The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-01-12
HIS APOLOGY.

II Deg your paruoni Sllu tlnuOlDn,
turning very white about the lips "Will
you repeat that remark"
az said you lied, replied HILL the larger
Of the two men, once ugain. Then he turn
ed abruptly upon his heel and walked down
the wide piazza, leaving Randolph grip
ping the bocl; of his chair until tho veins
In his hands stood out like the edging on
tho piece of embroidery his wife had left in
the chair few minutes before. 1t had all
happened SO quickly--the hot little discus
sion had started and como to this abrupt
end so suddcnly-that he could hardly
realize what lad really happened, but those
last few calmly insulting words rang in
his ears long after they had been spoken,
and the younger man felt his rage at them
growing as he stood there scSring after the
ietroating figure of his insulter.
For little while he stood where he was,
and then, turning, made his way TO Kelly's
rooms, where he found that lifetime friend
of his, and into whose ears he poured tho
whole story.
eff we were little farther south, John"
he added, 81 would certainly call him out
and demand the kind of satisfaction l feel
like having at this minute, for, laws or no
laws and etiquette or no etiquette, that
man should be made to recognize the fact
that he coald not insult Randolph with
impunity."
"Then," returned Kelly, taking his feet
down from the chair in which they had
been comfortably reposing and wheeling it
about for his friend, 81 am very glad that
we are not farther south. Hill is n dead
shot, l understand, and as you IRE not you
would probably be turning up your toes to
the daisies the second you pulled your gun
Yes, am glad we are where we are, " he
added, turning down his trousers and re-
lighting his pipe, "for dueling, however
just and honorable, my dear boy, is out at
alphabetically. And fear we cannot re-
viye it for your especial benefit. You were
wise in not striking him, too, for you
haven't n physique
"Like yours, for instance" interrupted
Randolph, glancing at his athletic friends
straight, we'll made figure. The latter
smiled and went on.
Like mine, then, or Mr.. Hills Other
wise, you being alone with him, and
there never being better time than the
present, it would have been easy to settle
the difficulty. But, that being past, l see
only one way-yet let me think" and
Kelly went off into brown study, while
Randolph thrust his hands deep into his
pockets and looked disconsolately out of
the window
eyes, L have it,, said the former at
last, "and l promise you that he shall
make u public apology to you before we
are either of & "a hours older. Will that
satisfy yoU!"
"No, it won't, to be frank" said Ran
dolph, "but it is all l can expect undoubt-
eddy, and if you can make him do it with
out getting yourself into trouble L think it
will be some balm to my wounded spirit, P"
and he smiled grimly.
Every well, count on that balm" said
Kelly laughingly, 'and meet he after sup
per on the piazza where the rest Of the
folks usually congregate. That's all. Au
revoir until then, and he turned down
| the long gravel walk in the direction he
had seen Hill go a few minutes before,
while Randolph sought his own rooms in
anything but pleasant frame of mind.
| That evering, after supper, promptly,
| as Kelly had requested, however, he put
in an appearance on the long piazza, where
the guests always assembled after the even.
ing meal and where he found his friend
But to his surprise, sitting beside him, as
if they had always been chums, was Hill
himself, and for minute Randolph felt
! inclined to turn back, so angry did Kelly's
apparent treason to him make him, but
catching the athletic young mans eye fol
an instant and observing the meaning OF
it Randolph sauntered quietly up to the
group and nodded to the men collected
about his friend, who seemed to be hold
ing their interest with his conversation.
"Oh, yes" said he as Randolph took
chair little way off from him, "Tn
something of hypnotizer, though Nv,
never given much time to it, acknowl
edge But if one has the right tempera
ment there is little to learn The rest il
easy, in fact Now, whenever L find |
good subject, l can make him or her d.
about what like in IA small way
"Come, come, Kelly" remarked one o
his listeners. "These be idle words. Prov
your assertions, young man."
every well, "said Kelly, smiling. "Whei
and whereof
"Here and now," returned the other
eve are willing to witness any exhibition
in the occult science you may choose t,
Offer
"And will you furnish the subject"
Certainly" chorused the others, becom
ing more interested as the young man be
came quite serious over the matter
Good. Then all of you remain quiet
please, until 1 find out If any of you i
subject to my influence. AS he spok
Kelly turned from one to another, YER
slowly, looking them steadily in tho eye
as he did so, until he stopped at Fill. 70
a moment there was absolute silence, ant
the other men bent forward in inter te
attitudes, while the hypnotizer stare
straight into his subjects eyes. Then til
former spoke.
"Mr. Hill is under my WILL" said h
slowly, 'and imagines, let us say, that h
has insulted one of the present company
Wewill say it is Randolph, as lie is furthe
away from the subject than the rest of you
He will now get up, cross the intervening
space and apologize TO Randolph for til
language he used-he thinks he has used
to him. Let the silence continue, please.
And for two minutes the two athlete
stood looking each other in the eyes, Hi
flushed and inwardly angry, but recogniz
ing the earnestness of his opponents in
tention He saw the trap he had steppe
into, and eIr awhile he felt inclined {