Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume LXV, Number 23, 10 June 1926 — HE MOOLELO no KAMILA a i ole Na Ola Elua i Owiliia Iloko o na Wiliau o na Popilikia Mamuli o na Hana Pupuahulu [ARTICLE]

HE MOOLELO no KAMILA a i ole Na Ola Elua i Owiliia Iloko o na Wiliau o na Popilikia Mamuli o na Hana Pupuahulu

*TJa maopopo loa anei !a oe e hoi hou mai ana no oia? He ktu aku maoli ka hoi, ka hikiwawe loa o keia haalele ana wai ia o Mr. Buke ia kakou." Ua kulike no ko kaua maiiao nia ia mea, aka na« o Anak*!a Felakona pu kekahi i hala aku la ma kela hu^kai." "O e Silivia! He keu aku a ka mea kaumaha o ka manao," alaila noke okoa iho la o Kalala i ka uwe, aia hoi kona mau waimaka ke kahe makawalu la ma na papalina. No na ia elua a ekou mahope mai, he o ia mau no kela ano Ailuna o Kalala Fiki, a aole no hoi he mau mea i loheia no ka. hana a na makaikiu, e pili ana no na pohaku daimana nalawale, a oiai ua ma'u kela mau !a o ka hoohala ana o na imlihmi ma Felckona Hale, ua huli hoi aku la lakou no na home. Loaa mai la no hoi na leka mai ka paamare mai, o ka holo ana aku ma ka laua huakai mahina meli, a ua hoomamaia ae na manao kaumaha o ka. Lede Mele, no kana kaikamahine; a ano hoihoi mai la no hoi ka helehelena o Kalala Fiki. Ma na mānawa apau a Kalala e iho mai ai no ka hale malalo, e akahele loa ana ka poe o kela home, aole o lakou kamaiiio wale ae e pili ana no na pohaku daimana nalowale, no ko lakou ike, he mea ia e hookaumaha mau ia aku ai o ka aootioo o kela kaikamahine. Hoko o kela mau la ekolu o ka noke ana o na makaikiu i km httli i na pohaku darmana nalowale, aole he wahi mea a wuōpopo ski ia lakou o kahi 5 lilo aku ai o kela mau pohaku makamae; nolaila i ka huli hoi ana mai o Mr. Buke mai kana hnakai mai, he o ia mau no ke kulana pohihihi, o na mea apau •like no me ia ana i haalele iho ai. O Mr. Buke hookahi wale no ka i huli hoi mai, aole o Keoni Fetakona kekahi, a i ua kanaka Opio nei, i lele iho ai mailuna nai o kona kaa, ua hele kona helēhelena a lamalama, a kulana hoihoi maoli kona ke nana aku; a no ka hookipa ana mai iaia ao Felakona Hale, oili aku la o Teda iwaho, me ka haawi anā ēku i kona lima, no ke aloha ana me kona hoaloha, a o ia ka Mr. Buke o ka ninau ana mai: "Pehea o Miss Fiki i keia mānawa?" wahi ana me ka leo liilii loa, no kona hopohopo, o loheia mai auanei ka inoa o kela kaikamahine, e kekahi poe e ae o kela home. "Ua aneane e hoi hou mai na ano kahiko o kela kaikaniahme, ua haalele aku hoi oia i kona rumi, a ua hele. mai e hui pu me makou. Heaha kau e hopohopo i\ei, aolt he poe kokoke mai !a kaua, e loheia mai ai ka kaua mau olelo; a pehea leo kakou poe ma Auseteralia?" "Aohe mea i koe e kanalua hou iho ai, ua hooiaioia ka poWei o na mea apau « Teda, a he maikai ke ola kino o na hoa apaa, a i haawi mai nei no i ko lakou aloha a nui ia oe," alaila kopu mai la o Mr. Buke i ka lima o kona hoaloha, o ko laua temo like mai la no ia noloko o ka hale. koi aku no au iaia e hoi pu mai maua, ua hoole loa *»i nae kela, no ka nui no o kana mau hana, nolaila e hala aaa paha iaia he mau la e