The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1902-04-18


how he hated them, This cold and
bleak coun-ry-how he hated it. oh.
for the sunshine and the flowers. the
dancing and the light laughter Of his
island home
His face Sottened as he thought Of
1.-THE blue sea foaming against jag
ged rocks. the blue SKY cut by peaks
as jagged. tie rustling palm trees
above the CLEAN OF yellow sand. the
scents OF the warm night and the dan
GERS wreathed in flowers. one Of them.
& dark eyed sirl, had fung 8 wreath
round his neck. She loved him. He
had thought he loved her. but that was
before the other came.
He was singing alone now. and \
unconscious feeling crept into his
voice The song was the same he had
sung over { year ago 10 the fair Ameri.
can girl. He had taught her the song.
and she had taught him what love
was. Again he was bending nearer and
nearer. while his eyes told the story
his lips dared not speak. Then the bit.
ter year Of seeking. All. he would re-
member only the golden days that
came before.
He was silent as the others echoed
the refrain softly. aud his ear caught q
rustic il one Of the boxes. Mechanical
II his eyes followed the sound. 4 par
u Of three had just entered-a gray
haired. DISTINGUISHED looking man. 4
plump. comfortable mauon and {
third. kaltkai uembIed. He knew
them all And the third. the golden
haired strl. was the lady OF his dreams.
Even IS he looked her eyes. as If at
tracIed. NET his, and { quick wave Of
color rose 70 the masses OF curis. She
recognized him was glad 10 see him.
Again he must sing. As he began the
Hawaiians turned in surprise. List
leSSless and he>igaucy were forgotten
with the audience. He sang for her.
and his eyes never left her face His
voice was vibrant with tenderness as
he sang Of tie weary search. glad and
triumphant SIS be sang OF the joy OF
meeting.
The last notes sweiled into silence.
But s woman's CRY OF terror rang out
above tie applause. haiikai had fallen
forward on his face and there was 4
splash q scarlet on the white Of his
blouse As they rang The curtain down
the golden haired SRI heard voice
say: That's the way aIi the poor fell
lows 20 when they come over here.
Consumption gets them sooner o.
later
She bsd risen and was spea king soft
II. imre1uolSly: Father. don't you rec
oenize him: II Is kal.kaL the young
Hawaiian who Was 50 good 10 u ar
Hilo Ard years AGO lie taught ne that
very song He was - kind 10 Is there
when we were strangers n his and.
and here h knows no one. and % i
i'll Her vciee clicked. but she went
On eagerly, We must % 70 him. We
uay = able 70 ID something for him.
NJ. no. We went wai-. We must 20
a. once O. We may he too late-~
Sic always had been 8 spoiled child.
sri = ST laS5 they yielded 70 her wish
A1i that : why when kaliksi woke
IS from : troubled slse7 and nuruur-
Il Alice her face bert over him.
S1a pressed 8 glass tt MS Eps s. she
sid with 3 t-e1u.71 smile. -.Dr5uk--
He DID ro- question ber presence He
lsy back and teoze5 81 Der. and aeain
tw5tt eCior dashed into her chsekS.
Yet even = e. locked shadow fell
scrcss Gzs face fir sic had changed
voesHlly II was 70 longer TIE SRI
Nho had tsasei and played with hin
TIT { woman Th2se he4uIy lad soma
how hardened n ths r.reain-- Tle-e
ws-e shadows under t1e eyes and e---
tsr cures aruuri tle mouth that h1I
leen atselr n his dream pictures IN
conscieuSly he sighed AMI cs0ss'i a.
eyes The meeting - l01- prayed Tor
brought mere sadness than toy. Lying
tlere- he u nj - her face soften q
~ eyes shine w5r1 tsziar feeling
Win an I-aEatuc1s E1vsIeat Sic bent
crtr a-5 F-eSse,i her l5ps zSainST lock
q IT, f@rk hair sEa1 ay against tie
pillow ~ 50 -asSe3 esr bead ~
face vas . Se1rlsE with bushes