Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXIV, Number 20, 14 May 1925 — He Moolelo Hooniua Puuwai NO KA UI NOHEA GELADIOLA Ka Ipo Aloha a na Mea Aloha Elua [ARTICLE]

He Moolelo Hooniua Puuwai NO KA UI NOHEA GELADIOLA Ka Ipo Aloha a na Mea Aloha Elua

Pehea la ka loihi o kona waiho ana pela maluna o ka papahele aohe oia i ike. Ua napoo aku la ka la a ua uhi mai ka pouli. O na kauwa ma ka hale malalo ua haohao loa lakou nona no kona iho ole ana aku e ai i kona aina ahiahi, o ka poeleele no ia. "E pii ae au iluna e nana i ke kumu o kona iho ole ana mai nei e ai," wahi a kekahi o na wahine kauwa o ka pane ana ae ma ke ano pahaohao loa. nona ka inoa o Maira. "Ma ko'u manao ke hoopapau loa 1a no oia i ka humuhumu aua i kela lole a lilo iho auanei i kumu ma'i nona." laia i hiki aku ai ma ka puka o ko Felorika rumi a noke aku la i ke kikeke aohe leo maloko mai ana e manao iho ai e ala mai ana no o Felorika, he meha wale 110, a no lea pane ole ia mai, o kona wehe okoa aku la no ia i ka puka, a ua hookahaha loa ia mai oia i ka ike ana aku he pouli wale no oloko o ka rumi. "E Miss Wela! E Miss Wela! Auhea oe? He keu aku hoi ha kou hoi koke e hiamoe me kou ai ole i kou aina ahiahil Ua hiamoe anei oe? "Aohe leo. No ka pane ole mai hele okoa aku la o Maira e haha no kahi 0 ke kukui gas, ua loaa aku la iaia kekahi laau ahi. a ia ho-a ana ae ana i ke kukui, o kona ike iho la no ia ia Felorika e waiho ana iluna o ka papahele, a e kau ana kona poo iluna o ka lole nahenahe me na lihilihi. "Aia oia la! v Ua maule oia no ka oi loa aku o kana hana a rr.aluhjluhi maoli! Xawai no hoi e ole ka maluhiluhi 110 ka nui maoli no o ka hana." wahi ana o ke kahea ana iho. Aohe oia i kahea aku i kaikamahine hou e pii mai e kokua iaia, aka hoao iho la no oia e hana elike me ka hiki iaia i mea e pohala ae ai o Felorika. Me kona mau lima hapai ae la oia 1 ke kino o Felorika a lawe aku la a hoomoe iluna o kona moe hao ololi i kupono wale no no ka mea hookahi. I kona hoomoe ana iho i ke kaikamahine maule, kii aku la <->ia i kekahi kiaha wai hau, a me ia wai i hamohamo iho ai i j na maka o Felorika ahiki i kona kaakaa ana ae. I "O, e Maira, ua inoino anei ka lole?" i hooho ae ai o Felo-j rika me ka leo nui, me ka nui o kona hanu. "Ea, e hoike I mai, ua minomino a inoino anei ka lole mare o Gcladiola? w "Kupanaha, heaha ia mea au i kamailio mai la, e keia wahi nene liilii?" i hooho ae ai o Maira me ke kahaha, no ka mea, '«le oia i maopopo ike kumu oko Fclorika maule ana. "Heaha ' k au niea 1 h ana aj a l° aa iho nei oe ia'u e waiho a maule T \me he mea make la?" i *iila me ka nui o ka hanu, a me ka mokumoku hoi o kana , ana. i hoakaka ae ai o Felorika i ke kumu, me ke noi ana j Maira e hoike aku iaia ina ua minomino a inoino paha le mare o Geladiola." \ *">rohe i inoino pela ka'u ike iho, aka i mea no e hoopauia ae ai kou makau ame kou kaumaha no ia lole ea, e nana ae au. Loaa iho nei oe ia'u e moe ana iluna o ka papahele ma!alo iho no o kahi au i noho ai. He liilii wale no hoi ha ka ininomino. o ia wale no. He mea hiki loa no