Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume XLIX, Number 5, 31 January 1913 — 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.

"Heaha la ia kumuhoopii au?*' wahi a Reraona. ,4 Xo ko aloha hoi ia Gcrckia Kincsclc." Mikilele hou ae la ke kanaka opio no keia mau oielo a Mane a i iho la : "Aole pono ia oe e hoopuka i kela inoa maanei." "Ha.' Ha! Xo ko loaa pono ana aku la anei ia'u! Aia hou no ia kumupaie au?" wahi a Maric me ka akaaka ana ae. "Aole o'u makemake e hoalo ae ia'u, a i ole imi paha i kumu e pakele inai ai au mai na hoahewaia mai, aka, i mea nae e pau ai kou mau manao kanalua, e hoike maopopo aku ana au ia oe i keia manawa, ua aloha i'o no au ia Gerekia me kuu naau apau, ina he mea pono keia nou e lohe aku ai," wahi a Mr. Remona. "Ahaha! Ha! Ha'i okoa oe ika tpca huna iloko o kou puuwai Aole au e kala i ike mua ai ua aloha oe iaia," wahi a Marie rae kahi aka iki hoohenehene. He wahi aka kela a Marie o ka hooho ana ae i awiliia ka inaina me ka ehaeha, a hikaka aku la oia, a e ole ka paku weleweka e lewalewa ana, loaa kona wahi e paa ae ai mai hina, oiai oia e ku kokoke loa ana malaila, no ka mea, ua nalohia mai iaia aku kona manaolana hope loa. Ia k\i pono ana ae nae ana iluna i hou mai la ia Mr. Remona. 4 'Aole au i moeuhane mua e lilo ana oe e Mr. Remona i kanaka hoohaahaaia mamuli o kou manao ana aku e mare i kekahi o na wahine ilihune haahaa Joa i like ole ke kulana ame ke koko me kou. "E Miss Macomber, manao au ua hiki mai i ka manawa e hooki loa ai kaua i ke kamailio ana no keia mea. Ua ike no oe e like me ko'u ike, o kau mau mea a pau i hoakaka hope mai la he mau niea oiaio ole loa ia; ua kamaUio mua no hoi kaua no ia mea mamua, pela ka paa o kuu manao, a ma ko'u noonoo iho, ua hana aku oe i kekahi hana hewa koikoi loa ia Miss Gerekia Kinesele, he hewa hiki ole loa ia oe ke hooiaio iho ma o kou hoopuka ana i kekahi mau mea e ku-e ana i kona pono ame kona inoa maemae. "Aole au i maopopo iki i ke kumu o kou hoomahele kamailio ana tnai nei i kumu no'u e hoike okoa aku ai au imua ou i ko u manao huna elike me ia a'u o ka hoike ana aku nei, aka, ina mamuli o kou makemake wale no e ike oe i ka mea huna iloko o ko'u naau i loaa ai ia oe ka ike maopopo no ia mea, ke ike ole nei au i kekahi kumu a'u e hilahila iho ai i ka hoike ana aku ia oe ia mea. "Aka nae, e ae mai oe e hoakaka aku au i kekahi mea, he hana pono a naauao ole ma kou aoao ke kukala ana aku ia mea nia ke akea no ka'u mau mea a pau i kamailio aku nei ia oe, no ka mea, ma kela ano, malia e koiia mai ana au e hoakaka aku i ko'u manao no ke kumu o ko'u manao ana pela." "E manao ana anei oe e hoomaka'uka u mai ia u i ka wa a u i ike ai eia iloko o ka poho o ko'u lima ka poino niau loa o kela kaikamahine hookano?" wahi a Marie me ka piha loa i ka huhu, i ka wa ana i kulou mai ai imua ona a e haalulu ana kona kino no ka p»ha loa i ka huhu me ka eha pu o ka naau. r Nana aku la o Mr. Remona iaia me ke kahaha nui no kekahi manawa a i aku la: "Auhea ka hoi kela puuwai kanaka makua ou, e Marie, a ke makemake nei oe e hoopoino aku i kela kaikamahine bala ole. No ke aha la i hoomauhala ai oe iaia me kona hana ole mai i kekahi hana hewa maluna ou?" "Kuu puuwai kanaka makua!" wahi a Marie o ka hoopili ana mai. 4< Ke olelo mai nei oe me he mea la aohe aloha iloko o kkahi wahine « ae, aka aole oe i ike, e Mr. Remona; aole oe i hoomaopopo i ka nui 0 ke aloha iloko o kekahi wahine no kekahi kanaka ana i aloha ai me ka ikaika a pau o kona uhane. o ua wahine la, oia no au e kamailio aku la. ... 