The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-11-02

Tin DO 0lniu ta titd.rt
hsl HHIhiI t.HHfi t faufId uHurn
nHIf fl GOO window Hfd Looked oui on
iHU crowd iailW % niiod the sunlit
Hf0if aatU whDfU n little faisld platform
ffrHun with fushas Iflifudad ifseN with
h0lda in0m wall to wall with faces all
turned UnH Waf toward mH n was
silent crowd standing in hushod ave and
expectation. Che consciousness " which
s.ut fuddon chill tn my heart ilnnchine
my rhcut aud making mv hluod run slow
f0f momont The noxt I moved on ~
tho dour. aud bowlug 20 The spectators no
thDy stood aside hugan 20 descend the mar
row staircase
There were guards going down bciorc
mO aud hohlud me were Master iindstfom
anu m0rr puards The nutchmnn reached
forward IN The gloom and claspud my
hand holding " a. We wont down IN
nrm. strong grip
Never fear said 10 him chccrily,
looking back II = all right "
lie answered In words which I will not
write here, not wishing, ~ have said, 20
make certain things common.
suppose the doorway at the bottom
was accidentally blocked. for a few steps
short Of It we came 10 a standstill and nj.
most at the same moment started, de
spite myself, on hearing a sudden clamor
aud roar Of many voices outside.
what Il itY' asked the Dutchman.
1t is tho Duke Of Cloves arriving, ! OK
poet ' be- whispered lie comes In by the
other gate
A moment later we moved ON and passed
out into the light, the soldier. before me
stepping on either side TO Civ me place.
| The sunshine for an instant dazzled me,
and lowered my eyes. As ! gradually
raised thom again l saw before me short
| lane formed by two rows Of spectators
/ kept back by guards, and Mt the end of
] this two or three rough wooden steps lead
! ing 60 platform on which were standing
/ a number Of people, and above and beyond
all only the bright blue sky, the roofs and
gables Of the nearer houses showing dark
against IT,
advanced steadily along the path left
for me and would have assembled the steps,
but at the foot Of them / came 10 a stand
still and looked round for guidance. The
persons on the scaffold all had their backs
turned to me and did not make way,
while the shouting and uproar bindered
them from hearing that we bad come out.
Then 1t struck me- seeing that the people
at the windows were also gazing away
and taking no heed Of me, that the duke
was passing the farther end Of the street,
and sharp pang Of angry pain shot
through me. / had come out 20 die, but
that which was all TO me was so little "a
these people that they turned away to SEE
fellow mortal ride byi
Presently, as we stood there, in pit as
it were, getting no view, felt Master
Lindstrom's hand, which still olaspod
mine, begin to shake and turning TO him
found that his face had changed 60 O
deep red, and that his eyes were protrud
ing with kind Of conyulsiye eagernesi
which instantly infected me.
what is iii" / stammered. began Il
tremble also. The air rang, 1t seemed tC
me- with one word which n thousand
tongues took up and reiterated. But q
was a German word, and did not under
stand It,
wait, waltz Master Lindstrom ex
claimed. PRAY God It be truer'
He seized my other hand and held 1t a
though he would protect me from som"