ia ke kaomi aianaia iho a pau, o kaua wale no ke ike iho ia mea a nalo iho. ! Mai hookaumaha hou oe i kou noonoo no ia mea liilii wale no>" \\ahi a Maira i hoomama iho ai. Hakalia no a loaa ka ikaika ia Felorika o kona huli aku 1h no ia e nana i ka lole. Auwe! ua kohuia a ke kau nei kekahi mau pohaka! Ta manawa ua nui loa kona makau ia Geiadiola ina no kona ike ia mau pohaka a nee mai i ka nuku iaia. "E Maira, he keu mai la a ko'u piha makau, pehea la au e hana ai 1 mea e pau ae ai keia mau pohaka?" i hoomaka iho ai oia e uwe," ua lilo keia mau kohu i mea maikai ole no ka lole ke nana iho, ua lilo keia mau kiko i mau mea hoopoino holookoa i ka nani o ka lole!" "O ka apana wale no hoi omua ka i poino," wahi a Maira. "Eia kau hana pono i ko'u manao, o ka apana no omua kau e wehe a hookomo iho i apana hou ma ia wahi o ka pau no ia." "O ia pilikia hou aku no ia. e Maira, i lohe mai oe, no ka mea aohe lawa o ka apana kilika aku i koe e hiki ai ke wehe ae i keia apana a pani iho i apana hou tna ia wahi," wahi a Felorika o ka pane ana ae me ka ha'uh'u uwe. "Auwe! heaha iho la ka hana nui o ia, hele aku no hoi paha e kuai i apana hou, ina hookahi i-a ame hapa ua lawa," wahi a Maira. "Ua ike au i kahi a laua e hele mau ai e kuai, me he mea la ua loaa mai kena lole mai kekahi mai ona halekuai ma ke alanui Borodawe, a ina pela ilaila no hoi oe e hele aku ai e kuai. He pii ke kumukuai o kena lole kilika la he mea maopopo ia." "Aia hoi paha ia pilikia nui la ma.ko'u aoao, aohe a'u wahi keneka hookahi me a'u," wahi a Felorika, "a pehea auanei e loaa aku ai la?" "O, o kekahi pilikia nui loa ka ia. a ke kaumaha nei au; ina he dala ka'u ina ua hoaie aku no hoi paha au ia oe ahiki i ka manawa e loaa ai o kau alaila hoihoi īnai i ka'u; aole au e au'a ana ia mea he dala ina he loaa ia'u. o ko kaua nele like.no keia la. Aohe no hoi au wahi mea makamae la e hiki ai e kuai nku. a ke loaa mai ke dala alaila kuai aku i hookahi i-a Sime hapa o ke kilika i like loa me keia lole kilika?" Aohe pane a Felorika, luliluli wale mai la no kona poo. "Pilikia maoli ka! E pono kaua e huli i dala ma kekahi ano i mea e hoopauia ae ai o keia pilikia," i pane mai ai o Maira, me kela lokuloku o ke aloha iloko o kona puuwai no Felorika, he kaikamahine i kamaaina nui ole iaia, eia nae, ua komohia loa ke aloha iloko o kona naau nona. "He alahele no ka'll e noonoo nei e hoopauia ae ai kena pilikia a e loaa ai hoi ia oe ke dala, aka nae, ke ehaeha nei no au i ka hoike aku ia alahele ia oe no ka mea, he alahele e hoo-r komo aku ai ia oe iloko o ka.pilikia oi ae." la Maira e hoakaka mai ana i kona manao no kekahi alahele e hiki ai e loaa ke dala ia Felorika, ke nalu nui la o Felorika iloko iho ona no kana hana pono e hana aku ai e hoooauia ae ai kona pilikia, he pilikia koikoi i kona .manao e tele ai oia i kipakuia, a o kona hele kuewa aku ana 110 ka hope me ka waimaka, me ka lewa pu i kona wahi opeope i ke ala, aohe mea nana e hea mai, aohe no hoi he opu malumalu e nalo ai kahi opeope. O, he mau minuke ia i hookupilikii loa ia iho ai kona noonoo!