44 Ua hiki loa ia'u ke lioomana aku ike kanaka au i aloha ua "hiki loa ia'u ke hoolilo ia'u iho i kauwa malalo o ke kanaka a u i aloha ai. Xo ke aha la e hooneleia ai kuu makemake a e nele ai lioi ko'u hoomaau ame ko'u imihala ana akvi ia Gerekia, ka mea e liokai nei mawaena ou ame a'u? "No ke kumu, o, no ke kumu! Aole o'u makemake e hoopoinoia kou ola, kou inoa maemae, kou inoa hanohano, mamuli o kou mare ana aku me kela wahine haahaa loa." Me ka awiwi wale no kela kamailio ana mai a Marie me ka haalulu nae o kona mau lehelehe me he inea la ua loaa i ke anu ka haukeke. I keia manawa akahi no o Marie a hoike maka ae i kona aloha, ka mea huna hoi a kona naau ia Mr. Remona. oiai nae, ua hoomaopopo mua no o Mr. Remona ia mea no kekahi manawa loihi i hala hope aku. ma na manawa a pau a laua e hui ae ai. "Ke kaumaha loa nei au. e Miss Macomber, no kou hooliloia ana 1 wahine hoopihaia me na manao hoopihoihoi mamuli o kou hopohopo wale i na manao kuko hewa. Ua hoonowelo mai nei oe ma kau kamailio ana a "hiki i ka hemo ana aku nei o ka mea oiaio mai ia'u aku, a'u no e manao nei ua hana hewa loa au ma ko'u hoike ana aku nei ia oe ia mea. eia nae, aole hiki ia u ke hoihoi hou mai i ka mea i puka iwaho, aka, i mea nae e hoopauia aku ai paha kou mau manao uluahewa, ke ha'i hou aku nei au ia oe i ka mea oiaio a o ka oiaio wale no, aole kekahi manao iloko o u e marē aku me !Miss Gerekia Kinesele, koe wale no paha keia, na ke au no o ka manawa e lawe mai i kekahi mea i upu ole ia. "Aole oe e mare ana iaia?" wahi a ka Marie ninau. "Aole, aka nae, "he lioole keia a'u e minamina loa nei," wahi a Hemona. "No ke aha iho la īio\V wahi hou a Marie. "E kala mai ia % u no ka hoakaka ole aku Ina kumu, aka, aohe no o'u makemake e hoike wale aku ia ha'i i ke kumu o ko'u hoole ana, oke au no oka manawa ka i ike. Oka mea hiki wale no ia'u ke hoakaka ae, malalo o kekahi mau kumu, aole loa e hiki iki ana ia u lee mare aku iaia, aka nae, oiai au e aloha ana iaia elike me a u e ike nei i keia manawa a e mau loa aku ana no ia aloha iloko o u nona, aole loa au e mare iki aku ana i kekahi wahine okoa mawaho ae ona. Ma keia mau olelo hope loa a Mr. Remona o ka olelo ana mai ia lSCarie ,aole ia i hoopukaia aku me ka maalahi, aka me ka nui no o ka ehaeha iloko ona no kona hoike maoli aku no ia mea imua o Mariet aole oia e mare ana me Gerekia, a aole no hoi oia e mare iki aku ana me kekahi wahine e aku mawaho ae ona; he mau olelo hoehaeha loa aku kela ia Marie, a Marie i ike maopopo iho ai aole o Retnona e mare aku ana iaia. Malīa paha he hana maikai loa nana ka huna malie ana i kona manao iloko wale iho no ona aole e hoike aku ia Mane, aka, o ke kumu wale no ana i noonoo iho ai e hoopuka aku imua o Marie pela, i mea e pau ai ko Marie manao hou ana aku iaia he kane, a •ma ia kumu iho la e pau ai ko laua launa hou ana a e hoopau loa iar/i ko Mane manao hou ana aku ia Mr. Remona he kane oia nalk mahope aku. X ka ike maopopo ana iho a Marie ua hoohokaia kona mau iini a pau 110 ka lilo ana aku o Mr. Remona iaia, na hiki ole iaia ke koi 1)ou aku e holo pu me ia i Europa, eia nae ua hoalaia ae la na manao liae a pau iloko ona.

