Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXIV, Number 18, 30 April 1925 — He Moolelo Hooniua Puuwai NO KA UI NOHEA GELADIOLA Ka Ipo Aloha a na Mea Aloha Elua [ARTICLE]

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

"Hura! Hiira! no ke kanaka ui Toma!" wahi ana. "E koht> mai ana oe, e Felorika i ka nuhou hope loa o ka loaa ana jnai nei ia'u ianei iho nei kekahi kanaka.a mai,iaia i lōāa mai nti ia*u kekahi nu hou kamahao loa!" "Pela? Heaha a nuhou? Kakahiaka nui wale wale no ka 6oi ia kanaka o ka hoea ana mai nei me kana nuhou, he kanaka io anei ka i hoea mai nei ianei i keia kakahiaka? . Ea, he mea hiki ole kena e manaoioia aku, e Plli! . w Aole oe i lohe i ke kani o ka bele, aka, owau nei ka i lohe aku nei," i pane mai ai o Pili. "Ua hele aku nei au āhiki i ka puka elike me ka hiki ia'u ke kokolo aku, a wehe mai nei i ka puka. Aohe kanaka e ae a'u i ike aku nei, owai la, e koho mai ana oe? O Toma Gerina no. He paiki lole paalima ke paa ana i kona lima a e hele awiwi loa ana no kka hale hoolulu kaahi, eia nae, ua kipa iki mai nei oia no ka hele anā mai e ike ia'u." . "E kuu keiki," wahi ana i olelo mai nei," 'eia kekāhi mea a'ii i poina loa ai i ka haawi aku ia oe i ka po aku la i hala, aohe o'u noonoo iki ahiki i ko'u hoea ana i ka hale/ a iaia/e kamailio mai ana, unuhi ae la i kekahi ope dala pepa mailoko ae o kona pakeke a haawi mai la ia'u. O ia mau dalā pepa ana i haawi mai ai he ukuhana ka nou, wahi ana ia'u. Ma kana kauoha i uku mai ai ka hui ia oe elike me ka loihi o kou kaama'i ana, mamuli o kela loaa ana ou i ka ulia, pela mai nei ia'u." "Aohe huaolelo hiki ia'u ke haawi aku i ka mahalo iaia ,ia manawa, oiai nae ua nui ko'u noonoo ana no kekahi mau huaolelo kupono aohe nae he loaa iki. "Haawi mai nei i ke aloha ia'u, a kauoha mai nei e malama mau au ia mama, a olelo pu mai nei e hoike aku au ia oe i keia mau huaolelo , *Xa na Lani e kau māi i ka hoopomaikai maluna ona'" Ma kekahi Ia ae, oiai o Felorika e hele ana ma o a maanei o ka hale aohe manawa i ikeia aku ai ka haikea loa o kona helehelena mamua elike me ia, aka .nae, no ka makuahine me ke kaikunane aole o laua ike aku, no ka noho liuliu ole mai o Felorika me laua, hookahi nae mea haohao loa ia laua no ka himeni mau ole o Felorika elike me kona maa mamua aku ke kani mau o ka himeni, a i ole hoi ia ka hehe. mau o kana aka, e hoike mai ana ua piha'oia i ka hauoli; ma ia la kukule oia me he moa ma'i la i loaa i ke kakani.. ' | Ma ia auwinaila hele mai ana o Dora e ike iaia a e kamailio pu me ia, a i mai la: "Mehameha pu ko maua hale no ka hele o Toma," wahi ana, rae ke kani ana jho o ke uhu. "Ua nalo! kona mau maka mai a maua aku, mea- oiaio he hoea mai no o Lolena e ike ia maua a noho me maua i kekahi .mahawa, aka aole oia o Toma. He nui kō'u hauoli_ ina e. noho.'mau mai ana ko'u mau kaikunane me maua i na manawa 'a pau, aka, he mea hiki ole nae ia ke hanaia oiai he mau kānaka paā hana like laua a elua. "Elike me ia a mama e olelo mau mai ai ia'u o Toma kana keiki aloha loa, a o ke kiionohi ka oia o konā mau la.kanikop; a no Lolena he aloha wale no kona iaia ma ke ano o kana keiki ia, aka no Toma i mai pia, me he kii mahalā o Tōma i kona noonoo, he mea i kupono e hoomanaia aku. "Ma ko'u manao