The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-12-05

"We have not told him yet. But he
will welcome the relief we bring him
from missionary domination, VIII
liams said confidently. ''And, LAM,
there is something else I want to say
to YOU
/ He was near her now, and he took
her hand and pressed it in both of his.
She tried yainiy to draw it away.
"Lani, sweetheart" he murmured
passionately in her ear, al am glad
you came here today. / have longed
so to tell you of our great plans, but
until now | dared not. 1t is for you,
dear, as much as for the king, that [
have planned and plotted. If we win
tomorrow-and we shall win, we must
shall be the leader of the govern
ment, I shall be the ruler of Hawaii.
When we have driven the missionaries
from the government, | shall be the
right hand of the king.
Nay he amended boastfully, ssI
shall be his left hand also. He loves
his pleasures and his vices too well,
does our genial Rex, to bother over
much with the cares of state, and once
/ am in control at the palace, I shall
own these fair islands of ours. Yes,
own them!
SIT is only to lay them at your feet,
sweetheart he went on tenderly, "it
is all for you. Tell me you love me,
dear. Tell me You will marry me.
have loved you so long, and now, when
am going out to fight, I must know
that l am fighting for you.''
''I-I-please don't ask me now,
Robert" LAM begged. "You brighten
me with your great plans. am not
sure. IL like you very much, you
know, but [ can not be sure.s'
You must answer; you must tell
me,' the man urged. '1I can not let
you go without your nromise. So much
depends upon it. Think, dear; you
shall have a palace of your own-car-
riages, horses, wealth-everything your
heart desires.''
He tried to draw her to him: TO mt
his arm about her, but she eluded him.
and, snatehing her hand away, she
darted down the stairs.
LAM, come back; oh, come back
to me,'' he called pleadingly.
She ran to the door, unbolted it and
flung it open. The dazzling light from
the sunny garden flooded the hallway,
and she turned moment and looked up
at the man upon the landing. He stood
there, arms outstretched to her-silent.
expeetant, smiling His handsome,
swarthy eountenance cleaned with pas
sion. He looked very tall and straight,
very much man, and she hesitated.
But only a moment.
~ hope you'll win, Robert she
called up to him softly. s'Oh, hope
you II win; but it is for the king You
fight, remember. Come to me after
ward, and then, perhaps
With brilliant smile she turned and
closing the great door after her, fed
down the pathway to the gate.
Arden looked at his watch as she
came to his side.
cit was long five minutes, he
said ehidingly. Nearer half an
hour
81 did not mean to be so long" she
apologized, as he helped her into the
saddle.
''Where are your gauntlets?" he
asked suddenly, noting her bare hands !
as she took the bridle-reins from him.
II thought you went to seek them.''
"My gauntlets2 why, l must /
have dropped them in the hail. she I
stammered in confusion. 81 had them
a moment ago.,
''Shall I go back and look for
them?' he asked.
''No, no. she hastily answered him.
81 can get along just as well without
them. l am enough of kanaka, you |
know. not to mind sunburned wrists, - /
"Yet you insisted on stopping here
to get them, her companion OBJ
served. mystifed.
She laughed gaily and rode off down
King street toward the Nuuanu .
stream. Arden mounted and followed .
her.
AS they trotted through the bust
ness section of the city, they noted .
groups of men gathered about the bull
letin-boards of the newspaper offices.
Other groups stood at the corners, talk