Ku iho la oia me ka puai leo ole no kekahi minuke, me ka paa ana i kona mau iima maluna o kona umauma kahi o kona puuwai e kapalili ana; alaila, liina mai la ma ka umauma o kona hoa kamailio me kahi minoaka hoopunipuni ma kona mau maka a i ae la: "E mahalo aku ana au ia oe, e Mr. Remona. no kou kauleo mua | ana mai la ia'u ika manawa kupono loa," aia pau ana no. o kona haalele koke mai no ia ia Mr. Remona e ku hookahi mahope o ka, paku weleweka kahi a laua o ke ku mua ana no kekahi mau minuke. j "Haaheo loa oia ke mare aku ia Gerekia/' wahi a ke kaikamahine, i hoehaeha loaia ka naau o ka namunamu liilii ana iho, iaia i holo-1 kiki aku ai noluna o ka rumi komolole no ke kahi hou ana ae i kona; lauoho i helelei a i pukalaki, a no ka holoi ana ae no hoi kekahi i | ; kona mau maka i hele a ii-o. [ Oiai oia e kahi ana i kona oho, namunamu liilii wale iho la no oia iaia iho i ka i ana: "Nui maoli no kona aloha i kela kaikamahine aeahaukae, e hana aku ana nae au i kekahi hana e hoka ioa ai kela I kaikamahine, aole loa e pio iki ana kuu maka a hiki i kona ike ana i kekahi hopena poino." MOKUNA XIX. "He Manao Koho Waie Iho no Kekahi Kiikamahine Moeuhane.** I ke ahiahi mahope mai o ka moolelo i hoikeia ae la ma ka mokuna i hala ua kiiia mai la o Gerekia e hele e hoonanea i kekahi anaina hoolaulea ma ka hale o kekahi hui i kapaia ke Common Scnse Club. Ma kekahi mau manawa mamua aku, he kii mauia mai no oia no ka hele ana aku e hoonanea i kekahi anaina o kela ano, no ka hoohauoli ana i kekahi o kona mau hoaloha, ma kk manawa e loaa ae ai o kekahi hana ano nui, a oia ano hana no ka mea i malamaia ma keia ahiahi, a o keia no hoi kona ahiahi hope loa o ka hoikeike ana i kana hana loea o ke a o ana a makau He ahamele ka i weheia a o na ioaa a pau e loaa mai no ke kukulu ana ia i hale no na keiki makua ole; he pii loa ke kumukuai o na tikiki i kuaiia, o ka poe laeula wale no ma ka himeni ame ka hookani ana i na mea kani ka i waeia no ka hoohauoli ana i na poe a pau i makemake e hele mai i ua ahamele la. Ua nui ka poe i hoea ae i ua aha hoohauoli la, a no ka nui loa ua hoohauoli loaia ko Mrs. Van Nest naau, no ka mea, maloko o kona hale i weheia ai kela ahamele. Ma ka manawa i hoomaka ai na hana, he ekolu manawa a Gerekia o ka hookani ana me ka himeni pu, ua hoopihaia na naau o na mea a pau e hōolohe aku ana i kana hookani ame ka himeni ana me ka hauoli, a i ka pau ana o ia mau manawa ana o ka hookani me ka himeni ana, ua emi malie aku la oia ihope mai ka awai aku no ka hoi ana aku no kekahi wahi rumi uuku i hookaawaleia ma kekahi kihi o ka rumi, i hunaia aku me kekahi paku weleweka nui e lewalewa ana. No kona maluhiluhi no na hana i hanaia aku o kekahi mau ahiahi mamua. manao iho la e noho malie no kekahi manawa viuku a e hakilo aku. me ka ike oleia mai, i ke anaina e holoke ana mawaho. Ua kahikoia oia a ai ka manu iluna i keia ahiahi, he