The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-10-24

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Not SO Kali, Years Of fishing along
the coast made him familiar with the
ways OF the shark. He stoned swim
ming. and. floating easily. nnwran,,a3
his thrownet which he had sI,,,,r -
his shoulder before he leaned fr@r, -,
foeh- me great fish came on. and. A.
IL aeared nall. il swung SLOWLY and
Iazl4F onto It's side. exposing the long
white belly aud the gaping underegt
mouth, with its prominent rows ON
rows Of sharp teeth
nan waited, treading water. until the
creature was almost upon him. Then
he gave a quick throw. and the shark
po6ed us huge nose into the eumesbing
folds or the net. Kali sank ont of
sIght as he made the throw, and the
hounderlng, bewildered shark shot
over him.
In another second Kali came 70 the
surface, twenty feet away. and was
soon at Lani's side, ASSISTING the
frightened and almost exhausted pirI
shoreward
Ia mid-ehannel the huge fish was
thFashIng the water into lather. max
ing snort dashes hither and Won, in
bafhed search for its lost prey.
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scarcely waiting to catch their breath
after reaching the shore, the two sped
hand IN hand, through the bushes to the
little grass house of Mana. They heard
voices as they approached and Mana 5
words, IN the high pitched tones of
old age, came to them.
= We signed it, Paki,'' he said,
but l shall not give it back to YOU
until Kali returns. If you say it is
all right, it must be. for you have
studied al the great new school in Ho-
nolulu. But Kali is my child-the only
blood relation | have-he must see it
before L give it up
''This is foolishness, father PakNI
answered. "Would L lie to YOU? |.
whom you brought up as your own son,
when-when-''
His voice died to a gurgle in his
throat as he saw Kali standing at the
doorway, his naked body cleaning
bronze in the sunlight Beside him
was LAM, her loosened hair flowing
over her shoulders, her drenched gown
clinging to her figure, showing every
line of its rounded perfection.
Not word was spoken as Kali |
stopped and entered the door, squatting
beside the old man, who lay stretched |
upon the matted floor, and taking his |
hand and looking into his eyes.
''What is it, father7n Kali asked, |
paying no heed to the others. The law |
yer edged his way to the door and |
slipped out.
The old man raised himself on his |
elbow and drew forth a folded piece |
of foolscap paper from under the edge !
of the mat upon which he was living. |
He handed it to Kali.
"They wanted me to sign this. my |
son. Mana said in quavering tones |
- And such is the love | have borne to |
Paki my adopted child, that l signed it i
willingly, knowing that he could not |
lie to me. But when the lawyer wish
ed to take it away with him before
you returned. | would not give it to |
him. While they two talked without, |
hid it here. Take it, my son. If it |
be right to give them this paper, you
shall say
Kali took the document, and went to |
the doorway to read it. LAM had seat |
ed herself on the mat by the old man.
and taking one of his hands, she |
strove to soothe and quiet him, for he
was shaking with the emotion of the
last few moments of mental struggle |
with Paki. Kali read the document
slowly through, once and twice, while
Paki watched him neFVouSlv
"I am no lawyer, Paki,'' said Kali
at length, "but L have seen many
deeds. This one I shall deal with
thus" He tore the document twice
across. 81 think you will find the air
in Kailua good, and the fish abundant,
and the poi of superior favor" he said
gnifcantly. "Kahaluu is small,
quiet village You will like Kailua
better.''