The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-09-12
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mis- able Take fChinamani.
A few minutes later on his way back
Osborne saw company of drunken
sailors on the esplanade tumbllng Il
Chinaman, and in the spirit of fair play
interfered. The tars were prOfuse with
profane protests. but they respected his
dimensions and let the Monaghan de-
part which the poor man. with few
nigcony words of thanks 10 the ''wely
good missionary" was glad to 10.
".Nely good missionary " said Ell
bert 10 himself This is getting rich"
In the afternoon he called upon Miss
Van Allen and found her comfortably
ensconced behind cascade Of white
trumpet flowers With her was her
friend Alr Taltnagc. who at the
lady's introduction greeted Osborne
courteously, bur without cordiallty.
He was the fellow passenger, Il bank
or. whom Ebert had heard criticise
the missionaries on the steamer. He
was rather above medium height. well
put together aud with strong features.
evidently man of force and decision.
If his Jaw had been hung with bands
of steel his smooth shayen chin could
hardly have been iirmcr In pose or Its
outlines more clear cut. Yet Osborne
did not take to him. His eye, though
steady. was cold. He was telling Miss
Van Alien OF the mysterious departure
of ex-Queen Lillupkalanl that after
noon on the China, bound for the coast.
"what DO you suppose she's gone
for9" the girl asked.
10 head off annexation probably,
and my best wishes go with her"
.Nay | ask said Osborne. why
rou are opposed to annexation? see
why we Americans should think twice
about ii. but why should you?'
because there's nothing in it for US
but restriction Americas bound to
protect lis anyway abe can't afford TO
do anything else and She lets our
sugar in free Of duty That's all we
want. Annexation now means shar-
ling IN the federal taxes OF America
aud at the same time having our labor
stlpply cut of Shut the gates on
Asiatic labor and wages dre bound to
go up
well, but that strikes me as an ar
gument LII favor OF annexation"
The banker gave him a momenthTy
cold scrutiny and then with q shrne
| OF bis shoulders turned to the lady, re
/ marking, "Yon said Mr. Osborne was
| d missionary, | believe"
Eyes; hope you don't doubt it"
"Oh, far from it"
| Gilbert smilingly set TO work to justi
/ fy his position, arguing that the pros
perity OF the upper classes was bonnt
up with that of the common people
that high wages meant multitudes o
purchasers and activity In all lines Q
business. The banker responded witt
the usual poohpoohing of theories ans
very frank claim that the welfare o
society lay in the prosperity OF the cap
italist class Wealth and power, b.
maintained. were for those who coult
ret them and knew how 10 use them
AS for the others, let them know thei
lplace, and IL they didn't, why. a rod 70
tie fools back Osborne recalled aft
erward that Miss Frances followed tht
discussion With close attention., adding
just enough herself to keep It ami
mated.
Isn't he beautifully medieval MI
Osbornef' she exclaimed at the close
Hes as much Of Norman baron o
you are d missionary As for poor lam
Frances here, she's Just a wahlne an
loves her horse and the frolicsom
ocean waves And she's thankful he
lot Ii cast In the paradise Of the r;
cffic, where the missionaries viii Civ
us good government, the grandees wi
make lots Of money and Frances wi
spend It,"
Through her fathers repeated lnvlt;
tions Osborne saw much Of this int
esting wahine In the fortnight that 70
lowed and through their good offices b
was soon moving freely on the gene
GUS river OF Honolulu life. He wa
then no longer without missionary a
auaintances. but these be found /
like his own friends in America that /
no longer wondered he was classe
with them. The totem Of the refine
taste and the kindly nature il know
70 outsiders as well as to the membel
thereof
When Miss Frances was able 70 rit
again he accepted an invitation fro
her father to spend a few days at II
plantation Of which that gentlema
was president and his son manage
The three rode up the fair Nuuanu Va
ley through short canyon beautif
with MxurIant forest, swinging lIana
cntaracts OF convolvuIus aud soarii
piDnacles Of rock, and out OF de,
cleft In the wiDdward wall of Il
mountains where the trade wind rush
! In with the vchemcnce of food pou
! ing through Il sluice Then the visit
! opened his eyes, for the road chung
/. the side Of precipices thousands OF fe
! high, the long range OF them on eth
I hand standing up abrupt and ste
!. above the smillpg, enchanted, till
! country and the blue and green dc
: that broke silently on the white rec
|, far, far below as though race
!. Titnns had raised them against I
\ westward march OF civilization