lole nahenahe lahilahi halena kona e komo ana i hanaia me na lihilihi, me kekahi mau lipine e kau ana ma kona mau poohiwi a ma kona mau lima. He lei (laimana ma kona a-i me kekahi kahi i kinohinohiia me na pohaku momi like o\e maluna o kona poo a e anapa tnai ana hoi maloko mai o ka uliuli nunanupa o kona lauoho. He aahu nani kela o Gerekia i ka nana mai a ke anaina i kela ahiahi, ua lilo ka nani o kana hookani ana me ka le'a o kona leo i mau mea hoomahuahua loa ae i kona nani a ne mahalo wale no ka leo loheia aku ma o a maanei o ke anaina, a me ia kulana hiehie iho Ia oia i noho iho ai iluna o kekahi noho i uhiia me ka weleweka maloko o ka rumi. laia e noho la ua lilo loa kona noonoo i ka hoolohe aku i ka leo 0 kekahi mau keonimana elua e kuku koke mai ana mawaho iho o ka paku weleweka a e i aku ana kekahi i kekahi: "He haawina pakalaki maoli no kou e Wile, oia kou hiki ole ana mai nei i ka wa i himeni iho nei kekahi lede me ka hookani pu ana 1 kana pila hapa; ina paha ooe iho nei kekahi iloko nei i kela manawa ana e hookani ana, ina ua lohe oe i kekahi mea maikai loa au i lohe mua ole ai iloko o kou mau la o ke ola ana; o kela ka makamua loa o na himeni a hookani pila hapa nani loa a u i lohe mua ole ai, o keia ka Gerekia o ka lohe ana aku i ke kamailio ae o kekahi keoi nimana i kekahi.

"Ae, ke kaumaha i'o nei au i ko'u lolohi loa ana, no ka mea, ia u i komo mai nei o ka pau ana iho no ia o ka himeni ame ka hookani ana. ma ka leo o ka hapa ka'u lohe ana mai aole nae au i ike pono mai nei ika helehelena oka mea e hookani ana. He lede anei īa mea i hookani iho nei a he keonimana paha? "He lede," wahi a ka pane a kekahi keonimana. "O Miss Gerekia Kinesele, ke nana aku oe iaia pali ke kua mahina he alo i ka ua mea o ka ui, ua kulike loa kona u'i me ka maikai o kona leo ame kona akamai i hookani iho nei. He like maoli no oia me kekahi kii pena nani loa i kona wa e noho mai ai c hookani i kana pila hapa mamuli o ka nani o ka hanaia ana o kona mau aahu. "Ua piha ohohia loa oc i ka'u nana aku ma ke ano o kau e haanui mai nei," wahi a ke keonimana i hiki h6pe mai ai, a nona hoi ka inoa o Wile, he kaaaka nona ka leo i kamaaina mau i na pepeiao o ka mea e noho malie aku ana mahope oka puka weleweka. Pehea i kau nana aku, he laeula anei kela lede i ka k®okani pila hapa. "pela i ka'u hoomaopopo aku. Oke kapalii mai auanei kela tnc ka hei o na manamanalima i ka hookani ana i kana mai, e nele ai ke kapaia ana aku pela. Ma kona moolelo pokole auo ka lohe ana mai, o kana hana mau no ka kela o ka hoonanea ana i na anaina ke kiiia aku, he mau pule i hala aku nei, a i ka wa i lilo ai oia he wahine opio waiwai mamuli o ka loaa ana mai o kekahi pewnaikai nui iaia ana i manao mua ole ai e loaa mai ana, ua ano kaii mai kana hooko mau ana aku i ka makeniake o ka poe e kii aku ana iaia e himeni, koe wale no na hana kokua manawalea e like iho