Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 283, 18 Kepakemapa 1891 — A ROMANCE. The Paradise of the Pacific OR The Devil's Kuleana. [ARTICLE]

A ROMANCE.

The Paradise of the Pacific OR The Devil's Kuleana.

(CoDtinued by Unele Beke.) The young man was rather suspieioue of the officer and tried to eaeape. " Oii, th&t's all right. L$ me go. We are going to Hardrow he a Allright, w said the polieeman, "you very gmart; yoa know where to go;* jost bow I eome bring you. I yonr friend, you no mad mefor hit vou before. Ino mad wiih you ? you mv goqd frwaē; I mad I tafet you go loug to jail for stop a poheemāin,- Very bad thing stop a polieeman; supposfc I your friend, you stop me, I like you stop me; suppose I polieeman, see alsame Btar, you stop me very bad, law •no like you stop polieeman. That is all right I your friend now, you all same white ■ man, eome we go Hardrow now. no niore trouble."

He continued to assure them in a maudling and desultory way that he was their best friend and that he was deeply grieved at the fortunate occurenee of the preeeding day, while Nyama he!ped his wife into the saddle and mounted himself. They started on the road. Two polieemēn followed, and the rest eontinued their way to Hero.

Their acquaiatance was one of their escort, and keep on mnnnu?ing tbat he was their most devoted fnend. Faza had never beea on a. horse before, and clung desparatly to the saddle with her hands while they elimbed the steep aeoekii and waided slowlv and painfully through i the muddy lanes. It seemed still a long way, but after crossing some lesser gulches, they reached a plaee where the road began to be paved with cobble stones again. Haviog a Bolid footing they proceeded faster. They passed a great red brown «iHI out of wh'oae climneys poured streamß of hlaek smoke, a eehoolhonse where a great lot of children were playing a noky gax&e, and oaine in sight of A ooUeeiioa of white building x gathered on eae l ! side of the road like a emali vi!lAge, and anot&er brown mil| belehing fountains of soot. "See Hardrow !" exclumed the polieemau pointing to the mill. There were white-washed fenoes oneaeh side of. the road. There were long low buil4ings wiih narrow porches in frout and with rows of doors close together. Some were two stories high» but their fronts were all gnmmy and hlaek, though their other* parts were glaring with white * wash. Scattered about -on the hill-side were detached white oottages no bigger than packing boxe& Other large houses were ooeaeional, and a yard fer>ced off aad ornaoneated with great trees that almost eonthe boUds!ig seem tobeot 3Uperior preteotionB. [Tq be CoatinudlV