The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-26

water the baby opened her eyes and
whispered, '"Top hurting NTH Minnie!
You're hurting her! Thee hoo-hoo very
hard!"
Bill sighed softly "I'm sorry. little
one. But don't you think Miss Minnie
] will forgive me this once?"
| The water in the pool in which we
lay surged back with rush, and the
child sat up, shaking her head. You
! hurried her." she said solemnly.
| I spoke out Of the darkness. who
i is Miss Minnie?"
She gazed at me. "Thee tn awful
croth," she lisped slowly. And IL thee
TIL croth, thee won't never brung back
my papa!'
Tears followed. and Bill forgot me in
his efforts to console her. / heard him
assert with conviction that Miss Minnie
would blame il all to him and not re-
fuse to bring some ones papa back.
"Then thee won't never brung you
your little dirl,' she said. still sobbing.
'"Nd you'll be awful thorryi"
To this Bill returned no ineligible
answer, but held her out to me.
''She lives on Riva Lane, second door
down off King, to the left, just behind
the carpenter shop. Tell that Jap
woman for me that I'll kill her, next
time"
/ took my charge ashore and went up
to King street. leaving behind me the
mutter of the dredge once more at work
down in the coral. At Queen a mount
ed policeman stopped me and threw
the beam of his pocket lantern down
upon the baby. His face relaxed when
explained that 7 was taking her home.
As he cantered away, he turned back
an instant and cried. Tell that nurse
Til skin her alive The rest was lost,
but I inferred that ] bore in my arms
notable parsonage.
The gate to Ftiva Lane lies between
two traveller palms, and its entrance
is not obscurer than its course. 1
stumbled over porches, upset several
chicken-coops, and had a dozen dogs
at my heels before a door opened and
a woman holding a candle stared out
at me- Has the steamer come imp
she asked TREMENDOUSLY.
The baby woke and stretched out her
arms. A japanese woman pushed by
the woman in the door and took the
baby. 7 halted her with a word as
she thrust the first woman back and
started to close the door. "Bill said
to say he'd kill you" I said quietly
"And No. Sc told me he was going to
skin you and use your pelt for saddle.
Good night"
The woman cringed abjectiy. and I
left. AS 7 passed out between the
traveller palms I observed that the per-
fume of violets was strong. I decided
that the first woman with the candle
used that essence.
A couple Of days later I met Mount
ed Policeman No. IS. I stopped him
and asked him, who is Miss Minnie
Charley"
He swung his big hat of with an
embarrassed gesture and his other
brown hand piucked at the facings OF
his Jacket. ITS Hawaiian" he NUT
tered. you wouldn't understand" He
dropped into native for moment ana
I caught what I took to be the words
Miss Minnie" pronounced in an odd
wav. repeated them after him dues-
tioningly.
The policeman nodded. Little what
Won call fairies" he said CURLY. They
hive in the holes in the reef Come out
nights and get offerings. They bring
YOU what you pray for sometimes" He
looked at me imploringly.
I nodded without smile
1.-THE kid wants something from the
Miss Minnies?" I said quietly.
The half blood looked at me with In
scrutable eyes. "She wants her papa,
he said briefly. He swung his leg over
the horn of the saddle and stared down
at me.
''The baby's kahuna does no HARM"
he said meaningly.
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