la me keia. "Ua lilo loa oia i mea punahele i ka poe koikoi oloko nei o keia kulanakauhale, a ma ka oleloia ua makahehi loa o Mr. Remona Venetoa me ke aloha nui iaia, me ka paa o kona mare me \ o keia ko'u lohe mai kekahi mai o ko'u mau hoaloba. "Heaha hoi ka ia kanaka lapuwale!" wahi a Wile me ka piha i ka hnhu, he pane i manao oleia e hoopukaia mai ana*«a no keia hoakaka a kona hoa. "Aha! Alaila he wahi hoomauhala ka paha koa iaia, ea? Heaha kana hana hewa i hana mai ai ia oe? Ma ko'u hakilo ana ia Mr. Remona oia kekahi o na kanaka opio kulana maemae loa a ua paanaau kona hemolele ma na mea a pau iloko o ka puuwai o na kanaka a pau maloko o Nu loka nei» o oe wale no paha ke kanaka manao opukeemoa iaia." **Pe!a paha, aka nae, o kona hehi ino ana mai nei no hoi ia la i ko'u mau manamana wawae ano ia kumu mai ko'u ohumu iaia. A pehea, e mare i o akn ana nae paha oia i ke!a wahine hookani pila hapa nohea?" "Ka, koe aku ia ia*u ka maopopo ana no ko laua mare aku, no ka mea, ua manaoia oia he kanaka makemake ole i ka mare wahine e like me na lono i hauwawa ae he mau makahiki elima i hala aku nei. Aka. ina fie manao kaupaona kekahi iloko o'u, alaila o Ea'u e olelo ae e hooikaika ana oia e mare aku me ia. "Ei a<e o Apaiatona! E hookuu mai oe ia'u. Oia ka'u iau iho nei me ke akenui e ike, halawai e iho nei nae Hoi kaua."

Me keia n'>ī awiwi no kona h»x4innia akn, o kona kaha iku la no ia hetc no kahi a ke keonimana ana o ka 1 ana nui he makemafct oia e halawai me ia. a haalele iho la : kona kokoolua e ku hi>okahi miwaho iho n*> o kahi a Gcrekia e j>ee aku ana a e hoolohe akn ana no hoi i na mea a pau a kela nuu kev>nimana o ke kamailio ana he maa mintitc mamua iho, roe ka pii o ka ula ma kona maa papalinm no kona lohe maopopo loa ana mai i na mea apau a kela mio keonio ke kamxilio ana. Ua ulu ae kekahi manao iloko o Gerekia e nihi malie ota • kaiwale loa mai kahi aku ana e noho ana. aka i kona noonoo hou an* iho. ina paha oia e hele aku ana mai kahi aku ana e nobo ana. e lohe kokeia mai ana kona nakeke a e ike kokeia mai ana oia, a mi ia ano hana e hookomoia aku ana oia ame na keonimana iloko o kekahi kulana maikai ole. Eia nae. hooholo iho !a oia. i ka manawa a ke keonimana nona ka inoa o Wile e he!e aku ai mai kahi aku ana e ku ana, o kona manawa ia e haalele iho ai i kana wahi o ka noho ana a imi aku i wahi hou nona e noho at. Ua hiki mai la i ka manawa ana e hooko aku ai i kana olelo hooholo a ia wa paa mai ana kekahi lima i ka paku weleweka, a pela ae la ma kekahi aoao a ku mai ana imua ona kekahi kanaka nana i hoohikilele loa mai i kona noonoo. a i mai la: M E kala mai oe ia'u no ko r u komo ana mai la maanei.