The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-09

pause at lis back to stanch her tears a
moment and look down upon him for
the last time. The light shines in his
brown hair, and she bending down till
her lips touch a stray curl, they part ST.
lently, and she, with yearning affection,
bids him from her very soul a mute
Fare thee well, dear love- !"
But she will wait no longer, fearing
her courage may give way, and the next
minute she is out in the night, softly
drawing the door to that separates these
two forever.
For some time we spoke never a word,
Dawson and l, he with his head lying
on his arm, [ seated in a chair with my
hands hanging down by my side, quite
stunned by the blow that had fallen
upon us. At length, raising his head,
his eyes pulled and his face bedaubed
with tears, he says:
liant you a word Of comfort, Kit,
for a broken hearted MANI"
l stammered few words that had
more sound than sense, but indeed l
needed consolation myself, seeing my
own responsibility for bringing this mis-
fortune upon Moll, and being more
heartily ashamed of my roguery now
twas discovered.
"You don't think ell be too hard on
poor Moll tell me that, Kit?"
AYE, he'll forgive her." says I,
"sooner than us, or we ourselves.
And you don't think he'll be forever
a-casting it in her teeth that her fathers
"a drunken vagabond, eh?"
NAY. l believe he is too good a man
for that.
"Then, says he, standing up, "I'n
go and tell him the whole story, and
you shall come with me to bear me out. "
Tomorrow will be time enough,
says 1, flinching from this office. IT'S
late now.
"No matter for that. Time enough to
sleep when we've settled this business.
Well not leave poor Moll to bear all the
punishment of our getting Mr.. Goodwin
shall know what an innocent, simple
child she was when we pushed her into
this mavery and how we dared not tell
her Of our purpose lest she should draw
back. He shall know how she was ever
an obedient, docile, artless girl, yield
ing always to my guidance, and you can
stretch a point, Kit, to say you have
ever known me for a headstrong, mas
terful sort Of fellow, who would take
denial from none, but must have my
own way in all things I'll take all the
blame on my own shoulders, as should
have done at first, but was so stagger-
ed by this fall "
"Well," says /, "if you will have it
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81 will, says he stoutly. "And now
/ give me a bucket of water that may
souse my head and wear brave look.
would have him think the worst of me
that he may feel the kinder to poor Moll
And I'll make what atonement can, "
adds he as 1 led him into my bedcham-
Der. eff he desire it, will promise
never to see Moll again. Nay, will
offer to take the kings bounty and &C
a-sailoring, and so, betwixt sickness and
the Dutch, there'll be an end Of Jacl
Dawson in a very short space"
When he had ducked his head in 6
bowl Of water and got our cloaks from
the room below, we went to the door
and there. to my dismay, 1 found the
lock fast and the key which had left
in its socket gone
What's amiss, Kit?" asks Dawson
perceiving my CONSERVATION.
"The key, the key!" says 1, holding
the candle here and there to seek it OF
the floor, then giving up my search al
it struck me that Mr.. Goodwin and Mol
could not have left the house had the