The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-10-30

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uHI kU.H boo what danger vr aH.
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What COULD sho maln. ] asked myself
WHOM .Hu Dad rHHu BOO. Was thort amy
ching boo hUr -uuHU.tluu' Would tluu.uer
follow ua MthDr ~ so. aud if hc should
como Boo ume would ho have power Co
IDIu us. using such mysterious inluUncc,
-GlUI Do ur English as Dc sOcmud Co.. us.
-o-a. And if ho could help NO., would 10
hr hrttor tu fall into Dis hands than into
those VI thu uNnspomtcd Santuupspf
tI.HHHf tHu duchess would say NuH
-o 30 mattorcd not what answered my.
s0lf ! huuUl. now Master lind-trlm
bad nppelrUd, that the women would Doe
allowed ta Ru fro aud &c socmod tu me
that t0 surrender 90 Clarence would Do 60
hand over the duchess TO- her Unomy sim.
ply that The rest of us might escape.
Master liud-trum returned while ] was
sIl considering this, aud observing the
same precautions ns before ] hadc him
join mo We'll, ! said not so impctu-
ously ! hope. as Mistress Anne. yet dare
say viii. GOOD ae1l uf caporncs0, well.
what CD LEY sa, o.. ae Wa slow 30
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% have bad nows. " be- answered s,ntlv
"Ah ! calculated, lump which was
due a- much tn rage a. To- any other emo
uOn rising in my throat so they will
/ Elvo u- uo terms. IhOn 80 boiti Lot them
/ come aud take u.s.
Nay. De hastDHod 10 answer 1T Is
not so bad rs that. lad. They arr fathers
and husbands themselves, and not lanz
kncchts They will suffer the women 70
/ 60 free and will even lot me take chufgo
e them 10 necessary
They will"' ! exclaimed, oyorj0yed !
wondered why on earth be had hositated
t. tell me this why, that Is the mnin
point, friend
Yes. be said grnycly. perhaps SO.
Mon. the men may 60, too, II the tower
be- surrendered within an hOur-with one
exception. that is Tho man who struck
the blow must be given up
"Thc man who struck the blowl' ] re-
pcntcd slowly. DO you moan-you mean
the man who cut the patrol downi'
Yes, be said lie wac peering very
closely ut me, as though be would learn
from my face who II was. And / stood
thinking. This was a. much as we could
expect OWNED, and most truly, TINT
but for the honest DutchmaD's influence,
promises. perhaps brides, such terns
would mover have been offered to NJ by the
men who. hours before, had driven ms 10
hold ~ II we had been yermin. Yet give
Up Master Bertiei what, " said, will
be done to himY The man who must be-
given up, / meant Master Lindstrom
shook bis head d" II was an accident, !
urged, my eyes on his.
He grnsped my hand firmly, and turn
ing away his face seemed for awhile un-
able 10 speak At last be whispered: 'IIe
must suffer for the others, lad. fear 50.
| IL Is a hard fate, a cruel fate. But / can
do no more. They will not hear me on
/ this Il is true be will be first tried by
/ the magistrate, but there is no hope. They
nrc very hard"
| Ny heart sank. / stood irresolute pom.
dering ON what We ought 10 do, pOnderiDa
on what / shonld say to the wife who 80
loved the man who must die. What could
sayf Yet somehow / must break the
news. ] asked Master Lindstrom 10 wait
where he was while ! consulted the others,
adding, You will answer for 1t that there
will be no attack while you are here, !
suppOsei"
Il Will" be said. knew 1 could trust
him, and 1 went In to the duchess, closing
the door behind me. A change had come
over the room since had left IT. The
moon had risen and was 1ingiDg Its cold
white light through the twisted and shat.
tered framework Of the window to fall in
three bright panels on the floor. The
torches in the street had for the most part
burned out or been extinguished. In place
Of the red glare, the shouts and the crash
Of glass, the atmosphere Of battle and
strife had left, found this silyery light
and stiffness made more apparent by the
distant hum of many voices.
Mistress Anne was standing Just within
the threshold, her face showing pale
against the gloom, her hands clsspcd. The
duchess was kneeling by her husband, but
she looked up as entered.
"They will let US all 20, q" said bluntly-
IL was best 10 tell the tale nt Once-"ox-
cept the one who hurt the patrol, that is. -
1t was strange how differently the two
women received the news. While Mistress
Anne flung her hands TO her face with a
sobbing cry OF thankfulness and leaned
against the wall crying and shaking, my
lady stood up straight and still, breathing
hard, but saying nothing. saw that she
did not need to ask what would bo done
10 the one who was excepted. She knew.
mo, " she murmured at last, her hands
pressed to her bosom, I'VE cannot do it,"
II fear we must, A" said gently, calmly,
too, think. Yet in saying 1t l was not
quite myself. An odd sensation was grow
ing upon me In the stiffness Of the room.
began on "a sudden, did not know why,
to thrill with excitement, TO tremble with
nervousness, such as would rather have
become one OF the women than man.
My head grew hot, my heart began TO beat
quickly. / caught myself looking out,
listening, waiting for something 10 hap.
pen, something TO be said. 1t was some.
thing more terrible, as 1t seemed to me,
than the din and crash Of the worst mo
ments Of the assault. What was iti What
was IL that was threatening my beingf An
instant and knew.
"Oh, no, neycrp' cried the duchess
again, her voice quiyering, her face full o.
keenest pain. ''Wo will not give you up
We will stand or fall together friend"
Give you upi Give you upl Hal Tn
veil was lifted now, and saw what TIL
something with the cold breath going be
fore 1t was. looked quietly from her Il
her husband, and / asked-I fancy sh
thought my question strangely irroleven
at that moment: ''Iiow is her Is he bet
teri"
Much better. Ho knew me for mo
ment," she answered. Then he seeme'
to sink away again, but his eyes wer
3. quite clear."
. stood gazing down at his thin face
which had ever looked so kindly int
10 mine My fingers played idly with tn
knot Of my sword. "Ho will liver" | aske
:, abruptly, harshly.
H. She started at the sudden question; but
~ brutal as 1t must have sounded, she wa
IA looking at me in pity so great and gene
Gus that it did not wound her. "Oh, yes,
!, she said her eyes still olinging to me. q
think he will live, thank heavenr'
"a Thank heayonl All, yes, thank HEAVIER
! / turned and went slowly toward ii
- door, but before / reached It she was
" my sido-nay, was ON her knees by me-
clasping my hand, looking up TO me wit
- streaming eyes what are you going I
= dor" she cried, reading, i suppose, som,
- thing in my face.
" II will see II Master Lindstrom cannC
get better terms for us, answered.
- She rose still OBTAINING me. You al
= suToi" she said, still eying me jealousy.
a quite sure" l answered. forcing
"A smile. Il will come back and report
Il you"
IA She let me go then, and went out an
N Joined Lindstrom on the staircase.
"Are you certain, asked, speaking
A. a whisper, that they will; that the tow
o. will keep its word and let the others goS
Il am quite sure Of 1t, he replied, no.
ma ding. They are Germans, and hard an
a. pitiless, but you may trust them. So far
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