Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-03-10
CHAPTER XVIII.

My God! What had she seen In me
to love? sat up and held the book
against my bosom. Its cry out Of her
past filed the world from horizon to
horizon. could not see her again
until had command of myself.
So dressed and went silently down.
stairs. The Pawnees were stirring in
the kitchen. got some bread and
meat from them and also some grain
for the horse, then mounted and rode
to the river.
The ferryman lived near the old
stockade. Some time always passed
after he saw the signals before the de-
liberate Frenchman responded l led
my horse upon the unwieldy craft pro-
PEELED by two huge oars which the
ferryman managed, running from one
to another according TO the swing Of
the current 1t was broad day when
we reached the other shore, one Of
those days, gray overhead. when
moisture breaks upward through the
ground instead of descending. Many
| light clouds fitted under the grayness.
The grass showed with a kind Of
green blush through its old brown
fleece.
The trail along the Fox river led
over rolling land, dipping into coves
ond rising over hills. The prospect
was so large. with ridge running
along in the distance and open coun-
itfy spreading away on the other side,
that ] often turned in my saddle and
looked back over the half wooded
trail. thought ! saw figure walk
ing long way behind me, and, being
alone, tried to discern what 1t was
But under that gray sky nothing was
sharply defined. rode on thinking
Of the book In the breast of my coat.
1t was certain l was not to marry.
And being without breakfast and I'M
stimulated by the sky. began to
think also what unstable material !
had taken in hand when undertook
tC work with Indians. lnstinctively
knew then what a young southern
statesman named jefferson Davis
whom first met as commandant OF
the fort at Green Bay, afterward told
me in Washington. mo commonwealth
IN republic will stand with interests
apart from the federated whole.
White men who have exclaimed from
the beginning against the injustice
done the red man, and who keep on
plying and exterminating him, made
federated whole with interests apart
from his.
Again when l looked back saw the
figure, but 1t was afoot and l soon
lost 1t In cove.
My house had been left undisturbed
by hunters and Indians through the
winter. ! tied the horse to gallery
post and unfastened the door. A pile
OF refuse timbers offered wood for a
fire, and | carried in several loads of
1t and lighted the virgin chimney.
Then ! brought water from the spring
and ate breakfast, sitting before the
~ \ =
! covering all classes between the cap
italist with $50, 900 seeking investment
to the laborer with 800 hunting work
/ The principal inquiry is for informa'
! ton as to lands and agricultural prod
I ucts.
AS to accomplishments, It Is too soon
to look for tangible results. The ex'
pendltures while apparently large are
not SO when compared with similar
charges on the mainland.
| Tho ranprf Of ba Rpopco MN, on
Of the Chamber of Commerce on the
reports Of the treasurer and secretary
was approved. Following are extracts
from this report:
Your committee consider that the
work of the Promotion Committee has
been well planned and energetically
prosecuted. AS to results, 1t is toe
soon to expect any great diversion OF
tourist travel to Hawaii from the es
tablished popular resorts, but some
benefits are already apparent and in
our opinion the work II continued will
in due course widely advertise Hawaii
and attract not only tourists but also
desirable settlers and residents to our
/ shore. As to funds we cannot expect
further aid from the Territorial Gov,
eminent for the present, and the con,
+, tinuance of this work will therefore
! depend upon the support of the gen,
, eral public, the special wharfage tax
now used for that purpose does not
seem to fall oppressively upon any
one, and, as its expenditure through
the Promotion Committee will result
in increased business with the inhu
ence OF travel to the benefit of those
assessed for this purpose, we recon-
mend the continuance of said special
wharf tax.