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strong, and froWned outrageously.
So the princess and her maidens
brewed the kava, and then the princess
filled a bowl and offered it to Kilauea
with a smile wherein girlish modesty
contended with the pride of acknow-
lodged beauty And the king received
the bowl with a gesture that was
worthy-well, whatever he was, he
! looked the king then. And the prin-
cess filed the bowl again, and, still
smiling offered it to the prince, and
, the heavy wreaths Oh her bosom rose
and fell a little, for he was a goodly
prince to look upon, and that is a young
and simple land. And the prince raised
his eyes and looked into hers, and her
smile faded. and the extended hand,
such slim soft hand, trembled little.
The prince took the bowl and a smile
fiickered over his lips, a glimmer of
ffattered dissatisfaction. The princess
took the bowl and withdrew with
downcast lids. Then she relinquished
it to maid of lesser rank, to the great
relief of poor British Mr. Todds.
Tastes like soapsuds with salt an
pepper in EN- said Mr.. Todds crit
ically. But you never can tell what
these 'eathen kings will drink
After the kava they sat and held
high and very sleepy counsel through
the day. All but the prince, who mys-
teriously disappeared. And along late
in the afternoon they all went away
and left the king and Billy and the
chamberlain alone together.
Il don't know what to do" said the
king, plaintively. ''They are good, kind
people, and it seems too bad to hurt
them. And Tutuila has fifty times as
many men as 1 , and they are all big
and strong. What do you advise, adj
miral?" he asked.
II wouldn't be in any hurry" said
Billy, getting up and strolling over to
a window to ease his legs. eff the
grubs good there'll be plenty of time
to think it over" His back stiffened
as he glanced out of the window. Then
he beckoned to the king. "S-s-sh,'' he
whispered.
The king stole over as softly as
man of his weight could steal. And
there outside the window he be-
held his gloomy son, and the
princess. She was sitting on a heap of
mats and the cloud of her dusky
hair half hid her great black eyes. and
soft cheek and melting chin. But they
could see her lips, and they were pout-
ed into most uncompromising little
knot. And the prince, the gloomy
prince. lay at her feet and his lips were
parted in that most pitiful of all smiles,
the smile of Precipitation. And he was
pleading, pleading remarkably well for
a prince of his disposition
"Oaninuoa," he was saying, Light
OF the Sun as it Rests on the Sea of a
Morning. listen to me. Shadow of the
Tall Mountains at Sunset, 1 love thee"
And the princess poute6 still more.
Look at me, Daughter of the Nodding
Palms of Nuuanu," pleaded the prince.
Il love thee. Darling of the Hearts of
the Gods, please look at me-
And at last the princess did look at
him, very proud and severe till the
pout began to play her false. and then
she smiled and bent over toward him, !
and then-she jumped up and ran
away, like a wise princess
The king and Billy ducked back out
of sight. And they looked at each other |
and grinned sheepishly.
"Ain't that pretty?" said Billy at
last as if he We're hoarse. ''Ain't that |
pretty. king? 1 reckon we1l just have
to go bac,, without dom anything he
added. not at all regretfuIly.
The king looked at him with smile
of pity for his nautfca! innocence. II
Among kings" he explained patiently, Il
expeditions serve two purposes, equal
~ honorable. to make conquests and to
alliances. 1 shall proceed to
cement an alliance with my brother
Tutuila. And now. if the chamberlain
to bring the materials