iho o Toma ka mea oi aku o ke aloha ame ka malama a noonoo nui mai no mama ame a'u. No Lolena āohe ona lawe i manawa e noonoo ai no maua aia wale no oia a. pokole aohe dala o ka pakeke, ia manawa oia e hpokpkoke mai ai ia mama; aole pela o Toma, aohe hoi mai o Tonia a ne mai ia mama i dala a i mea, a i mea, o kana dala e 4oaa mai ai oia kana e hoihoi mai ia mama. O kekahi hana a Lolena aia oia a ma'i alaila hoi'mai Ia a i ole kekāhi pilikia e. ae o ia anc>. "He kaikunane ponoi kou, nolaila ua ike oe ia mau mea apau. Ea, e Felorika, ua hele mai no nae pā,ha o Toma iaiiei e ike ia oukou a haawi mai i kona aloha hope ma ke āhiahi āku la i hala? O ia kona manao, ua maopopo loa ia me'a ia'u, no. ka mea ua hoike mai oia ia manaopaa ona pela, a hele no hoi a hele ole mai ea, he keu aku a ka awaawa, Uā hele mai anei oia ianei i ke ahiahi nei ?" ,4 Ae, ianei oia no ka hele ana mai e haawi i kona aloha ia makou," i pane aku ai o Felorika me ke ano ohohia nui ole aku 0 kana olelo ana, no ka mea, aia ke kuikeīe a ke aloha ke hōuhou la me ka walania iloko o kona houpo. . Aohe iho la o Felorika makemake i ko Dpra npke loa aku 1 ke kamailio iaia no Toma, o konā iini nui ia manawa e kama:lio mai kona hoaloha iaia nō Geladiola, ka hooilina waKine waiwai i kaulana i ka ui ame ka waiwai a i lilo ai hoi i mea na Toma.fe hoohihi loa aku ai iaia no iā ui ona. "Ahea o Toma hoi hou mai?" wahi a ua o Felorika, me kona hoao pu e kamailio aku me ka leo i maa mau iaia mamūa aku ke ano hoihoi. "Malia pāha maloko o hookahi mahina mai keia la aku, a ina aole pela, t malia iloko o ekolu a i-ole eha paha mahina, aia no i kona manawa e hookuuia mai ai, aohe hiki ia kaua ke kpho aku. Ina no e ulu ae ana kona manao hoi mai ianei o kona hoi mai la no ia. "No ke ano paani ana aku iaia ma ko'u maihawa i hele aku ai e honi iaia, i aku la au, 'ina oe e hoi hou mai ana, e kunane ea, lawe pu mai oe i wāhine mare me oe.' Ua ehaeha iho la ko'u naau mahope o ko'u hoopuka āna aku iaia i kela maū huaolelo a'u i noonoo mua ole ai. no ka mea, mahope o kona lohe ana aku, ua keokeko pu ae la kona helehelena, a he hiohiona kona e hoike mai ana i ka maikai ole o kona noonoo, ula ae la kona mau papalina i kekahi. manawā a pulike loa oia i kona mau lehelehe. .Ua nui loa kona alōha i kela kaikamahine o Nu loka, pela ka'u noonoo iho. !" "O i'a ka'u e noonoo nui nei i keia manawā ina'he hiki ia'u ke hana kahuna i hoopauia ae ai kela aloha iloko ona no kftla kaikamahine, Geladiola; i hoopau loa ia ae ai kona noonoo hou ana aku i kela lapuwale!" 'Aole anei pe e Felorika i ike i kekahi alahele e hoopauia t ae ai kela aloha me ka makemake iloko o Toma.no Geladiola? Ke paani mai la kela wahine opio ui naau haakei la i ka naau o Toma me he mea la he kinipopo peku wawae e pekupeku wale ia ai no i o a ianei e kona mau wawae aulii a.miomio, eia

