The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-03-29

"No. no." she protested, quickly.
But little Sarah, the lttlest one, told
me something the other day"
What was it?" demanded Come,
tell me-"
1T sounds so FUNNY" she stammer-
| ed. But I don't understand"
! I waited and she looked at me ap-
pealingly. 'You know teach the chill
dren a little catechism," she explained.
"And the other day when asked
Sarah Il call her that for short) who
made the world and ruled 1t. she said.
'Spira'-you know they call Mr.. Spriggs
that. And then she told me that Spra
must be the Lord because he hit her
uncle once and he went to sleep under
the ground What does 1t mean?" She
paused and burst out, They're ali
afraid Of him, scared to death. Who
is hep"
Hes the king as they call it, of
Sisal," replied. ST believe he dill kill
a Kanaka a couple of years ago. But
then I guess 1t was all right"
'King!" she echoed. ST thought he
was an American"
HE was" I answered. "But then,
you see, he got this island and so he
runs it. The Kanakas don't under
stand anything except kings, in the
way of government; so Spriggs, like
all the rest. called himself their king
She was frightened to death. Her
eyes grew big and / thought she was
going to scream. But she only groan-
ed. why did come? He might kill
me-"
"Not while I'm here" I asserted.
Then lied; THAT was why, when T
70 cfa
stayed. SO I could look after you"
She took that lie Cand I'm not so
sure that it was wholly false. either)
like water. Then she poured out her
fears to me. Spriggs was always COM
ng by and trying to speak to her He
sent her fresh water from the spring
n the hill. She Couldn't go down on
he beach but what she saw him not
far off. The children brought her flow
ers and she found nieces OF paper
AMONG them with verses on them. At
night. of late, she had been Weakened
by the sound Of unearthly music In
fact the woman was thoroughly upset.
afraid of her life.
saw through ii all. Spriggs had
fallen in love; he was counting her.
As a matter Of fact Miss Jenkins was
the object of his foolish attempts TO
awaken a tender passion. I could cas-
ily have deceived her and strengthened
her belief that she was the victim of
the wiles of a cruel and malignant
wretch who thought her defenseless.
But somehow she had asked me If
was a gentleman and my answer to
that question gave me an impulse that
I have always regretted. Had I done
the outcome Of this strange
passage of incidents on Sisal might
have been wholly in another direction.
Miss jenkins might have been happier;
| might have been more fortunate.
"T,et me tell you something" / said
II have a confession to make. Spriggs
is in love with you"
She looked at me with Incredibly
and loathing. I fastened my resolution
upon my object and went on. This
whole thing was a put-up job. He en-
lowed that mission you heard of in san
Francisco and Honolulu. He sent me
10 get you to come down. He has been
planning this for ten years. He wants
10 marry you
Miss Jenkins stared at me. "Are
you crazy?'' she demanded.
Then I went into particulars. told
Ter all that knew Of Spriggs. I re-
ated his purpose in getting me to
come down and take charge Of an i'm
1ortant mission" I expatiated on the
racts, the beer and the musical in
struments. I gave her the details Of
ny activity with the Missionary So
,iety. I laid the whole plot bare. And
when I was ended she stared at me
a moment and then said,
T thought you said you were gen.
Tenant" That was all. she stared
It me till left; as walked down to
he beach I felt those cold, accusing
yes still fixed upon me.
I waited week and then I went UP
o the Station and found her on the
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