Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-05-11
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yBARRIER'
BY
REX BEACH
4 coyYRioHrisoe. BY HARPER BROTHERS

which Polcon uttered curt eNclnmc'
tlon:
"Nor'
"Why notY" said the miner
WAL" the Canadian drawlcl slow.
~. then paused 10 light the cigarette
he had rolled In bit Of wrapping pr.
per. inhaled the smoke deeply 10 the
bottom of his lungs. held It there a
moment ard blew It out through mouth
and nostrils before adding, you'll jus
he wnstln' TAM
Gale looked M from beneath his
thatch Of brow and asked quietly:
why"
"You member story ! toll yon wan
day two. free mont ago" rolcon re-.
marked. with apparent evasion. 4" boat
Johnny Plntt wat kctch on dc po7.
cuplne nil ct up hy skcctcr buGs?"
Il do" answered Gale.
"Wnnl"-he met their eyes square
IT., then drew another long breath
from his cignrctte-"I'm Jus hopin'
nobody don pick II up dis Runnlon
fsller de sane way. Atebbe dey I'm
hees hans tie benin I'm wit piece OF
hoes shirt"
"Gcod Godr' cried tn, trader, start
Ing to his feet. "You-you"-
I "Of course I'm jus s'posln'. lie was
feel purity good wen I lcf. lie was
feel so good | TAX hees coat for keep.
In Off dem bugs from me, because l
lef' Il my own shirt on de canoe. He's
nice fcller dat way. He give up easy.
Ba gosh, | never see worse place for
skcetcrs"'
: Gale fell silent. and mo Creek Lee
began To swear In little, useless, inef.
fective onths, which were but two
ways Of showing similar emotions.
Then the former stepped up and laid
n big hand upon Poleon's shoulder.
THAT saves us quite trip" he said.
| Father Barnum found the three still
talking IN the store when he had fin
ished nn hours counsel with Necia. So
came straight 10 the point. II was
work that delighted his soul for he
loved the girl and had formed n strong
admiration for Burrpll.
The priest returned to Necin after
giving directions about the wedding,
leaving the trader and roleon alone.
Il s'rose lis best" said the former,
Yes
Beats the deu @, though. how
things work out. don't ~"
I'm glad for gee dis day" said the
Frcnclmnn. Hes coed man. an he
ain never goln' To hurt her none"
lie paused. "Dcrc's JUS wan ting ]
want for ask II of Won. John. You
member dat day we stop on de bIr"h
grove an yen sri& bout her an tol'
me dose story bout her mcdcr. WAL.
] was Grcamln Cat TAM 10 I'm gon'
ask II you row don never tell her
wat | said"
Doesn't she know my royi"
mo. I ain never spoke bout love.
She thinks I'm brodcr wit her, an
dat's wat ! am. ha gar" lie could
not hold his voice Cvcn-it broke with
him-but he avoided the old mans
gaze. Gale took him by the shoulders.
There amt nothing 50 cruel IN the
world as gcntlcwoman.' said hc.
'but she wouldn't hurt you fer all the
"'''"s '''"is 'uN 's'.' w AAl y
other thing has blinded her. She can't
see nothing for the light Of this new
love Of hers
Il know! OATS w'y-nobody ondcr.
STAINS but you an me-" .
Gale looked out through tho open
door. past the sunlit river which came
from land Of mystery and vanished
into valley Of forgctfulrcss, past the
forest and the hills, In his deep set
eyes the light Of II wOndrouS love tn I
had lived with him thcge many wca-y
years, and snid:
Nobody else can understand but
me. | know how II II. | hid even n
harder thing to bear, for yOull know
she's happy at least, while r. His
voice trembled, but after a pause he
continued: They neither of them I'M
derstand what you've done for them.
for II was you that brought her back.
But some time they'll learn how great
their debt Is and thank you. It'll take
them ycrs and years, however. and
when they do they'll tell, their babes
~ you, Poleon, so that yOnr name will
HcN'T wv 1 pN'u ll'T lllulNtT, nut
don't think ! could have done what
you did"
she's purity hard ting, for sure, but
ain t'ink bout Poleon DOrct none
wen I'm dom II. No: I'm tlnS 'bou,
her all de tam. She's III gal, an I'm
beeg, strong Teller wat don matter
much an wat ain know much, Ger
slngin' an lovin her. I'm see for sure
now dat | ain Ut for her. I'm beeg
rough, fightln' Teller, wat can't read
an she's de beam Of sunlight wat bin
my eyes"
III was fool I'd say you'd forget
In time, hut I've lived my life In the
open, and know you won't. I didn't
Il don want to forget the brown
man cried hurrledly. lie bon Diet
would not let me forget. It's all I've
got to keep wit me wen I'm lookin
for 49,, new Countree, -
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