nae aohe ike aku o Toma ia mau ano hana a kela wahine opio lapuwale a hoomaopopo iho. "Ua haawi aku la kela Avahin« opio i kana mau minoaka hoihoi a pau i kela haku Pelekane waiwai, aka nae oia ua ike na oia; ia mea, a ke hoao mai la.no nae. e lilo mai ka naau ame ke'aloha o kela wahine op|o, iaia. Ka htjpo nui! Hooleahi wale no alahele. a'u imanao.ai oia hoi ka hoāo ana aku e hookaakaa ae i kona mau maka a hoakaka aku i na, aoao maikai ole a hemahema loa o kela wahine opio, ina e hiki ana. , Aole anei e hiki ia oe ame a'u ke hoohui ae i ka noonoo o ko kaua mau poo i kahi hookahi,.a hana aku-ma kekahi ano hoao e hoopakele ae:iata•?' , "Aohe o Felorika i aa e hi}inai iaia iho no ka pane ana aku i haina no keia ninau a Dora. O ka makemake iloko o kona naau ia manawa o ko Dora hoike mai ma kana mau huaoielo i : ke ano o ka' laua tfiea e.hana aku ai, ano ia hana ka Felorika e kakali aku ana o ka puka mai. MOKUNA VI. Ia Toma i kau aku ai iluna o ke kaaahi e lawe aku ana iaia mai Mauneh Chunka aku, no Nu loka kalena pono ae oia i kpna mau t maka i ike pono aku. i na wahi apau oiai ka nae o ke kakahiaka nui e -halii ana maluna o ka aina, a.nana aku la i ke ku mai o kahi 'hale a Feiorika ma e noho mai ana ma kahi mamao, ahiki i ka lawe ana aku o ke kaaahi iaia a mamao loa a pau mai la kana ikke hou ana ia wahi hale a Keonaona e noho hoomanao aku ana ia, "Kaleialii."

No ka mahina ko Toma noho ana ma Nu loka me ka paa maii o kona manawa i ka hana, a iloko ia manawa aole hookahi ana manawa i ike aku ai ia Geladiola. Ua lohe mahu'i mai oia ma na lono lauahea like ole, ua hoi aku ka Haku Pelekane i Nu loka, a no ka eha; o kona wawae i ku ai i ka poka 0 kana pu panapana ponoi, ua hoopaa mau ia oia mahma o kpna wahi moe maloko o ka hokele Wadofa, a ua nihau mau iho ka oia iaia iho ina e lilo ana ia eha ana ona i kumu e hoopa'nēeia ai kona mare ana aku me Geladiola. . O na wahi i maa m4u iaia i ka pinai ia mamua aku ua lilo 1 mau wahi hoohemahema loa ia eia, i mikiala no ka i ka >va ola, i loaa iho la ka hana i ka eha, pau ka pinai mau ana aku, a maluna wale no o kana mau hana ponoi iho kana makaala mau. No hookahi manawa, oiai oia e helewawae ana iuka ma ke alanui Borodawe, e holo mai ana o Geladiola mauka mai maluna o kona kaalio pukahi. Ua halawai koke ae la ko laua mau maka, a ia hui ana i hapai iki.ae ai ka haku i kona papale. Ua eha oloko o kona naau ia manawa aole nae i hoike ae i kekahi hoailona mawaho e hoike ae ana i ka hookupikipikioia o.loko o loona puuwai no kona ikemaka ana aku f ke kaikamahine ana i aloha a i mamao hoi mai iaia aku. Ua hoehaeha pu ia aku ko . Geladiola naau ia manawa iaia i ike maopopo mai ai i ua haku la, no ka mea, ua haohao loa o Geladiola i'ka hikiwawe loa.o ko ka haku hoopoina a«a iaia, aole hoi elike me maua ka mikiala mau aku, i keia manawa ka hoi ua hoohemahema loa ia aku oia, Aole oia i ike hou i ka-haku mai kela po hulahula.mai no. Aole i poina ia Geladiola ka mea i hanaia ma kela po hulahula hiki ole ke h'oojfSinaia. . O keia no ka ipo nana i paa'iaia iloko o kona'mau lima me ka milikaa iaia a e hoike mau iho ana hoi iaia i ka nui o kona aloha, mc ka hu'aipau ac i na meahuna iloko lilo loa o kona puuwai, ke aloha hoi i hiki ole e.make; a eia nae o ia.no keia kanaka e maalo ae nei ma kona aoao me kahi kunou wale no. Kupanaha! wahi a ua o Geladiola iaia iho. Heaha mai nei la keia ona? Ua ehaeha loa ko Geladiola noonoo ia minuke. He mea oiaio loa, ua hpopalauia oia me keia kanaka,;ka Haku Kalaweina waiwai o Pēlekane, ka liona o na anaina hoohauoli a ko Nu loka apau. e kulou aku ana. IJa lohe o Toma ia mea, aka nae ma kahi o ka naha o kona