I ka hala ana aku o Maira a koe hookahi iho la oia wale no alaila, hooholo iho la oia e kuai i kona ku,i o kona kii aku la no ia \ kona papale ame kona kuka a komo iho la a oili aku la hele me ka awiwi no ka halekuai hana lauoho ana o ka hele mau ana mamua aku no kekahi mau manawa lehulehu. I kona hoea ana aku no kahi 0 ka halekuai i kamaaina mau iaia i ka hana lauoho kui, i nana aku kona hana ua paa ka puka, a no ia hoohokaia ana o kona manao'ku iho la oia, malalo iho o kekahi pou kukui e hoomalia, ma ia wahi oia i ike ai me ka maopopo loa i kahi o ka halekuai i ku ai aohe nae he.halekuai malaila ia manawa, he hoka nui keia nona. Oiai no oia e ku ana me ka maopopo ole iaia o kana wahi hou e hele aku ai papai ana ka liitia o kekahi lede ma kona poohiwi a ninau mai la, "o ka' helu hea o ka hale kiu e nana nei, e ke kaikamahine maikai?" Alaila hoakaka aku la 110 hoi o Felorika. "Auwe, aole e kala kela halekuai i wawahiia ai, ua nee aku no kekahi wahi okoa he manawa loihi i hala aku nei," wahi a ka wahine, "aka, ina he makemake loa oe no kekahi halekuai o ia ano ea, e loaa ana ia ma kahi he elua kuea mai keia wahi aku, aole no i mamao loa, e hoea aku ana no oe ilaila maloko o na minuke elima iua e hoomama no kau hele ana-, ina nae he ikaika loa kou noonoo no ka loaa o kekahi halekuai 0 ia ano i nei manawa.'" "O, me ka mahalo a nui ia ,oe lokomaikai o : ke kokua ame ka hoakaka ana mai la ia'u no kekahi halekuai o ia ano," i pane aku ai o Fe)orika i ka wahine. "Ina aole māi la oe, o ko'u huli hele wale la paha ia, me ka hoaa no kekahi hale ō ia ano, a nani hoi ia ua hoakaka mai la oe, nou ka'u hoomaikai nui." He mau olelo maikai loa keia i pa aku la i na pepeiao o ka wahine aoo i hoopiha loa ia iho ai kona naau me ke aloha, a 1 mai la: "Aole ia he hana hoopilikia maj ia'u ke lawe aku e hoikeik't ia oe ia liale, ke ae mai nae oe, no ka mea malaila aku ana no hoi au e hele aku ai a kaalo ae .mamua o ia halekuai, n'olaila ina he ikaika loa kou noonoo no ka loaa o ia hale ea, haele pu aku hoi ha kaua. a na'u ia e kuhikuhi aku ia oe." Aohe a Felorika hoole ana aku i nei manao maikai no kn: mea he kaikamahine oia mai kuaaina mai aole i kamaaina i na wahi oloko o ke kulanakauhale, akalii ka hoi ka loaa 0 kona kamaaina oluolu, nolaila me ka hauoli loa oia i haawi aku ai i kona ae, a u h.'.ele aku la. Ta laua e u haele like la hoakaka aku la o Felorika i koua pilikia a ke hoolono pono loa mai la ka wahine malihini i kana" moolelo mai ka mua a ka hope, he moolelo i hiki ole iho ai i ka wahine ke uumi i ke aloha, a i ka manawa i pau ai o ka Felorika moolelo haawi mai la ka wahine ma ke ano aie he $10 a e hookaaia aku ia mau dala me hookahi dala puka 1 kg manawa e loaa ai o ka Felorika. Ua pono loa keia i ko Feloika' manao a me ka hauoli nui oia i panai aku ai ia lokomaikai i ka i ana aku: "O, nani maoli ka nui o ko'u mahalo ia oe no kau kokua ia'u i ka manawa a'u i ike iho ai i ko u komo kuhohonu ana iloko o ka pilikia elike me ia a'u i ike iho ai, a ia'u i noonou iho la me he mea la na na Lani no i hoouna mai nei ia oe imua o'u no ka hoopakele ana ae ia'u mailoko ae o ka pilikia kokoke loa," wahi a Felorika 1" pane aku ai me na waimaka e haale mai ana ma kona mau lihilihi. • "Aohe ia'n, na nz