona hewa ole i kela karaima me kou ime a'u. He wahine opio oia i kupono loa e haawiia aku na hoomaikai apau e keia ao. he wahine kupono loa e huikau pu me ke anaina a ka poe waiwai a hanohano e like me oe ame a*u. "He wahine opio oia i hoonaauao kiekieia, ua ikeia kona akenui i ka maikai mamua o na hana ekaeka, a ma na wahi a pau ana e hel* aku ai he hana kupono a maikai loa ke apo ana aku iaia, he haawin* maikai aia iloko ona i loaa ole i kekahi o na kaikamahine a ka poe waiwai. he wahine oia i oi aku ka haahaa me ke akahal mamua o na wahine opio e ae a'u i ike ai, a i hoike no kona naauio, ua loaa iai& ka ike himeni ame ka hookani i na mea kani i loaa ole i kekahi o na kaikamahine a ka poe waiwai o keia mau la e nee nei. "No ke aha la i manaoino aku ai kekahi poe ina ua koho oia e hele eia ma ke ao akea me ka inoa o Miss King, he inoa i mamao ole lo® mai kona inoa pololei mai, aka, i mea nae e hunaia ai kona man manao luuluu o na la i hala a e nalo ai oia mai ka ikeia ana mai e keia ao hoomaewaewa. i mea e hiki ai iaia ke loaa ke ola o keiā noho ana, oiai ka pilikia ua hoolilo iaia i wahi ilihune a kuewa. Aole anei he hana maikai loa na kekahi mea i hookaumahaia ma ia ano ke huli i kekahi alahele e loaa ai iaia ka pono ame ke ola, he wahine hoi mamuli o kekahi haawina ulia ua ike i ka oiaio, e hoolaha ae ai i kona inoa hou i kumu e loaa ai iaia kekahi hana e loaa mai ai iaia ke kahua onipaa i loaa mai ai iaia na pomaikai?" "Pela no, aka he mea hoonaukiuki mai no kela oia ke kau ana mai i na popilikia maluna o kekahi poe," wahi a Marie me ka piha loa I ka ukiuki, a hoekeu ae la i kona mau poohiwi. "He mea hookaumaha i'o no paha ia i ka manao o kekahi mea papa'u o ka noonoo, aka ke nana aku, aohe mea e hoopoinoia ana ma-» muli o ko Miss King haikau pu ana mai me ka poe maikai." "Aole e nana mai ana ka poe koikoi ma kela ano au i olelo mai la," wahi a Mane. "Malia paha he mea oiaio kau, aka, he nui no na manao like ole iwaena o ka poe koikoi ma na mea lehul*hu wale, aka, ina e huli ponoia aku ana ka oiaio, e ike ana kekahi poe ua haule lakou iloko 0 ke kuhihewa e hoahewa loa iho ai lakou ia lakou iho inahope." "Aole au i manao mua, e Mr. he kanaka puuwai hamama a lokomaikai laula loa oe," wahi a Mane me kahi aka hoohenehene. Aole e nele ana ko Gerekia hoolana ua loaa kona mea nana e pai aku o oe, aole ka pai wale, aka o ka loaa pu aku keleahi o kona mea nana e hoopakele. Me ke kanalua ole ke olelo ae e lilo ana keia ike 1 mea hoonana loa aku iaia mamua o ka hoohuli ana mai o ke ao ho~ lookoa i kona kua iaia." "Aohe no o'u manao iki e hoohuli mai ana ke ao i kona kuifiaia," wahi a Mr. Remona oka pane ana aku ma ke ano hooioi. "Aohe kumu e hana mai ai pela." Ua pii ko Marie kela i kela olelo, a i mai la: "Ina pela ea, e kala mai oe ia'u, aka nae ea, ma ka'u hoomaopopo iho i keia manao e hoohuli mai ana ke ao i kona kua