puuwai no'ia hoopalau ana o laua, heaha iho la la. ia mea iaia, me he' mea la, he mea ole wale. ihoia no ia iaia. . Mai oi aku ka maikai no Geladiola ina i koho ia Toma nana mamua o ke koho ana. i ke kanaka Pelekane lilelile, aka, elike me ka kona. makuahine. i olelo ae ai, aole oia ka mea pono naua e koho kana kane, oiai ka hune e hooweliweli mai ana mamua o ko laua mau: maka ma ia mua aku. ftfai oi aku kona hauoli ina aole pia i halawai me ka Haku Pelekane no ka mea malalo iho o kela hinuhinu o ka haku ke naha aku mawaho he puuwai ko' ke kaikamahine i hihia wale aku. "Ke manao nei au aole au e halawai hou ana me ia ahiki i kuu lilo ana i Ledē KalaAveina, aka aole i ikeia aku ke atf o j ka manawa," i nalu wale ; iho ai no uia o Geladiola iloko ona. | . Noho malie wale np oia iluna o ke kaa me ka milikaa ana | i na lole huiuhulu hoopumehana e kau ana maluna.o kona u-ha, t a hoao iho lā ; no hoi e hoopoina loa ia Toma iloko o kana kuko o ia hoi, "kukulu ana. i mau kakele i ka lewa", aka nae, ma kekahi kumu ua makemakeia o Toma oj,a pu malaila 5 ia manawa no ka hoopiha pono ana i kona hauoli. Uk lilo ka ulia iioaa i ka Haku Pelekane i mea hookaumaha ia Geladiola'amē kōna makuahine, no ka mea .o ka hoopalau hoi keia a e mare aku ana. o'ka eha mai |a ka hoi ia o ke kane e mare aku ai, a he mea oiaio, aole e malamaia ana ko lāiua mare nie ia paa no'o ka wawae o ka haku i ka wa-hiia mē ka wēlu. ' ' ' • - / Aohe mea e noonoo'kokeia no ko laua mare ahiki i ke ola maikai ana o ka o ka haku, a he mea pono i ka lehulēhu, ke kakali ahiki i ka hoikeia ana aku; eia ne, maloko o ka rumimoe o ka makuahihe o.Geladiola he nui ke kuaki ?me ke kūkahalake, me ka piha loa i ka inama kohu ole, iio ka halawai an'a o ka hāku me ka ulia, a ua, lilo ka. eha ana o. ka hakil ma,ke ano ulia i kumu e hōopanēeia aj ko laua riiare koke ana. "He manawa wale no no ko anakala e hoi mai ai me kawahine, a ia laua e hoi mai ai e lele anā kaua i kipakuia mai keia hale aku. I ka manawa e lohe aku, ai o 'ka Haku Kalahookauniahaia aku ana kona noonoo, i ko'na <va c maōpopo aku ai no ke kumu o.ko kaua hele ana mai keia hale aku o kona hoopāu koke mai no ia i kp olua mare. <4 Ua. oe i ke ano o ka poe waiwai, o ka oi aku o na haku Pelekane/i. koiakpu manawa e ike. ai he mau meā ilihune loa kaua e hookae koke; mai ana oia, no ka mea aole .o lakou'makemake e hipUuia lākou me ka mea ilihune. O'ka wahine e mare aku ana me ia ano poe he poe lakou i manaoia a i ike maopopo ia he waiwai ko lakou, a ia oe pehea? "Ina .he ano. heina hiki kekāhi ia kaua ke kaōhi aku i ko kala mai ka hoi koke ana mai ianei a mahope aku o ka paru ana o ko olua mare, he laki a he poniaikai nui ia no kaua. E pono kaua e hoao ma kekahi ano, ke hiki. E 'nōonoo ana au no kekahi alahele e hookaawaleia ae ai keia pilikia mai ia kaua ae. Ua maopopo iā'u a ia oe pu hc hāna .naauao ole ka hookuu