hooponopono ai i kana mau hana, asanrua o ka hoi ana mai," a ma kela wahi o ka laua kamaifio, loomo loa mai la ua mau kanaka opio nei noloko o ke keena aina kahi a Silivia ame Kale Wahie e noho ana, e kakali o ka hoea mai o ko lakou poe no ka inu ti ana ma kela anwiaa la. Haawi mai ta kela mau mea i ko laua aloha ia Mr. Buke aia ke kunou ana mai, me ka pana'i ana aku tio hoi o ke kaaaka opio, alaila hele aku la oia no kahi a ka Lede Mele e ku ana iluna o kekahi moena veleveka nui, a ma kona aoao hoi, e ku ana o Kalala me ka paa no 6 kona pola ti iloko o kona lima. "Hauoli maoli au i ka ike hou ana ia oe e Mr. Buke," i mahamaha mai ai ka hookipa ana aku a ka Lede Mele, i ke kanaka malihini. "Uk ha'o maoli ko makou ike ana I kou helehelena iloko o na la ekolu aku nel i'hala, aole anei pela e Mi«t nki?? Aohe wahi mea a pane ae o Kalala HGd no kela ninau a Mr. Buke, aka ua kaa aku la nae i ka Lede Elikona ka pane afl4 mai: "Ae, ua ha'o loa ko makou lk« ana ia oe e Mr. Buke," wahi ana me ka hele ana aku o Mr. Buke imua o ka lede aoo, a hopa iho la i kona lima, me ka hoopili ana ae ma kona mau lehelehe, alaila hoi hou mai la no kahi e ku ana o Kalala, a hopu okoa aku la i ka lima o kela kaikamahine no ke aloha ana me ka pane pu ana aku: M Ke hauoli loa nei au no ka ike ana aku, ua maikai loa oe mai kela haawina mai a'u i haalele iho ai ia oe," me ka'haka pono loa ana aku o kana nana ana m&luna o ka helehelena 0 Kalala. "Pehea ua maikai i'o anei oe?" Aohe wahi mea a pual leo ae mal ka waha mai o Kalala, a 1 ole haalele iho paha i kona ku ana ma kela wahi, a i ka hala ana o kekahi manawa pokole, aea ae la kona poo iluna, a nana mai la maluna o Mr. Buke, aole me ka helehelena o ka mea i piha i ka hoihoi ole ame ka hoowahawha, aka me ka helehelena o ka mea i piha m« ka oluolu, i awili pu ia me ka huhu ame ka inaina. Ke kilohi pono Ia ua o ī£a!ala ia Mr. Buke mailuna mai o kona poo ahiki ilalo o na wawae, me he mea la, akahi no oia a ike i keia kanaka, a e hakilo pono ana i kona ano, a ma kahi o kona hoopuka ae I hookahi huaolelo, kaha aku la ōia hele, no kekahi aoao o ke keena aina, a puka loa aku lā no hoi no Ka holo akea, kahi o ke alapii e moe ana no ka halemaluna. Mamuli o kela ano 0 Kalala Fiki, ua hiki ole i ka Lede Mele ke uunu iho i kona manao kahaha, a ua loaa pu aku no hoi * haawma hookahi M. Bukfe, aka no Teda nae, ua hele loa

oia a piha i ka hoonaukiuki, me ka huhu pu, no kela hana hoohaahaa a Kalala Fiki i kona hoaloha, a e hoomaka aku ana oia e hele e ninau ia Kalala, i ke kumu o kona hana ana aku i kona hoaloha, elike me kela, ua paa e aku la nae o Mr. Buke ma ka poohiwi o Teda, me ka nana ana aku no kahi a ka Lede Elikona e noho mai ana, ua pau honua wale iho la. no kela noonoo maikai ole iloko ona, a ua kapae ae la hoi oia i na huaolelo maikai ole, ana i manao ai, e kamailio aku imua o Kalala. MOKUNA XIII. "He mea makehewa wale no keia e kuu hoaloha, a ke ike nei au i ko'u hewa, nolaila maluna ponoi iho o'u, ka auamo ana i na haawlna ehaeha apau o ka'u mau hana kuhihewa. 