Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 284, 21 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.

(Continned by Unele Beke.) Opposite it on the seaward sidr ,»f tn<jroiHl stood two or three build- ' ngs adj oi ni ng the thoroughfar. ;nd by a sid« walk ae ii they had made some effjrt to f<>rm a village street. The largest of them turned its oml to the road sheltercd by a porch Hke a shade f*>r" its : Vyes to cut of the glare of the tro- | pie niin. This was the store and officc, the focus ofplantation llfe. Here they stopped, and ti< d their fagged out horses to the fert, • tiie storCj and walked 011 to n,. v»randa very stifly after thoir ride. . Vh ? store inside seenied desert o nd stilī. as tho Btrret. It w r <>f<'on*iderable diwē!.sn>ns. •>'inkr nnd shelves on e.-ieh • • "*'o»vdod' with of m *rē t\\ t verv kii!id and varietv. t mah prescntly Qppear<d :ti\ inntr oftiee, with a hand* : M M *rs. and a pen stid be- ' h is ti u};crs. H is dress eon- • of a hwse wbite Honnei shirt pair oi* dark trousers. % • y;irveyed Uie gro«p ' bis eye resting finally on Faza "• ' his mouth relaxed into a ■y amile itnder the long bfoik|e hct»rf»ed and addrese*

ed the poliee man : "Are these the people you ieft yesterday ?". '■Yes; these two no allsameother ,JapaYiee; they likerest, Isuppose?" the man replied. ! u Are you the man who speaks Englißh ?" the gentleman enquired of Nyama. *'I suppose I am; I ean speak English, and I understood that I was to work in the store at Hardrowv is this the plaee ?" ! w Why you do speak as well as; anybody. We'li all be glad to get! a good interpreter. We bave heen having lots of trouble w»tn our Japs. What is your name ?" 4 'My name is Nyama, andl war,t to say that this P.aradise of the Pacific is a rather a serious joke. I never thought to bring up in snch a plaee as this." "Mv name is Rowe/' said the gentleman in neglige, U I ain the .book-keeper. I cannot tell you mueh about your position here till the manager comes in at noon. Nothing but the making of money ever irid\jced any one to live here. there is 110 othar reason for being or staying here." u This brute," said Nyania pointing to the polieeman wbo was pinriking a eigarefir, 1 knocked me • \7ith a club ycsterdny and robbed of abont lifty do!iars. Is there anv wn ✓ in this cmiut.ry of gettiug my tnoney back and punishing the fellow." The man turned on with savr.ge indignation: vYou lie !" he exclaimed. and turn to the hook keeper. a He lie, that very had J.ipanee. He like fight nie; like iight polieeman 1" he said with growing wrath and in a manner thafi> showed that he eonsidered the <»ffenee of'wantmg t<> fight a p(-lice-man the most heinous r,f erimes. "He speak dam lie; he son a bitch," he exclaimed shi>king. his fist at Nyama. •• tk Now stop that kind of talk around this store right now. You are drunk this :norning ?" said Rovve. "Mc no drunk, dam lie." swaggered the man. The book-keeper grabbed him bv the .coliar,| £ave h;m a shuve and adminisWred a kiek, ,tnd another ehove with his Btr:>ng arn s and another sound kiek, nnd .«o on Uli they reaciied the r ihrre he let go of the m . « .•: , r plant ; ng his īeoi 'u ūu ;i.: r the 'ei.V 1:(k s. m . . ng dor« :> »>»» iīi? 4 iīi: v •? ; - yond the sid« walk. %v The nij.'ger. h tve tt> l>e 1 their plaee oecii.sio..u!\* " as he eame hou u.. , >■~ frum his rx>'»nd giMv t * i> > r d < c wiih a si»k-h**»!dv **■ » t (T»> be ( v :