ana aku i.kekahi makana waiwai nui, e laa ka haku Pelekane, mai a kaua aku, no ka mea, aia maluna ona ko kaua kaukai ana aku i ko kaua mau pono o ka "noho ana o keia mua aku." He raea hou ae kekahi i piha loa i ka huhu no keia hoohakalia ana i ka mare mamuli o ka eha ana o ka haku, oia o Hale Kakalaika. "He keu aku kela eha mauwale ana o ka haku a ka mea hoopauaka nui wale," wahi ana. o ka hooho ana ae me ka piha loa i ka huhu, oiai oia i hele aku ai e ike i ka haku Pelekane i kela ame keia la. maloko ō.ka hokeīe. "Eia oe ke noho nei maanei me kou'eha,.a owai ana ka mea nana e uku i kau mau bila nunui e kikooia mai ana, i kou manawa e ola ai, i kou manao?" ' Ooe no hoi paha ka mea nana e uku aku ia mau bila," wahi a ka haku Pelekane o ka pane ana mai me ka leo oluolu Ioa," 0 ia hoi, ina he manao kou e mare aku au i kela wahine o'pio a hooilina waiwai Miss Demona i mea e hiki ai e loaa ia'u ke dala no ka hōokaa ana aku. Aole no hoi paha e lilo ana i mea nau e ahewa ih oai ina au e hookaa aku ana 4a oe i na wahi dala uuku i loaa ia'u i nei manawa ea?" "O, ua like ko'u hookaa ana aku i kau mau bila me ke dala e kiola wale ana no no kekahi mea waiwai ole a no kekahi hoi i maopppo olē ka hoihoi hou ia mai o ka'u mau dala," wahi a Kakalaika i pane aku ai me ka nau o na kui. "Ma ko'u manao iho i nei manawa he mea pono ia'u e hoopii maoli. ia oe ma.ke i mea e maopopo ai ia'u e hoihoi hou ia mai ana ka'u mau dala o ka haawi ana aku ia oe ma ka aie." "Ina o kou manao ia eia wale no ka'u e a'o aku ia oe, e Kakalaika, e mare niua aku oe i kela kaikamahine mamua o ka hanaia ana o ka lua o ka hakaka-lua," wahi a ka Haku Kalaweina. "Heaha auanei ko'u kuleana e koi aku ai iaia no ka mare mai ia'u, oiai aole oia i aie ia'u, o oe ka mea i aie; a eia hou, ina no ko'u mare nei me ia, manao anei oe o ka mea ia e kaa ai koū aie ia'u, me ko ike no aole oe i kuleana i kela kaikamahine. "Hookahi a'u mea i ike a i lilo ai ia i mea hoouluhua loa i ko'u noonoo e noho aku la. Ua lohe mai au i kou hoao ana e maopopo ia oe na aoao apau o kela kaikamahine i komo mai ai mawaena o Toma Gerina ame oe, a i lilo ai kona pale ana 1 kou lima i kumu nou e eha ai a ki ole aku ai oe ia Toma kou, enemi. "Ina he mea oiaio, ea, ke ike ole nei au i kou kuleana e manaoino wale aku ai no i kela kaikamahine ma kela hoao ana a a olua e hakaka lua aole i maopopo loa ia oe o Toma ke make ana, malia paha, o oe ke ku mai ana i ka ia la poka a o oe ke make, Aole anei ou manao he hana maikai a aloha loa ka kela kaikamahine o ke pale ana i ko lima, a o ka eha i loaa ia oe i keia la, He liilii iho ia ina no.kou make nei." j)

Aiā ma ko ka hakn niau papalina ame kona maii maka ka ula e naliolo Ia ia manawa no kona lohe ana aku la i na olelo a Ka&alaika a pane mai la: "Aole au e hoole aku .ana i ka oialo o ia mea au i lohe ai no .ko'u-hoao ana e ninau i mea e maopopo ai ia'u ka inoa o kela kaikamahine," wahi ana i pane mai ai, "o ka mea i pohihihi loa ai aohe mea i hiki. ke hoakaka mai no ia kaikamahine me ia hoakaka akii .i kona, #no apau; me he mea la he kaikamahlne kela no kuaaina loa i maopopo ole ai i ka poe a'u o ka ninaninau ana aku. "Ua hoea mai oia ma kela wahi loa me ka mao-; popo mua ole a ku ana, a me ka emoole loa no hoi oia i hele "aku ai a nalowale elike no me ka o kona hoea mai, he uhane lapu la. Ua haawi mai oia i kekahi kumu niaikai loa na'u e noonoo a e hoomanao ai nona. "Aka, o e na lani! He helehelena ui a nohenohea maoli kona e kaili aku ai no ka puuwai o kekahi, o kona mau maka no hoi he onaona mai hoi kau! Ina manawa apau a'u e hoomanao ae ai nona me h'e mea la e