0 ko'u manao maoli ea, o ia no ka hoopau ana i kela kahiko a e hoi hou aku ai no Auseteralia, kahi i maa ia'kakou i ka noho, me ka loaa ole he mea nana e hoopilikia mai 1 ka manao." "Mai pupuahulu loa oe e kuu hoaloha; ma ka'u ike a pela me ko'u manaoio maoli, ua haulehia kela kaikamahine i ke aloha ia oe; aka aia kekahi mea nana i hoopilikia loa aku i kona noonoo; a no kela aloha nae, aole e hiki iaia ke hoololi, a o ia ka'u e uwalo aku nei imua ou e kuu hoa, e hoomanawanui no kaua pela, a i ka wa pono auanei, e ohi ana no oe i na hua ohaha o kou hooikaika ana.'* "Owai iwaena o kakou i hiki ke ana i ka hohonu, ke kiekie ame ka loaa o ua mea pohihihi o ko ka wahine ola ana?" i hooho ae ai o Mr. Buke me ka minoaka ma kona mau papalina. "Ua komohia ka manao iloko o kela kaikamahine i kinohi, me he mea la ua aloha oia ia'u; aka ke hoahewa nei no au ia'u iho, no ko'u manao ana, ua hiki ia'u ke ume mai i ka noonoo o kela kaikamahine, ahiki i kona lilo ana mai i wahine mare na'u ma keia hope aku." "Aohe au mea e hoahewa ai ia oe iho; a o'ka'u e hoolana aku nei i kou manao, e hooikaika oe ma na ano apau e hiki ana, e lilo mai oia i wahine mare nau. Ua paa loa ko'u manao, ua aloha oia ia oe, a o keia mau ano ona e hoikeike mai nei ia oe, he hana hoomalae wale no kela, a ina aole oia i haulehia i ke aloha, alaila ua loohia oia i ka ma'i opulepule. "No kela manao hoopau ou i ka noonoo ana no Kalala Fiki, e hoihoi hou mai oe ia manao kuhihewa, owai auanei iwaena o ka poe apau e noho nei maanei, i hiki e pahele i kona noonoo, o oe hookahi wale no? A no kou manao e huli hoi hou aku no Auseteralia, e hoopau loa oe ia noonoo, he hana ia na ka poe hohewale, aole nau e kuu hoaloha." "Heaha na kumu nui loa, o kou paakiki ana ia'u, e kau aku i ko'u mau manaolana no kela kaikamahine, me kuu ike no, aia ka uahoa ame ka hoowahawaha iloko ona no'u?" wahi a Mr. Buke, me ke kalele ana aku o kona mau lima, maluna 0 ke kikina puka aniani, a nana aku la iwaho, ma kahi a Silivia ame Kale Wahie e paani popo hiiia'i ana, pela hoi me Kalala ame kekahi mau kēiki liilii. "Eia no ke kumu nui loa, mamiua o kuu hookuu ana aku ia oe e hoi hou no Auseturia, e konoia mai ana au, e hoike ae 1 ka'u meahuna i ike ai i pili loa ia oe." Minoaka iho la o Mr. Buke no kela mau olelo a kona hoaloha, me ka pane ana mai: "Ua maopopo loa ia'u, aole oe e hoike ae ana i kau māu mea i ike ai no'u, a ao!e o'u wahi hopohopo iki no kou lilo i mea kumakaia i kou hoaloha. Iwaena o na kanaka apau e ola nei ma keia ili honua, aole au i ike i kekahi mea oi aku o ka oiaio ame ka makee i kona hoaloha, elike me oe e Teda. Ke hoomanao la anei oe i kau mea i hana mai ai no'u, mai kinohi loa mai o ko'u ike ana ia oe?" "Hookahi a'u mea e hoomanao nei, o ia no kou lilo ana ame Farela i mau mea kokua mai ia'u, oiai au e waiho ana iloko 0 kela ma'i fiva ikaika loa. Mai kamailio mai oe e Rikeke no na mea e pili ana i ka hoaloha; no elua manawa i noho aie ai au ia oe; nolaila ua kau iho maluna o'u ke ko'iko'i o ka panai ana aku i na hana apau e pono ai oe, elike me kau 1 makemake mai ai ia'u e hana akti." No kela mau olelo