The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1896-03-28

should never dare look him straight III
the eyes again. What say you, Mr.. Hop
kins?'
"why, Evans" says !, "you know
my will without telling. ] will not of
my own accord go from your choice,
which way you will"
"Since we owe everything to Mistress
Judith" observes the don, land as she
is no longer child, ought not her
wishes to be consulted?"
mo-" says Jack very decidedly, and
then, lowering his voice, he adds, 'for
was she Judith Goodwin ten times told,
and as old as my grandmother into the
bargain, she is still my daughter and
shall do rs l choose her to do. And If.
rs you say, we owe her everything then
1 count 'twould be mean, dirty return
to make her live out of England and
feel she has a snealSing coward for n IA
ther. ="
GAS you please, says the don. "Give
me e10, 900 of the sum you are to be paid
at Michaelmas, and you are welcome to
all the rest ~
"You mean that, senor?" cries Jack,
seizing the don's hand and raising his
left.
"By the Holy Motherl' answers Don
Sanchez in Spanish.
"Done" cries Dawson, bringing his
hand down with smack on the Don S
palm. may, always believed you
were the most generous man living
Ten from t'other. William jackson, !"
says he, turning to me, "what does that
leave u.s."
"More than 600, DOOR
1.-THE Lord be praised forevermoreN y
cries Jack.
Upon this Moll, by advice of Don San
chez, sends for Simon and telling him
she is satisfied with the account l have
given of his stewardship offers him the
further control of her affairs, subject AT
all times to her decision on any question
concerning her convenience and reserv
ing to herself the sole government of her
household, the ordering of her home,
lands, etc. And, Simon grnsping eager'
| ly at this proposal, she then gives him
the promise of e1 900 for his past serv.
| ices and doubles the wages due to him
under his contract with Sir W. Goodwin.
"Give me what it may please thee tc
bestow that way" cried he. "All shall
be laid out to enrich this property. ;!
have no other use for money, no othel
worldly end in life but that. "
And when he saw me next he wal
most slavish in his thanks for my goot
offices, vowing | should be paid III,
claim by Michaelmas if it were in tn
power of man to raise so vast a sum il
such short space.
Surely, thinks l, there was never
more strange original creature thai
this, yet it do seem to me that there
no man but his passion must appear
madness to Others
| must speak now of Moll, her ADM
rable carriage and sober conduct in thes
new circumstances, which would hav
turned the heads of most others. Neve
once to my knowledge did she lose he
self possession ON the most trying occa
sion, and this was due, not alone to he
own shrewd wit and understanding, br
to the subtle intelligence of Don SAL
chez, who in the character Of an old an
trusty friend was ever by her sid'
watchful of her interest land his own
ready at any moment to drop i'll her o;
a quiet word of warning or counsel L
his advice she had taken into her SER
, ice most commendable, proper old gel
: tlewoman, one Mrs. Margery Butterb,
!, who, as being the widow of a count
parson, was very orderly in all thins
!. and particularly nice in the prophetic
q This notable good soul was of
CHEEKY, chatty disposition, of very plea
= ing manners and a genteel appearance
: and so, though holding but the part
housekeeper, she served as an agreeab
companion and a respectable guardia
whose mere presence in the house +
lieved any question that might ha'
arisen from the fact of three men hviI
under the same roof with the young al
beautiful mistress of Hurst Coul
Moreover, she served us as u very usef
kind of mouthpiece, for all those ma
yelous stories of her life in Barbary,
the pirates we had encountered i'll I
deeming her from the Turk, ETC., wi
which Moll would beguile away al
| ltulOtiS lltill ilOul, III thO liiNiS oAi
ment of creating Mrs. Butterby's VIC
der and surprise, as one will tell stori
of fairies to children, this good WON
repeated with many additions of Il
own concerning ourselves, which, to
fleet credit on herself, were all to c
advantage. This was the more fifth
because the news spreading that the II
heiress had returned to Hurst Court {
cited curiosity far and wide, and it W
not long before families in the surrouI
ing seats, who had known Sir w. GC
win in bySone times, called to see
daughter. And here Moll's tact v
taxed to the utmost for some who b
known Judith Goodwin as an infant
pected that she should remember SO
incident stored in their recollection. I
she was ever equal to the occasi'
feigning pretty doubling innocence
first, then suddenly asking this lady
she had not worn a cherry dress witt
beautiful stomacher, or that gentlen
if he had not given her goldpiece
token, and it generally happened tn
shrewd shafts hit their mark, the Ia,
though she might have forgotten
gown, remembering she had very
coming stomacher at that time,
gentleman believing that he did 6
her luck penny, and SO forth, fr
very vanity.