hoolaau māi ana kona nanaina ia'u, a ua lilo hoi kona helehelena ui i mea paanaau loa iloko 0 ko'u waihona noonoo e hiki ole ai ia'u ke hoopoina, i hoo- | manao loa nae hoi paha kekahi o'u nona ea no kōna lilo ana 1 mea hoopakele i ke oia o kuu enemi. "Ina o kela kaikamahine a o ka hooilina waiwai wahine oia i au i koho ai na'u e Mr. Kakalaika, ma kahi o Geladiola, aole au e hoohakalia ana i ka lawe ana mai iaia na'u. No Miss Demona ea, ua konakona au iaia i nei manawa no kela ano haakei a hookanō maoli no ona ke nana aku, iluna wale no ka I hoi, no ka paiia ae nae paha e ka waiwai aohe ike wale I īho ia Malio/ aka, oiai oia ka wahine opio waiwai loa e hooI pauia ae. ai ko'u mau aie, a J u no hoi i ike ai, aole au e hoike ae | ana i ko'u manao kuhalahala nona no ka mare aku iaia, aka e hooikaika loa ana au e lilo mai oia na'u i kekahi la. "Akahi no paha a loaa iho la ia oe ka noonoo -maikai la i nēi manawa?" i ai o Kakalaika. "Ina no kona lilo mai na'u e a'o aku ana au iaia e noonoo iho a e hpopau ae i kela ano haakei ona. Ke noho malie loa nei au i nei manawa, a oia hoi ke hana aku elike me konl makemake i nei manawa, aka e Uai aku au ia oe, i keia, 'o ka mea 01 akū o ka akaaka maikai loa o ia ka mea e akaaka hope ana'. "O kekahi puu nui o kela kaikamahine i ka'u ike aku oi kona uhauha a puni ma na mea nani wale no. E pau ana ia mau ano ūhauha ona, no ka mea me ka nui o ka waiwai e hiki ai ke hoolako aku iaia me na mea nani apau. "Ina manawa apau a'u e lawe ai iaia i ka holoholo he papale nani hou loa a i ole he koloka ho.u loa wale no kona e komo mau ai. Ina oukou na kanaka Amerika e hoomau aku ana i ka hookuukuu ana i na wahine elike me ia e lilo ana i mea hoopilikia mai, oia no paha ka mea i lehulehu ai na hoopii okimare ma ko oukou aupuni nei. "Ma kekahi Ia a'u i halawai ai me kekahi wahine hana papale a kelā lole no kela kaikamahine, no kēkahi wahi lihilihi wale no* aohe nō hoi i nani loa, ua makemake mai oia i bila kanalima dala no ia mea» Ea, e noonoo iho oe, pehea la kou mailao kau wahine e uhaai ai?" "Iloko ō keia kikink he ekolu mau papale nani hou loa i kuaiia noiia. Ina no kona- lilo na'u e hoopau ana au ia ano hana ana, i hai aku au ia oe. Ina no ke komo mai o kana mau da!a apau iloko o kuu mau lima, e kauoha aku ana au iaia nana ponoi no e hana-.kona papale. He nui hou aku kana mau mea e pono ai e a'oia aku i mea nona e ike iho ai i ka hana ame ka hoemi pu mai i na hoolilo nui hewahewa." "Ke ike maopopo aku nei au aole ka oe i haulehia māoli i ke aloha ia Miss 'Oemona. Aole o'u lili i ka lilo o kela kaikamahine ia oe, ina e lilo io, ana oia ia oe, aka ma ke aho o kau mau olelo o ka hoakaka ana mai nei i ike aku nei au aia ke konakona iloko ou nona, a ua koho oē iaia i wahine na'u aole no ke aloha aka no kou akenui i kona waiwai, a ina e lohe aku ana oia i kau olelo o ko ia la ke ku kahi mai no ia ia oe, i ko oje kou makemāke e ake aku nei e lilo kona waiwai i waiwai kaana like mawaena o olua, a loaa no hoi kau dala e hookaa ai i kou mau aie. . "Ua poina loa au aole i hoike aku nei i ka mea hou ia oe, o ia keia, ke hooikaika mai la kekahi poe ia Mr. Gerina e holo ba-