a Teda, hopu mai la o Mr. Buke i ka lima o kona hoaloha, me ka umii malie ana iho, a o ia ka Mr. Buke o ke kamailio ana mai: "Ke mnao nei au, o Miss Alani, ka ihea nana i hookomo mai iloko ou, i na niea nana i hoolilo ae ia oe e Teda i kanaka ano hou. Nolaila mai haawipio oe ia oe iho, elike me kau i hoakaka mai nei no ka'u mau mea i hana aku ai nou. Noke okoa ae la o Teda Felakona i ka akaaka, me kona nana ana aku no kahi a kona hoaloha e nana ana aku no kahi a kona hoaloha e nana ana ia Kalala Fiki, a o ia kana o ka pane ana ae: "Ma ka'u hoomaopopo aku, aole he hoihoi a he hauoli iloko o Kalala; a o kela ke kaikamahine mua loa a'u i ike ai, i ka loli hikiwawe loa o kona mau ano iloko o keia mau la pokole wale no. , "Ma ko'u manaoio maoli, aole no na pohakuvdaimana i nalowale ai o ka Lede Elikona, ke kumu maikai ole o na ano o kela kaikamahine, aka mamuli o kdcahi mea ano nui loa e hewa ole ai au ke olelo ae, malia no kona noonoo nui loa paha nou e Rikeke Buke." - Luliluli ae la o Mr. Buke i kona poo, me ka pane ana aku no na olelo a kona hoaloha: "Aole o'u manao, ua kaumaha oia no'u, koe wale no paha ina ua lilo ka'u mau olelo i kamailio aku ai iaia, a I ole kekahi mau hana paha ma ko'u i mea hoehaeha aku i kona noonoo." "E hoomanao hol paha oe e Rikeke, ua oi aku ka mea a kela kaikamahine i hana mai ai ia oe, mamua o ka mea hiki ia'u ke hoomanawanui, a ua hoohaahaa maoli ia no oe. Ina no kou ae mai, alaiia e hele aku ana au e nuku ia Kalala, no kana mau olelo kikoo-la i hoopuka mai ai nou, me ko'u nana ole i kona kino wahine ana, oiai ua piha maoli au i ka hoonaukiuki iaia, no ka hoohaahaa ana mai i ko'u hoaloha." "Ma ka mea oiaio maoli, he maikai no ko'u launa ana me kela kaikamahine, aka nae aia kekahi mea ano nui loa iloko 0 kona noonoo, i ano-e ai oia iloko o keia mau da elua mai nei, a ina paha oia i maopopo i ka nui o ke kaumaha ame ka ehaeha i loaa ia'u, mamuli o kela mau hana, aole no paha oia e nana mai ia'u me na manao piha i 'ka hoowahawaha." "O kela kekahi o na kaikamahine ino, aole au e hunahuna iho ana i ka hoike ana aku i ko'u manao imua ou, e piii ana nona," wahi a Teda, me ka hoike okoa ana aku no kona piha 1 ka huhu. "Auhea oe e Teda, mai lilo ko kaua noho hoaloha ana, i kumu nou e nana aku ai i kela kaikamahine opio, me na manao hoowahawaha. No'u iho, ua nana aku au iaia, ma ke ano oia kekahi o na kaikamahine opio i piha me ka oiaio ame ka maemae loa. Aole au e lilo i kanaka ino loa, mamuli o ko'u haulehia ana i ke aloha nona, a aole no au e lilo i kanaka i hoehaehaia ka manao. Pehea ua hoike aku nae paha au ia oe, ma keia po i mareia ai kou kaikuahine, no ka hoike aqa