iaia." "Ma ke ano hoomaka'uka'u anei ia au o ka olelo ana mai la?" "Hoomaka'uka'u?" wahi a Marie. "Ae hoi; aole anei i loaa ia'u ka ike i keia la o kou manao maoli no ia o ka hoike ae ma ke akea i kau mea i ike ai mamuli o kau niau ninau ia Gerekia i keia la?" "I keia Heaha kou manao ma kela mea au i hoakaka mai la?" wahi a Mane i ninau koke mai ai me ka aa o na maka. "A eia ka manao, aole oe i moeuhane mua a hiki i keia kakihiaka, o Miss King e kaheaia nei o Gerekia Kincscle no ia, hookahi no kino elua nae inoa?" "Pehea f loaa mai nei ia oe ia ike?" "Auwe! Ma ka ninau ana aku no hoi paha i kekahi poe. Mamua 0 ko'u lohe ana mai kekahi poe mai, ua hoomaopopo mau au ma kela manawa au e noke ana i ka niele ia Gerekia oiai olua e noho ana niamua oka ihu oka moku," wahi a Mr. Kemona. "Ua ike au, mamua aku o kela manawa ua hoohuoi oe iaia, aole nae i mohala loa ia oe a hiki i ko Gerekia hoakaka ana mai i ke kula oia o Weaele mamua a he hoakula pu oia me Miss Balakinatona. M "£, he keu aku no ka hoi kou makaala me ka hakilo mau; oia no ka paha ke kumu o kou kahamaha ana ae e nana aku maua i ka Naia e lelele mai ana iluna o ka ilikai i pau koke ai ko'u niele ana akū ia Gerekia, a pela no hoi me kou kahamaha elua ana ae e nana aku o Gerekia i na Papu Damalina." "Ae; oia ke kumu o ko'u kahamaha koke aku i ole ai oe e nok4 loa ae i ka niele a lilo ai ia niele au i mea e hoopilikia loaia aku ai kela kaikamahine ma ka manao. Ma ko'u ano he kamaaina, he hana pono na'u ka hoopakele ana ae iaia mai ka ehaeha mai, ina he hana hiki ia i ko'u mana ke hana pela. "E Miss Macomber, aole oe i pane iki mai nei i ka haina o ka'u ninau. Ahea oe pane mai? Ea, e noi aku ana au ia oe mai kaulai ae hoi oe i ka Miss King mea huna i ke akea." "O, no ke aha au e hoike ole ae ai? Aohe o'u pili iaia." "Aohe ona pili ia oe! He oiaio no paha ia olelo au, aka nae ( rae he mea la o oe ka mua loa o ka mea a'u e lohe aku nei i ke kamailio mai me kena. Pehea la, ina ooe ma kona wahi, pehea ana kou manao ke hana aku o Miss King ia oe i ka mea like me kau i olelo mai la—aole anei ou hoomanao i ka rula gula, 'E aloha aku oe i kou hoalauna e like me kou aloha ia oe iho/ " "Ua ike no au i kena rula au i olelo mai la, aka nae, t Mr. Remona, aole au he saneta hemolele," wahi a Marie me ka hoopinana ana ae 1 ka lehelehe iluna. "Khaha, kupaianaha no ka hoi oe! Owai hoi auanei o kakou ka mea i lilo i saneta hemolele e like me ia au i olelo mai la? Aole hookahi o kakou e ola nei i like aku, a i ole i loaa paha ia haawina. E ae mai oe e noi aku au ia oe ma ke ano he hoakanaka mai kamailio aku oe i kekahi mea no kau mea « ike ai no Gerekia, oiai oe e lilo ana he maiihini na'u, ina paha no kou kamailio aku ma kahi mamao lee hoa aku kakou, alaila paha hiki i& manao ou, aka oiai oe he malihini na'u a malalo hoi o ko'u malu, o keia au i lohe mai la ko'u manaoio maoli. (Aole i pau.)