loka m» ke .no he lunamakaainan» i k. 1 o i» wale iho 1a no ka Hak« Kalawelna "Ua paa loa ka manaoio iloko o na kanaka apau maloko « kona apana e kohoia ana o Toma me na haloka kiekie !oa im. 'luna ae o kekahi poe e holo pu ana me ia," i P»ne hou aku ,i o Kakalaika ma ke ano hoohaehae. "Hu! Oka pepehi ana a make i kekahi hoa oka ahaoW, ma kekahi hakaka lua o kekahi hana kaulana ia « kaena a.." wahi a ka Haku Pelekane. Hapai ae la o Hale Kakalaika i kona mau poohiwi fluna. I* manawa kikeke mai ana kekahi mea mawa-ho mai o ka puk» : « no ia loheia ana aku la, oki pu iho la ka laua kan«ilio ana. Ku ana no ke keiki huki bele. I pane no ka Kakalaika not, 'komo mai', komo mai la ua keiki la, me elua kihene pua, ra» ieekahi apana e paa ana i kela ame keia, me ka moa M«s Dc mona e kau ana. • t • "Kiola aku kēna mau mea waiwai ole īwaho, t nu» aku a! ka leo o ka Haku Kalaweina me ka piha huhu loa. "Aoh, no hoi he la nele i na mau mea lapuwale waiwai ole 1 ka lawe«a mai ianei. Hana aku oe i kena mau pua elike me kau i makemake ai. Haawi aku ika wahine malama hale, a i o!e pela « pau aku ana kena mau pua i ke kiolaia e a'u iwaho! Ma ka la aku la i nehinei he mau pua lilia ka i laweia mai, a 1 ka !a mamua aku, he tuberose, a ke nana iho i keia rumi, ua like loa me kekahi* hale kanu pua me ka paoa i ke ala • na pua like ole. a he ku no hoi i ka paku'i ke honi aku." Ua kahe£ kokeia aku la ka wahine malama hale * emoole ku ana, a haawiia aku la iaia na kihene pua a kahi keiki o ka wale ana mai !a, he mau pua hoi me na dala mahuahua i kuaiia ai ia mau mfea, no ka pono o ka haku. "E Kakalaika, ke makemake nei au ia oe e hana iho i kekahi hana maikai ma o kou kakau ana iho i kekahi wahi leka uuku e haawi aku ana i ka mahalo i ka mea nana kela mau pua i hoouna mai nei na'u a hoouna koke aku ma ka lima o ke.a wahi keiki elele.

"Hoike aku oe iaia i ka nui o ko'u hauoli no na pua ana ? hooūna mai nei he hoike ana niai ia ona aia no iloko o kona puuwai na hoomanao poina ol«-ana no'u, a mai hoike aku oe iaia no ko'u konakona iaia, o lilo mai hoi au i mea hoahewaia!" "E hoopau oe i kou kamailio ana mai elike me kena, aole anei ou ike mai eia no kahi keiki hiaanei, aole oe i hookuu aku nei iaia, e lohe mai ai oia i kau mau olelo a hoi aku a hoike ia Miss Demona? He keu aku no oe ake kanaka noonoo ole." "O, ina oia e hoike aku ana i kana mau mea apau i lohe iho nei e okiia aku ana kona mau pepeiao," wahi a Kakalaika. E ke keiki, mai hoike aku oe i kau mau mea i lohe iho nei o moku auanei <*u mau pepeiao i ke okiia," i pane āku ai o Kakalaika. "Ua lohe aku la oe, o hoi, a mai hoike wale aku i kau mea ! lohe iho nei." Ua paa ka leka a haawiia aku la i kahi keiki a kauohaia aku la e hoi, a i 'ka hala ana aku o ke Weiki hina aku la ka Hakii Kalaweina iluna o ka uluna me ka lohe ana aku o Kakalaika i ke kani ana iho o kana uhu, a pane mai la: "Ua pau aku la kela hana hoouluhua noonoo, nolaila e hoo'huli a.ka be 1 ke kii o ke kaikamahine i ka paia, M wahi aim. Mahope o ke koho haloka ana a kohoia o Toma Gerina f lunamakaainana ua piha na nupepa i na manao mahalo nona, a e hoakaka ana hoi i ria manao hoakaka o ka lehulehu, ka poe nana oia i koho a lauakila. Oiai o Geladiola e heluhelu ana i kana nupepa a { ]ja loaa ana iho o kahi e hoakaka ana no Toma Gerina kohoia ana i lunamakaainana a puka, me