mai o kela kaikamahine ia'u, no kona hooikaika ana ma na ano apau, e loaa aku iaia ka ike no kahi i noho ai o Kalani Elikona? "Ma ka mea oiaio loa ea, ua hoolimalima maoli kela kaikamahine i kekahi loio, mc ka maopopo ole i ka Lede Elikona, e huli aku kela kanaka, a e ninaninau paha ma na wah'i apau, ina ke ola nei no kela kanaka opio; a ma ka hope loa o kana mea i kamailio mai ai ia'u, no ke poho wale o na manaolana, ma kana mau hooikaika ana aku, e loaa o Kalani Elikona, ua i hiolo okoa mai la kona mau waimaka. "Me ka hoomanawanui wale no i hiki ai ia'u ke kaohi mai ,i ko'u mau waimaka mai ka hiolo ana aku ma ko'u mau papalina; oiai nae ua hele oloko o'u a paila me na manao aloha no kela kaikamahine, a ua kokoke loa au e hopu aku iaia, a puili mai iloko o kuu poli, a € hoike aku iaia owau no o Kalani Elikona, ke kanaka ana i ake. loa ai e maopopo kona wahi i noho ai." "Pehea e ae mai ana anei oe e Rikeke, e hele aku au e kamailio pu tne Kalala ?" "Elike me ka loihi o ko'u ola ana, pela no au e hoole paakiki aku nei, aole oe e hele e kamailio pu me Kalala, maluna o keia kumuhana a kaua e kamalio nei." "He keu aku ka keia a ka mea kupaianaha, e oluolu anei oe e hoike mai i ke kumu e hiki ole ai ia'u ke kamailio me Kalafa no keia mea?" "Eia no ke kumu oiaio loa, aole keia he hana i kuleana ai kekahi mea e ae mawaho o'u ame kela kaikamahine, a ma ko kaua ano hoaloha wale no, pela au i hoakaka aku la i keia meahuna ia oe; nolaila e waiho malie kaua me ke kamailio hou ole i keia pohihihi." "Alaila o oe ponoi no nae paha ka mea nana e kamailio aku ia Kalala ea?" . "Pehea auanei e hiki ai ia'u ke kamailio pu me ia, oiai e hoao mau ana oia i na manawa apau, e kaawale loa oia mai ko'u alo aku. I kekahi manawa ua hoao no au e kamailio aku iaia, o kona ku ae la no ia iluna, a llele aku la no kahi okoa e noho ai," alaila ku okoa ae la o Mr. Buke iluna me ka hoomau hou ana mai no nae i ke kamailio ana: "He 01 ae ka pono, e ku au a hele mai keia wahi aku, no ka mea i kela ame keia la ke oi loa mai nei ke ko'iko'i ame ke kaumaha o keia hana maluna o'u. la'u e noho ana ma keia hale, me ko'u ike mau aku i ka helehelena o kela kaikamahine, ua hoomahuahuaia ae ko'u aloha nona; nolaila e hookuu mai oe ia'u e hele no kekahi wahi mamao, no ka hoonana ana i na manao eh'aeha e loku nei iloko o ka puuwai," alaila kulou iho la o Mr. Buke ma fca aoao o ke pakaukau, me ka palulu ana ae i leona helehelena me na lima. Hele mai Ia o Teda a hoopa iho Ia ma ka poohiwi o kona hoaloha, a kamailio iho la i na olelo hoomalielie iaia; alaila aea ae U ke poo o Mr. Buke iluna, me ka pane ana mai: "Oiai au e hoohala ana i ko'u mau la ma keia wahi, me he mea la, aole he noonoo nui e ae iloko o ko'u poo, o na mea wale no e hauoli ai o Kalala Fiki, pela no hoi me a*u ame ka Lede Elikona, aka nae ke ike nei au, he moeuhane palaualelo wale no ia, he oi aku ko'u hoi hou ana iloko o kela ano 0 ke ola ana o na lāla i hala aku nei, mamua o ka hoomau ana aku i keia noho ana i piha me na haawina hoehaeha he nui." "Iha no ka hookoia o kena manao ou, alaila pehea iho la k<\ pono o kou makuahine?" i ninau mai ai 'o Teda me ka nana pono ana ma ka helehelena o kona hoaloha. Ma kāhi nae o ka pāne mai o Mr. Buke no kela mau olelo a kona hoaloha, pii ae la ka ula ma kona mau papalina, me ka nana ana aku i kahi e, a o ia ka Teda o ka hoomau hou ana mai i ke kamailio ana: "E noi aku ana au ia oe e Rikeke e maliu iki mai i ko'u manao. malia hoi o hiki no ke hoopauia ae keia pilikia. Ua 01 aku kou