I.ani }?aha au 1 hdouna mai"imud? ou a aole paha, aka nae, 0 ka'u mea i ike eia au imua ou, a he hoea ana mai hoi ia o'u imua ou i lilo ai i mea maikai loa nou. E hele pu aku au me oe a hoea i ka puka o kou hale alaila haalele aku au ia oe, a hoi aku no hoi au no ko'u hale," wahi a ka wahine lokomaikai inoa ole. "M&lia paha he alahele okoa no kau i manao ai e hele aku hoolauwili\a ana nae oe e a'u. a houlolohiia no hoi kou hoea koke ana aku i kou hale," wahi a Felorika o ka pane ana aku. "O ia no hoi, aka aohe ou nana ana mai no'u, ua hiki ia'u ke helewawae pu aku me oe ihope no kekahi mau kuea, 110 ko'u makemake~e ike aku ua hiki pono oe i kou hale. Ile po maikai ole keia la no kekahi kaikamahine elike me oe e hele hookahi ai, he nui a lehulehu na kanaka kolohe a lapuwale maloko o keia kulanakauhale e maauhele ana ma o a maanei, elike me na holoholona e holo ana ma o a maanei e imi ana i ka lakou mau mea e ale ai. ]\[alia paha e kailiia aku ana oe e kekahi maii kanaka kolohe, no ka mea, he ui maoli no kou helehelena la i ka'u ike aku e nele ole ai ka moni mai o ka haae o kekahi poe. O kuu makemake e ike aku au ua hiki oe i kou hale me ka palekana alaila hoi aku au i ko'u hale." Aohe makemake iho la o Felorika no keia pai mai' la a ka wahine iaia no kona ui, alfa aole hiki iaia ke alo ae, malia o ko ka wahine ano iho la no paha ia, ina pela o kona ia, aka he mahalo nui kona i ka maikai a kohu makuahine maoli o keia wahine nona. Oiai o Felorika e hele pu ana ma ka aoao 0 ka wahine, a e noke mai ana no hoi ua wahine la i ke kamailio iaia maluna 0 na kumuhana a pau ana e noonoo ae ai, me ka pinapinai mau mai o kana kamaiKo ana e loaa ole ai i manawa no Felorika e kamailio aku ai i hookahi huaolelo, e makaala mau ana no nae oia no kekahi manawa kupono ana e kahamaha aku ai i ka wahine, a i ka loaa ana o kekahi manawa kupono iaia i aku la: "O ka mea kamahao loa i ko'u noonoo oia keia, ua loihi ae nei ka manawa o ko kaua launa ana, ua lehulehu no hoi -na kukaiolelo ana mawaena iho o kaua, ua haawi mai nei oe i ke dala. ia'u, o kou inoa nae.ame kou Avahi e noho nei aole oe i hoike mai nei ia'u, ua poina oe ia mea, nolaila e oluolu oe e hoike mai" wahi a Felorika. "He mea oiaio-hoi ia au i olelo mai la, o Miss Baradele ko'u inoa," wahi ana, a hoea no hoi laua mamua iho o ka hale e noho ana o Felorika. ' 4 0 Miss Baraunu kekahi inoa o'u, a ma ka hooholo loa ana i ko'u inoa o Miss Baraunu Baradele. Ma kekahi manawa e heaia mai ana ko'u inoa o Baraunu, a 1 kekahi manawa, o Miss Baradele o Maradele ko'u makuakane, aka ina e kipa aku ana o Miss Baraunu a i ole 0 Miss Barade!e e ike ia oe ea, mai hoohewahewa mai oe, e iho mai no oe e ike i kekahi o ia mau inoa, e ike iho oe owau no ia." "Ina no kou halawai me kekahi ulia e oluolu oe e hoike mai ia'u ma ka leka a eia hou, aole hoi oe i hoike mai nei i kou wahi e noho nei," a Felorika me kona iini loa ia manawa e hoike koke ia mai iaia. "Ina 110 kou kakau ae i leka ea, hoouna ae oe ma ka , inoa o ka wahine i kaulana i ke ale i na pahi ame na pahikaua maloko o ka hale hoikeike o na mea kahiko i kapaia Baore. j No'u wale no ia mau hale apau, a i kuu manawa e' hele aku | ai e ike i ka wahine, a nana e haawi mai ia'u i kau leka. I "Ma ka olelo a kekahi poe ua kulike loa ka ko'u helehelena me kona, aka mai noonoo nui oe no ia mea. Ua maopopo anei ia oe ia wahi? Ua lono mahui-iki no anei'oe no |cela hale hoikeike o na mea kahiko?" "O ka i mai hoi kau e, he kamaaina au 110 keia wahi e ike