ka heluhelu ana iho i lia manao hoakaka lehulehu o na makaainana e haawi ana i ka mahalo nui iaia no ka Toma mau hana aloha lehulehu ma o ka hoopakele ana i kekahi mau ola mai ka make mai, haawi ae la oia t 'ka nupepa i ka makuahine. I ko makuahine heluhelu ana iho i ae la ia Geladiola. "heaha auanei kau nana aku iaia? E mareia aku ana oe i kekahi haku 'Pelekane kiekie a hanohano !" "Hanohanol Ha!" wahi a Geladiola o hoopili ana ae. "Aohe o'u ike aku la i kekahi mea ma kana mau olelo, ma kana mau hana, a ma kona mau ano no apau e ike aku ai au he hanohano a he alii kiekie oia; ma kana mau hana a'u i hoomaopopo aku ai nona e aho ka poe lopa haalele loa. "E noonoo iho oe, ua hoopalauia oia no ka marfc. ua hookaawaleia ia me ka maopopo loa ka la e mare, ai a eia nae. ahiki mai i keia la, aohe ana komolima hoopalau iki i haawi mai ia'u i mea hoike no ko maua paa ana malalo o ka aelike! Pehea la keia i*kou manao?" "Aralia paha ua kauoha ka Haku Kalaweina i ka poe hana komolima e hanaia mai kekahi komolima hoopalau nou. Ina no. o kekahi o na komolima lioopalau kahiko o kona ohana kana,o ka hoolale ana i ka poe hana komolima e hanaia mai nou aohe ho ia he hana hewa i ko'u manao. E loaa mai ana ia oe kekahi mau lei daimana, na poliaku momi o na ano like ole au e haaheo iho ai. Aohe oe i hoomaopopo a hooiaio iho i keia la i ka waiwai ame kou laki no ka lilo ana ou i wahine hoopalau na kela Haku Pelekane i ka'u nana aku, ahea la oe hoomaopopo iho ia Jaki nui ou? ,J wahi a ka makuahine. Ua loaa no ia'u ka ike, aka, i ka'u nana iho, ua moni hol ka i a i ka'u maunu, o ka mea hilu nae i ka hoomaopopo iho aohe, hiki ke hooili ae la īa 1 kula," wahi a Geladiola o ka pane? ana aku me ka akaaka. "O, e kuu kaikamahine aloha, aole o'u makemake Ik? \ leon kamailio mai me kela. E hookahahaia ana kou noonoo a e lilo ana i mea ehaeha nou ina e lohe aku ana kela haku i na mau oielo auwahi a ka makuahine, me ka pii o ka lena. "Ua lehulehu ka'u mau mea i kamailio a i hana aku ai e hookahahaia aku ai oia eia nae, heaha la ia mau mea iaia, no ia mau mea lehulehu a'u o ka hoao ana ahu iaia i ike aku ai au he kanaka hoomaopopo ole loa mai oia. Ma keia mahina hoi e maraia ai maua, a eia nae, aohe ona hoomaopopo mai la, a e hoopanee hou ia aku ana no paha auanei no kekahi manaxv* hou aku. Heaha la ke kumu, o ka'u ia e makemake nei e ike, maha nae paha no kela ma'i ona e noho mai la maloko o ka nokele i keia la ea? Aohe anei ou manao Re hana hoopakalak! ho °P a nee ana i ka mare mahope o ka hooholo maopopo ia ana o ka la, ua manao kekahi poe pela? M He hana hoopakalaki io no ia nou, he mea oiaio ia, aka, € ao īho no hoi paha oe i ka hoomanawanui i kekahi manawa. Iloko o keia manawa aku.e nui ana ka kaua mau hana e hoomakaukau ai no kou mau pono aahu, a i hiki ai e hoolawa ia kou mau hemahema apali ua hoemiia mai e a'u ka kaua maa bila no na meaai, a ua hiki no hoi ia kaua ke hana no kaua iho me kekahi lehulehu ole elike me ia i nei manawa, ina nookahi ā elua paha mau kauwa ua lawa ia. "EU hou, ua noonoo au a na hooholo floko lbo o-u, « pono oe « hoopau aku I ko wahine hana no keia manawa, « .walia S U waM™ h pl " lna ° k0 olna « hoomaopopo ako ai ia wahme hana ou, wahi a ka makuahine ' * (Aole \ pau.)