kahiko mamua o'u, a malia, ua maopopo no ka mea pono e hana aku ai ia oe, i wahi e hoauheeia aku ai na haawina maikai ole apau mai ia oe aku; aka nae ke manao nei au, ina e maliu mai ana oe i ka'u a'o ana no kou pono, e ike ana no oe ma keia hope aku i ka naauao o kou ae ana mai, e lawe aku i ka'u mau olelo a malama." . "Alaila heaha kau mea i manao ai e hoike mai ia'u e Teda kuh hoaloha?" "Eia ua manao la, he mea pono e hele maoli aku no oe e liui pu me Kalala, a e koi ikaika aku iaia, e hoike mai i ke ano o kana mau mea i hana mai ai ia oe, no ka mea he kuleana nui kou e koi aku ai iaia e hana mai pela, no ka mea ua hoehaehaia kou noonoo mamuli o kana mau hana. "E hoomanao oe e kuu hoaloha, i kinohi o ko kaua hoea ana mai no keia wahi, o oe ka mea hoopipili loa a kela kaikamahine; a ua waiho maoli mai no oia iaU iho imua ou, no ke aloha ana aku iaia; nolaila aole loa ona kuleana e hoomamao aku ai mai ia oe aku." "Pehea auanei e hiki ai ia'u ke ike aku iaia, no ka mea ua nana maoli mai no oia ia'u me na manāo hoowahawaha ?" "Ina pela e waiho malie mai oe ia hana na'u," me ka minoaka ana iho o Teda. "Ina e holopono ana kau hooikaika ana no ka ae mai o Kalala e kamailio pu me a'u, alaila i hoike e aku no au ia oe i ko'u manao ea, elike pu ana au me kekahi omoomo palaoa iloko o na lima o kela kaikamahine, e hiki ai ke lomiia mai a pala-he." "O kena paha kau e manao nei e Rikeke, aia nae a hoea mai i kela manawa e ike maoii iho ai no oe, e pala-he ana ka palu o kela kaikamahine ia oe, a e hoolohe mai oe i ko'u manao. Ma ka la apopo, e haalele iho ai na malihini me ko kakou poe, no kekahi huakai hele makaikai; o ka'u a'o ia oe mai hele oe me kela poe, oiai e noho ana no o Kalala Fiki i ka hale Aei, a aole no au e hele ana me lakou, nolaila mawaena auanei o kaua a elua, e hiki ana i kela kaikamahme ke māliu mai, i na mea apau e koiia aku ana iaia." Ke kamailioia nei, na olelo maluna ae mawaena o na hoaloha elua, he ekolu la, mahope o ka huli hoi ana mai o Mr. Buke mai kana huakai hikiwawe mai no Auseteralia. Mai kona hoea ana mai ahiki i keia manawa a laua e kamailio pu la, aole he hookahi manawa a Mr. Buke i kamailio pu ai me Kalala, a aole no hoi he manawa a kela kaikamahine i nana pono mai ai ia Mr. Buke, aka e hoao mau ana oia e hookaawale iaia iho mai ka halawai pu ana me ke kana-! ka opio. j Ina ma kt ano ulia, e halawai ana o Mr. Buke md Kalala, a haawi aku i ke aloha kakahiaka i kela kaikamahine, a aloha ahiahi paha, aole e panai mai ana o Kalala i kela aloha, aka! o ke kunou wale mai no. ' No Mr. Felakona ame kana wahlne, aole o laua hoomaopopo i keia ano mawaena o Kalala Fiki ame Rikeke Buke, o ke kumu,.ua paa loa ko laua noonoo ame ko laua manawa, ma ka hooikaika ana e loaa na daimana i aihueia o ka Lede Flikona. .0 kekahi kumii no-hoi, o ij ka loaa ana © kekahi o ka laua