ai au ia hale o na mea kahiko," i pane aku ai o Felorika. "He kaikamahine au mai kuaaiua raai a he manawa pokole wale ae nei no ko'u o ka hiki ana mai a noho maanei me kuu anate ame kuu hoahanau pikanana:'' "Ahe; ina pela mai kakau ae oe i kekahi leka na'u. Owau no ke hoomaalo mai maanei no ka ike ana ia oe no hookahi manawa, a e ike iho no oe i ke kumu, ua haulehia au i ke aloha j ame ka makemake no ka ui o kou helehekna ame na ano mai- | ka; lehulehu ou. O kahi kupono loa nou oluna o ka awai o j na halekeaka, kahi ou e hulahula mai ai me ka pa-11 a e hana I mai ai hoi i kekahi hana elike me ia. I hai aku au ia oe me '<a oiaio loa ina no kou komo nei ia hana e kuapupule ana na j kanaka o keia kulanakauhale ia oe. Aole pono ia ? u e paa loihi loa ia oe iwaho nei i kahi o ke anu, no kekahi manawa okoa aku kaua e kamailio hou ai no ia mea ke loaa he manawa. O ke aloha no kou/' | I ka hala ana aku o ka wahine, huli ae la no hoi o Felorika ! no kahi o ke alapii, a me ka nihi malie loa oia i pii aku ai ahiki U ke komo ana iloko o kona rumi. me ka ike ole ia mai. Ia ma[hawa ua like ka huihui o ka makani me ka iniki welawela a ! ka huapala, a i ole me he kuikele la e houhou mai ana i ka ili, | a mahope o kona huna ana aku i ka bila $10 a Miss Baraunu ! o ka haawi ana mai iaia ma kekahi wahi nalo loa, lioi aku la noluha o ka moe. Elike me ka- nee ana aku o ka po i ke aumoe loa pela no ka oi aku o ke anu aole i kana mai, o kahi huluhulu moe kehau ole iho o Milolii, aiwa loa ke anu. "I pupue iho au e mehana, Ku ana o Makaikiolea, Aohe ou lihi kuleana ianei, O kau miki'na mai noho ana." I ka Felorika ike iho iaia ia manawa me he mea la e make aku ana oia no ka nui maoli o ke anu, o kona huluhulu ua like me ka wai ka huihui, pii mai la ka wela ma kona poo, a o na wawae hoi keia me na lima ua like me ka hau ka huihui, a e paakiki aku ana paha la me he hau la, a i wale iho la no iaia r iho: I "O, na na Lani e hoopakele mai ia'u mai ka make mai i j ke anu!" ! Eia nae, ua piha oia i ka hauoli ma ka manawa o ka wehe- ; wehe ana mai o ke alaula malamalama ma kekahi kakahiaka nui ae, no ka mea e hele aku ana oia e holoholo ma o a maanei, a ma ia ano e holo ana kona koko, a e iho aku ana no hoi ilalo i ka mmi o na kauwa, kalii e hiki ai iaia ke hoopumehana I i kona koko maloko o kona mau aakoko. He manawa loihi maI hope aku a e hala ana no hoi kekahi mau hora lehulehu mamua o ko Geladiola puoho ana mai a kahea mai iaia no kana hana. laia i ala ae ai ninau iho la iaia iho, he mea pono anei iaia ke hoike aku ia Maira no kana mau* mea i ike ai i ka po mamua iho, a pane iho la no oia i ka haina no ia ninau, 'aole', malia aole makemake o Miss Baraunu e ikeia kana mea i hana mai ai nona. I ke kakahiaka nui wale o kona ala ae Ia no ia, komo kona mau wahi aahu, oili aku la iwaho no ka hele ana e kuai i-a ame hapa kilika 110 ka> hoopaa ana ma kahi o ka lole i kikohukohu. Iloko o kekahi halekuai i piha i ka poe kuai i komo aku ai oia, me ia kakahiaka nui loa o ia la, a me