** aeu koke ae la o Gerekia eku iluna a huli papu aku la iaia; o kela kanaka kekahi i hoohikilele loaia aku i kona wa i ike mai ai i ke ku kilakila aku.o Maunakea me ke kapa hau, no ka mea. he lole keokeo ko Gerekia e komo ana i like taa aku ke aiai me ka hau. la ike ana aku o Gerekia o ke kanaka e ku mai ana mamua ona aole ia he kanaka e, aka o kela kanaka kumakaia, opu lokoino aloha ole no, ke kane ana o ka mare ana a haalele loa iho iaia lloko o ka hune ame ka hoaa, a i lilo ai oia i wahine hoopiliwale malalo aku o | kekahi mea i piha me ka opu aloha, holo koke ae la ka maeele ma kona kino a puni a pii ae la Va ula o ka inaina nui ma kona mau «papalina a puana ae la me ka leo malie k>a: "Loida ! M "Gerekia!" ! He kii hoikeike tabalo hoehaa loa keia ina he poe kekahi e ike mai ana ia laua ia manawa, mahope o ko laua puana like ana i ko laua ! mau inoa pakahi a nana aku a nana mai. Aole hiki i kekahi ke ! kamailio aku i kekahi, a pela hoi kekahi aohe hiki ke pane leo mai i kekahi ,a ua hala he mau minuke elua ko laua ku ana pela me ka i neeu ole aku o kekahi, a pela hoi me kekahi, me he mea la he mau kii mahala leo ole laua a elua ia manawa. I ka hala ana nae o ia mau minuke, o Gerekia ka mea mua o laua i f piha loa i ka ilihia. no ka mea, ua haalele mai la kona ikaika iaia, a haule ino iho la iluna o kona noho me ke kani ana iho o ka leo | uhu, a palulu ae la i kona mau maka me kona mau lima aiai a paluI palu i hele ae la a keokeo pu ia manawa elike me ka hau. [ No keia haule ino ana iho la o Gerekia iluna oka noho, hoekeu ae | la o Loida Lanahama, no ka mea, oiaio no keia( i kona mau poohiwi, j me he mea la ua loaa ae la i kona noonoo ka maha, a naholo ae la | kekahi ouli ino o ka mea i piha me na manao kolohe, ma kona mau I maka. Me ka palamimo loa o ko Lo'ula mau lima, hopu ae la oia i ke kaula o ka paku e lew&lewa ana a hookuu ae la, a o kona manawa no ia i komo loa mai ai iloko o ka rumi a Gerekia e noho ana, a ma ia ano i hunaia ae ai laua mai ka ikeia ana mai e ke anaina mawaho ma kekahi rumi ma o aku. "I ka manawa hope loa no hoi loaa oe ia'u/' wahi ana ia Gerekia, a kulou loa mai la imua o Gerekia me ka manao e honi mai paha, pale e aku la nae o Gerekia iaia me ka ikaika. Me he mea la ua lilo kela leo o Loida o ka pane ana mai me he kuikele oi loa la i houia mai i ko Gerekia uhane. oi pono ae la kana noho ana ame ka manao koa loa, aea ae la iluna a nana pono aku la me na maka hulili a i aku la: "Loaa iho nei au ia oe i ka manawa hope loa. a i ke aha la? I kuu loaa ana iho la ia oe heaha ana kou manao? He wahine manaoia mai no ka au nau?" wahi a Gerekia me ka piha inaina e paila ana. iloko on. "Ua loihi hoi kuu manawa oka huli hele ana me ka ninaninau ana •hou, akahi no oe a loaa ia'u." 1 **Pehea ka loihi oia huli hele ana ou ia'u? Alia, e kali oe; aole hiki ia'u ke kamailio me oe maanei," a o ko Gerekia ku ae la no ta iiuna me ka maloeloe mamua f>ono aku ona. "O pii iluna ama kekahi rumi ma kela aoao mai oka rumi komolole o Mrs. Van Xest nialaila oe e noho ai a kali mai ia'u; o pii koke