mau keiki i ka ma'i, nolaila e lilo mau ana ka Lede Mele ma ka imi ana ina mea e hooluoluia ae ai kana keiki. No Silivii hoi, aia kona noonoo, maluna o kana mau hana hou, o ia ka hoomakaukau ana no ka hoea mai i ka manawa e hookoia ai k amare mawaena ona ame kona kāikunane hoahanau me Kale Wahie. Ma ka mea oiaio maoli o Teda hookahi ame Mr. Buke ka i ike a hoomaopopo i ko Kalala mau ano, aka no ka nui ie o ka poe ma kela hale, aole lakou i ike iki, aia kekahi piliki* nui mawaena o na opio; a i kekahi manawa, ua hookahahai* aku no hoi ka manao o ke kaikamahine lawelawe a Kalala, i ka wa e komo aku ai kela kaikamahine iloko o ka rumi O kona haku, e noke mai ana o Kalala i ka uwe, me ka maopopo ole nae iaia o ke kumu. Me kela hoolala ana ae nae, e huli aku i na leumu oitk> i ala mai ai na manao hoowahawaha a hoihoi ole o KaUla no Mr. Buke, ku ae la na kanaka opio iluna, a haalele ih ola ialoko oke keena waiho buke. No ka poe paani popo hina'i, aole e kala i pu ai ko lakou paani ana 4 ua hul ihoi nui mai iloko o ka hale; nolaila 1 na kanaka opio o ka maalo ana ae mawaho o ka holo, o ka wa no ia i weheia mai ai ke keena kakau o Mr. Felakona, a kiei mai la ke poo o ua kanaka n«i iwaho, a i kona ike ana mai ia Teda, kau ae la i kona lima iluna, a pane mai la: "Ua laki maoll, ua oili koke mai la oe e Teda, ke maktmake nei au e hele mai oe no kuu keena nei, a o oe pu kokahi e Mr. Buke," alaila komo hou aku la o Mr. Pelakon* iloko, me ka hele ana aku o na kanaka opio elike me ke kauoha a Mr. Felakona ia laua. I na kanaka opio i komo aku ai iloko o ke keena, ike aku la laua ia Felakona, a mawaho ae ona, o ka Lede Elikona kekahi, e noho ana ka lede aoo maluna o kona noho, a • kukuli aku ana o Kalala ma ktina aoao, a o ka Makaikiu Kalawe kekahi maloko oka rumi; pela hoi me Silivia ame Kal« Wahie. "Aole kakou i kokoke aku i kahi e maweheia ae ai ka hant pohihihi, i kau iho maluna o kakou, o ia ka aihueia ana o na pohaku daimana," i hoomaka mai ai o Mr. Felakona e hoakaka. "No'u iho, ua hele au a piha loa me ka nauki, no ke ano o ka nalowale ana o kela mau pohaku daimana, a ua ake loa au e hua'iia ae na meahuna pili i keia hana pohihihi. "Ma ka manao 0 ka Makaikiu Kalawe, mahope o kona noii akahele ana i na mea apau e pili ana i ka nalowale ana o na pohaku dāimana, ua manao oia, eia no iloko nei 0 ka hale ka mea aihue. Ua huliia ma na ano apau, ao!e he wahi i ikeia, no ke komo ana mai o ka mea aihue iloko nei 0 ka hale mtiwaho mai." "No na kauwa lawelawe aia ka hilinai piha ana maluna 0 lakou no ka hoopono," i pane mai ai ka Lede Elikona. "Ua hoaoia lakou apau, a ua ikeia ko lakou oiaio mt ka hoopono loa, a uā lilo ka huliia arta oloko o ka hale holookoa, i kumu e hoopilikiaia aku ai ko lakou noonoo, no na manao hoohnoi 1 kau aku maluna o lakou." "E hoomanao hoi paha oe e ka madame, o na keonimana kekahi ame na lede i haawi mai i ko lakou ae me ka maikai, no ka huliia oloko o ko lakou mau rumi, ame na paiki lole," i pape mai ai ka Makaikiu Kalawe. "He mea oiaio no ia, aohe a lakou mau mea e kaumah* iho ai, no ke kumu, aole he mau hoohuoi ana i kau akil maluna o lakou," i kamailio hou mal ai no ka Lede Elikona. "He oi aku ka loaa ole ana 0 kuu mau pohaku daimana, mamua o ka hoopilikia ana aku i na manao 0 kela poe kauwa, a maluna paha o ka poe 0 keia home." "Auhea