The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-10-05

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TURNED INTO STONE.
any kind, but lifted my eyes and then sat
ike one turned TO stone. Not 70 feet
away stood man whose cooked and lev
eled rifle was pointed straight at my heart
And that man was half blood Indian!
l did not utter sound, but sat there
staring, open mouthed, expecting to see
the rife spit forth its deadly contents at
any instant For possibly 80 seconds
neither of us stirred, and then the half
blood silently lowered his weapon, letting
down the hammer at the same time. He
did not speak, but promptly came forward
and squatted close at hand, reaching out
and appropriatiug some Of the dried beef,
which he rayenously devoured.
BY that time | regained my nerve, and
snatching out revolver | demanded to
know the meaning Of his actions. He was
not in the least disturbed, for, still with
out speaking, he secured more of the dried
beef and crammed it into his mouth.
"Well, you certainly have cheek!' | half
laughed. "Nou sneak up on man like
this and get the drop on him, and then
you eat his rations without much as
saying by your leaven have half mind
TO bore you"
Still he spoke no word, but continued
eating until satisfied. Then, wiping his
mouth with his hand, he startled me by
saying in English:
~ didn't shoot you; why you want to
81 sLo,Id ~, VOC INV, ycIor,,tion
.,R,I+ ,yhnt tyort to knoyv il What Won
meant hr sreol,ino, mon mo in that ,.ov
nnd ,,oin+i,,,, ,-,,,,. ,,,1,, nj ,,ns,,
stTbonghf Won s6,nr other man If Won
bod besr--uob y,
WN-o,, ,,,o,,id bo,,o shot ,,,a2,,
uitlSa ~ doo,,, Le criaJ bis ovay ll,z-
i,,, tsror one vol I Lo nr Lis t,,I I
F,t5 him. Coon 7 GnI thsr, both Tbsn
lii I sbnotp,
tt1'bis indivilpol must have ,vropged
,o,,g,, yen+IIred my, interest in fine LaIf
blood incraasinr,
r,,ttarir,, sound c,,,,s from, his throat.
ord bo ,,ro,,'T I,is tool, t,.tJ,,,r Will. the
ioot, or, bis fo,.a ,,,s ,,t,,EII, ft,.ji.b
81 tali to,,,,, ,.og Gis Iogy Lrf farcelv
snol-en words ,.He sfraI of me NV souayy {,
Ts +I,ot NOT enorobg Sbe have white blood
in her iiEa nvseIf and she want to he
iii,a 10 ,,hitag 10 ,.,.e,.,.ttir 70 r,,eoea
bar Itrv tn r,aI,e .u,yseIf like the white
nor tboiIob / Ls desDisad for the rcd
biood in me And nv father wag a chief
- 80 To,.aio,s'''
m d,,oI ry,..,ls ,,.,r,, ,r.I With ,,rida
,rbiIo bo ,,IorsI ,,t ma i'm n ,r,, I lid NOT
I,ta pef5ra I g,,,Id s,agl be won't an.
ssTba ,if, 81 ,,,. f+I,.,r ,,.,s a ,,-ri+e
,ro,1an Sbe ,-as 81 ca,ti,.a tal.an in yror.
80 ~, -, ,,,,. III In limo sbe
did ,,,,+ caro, ~ r,.+,,, ~, han ,,ooIs The
rod man Who trirs to n,ingIe With the
rrbi+el and live III. tI,er, ia n fooI That
Tbaya Ioarred WIN b,ve fornd mis-
ILj+a Ill OH, .t,Io nv, s,,,o,y I slaU
'o''' w 49, '''s 49, $500
t. 80 10 r,,.o,..g.r,. 70 ,,,,eatior, him,
fr,rtbar and I sb,,Jderaj os I tborrbt ot
49,, f,t 49, Ill I,,f,II tt nor, b ~, nc
e.. .i,,,Id H., ,.,, L,, ,,,,,t aly,,, I,, IN,
aI,a,,,,ar
W., Ia bo1 e,-rloirod tho half bIood
ro,arsoj in+I, I,ol,Ig siIanca sittinr, an
49, l,r,,,,,d s,,d lt,rir,, nv tEa fre vii
49,, = I ,,,, f fr CON, FC.toI,Ia but !
Lnsy, ~ No Won, n. ,id ,,,ysaIF Of bis nres
a,,c., o,,d ,r,s frrcoI IN sIibr,it +o tba in
a-,i+atia IT., h., LII bi,,sa,f before IN,
Gre and sIsrt 90 o,IietIy M If Ibad heer
bis bast friand in al tbe ,rorId
sIor+ ,er,, littio tint niobt e,ettine, III
many times To renlenisb tbe fire Ono,
or twice I saw INV strange Communion,
eves y,ere omen ana he yyas vyatrbing my
movements Int he silent again AS soon a,
/ settled down.
The half blood was astir as soon as tn,
LIGHT of apUroachinp dav began TO show
I'm the east had fallen into n deep sleep
utterly worn ont with fatigue and watch
inc but he came and aroused me.
0Tbe sun comes soon % he said. ian,
the day will he hot. This is the time t,
90 on. Which wayPn
"To the south 4" WAS nv reply
s,Tbe trail leads that ,vav. but the Dev
u'a range il there. VIII YOU 70 around
or sbaIl we travel togethergu
1 had resolved to make the short cut
through the range but did not care fol
his company. However. after quickly
swallowed breakfast we started together
/ was mounted. but the half blood tool
the lead. and he was as tireless as a grey.
hound
No trace of a trail appeared to my ewes
hut. with his head bowed and his ewes on
the ground. my companion seemed like u
bloodhound on the scent. Right into th,
heart of the wild and desolate mountains
that lift their barren. stiuscorched Crrsts