Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-02

Il, enrb weaticr ones thoughts nat
urallv reverted to Waihlh aud g bar
An thc surf, aud when Francis Baltpu
NJ last stood on tho beach nc the lllA
after IN enjoyable ride from the hotc
III town. he found q merry party lOh.P
inW Ia the waves. Looking up .oMatu
tlte grand old mountain, Diamond lienl
49, proups OF bnthofs from The dit
fersai residences. looking Ike black ugt'
ko iao blue OF the water lie stool ioi
sofne time and wntched the skihtul
swimming, occasionally smiling symph.
fhpticaily when shouts Of lNughter rang
out above the booming OF tlt bfenkorr.
Pau. Kuamea, pau. orirl Noahs
qirl ne one of her companions, after
di,{nr ont OF sight nfnr %. came ny
benSsth her and gave her Q surprise nnd
dutking at the same time. good
pnturca wet battle cnsncd, and Tor q
monept nothing could b. scoH but q
cloud OF spray and whirliug arms ana
legs AT last tie c0ulbntuuts paused,
sputtering aud choking. After q SNORT
rest. IA which they bObbed NJ ana dgWh
and nmieably ute seawced together
Kulameu seized board Heating near
hy, aud whiting until hugo wave cnme
along ghy mounted Il aud audanousy
rode over two or thrsc breakers nhr
WAS evidently quito at home M the water
aud no form Of aquatic sport seemed uh.
known 20 her Ia the meantime scN'
orn Of the others, waiting good OF
portunity. rose with the bouhulhs sui
md wCr. wished up Oh the sands u'hi
Mr Balfour. who thus had q chance 20
observe them more closely. lie saw
thcy wer. an Hawoinns which probably
accounted for their daring nhd enjoy
ment in this rather b0istrOs tide
Again and again they went out nnd came
in with the pillows, ncyer seeming TO
tire of the fun FINALLY kulnmch Tor
sock her board and Joined them. An
unusnnlly MIDI crested roller brought hpr
almost TO the foot of the young iunn VINO
was watching her with interest For q
uinutc shc las hrruthlpss, then she
wiped the salt water ont Of her cyrs ma
opened them with frank and friendly
Aloha. Mr.. Balfour," she said, with
a charming smile, which showed a nash
Of the whitcst teeth. You are coming
In, chf'
As she spoke he remembered having
met her the night before 90 hnud CON
cert ut thr hotel, but he bud bccn no.
troduccd 10 several nc the same moment
md merely bowed. He had thought 90
the time that the young girl looked IKE
nm oriental princess, with her grareiul;
dignihrl figure aud beautiful face aud
lac had learned that she WAS the dnugh,
lfI VI ~ W'NANHA AANWNAAANf
from q long line Of Mos.
"Are you going 70 stay IN long enough
20 make " worth my whilcF he asked,
with an adminng look into the large
darl, eyes raised to his.
"Ycs. indeed" she declared. "Thc
water Is 80 warm one can be IN for any
lcngth Of time without getting a chil'
you know.
~ will bo with you In minute them
Ia ,rt.I uu ha IuahnU off Ia MT M "A
bathing suit
lie had always prdod himself on his
swimming. but he found tint kulnmea
was q match for him, She Ind been
brought up Va the water from the time
shc was two years old, she luughingy
told him. and did not deserve any credit
Tor hQr powerse
"All the girls swim and ride, she
assured him, aud he nc once made an
engagement TO ride with her the fol
lowing afternoon.
They saw great deal OF each other
during the days that followed Ia the
gay informal life OF Honolulu. IN which
work seemed unknown, aud the sole
duty Of life 20 get as much pleasure and
ease out OF IL as possible, every uppp-
tunity for intimacy was present aud
three days OF pcquuintanceship equalVd
three weeks in a more conventional
place.
In the morning Kulamca would go
down town Ia her little phaetOn, nttrUd
often, II Is true, Ia q hOolce. but such
fresh. spotless one aud looking so
handsome, with her clear, dark skim
lustrouA eyes and dazzling teeth, TINT
one quite forgot 20 cnticise her costume.
She would bc sure 10 meet Mr., Baltor
and, after a few moments chat. lac
would get Va and drive with her while
ahn apNnnullahnI Ia n
they parted, somo Arrangement would
be made for the afternoon, They would
mount their horses aud ride up Punch
bowl whore they would rest for a while,
enjoying the cool breeze they would find
near the summit aud admirng the hnc
view of Honolulu and the harbOr below
them; or they would so 10 an opon.nlr
band concert, or perhaps spend the after
noon IN the large, airy lanai OF Kula-
meas home, where Mr. Rnlfour would
lounge IN hammock and kunmca, when
tired OF talking, would sing her pretty,
native songs % the accompaniment OF hcr
ukelcle, bringing out all the sad weird
CHARM, of which they were capable, with
her musical voice. TO which the halmy
air OF the tropics seemed to have lent
some Of lts softness
With the hearty hospitality peculiar IN
every resident Of the islands-no mntter
what nationality kulamea's parents had
nude the young man welcome and he
telt thoroughly 90 home and free 70 como
and 90 aa he pleased.
Then the evenings, with their quota
OF entertainments, which seemed cens,-
less was sure 10 bring them together.
Anyone would have noticed what a
good.looklng couple they were IA they
stood, Ade by side on the yeranda of the
palace one evening, about week after
ishey h9d hrSt met On u large, inlpos-
ant 'NIJ' WIN y crown engraved IN guild
end red on Us white surface. FrancIs
baltour had been informed thar nv
command Of her majesty, tie chnmbef,
lam Of the household invited him M ma
preaent az hah At lolani palace.
in response to tho Invitation be hsa
appeared promptly at . O'clock. and soon
niter he was making his heat dnncing'
SCHOOL bow before Queen liliu0kaulaw
mat ceremony over he had snltplt Kui
snlea; whom he found lookmg nnusueiy
peNnulul IA Bluxy, white l,aWn. witch
set on nor dark, rich coloFing 10 the hest
re Il not interestingly she excnimad
Win q sigh Of delight, aud indeed M
seine before them was brilliant one
Inc spacious apartment which onanea
On 20 the Yerandah through large slnss
uo9ra, was hung with crimson ANA sniS
,anu Suffered with elootfie lichts. m tba
~. Nv ~ the throne, having been presensed
NV n.,ly onlcerb tom tho Eyo nlen.oF
tb wen "a pQfh were ragged M nh
T, efg ~ tnl dyass Uniform.
tne royal household. ana mrthss fNs or
members Of the cabinet with INN. v ts
hl,'A The lesser mminarles ~ Xxx N.il'
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