The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-04-17

notes she turned around uuickiv
LOOKING startled. hui fho Jumped un
with 20, when she cav ~ was he
Hello" be- called out and when
Dee reached iho nook be- aald q did.
nt brighten you, dld VI"
"Ohi iust lltilo" she answered.
smiling ~ did not think YOU would
come again"
"wel. didn't promise YOU that :
would?'
yes, but ] thought YOU might not
come. anyway"
q brought my paints along" and he
seated himself on the ground, and
prepared them for work
She sat down near him, and watcn
ed an his actions, with the greatest
OF interest
where Is your attendant today
asked Jack.
"she is down on the trail, keeping
watch. that nobody comes up, because
there would be trouble II they found
you here"
Jack smiled. "You are not going 10
let them, are your"
/ She shook her head in reply.
DO you understand now what
meant when I told you ] painted?"
She answered him by smiling and
/ looking at the canvas in delight ami
wonderment.
As he worked he thought all Of
sudden, what great fun it would be TO
teach her English, and he said: "Kee-
olani, wouldn't you like to know Low
to speak my language?"
Yes, very much, Mr.. Jack"
"Well, I'll teach you then" He
commenced Immediately, and taught
her the names of several of the oh
! jects around. She learned quickly,
and by the end of her first lesson, she
could say several little phrases,
which she had asked him to teach
her, and these were: 81 like to see
Nj Jack paint" Don't forget 10
come again" my name is Keeolani.'
Going home that day, Jack found
himself looking forward to seeing
and teaching her the next day. She
certainly was an intelligent little girl
Cad, but it's lots of fun to teach her,
she learns so quickly" he found him
self saying.
His visits were continued every
few days. She had learned a great
deal of English, and had watched the
picture grow from day to day He
was simply thunder-struck, at the
way in which she remembered all ne
told her. He had made up his MIND
to give her the picture when he fin
ished it; he gathered his paints to-
gether, the morning it was complet-
ed, wishing he were just beginning 1t,
instead of ending it. Just before he
departed he called her over to him,
and said in English, handing the pic
ture to her, Here, Keeolani"
She locked al him in bewilderment,
wondering II she understood him
rightly
! Its for you, little girl, don't vol
understand
"Oh" she cried with Joy, "all for
mel" She clasped it lovingly in her
arms. Words could not express her
happiness, but her eyes did it for her.
Several moments passed and then
little shade of disappointment seem
ed to come into her eyes. Jack saw
something was troubling her.
"Why, what is it, my little girl?'
he asked. At this question she even
looked more disappointed. She stood
Up straight, and for several moments,
with her eyes cast down, she stood
thinking. She did not see why he
always called her a little girl, when
she was nearly as tall as he. He had
never said my little girl"to her be-
fore, and she wondered what the word
her head as though she had just re-
membered that he was still there, and
said slowly:
''Mr. Jack, why do you call me {
little girl, do you think ] am so very
little?"
why" he answered, hesitating, he
was so much bewildered; you are a
little girl, Keeolani."
mo. I'm not, just know I'm not
Mr.. Jack" she said, angrily, stamp
ing her little bare foot. I'm almost
as big as you"
Jack looked dazed. He never hal
thought of her but as little girl, and
now she refused to be called such He
admired her all the more. however