ka ham nui a hookeke oia i <t>nioni aku ai ahiki i kalii o ko pakaukau kuai, kahi o ke kilika e kuaiia ai. Mahope o kona huli ana no kekahi manawa ua piha loa oia i ka hauoli no ka loaa ana o i kulike loa me ke kilika o ka lole ana o ka humuhumu ana a i kohu ai, a ma ia kuai ana me ka ma-lu loa e ike ole ia mai ai e kekahi poe, a i ka loa ana ō ka hoi pololei mai la no ia no kona hale a iaia ma ke ala, he kuea wale no kona mamao mai ka halekuai mai haupu ae la oia i kekahi mea keokeo pu ae la kona a kaj palili ano e wale ae la no ke pana ana a kona puuwai, | laia i nana aku ai imua o kona ike aku la no ia ia Toma Gerina e hele mai ana imua ona. Ua lilo loa ko Toma Gerina I * noonoo no kekahi mea a ua hoomaopopo ole mai oia ia Felorika i maalo ae ai ma kona aoao, a ia Felorika nae e nana mai ana i ua o Toma me ke kahaha nui no ka ike ole ana aku iaia, me kona puuwai aia i kona mau maka. Me ka emoole loa huli hou mai la o Toma ihope ma kana wahi no o ka hele ana aku. a ia maiiawa, akahi no oia a ike pono mai ia Anoipua e nana pono aku ana iaia. Mamuli o ka hoihoi o na maka o Toma ame ka hoihoi pu o kana mau olelo o ke kamailio ana mai ia Miss Wela ua hiki loa i kekahi kaikamahine ke ike aku ua hauoli loa oia ia minuke no ka loaa ana he manawa e halawai ai laua. "E Miss Wela, oia no anei oe?" wahi ana. "Hauoli maoli au i ka ike hou ana ia oe! Nou no ka'u mea o ka noonoo ana me ko'u manaoio ole nae e hui hou ana kaua, eia ka e hui ana." Enii hou mai la oia ihope me ka hikiwawe loa o ka haikea I ana ae la o kona helehelena no kona kamailio ana mai ia FeloI rika ma kela ano, no ka mea ma keia manawa aohe ona kanalua iki o ka ipo aloha o Felorika a kona kaikuaana kauka a Lolena. I Mahope o ke kukai olelo ana a laua no kekahi manawa pokole ma kekahi mau kumuhana like ole hapai iki ae la oia i kona papale iluna a haalele mai la ia Felorika, a me ka mama loa o kona mau kaina wawae i hele aku ai oia a nalowale iloko o ka manawa pokole loa, oiai no ko Felorika mau maka e haka pono mau aku ana mahope ona e hele la. Hoi malie loa aku la o Felorika ahiki i ka hoea ana i kona hale, me ka nalu nui iloko ona no ke ano e o ka Toma Gerina launa ana mai ma ke ano puanuanu, aole hoi kela ano hoihoi a mahamaha ona o na la niamua aku: "Anoe maoli ka hor o Mr. Gerina i ka'u nana aku, aohe kela ano ohohia mai ona o na la aku i hala me ke ano paarula mau ona; ua pa lihi paha oi a la, akahi ka hoi ka hooiuhiu," wahi ana iaia iho. Hoi pololei aku Ia oia a hoea i kona wahi rumi maluna loa e pili ana i kaupaku o ka hale me ka naau kaumaha, a maloko 0 ia wahi rumi i haninini aku ai oia i kona mau waimaka me he mea la ua naha kona puuwai i ke aloha, a i wale iho Ia no iaia iho: " j "O f ina no hoi e hiki ana ia'u ke hoopoina loa aku iaia mai ko'u waihona noonoo aku, nani maoli, hookahi no nae puu hoomaha no'u oia no ka hoopoina aku iaia, ke hiki, a e hoopapaii loa au i ko'u manawa maluna o ka hana." Jaia i hoopuka ae ai ia mau olelo hopu aku la oia i ka lole o | Geladiola iaia e hele aku. O kona ku koke ae la no ia a holo j aku la me ka awiwi no kahi o ke kauoha. No ka mama loa o ikana hehi ana i ka moena -weleweka e uhi ana i ka papahele aole i lohe iki mai o Geladiola a pela hoi me ka makuahine 1 kona komo ana aku, a i kona ku aku a lohe e ono aku la oia i ka hoopuka ana ae o Geladiola i keia mau huaolelo: "Aole au e hele aku ana e ike iaia" me ka leo huhu o Geladiola o ia hoopuka ana ae me ka hehi ana iho me ka ikaika i ka