i keia manawa, a iloko o elima minuke e hiki aku ai au ilaila." O ko Gerekia huli aku la no ia hele me ke kulana hiehie nui & Loida i kahaha loa iho ai, a komo loa aku la iloko o ka rumi hookipa mamua o ka hiki ana ia Loida ke kamailio hou aku e kaohi houia mai la paha oia no kekahi mau minuke hou. "He oiaio. o kuu Gerekia akahai, oluolu a piha alohi ia'u o na makahiki elua i hala aku nei, ke ike aku nei au ua loli loa oia mai ia kulana mua ae ona," wahi a I-oida i namunamu wale iho ai no iaia iho me ka inoinō o na maka, iaia i oili hou aku ai no ka holo nui a pii aku la noluna o ka rumi a Gerekia o ke kuhikuhi ana aku iaia ilaila oia e noho ai a hoea aku oia: Ma kela oiH ana aku a Gerekia, loaa aku la o Paula iaia e kuku i ana me kekahi poe a e noke nui ana no hoi i ke kamailio, he mau lala no ka hui kokua manawalea o kana kalapu, alaila, nihi malie aku Ia oia a mahope o Paula a hawanawana aku la: "E kuu Paula aloha. e oluolu oe e hele pu mai me a'u; he makemake au ia oe no kekahi mau minuke. Huli mai la o Paula me ke pahaohao i ke aikane, no ka mea, ma ke ano o ko Gerekia leo o ka hawanawana ana aku la iaia, aia rnaloko o ia leo ona kekahi mea hoehaa loa i kana hoomaopopo iho. a i naka e wale ae la no kona kino; huli aku la oia a noi aku la i kona ! mau hoa e hookuu mai iaia no kekahi manawa, alaila hopu mai la i ka lima o Gerekia a u pii pu aku la noluna kahi a Gerekia i kuhikuhi aku ai ia Loida ilaila oia e loaa aku ai iaia. "E aikane, ua loaa mai nei au iaia!" wahi a G«rekia, ia laua e u I pii malie la ma ke alapii no ka hale malna. "Loaa mai nei oe ia wai? Aole paha i ko— "Hamau \ Mai kapa aku oe iaia ma kela Inoa. Eia nae, ua pololei mai la no kau 1 koho mai la. Eia nae, ua pololei mai la no kau i koho mai la. Eia o Loida Lanahama ia nei, eia iloko nei o keia hale i keia manawa." "Pela. he mea oiaio anei ia? Alaila, e makemake ana anei oe e lawe aku au ia oe a hoihoi koke aku i ka hale i keia manawa i ole ai oe e halawai aku me ia? M wahi aka Paula ninau me ka iini nui iloko ona e hana i kekahi hana no Gerekia i hoopakeleia ae ai oia mai ka hui kino ana aku me Loida me kona ike ole ua hui mua mai laaa. "Aole, makemakee au ia oe e hele pu ae kaua e hui me ia—he makemake au e lilo oe i hoike no'u. Aole loa o'u makemake e kamailio me ia o maua wale no, he makemake au i kekahi mea e lohe mai i ka maua kamailio ana," wahi a Gecekia me ka pihoihoi loa. Alaila, hoakaka mai la ma ke ano pokole loa i ko laua hui ana mai me kona manao mua ole e hui ana, elike me ia i ikeia ae nei e ka poe heluhelu mamua, a ua pau pono no hoi kana mau mea o ke kamailio ana aku ia Paula hiki aku la laua i ka puka o kekahi rumi ; humuhumu a wehe aku la i ka puka a hookomo mua aku la ia Paula ! iloko a mahope aku oia o ke komo ana aku, a u ike like aku la ia Loida e noho mat ana iluna o ka noho a e kali mai ana, me koua mauao o Gerekia wale no la ke hoea aku ana. (Aole i pa«u)