oe e ka Lede Elikona, ma ke ano owau ka hale, ua ili iho maluna o'u ke ko'iko'i o ka huli ana aku, ahiki I ka loaa ana o ka mea nana i aihue i ko mau pohaku daimana, me ka nana ole ae, ina paha e lilo ana ka loaa ana aku, i kumu e kau aku ai na haawina hoehaeha a hookaumaha maluna o | kekahi mea. t | "E hoomanao pu mai oe eka Lede Elikona, elike tne ka waiho ana o kela mau pohaku daimana me ka loaa ole, pela no e hekau iho ai na ao omamalu o ka hoohuoi maluna o ka poe apau o keia home, a mamuli auanei o ka loaa ana o ka niea aihue, pela wale no e hoauheeia aku ai kela manao hoohuoi," i hoakaka hou mai ai o Mr. Felakona i kona manao. Ke puliki la ka Lede Elikona i ka lima o Kalala iloko o kona lima, a iaia e hoolohe aku Ia i ka hoakaka a Mr. Felakona, ke hoomaopopo la oia i ka hu'ihu'i pu o ka lima 0 Ka* lala me kona ninau okoa ana mai: "Heaha kau i makemake ai e kuu kaikamahine? Ua aneane anei oe e maule, a i ole ua makemake paha oe e hookuu aku i ka paa ana i kou lima? E hoike mai i ka pilikia 1 loaa ia oe!" "Aole he pilikia i loaa iki ia'u ma kekahi ano e kuu makuahine," i pane ae ai no hoi o Kalala, me kona nana ana mai ma ka helehelena o ka Lede Elikona, a iloko no hoi o kela manawa hookahi, i huki aku ai oia i kona lima, a hele aleu la no kahi oka puka aniani e hamama mai ana; oiai hoi o Mr. Buke i nana mai ai ia Kalala me kona ike ana mai, i ka hele 0 ka helehelena o ke kaikamahine opio a haikea pu. "Pehea, aole anei he mea maikai, ke kauoha ana aku i na makaikiu akamai loa o Ladana, no ka hele ana mai e huli 1 ka mea aihue?" i hoakaka okoa ae ai o Mr. Buke i kona manao; a i ka lohe ana mai o KalaU i ka leo o Mr. Buke, m huli ino mai la oia e nana iaia, me ka hele o kona helehelena a piha i ka hoowahawaha. "No ka makaukau o ka Makaikiu Kalawe, aole »'u mea e hoohalahala ai, aka nae he noonoo wale ae la no keia, malia paha ua oi aku ka pono, e loaa kekahi makaikiu mawaho ae, a mau makaikiu paha, a mamuli o na kukakuka ana e loaa mai ai kekahi mea maikai loa." "Akahi au a ike i ka maikai o kena manao ou, & ke apono aku nei au i na hoakaka a Mr. Buke," i pane mai ai o Mr. Felakona; me he mea la akahi no a loaa iaia kekahi noonoo oi ae o ke kupono, no ka hoopau ana ae i kekahi ninau pohihihi loa. "Ua kamaaina au i ke poo 0 ka oihana makaikiu o Ladana, nolaila e hoouna aku ana au i kekahi leka iaia, ma ke kaaahi o keia po, no ka hoouna ana mai i kekahi o kona mau kanaka makaukau loa no Felakona Hale nei." "Aole o'u wahi kanalua iki, e hoounaia mai ana kekahi makaikiu," i komo mai ai o Teda ma ke kamailio ana, me kona hele ana mai a ku iho la ma ka aoao o Kalala me ka ninau ana aku: "Aole anei, he hu'ihu'i loa ke ea o keia U nou e Miss Fik!? ,f "Aole o'u hu'ihu'i!" wahi a Kalala a e makaukau mai ana oia e kamailio i kekahi huaolelo, aea e ae la ke poo o Mr. Buke iluna ,a pane mai la: Me he mea la, ua loaa ia'u kekahi hoomaopopo ana no ka aihue 1 hanaia, wahi ana me ka luliluli ana ae o kona poo. "Ua maopopo i'o anei ia oe kekahi mea e pili ana no ka aihue i hanaia?" i pane ae ai o Teda me ke kahaha. (Aole i pau.J