papahele. "Aohe kuleana o kekahi keonlmana e kipa mai a. * ike i kekahi lede iloko o na hora kakahiaka loa ehke me *eia mamua o ka hiki ana i kakahi lede ke hooma.ka, ,ho ,a,a no ka ike ana aku iaia! "Aohe ka i komo ko u mau aa īu up hoea ana no oia!" . 4< Eia hoi paha o kau kane hoopalau ia. He kuleana ko ka Haku Kalaweina e hele mai ai e ike ia oe mamuli o kona 1 o ana he kane hoopalau nau. Hele koke aku e kalii i kou lauo 10 pukalak? a komo awiwi mai i kou mau aahu ka aahu e komo at no ke kikahiaka, a e u'i ana no kou nanaina ke pau mai īa mau henuhema ou ika hana ia ae a nani ke nana aku, uahi a ka makti2hine o ka nui ana mai o kona leo. "Ui hoi ha! Ua ike no oe aole e maikai ana ko'u nanama k« ole e hiliia ko'u lauoho, ina he makemake oe e hookuuia no ia lauoho me ke kuuwelu, elike me ia i nei inanawa nou ia makemake, aka e ike ana no nae oe i ka hopena. I\ou iho, aohe hiki ia'u ke hilinai a ke manaoio ia'u iho no ka hoomaemae ana i kou kino ame ko'u mau aahu ke ole e kuhikuhiia mai e kekahi mea," wahi a Geladiola me ke kukahalake. "Ua iho aku no hoi oe e ike i ko kane no na manawa lehulehu i hala aku nei me ko lauoho i kahi ole ia a maikai, o ia mau no ka luhe mahope o ko kua, ma na manawa aku nei i hala ana e hele mai ai e ike ia oe, i nei manawa iho la nae hoi aia a owiliwiliia ka kou Jauoh.o, a komo oe i mau aaliu nani,' i hoakaka aku ai ka makuahine. "No ka nui no paha o kona makemake mai ia*u ke kumu o kona hoohalahala a nema ole mai ia'u ia mau.manawa aku la i hala," i pane aku ai o Geladiola me ka puu o ka nuku. "He mea oiaio ia au i olelo mai la ua nui io no ke aloha ame ka makemake o ka liaku Kalaweina ia oe, ina aole pela aole oia e nonoi mai ana ia oe e mare me ia," wahi hou a ka ma-< kuahine. No ko Felorika piha kahaha loa no kana mau mea o ka lohe ana aku, a i kumu hoi e ike mai ai o Mrs. Demona aia oia malaila ia manawa, kunu iho la oia, me ke kikeke malie loa aku ma ka puka e hamama hapa mai ana. "Uwoki kou kamailio ana mai, e Gelatliola!" wahi a ka makuahine ika lohe atia mai i ke kikeke. "Aia o Felorika mawaho," alaila hookiekie loa ae la i kona leo a kauoha mai la ia Felorika e komo aku. Ke noho la hoi o (ieladiola ia manawa me ka hamau loa maniua o kc kapuahi hoopumehana me ka helehelena huhu, a e haka pono aku ana hoi i ka aa mai a ke ahi lanahu iloko o ke kapuahi. "Ua hoea mai la ka oe 1" i hoomaka mai ai o Mrs. Demona i ke kamailio ana. "Pehea la ka'u mea e hana aku ai ia oe, e haawi paha au i kekahi pai mahanahana loa ma ko mau pepeiao, a i ole e kipaku aku paha ia oe e hele kuewa, 110 ko hoi malu ana iloko 0 kou rumi ma ka po nei, me kou hele ole mai e hana i ko'u lauoho mamua o kou holo ma-lu ana." | "La poina loa ia au no ia hana," wahi a Felorika oka pane ana mai. "No ko'u maluhiluhi loa ame ka nalulu no hoi o ko'u poo ko'u kumu o ka hoi koke ana iloko o ko'u rumi. "Heaha ke kuleana o kekahi kaikamahinē ilihune elike me oe e maluhiluhi iho ai?" i nui mai ai ko Ge!adiola leo. "F, iho aku oe i ka rumi malalo a olelo aku i ke keonimana • noho mai la kakali ua hala au i ka holokaa he hapalua hora aku nei 1 hala, a e hoi mai ana paha maloko o hookahi hora aole paha, pela oe e alapahi aku ai. "Ninau aku oe iaia ina he mea hiki iaia ke hoi liou mai ianei īa manawa, a eia hou, hoolohe pono mai; mni olelo aktt oe i kekahi olelo kakana, a mai hoike aku ma kou helehelena he hoopunipuni iloko o kau mau olelo, a mai hoike aku no hoi i kou ano kuaaina. Mai pane mai—hele koke aku i kau mea i kauohaia aku la e hooko." Me na maka i pohina i ka waimaka i oili aku ai o Felorika no na olelo makona a Geladiola, a iho malie aku la ma ke alapii ahiki i ka haule loa ana aku ilalo a iloko hoi o ka rumi hookipa nui. laia i pane ae ai i ka pale puka he keonimana kana o ka ike ana aku e ku mai ana ma kahi o ka puka aniani a e nana ana i ke alanui, o kona kua ua huli mai iaia, a he hapa wale no o kona helehelena kana e ike aku ana, a ua ano pouliuli no hoi aolie ike pono ia aku no ka paa i ka paku puka aniani lihilihi manoanoa. Me ke ano hoopepe a hilahila wale 0 Felorika i hookokoke aku ai i ke keonimana, a hoike aku la i na ivca a pau a Gcladiola o ke kauoha ana mai iaia me ke kulou o kona mau mika ilalo, ke ano o na kaikamahine kuaaina, k ke hoahewa la 110 nae oloko iho ona i kona hoike aku i ke keonimana i na olelo hoopunipuni, me kona nōonoo pu e huikala mai na Lani ia hewa heoplinipum ona ia manawa. I ka huaolelo mua no ana o ke kamailio ana aku, huli mai la ke keonimana e nana iaia mai ka puka aniani mai, a i ka pau pono ana aku o kona mau olelo aohe pane a ke kanaka, aka, hokiokio ae la. ' Ia manawa i nana ae ai o Felorika iluna me na maka hilah,la. Aia mamua pono mai ona he kanaka e ku mai ana me ka helehelena hauoli, he kanaka ui, a niape me ka minoaka ma k° na mau papalina, ao ke kanaka no hoi i hakaka !ua ai me Toma Gerina maloko oka ululaau. Oka ike ana o kekahi 1 kekahi ia minuke aole hiki ke hoohewahewaia e laua pakahi "Ha, oiai au e ola ana me ke ola maikai me ka ikaika o k» noonoo aole au , kuhihewa, o oe no ke kaikamahine i hoea ae a, me ka hikiwawe loa maloko o ka ululaau a i hana mai a, ī kekahi hana maalea loa, a i līlo ai hoi ia hana au i mea e hoopakeleia a, kuu enemi, a i eha ai hoi kuu wawae " i n.ii ae ai ka leo o ka Haku Kalaweina. ' Eia ka oe maanei, heaha kau hana ma keia wahi? I hele mai nae paha oe īa nei e huli hana nau ea, pela ko'u manan>" wahi hou a ka haku Pelekane i piha me ka huhu Mai nui hou mai paha kana mau olelo hoonuinui ia Felorika 0 ka hoea koke ana aku o Mrs. Demona a pale ae la i ka uhi' o ka puka e lewalewa ana, a i ninau aku la • "E hoike mai, e kuu haku, ua ola loa a e anei ko eha oko wawae 1 ku ai ma ke ano ulia i ka poka v ' "L'a oluolu, aole nae i ola loa," wahi a ka pane. "Ua kahaha kekah, poe no ka h.kiwawe o ke ola ana o ku„ wawae aka aohe wa.wa, o ko'u kamailio nui ana aku ia oe no ia mea' mahope ak u la e kamailio hou aku ai o ka ' ,a'u okalilo koke mai o kuu wahine hoopalau "īau^'o' ir,t - h ° ri: ""*■ ■»«•» i~ £ kaikamah- i ,e kauoli maol, o Celadioia ke lilo Lia ka ILia'iho nana " ' namU " amU ih ° ai 0 Mrs. Demot "E lilo afta au he kane malama a hiipoi ma u aku iaia -k, madame ma.ka,, ,na no kona lilo na'u." w ahi aka Haku P^ ktmahiL Pi " ma! ih ° ' PUnihei aku - & (Aole i pau.)