Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1899-10-27

/ ment IN his eyes, he took Winnie and
told her how happyhe was to fnd her.
l stepped 70 Kaumais side. She
knew my footstep and jumped to hes
feet.
''You could not trust met she
cried, shrinking from me.
81 trust you now" 1 said 81 trust
you, love you and worship you
Comet"
held out my arms. She came to
me. Ali The misery was wiped ou.
in that embrace of love. 1t needed
no words to say that Kaumai loved
me. This beautiful woman, whose
only teachers had been Jean Chicot
and Nature, was mine. She had
earned my love, my gratitude. my
trust. With my arm around her waist
turned TO Jean Chicot.
The old Frenchman stood palsied
with surprise, fears.and bewilderment,
rubbing his hands together and moan
ing to himself. Seacamp stood with
his hands in his pockets, staring with
wile-open eyes and pale face at Win
ME, at Kaumai and at me.
Speak" commanded Jean
Chicot ~ Esa= your answer. but
brought you here to discover Helene.
Speak Is this the daughter of Thomas
Warringford?"
eyes" hoarsely cried the old man.
"That is Helene She does not know
mel She does not know met
bent end kissed my priestes5
again.
"You are my cousin" said,
''and fortune i0 waiting you at
Honolulu"
She teuderly put her hand in mino
aad drew me toward Winnie aud
Gordon. Embracing Winnie and me
she said:
81 have my fortune now"
"Kaumai our cousin" exclaimed
Winnie. "Uncle Toms daughter; and
Uncle Tom is deadl'
"Yes," L replied. ''Kaumai bo-
longs to us. Uncle Tom left her to us
to care for-and how tsnderly we lall
do it"
noticed the happiness was not all
with us. Winnie looked with bright
eyes into Gordon's face, and the gem
eral of the army wore his honors
proudly.
"You hal better speak to old
Chicot," said. Helene, 1 will call
you Helene hereafter, for that is your
name. You will learn all about your
self when we reach home"
"Home!" she murmured, "homel
What a strange, sweet world thought
this horrid place was home, until your
darling sister taught me better. She
has opened my eyes even more than
yoa coIld in that brief talk that awful
day. Yes, L will speak to him, she
continued pointing to Chicot He is
the old man told you used to teach
me in that temple long ago"
She stepped before Chicot. Some
thing of her old grandeur came to her
as she stood before him and said.
"Old man, for your teachings 1 owe
you gratitude and hatred. You were
in one way kind and in another cruel.
have learned wisdom from my sister,
there" pointing proudly at Winnie,
''and know that the horrid fallac;cs
you taught me were but the phantasies
Of disordered brain. That you will
fully did wrong do nos believe. yet
you made me hater of my people,
and almost murderess. But for the
joy that has come out OF it, the love
aud happiness that are now mine,
and here she stepped back and held
Winnie's hand in one Of hers and mino
in the other, 81 forgive you. do not
know what You are to me. There is
mystery to be cleared away, but not
ty You, save as you are bidlcl by
these people. When you have done
your duty to them and me our WAYS
must part forever. To-day l begin
life that shall be free from idolatry.
save as I idolize those who love M
and whom 1 love, You have doi, D..
wrong. [ cannot love you.
The old man was on his knees, Ie:
white head bowed with grief and NJ
initiation.
BE kind to him, 1 said. "You dc
10 not know what disordered b. n
will do. He is not wholly respon:F Y.
Treat him kindly. He has not J ~fg
10 live j."
''Then live in peace, she sasi soft
ly, bending and stroking the oily man.
head. Il forgive you and W. IL love
you"