The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-07-15
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Continued.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.

we lOsb no blu1e, De SURE, LII BOluS
back to Algiers, blessing God on the
way for our escape, and vowing most
heartily that we would be led into no
future folly, no matter how simple and
Innocent the temptation might seem.
And now began again tedious season
of watching on the mole of Algiers, but
aot to make this business as wearisome
to others l will pass that over and come
at once to that joyful, happy morning
when, with but scant hope, looking
down upon the deck of galley entering
the port, to our infinite delight and
amazement we perceived Richard God
win waving his hand to us in sign of
recognition. Then sure, mad with JOY,
we would have cast ourselves in the sea
had we thereby been able to get to him
more quickly Nor was he much less
moved with aGection to meet MS, and
springing on lac quay he took US both
in his open arms and embraced us Bu4
his first word was Of Moll my he.
loved wife?" says he, and could ques
ton rs no further.
We told him she was safe, whereat he
thanks God most fervently, and how we
had spoken with her, and then he tells
us Of his adventures-how on getting
Don Sanchez's letter he had started
forth at once with such help as Sir Pc
ter Lely generously placed at his dispo
sition, and how, coming to Elche, he
found Mrs. Goodwin there in great anx-
iety because we had not returned, and
how Don Sanchez, guessing at our case,
had procured money from Toledo to
pay Moll's ransom, and did further
charter neutral galley to bring him to
Algiers-which was truly as handsome
thing as any man could do, be he
thief or no thief. All these matters we
discussed on our way to the Cassana
bah, where Mr.. Goodwin furnished him
self as we had with traders permit
for % days.
| This done, we set out with q team of
good mules, and reaching Thadviir about
an hour before shutdown we repaired
at once to Ali Oukadi's, who received us
with much civility, although twas clear
to see he was yet loath to give up Moll,
but the sight of the gold Mr. Goodwin
laid before him did smooth the creases
from his brow, for these Moors love
money before anything on earth, and
having told it carefully he writes an
acknowledgment and fills up formal
sheet of parchment bearing the dey's
seal, which attested that Moll was hence
forth free subject and entitled to safe
conduct within the confines of the dey S
administration. And having delivered
these precious documents into Mr.. God
wins hands he leaves us for little
space and then returns, leading dear
Moll by the hand. And she, not yet APP
prised of her circumstances, seeing her
husband with us, gives shrill cry, and
like to faint with happiness totters for
ward and falls in his ready arms.
will not attempt to tell further of
this meeting and our passionate, fond
embraces, for twas past all description
Only in the midst of our joy / perceived
that Mohand on Mohand had entered the
room and stood there, silent spectator
of Molls tender yielding to her hus-
bands caresses, his nostrils pinched and
his ivid face overcast with wicked
look Of modification and envy. And
Moll, seeing him, paled little, draw.
ing closer to her husband, for, as
learned later on-and twas no more than
had guessed-he had paid her most as,
siduous attentions from the first moment
he saw her and had gone SO far as to
swear by Mohammed that death alone
should end his burning passion to pos
sess her. And l observed that when we
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fered him her hand, he muttered some
oath as he raised it to his lips.
Declining as civilly as we might AL
Oukadi's tender of hospitality, we rest
ed that night at the large inn or cara
vansary, and do think that the joy Of
Moll and her husband lying once more
within each others arms was scarcely
less than we felt, Dawson and 1, al
this happy ending of our long tribula
tions, but one thing it is safe to say-we
slept as sound as they.
And how gay were we when we sci
forth the next morning for Algiers,
Moll's eyes twinkling like stars for hap.
piness and her cheeks all pink with
bushes like any new bride, her hus-
band with not less pride than passion in
his noble countenance, and Dawson and
as blithe and jolly as schoolboys ON q
holiday, for now had Moll by this act Of
heroism and devotion redeemed not only
herself, but us also, and there was nc
further reason for concealment or de.
ceit, but all might be themselves and
fear no man.
Thus did joy beguile us into false
sense of security.
Coming to Algiers about midday, we
were greatly surprised to find that the
sail chartered by Don Sanchez was nc
longer in the port, and the reason of this
we presently learned was that, the dey
having information of a descent being
about to be made upon the town by the
British fleet at Tangiers, he had com
manded the night before all alien ships
TO be gone from the port by daybreak.
This put us to quake, for in view OF