Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-08-31
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cay Is ~. Johu. hear musicr'
TAs words came in a gentle

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ay Is IN Johu. hear musicf'
TEa words came in gentle
whisper from the woman's
@--t Eps one white. thin hand
lifted itsasa wpakly 10 the rough face
OF the naali wshe was kneeling beside
iief bed afPil the great dark eyes from
N4lish be bad hidden his own grew
l1iai,leusly b ieht for a nloment as she
wIlisFed ase ~
Ohm near pinsie!~
A sEgh t1ttersd from .ner lips. The
man bead Fao,9ed isa tfl Il rested very
aip,ls TO hei tosons re telt the CULVER
.of Der haHd against lis cheek, and in
its torch tltts'e Vas something which
tetd John Suinmins that the end Of all
ne had como for httrl ard for her in
lIiis oria OF snow ard ice and for
EST gsfy lear 10 The dolie Il the earth.
tbs hsars bGti aereeiy ard his great
siieulders sryps. with the agony that
was rttlisg at hls seul
,sses- Il Il tie pretty niasic, my Ne
lisse, s-ise rahruuFed softly. choking
baeS lis sobs III IS the oretty music
80 Lha skies :
TIE hand dressed more tightly
agaiast BIS fa8se
e1s's nCf tie Il1Isie IN the skies, John.
II IS feal- real nlalsfe that hear.
ATS tie SKI .nusic. gnls sweet Me-
lisse. sltaH oaen the door so that
we cap hgat. betters"
When he locked again at the wo-
ulall Yer eyes we're open. and there
glowed In them stu the feeble fire. of
! a great lore. Her lips. too. pleaded
with bin in their old. sweet way.
which always meant that he was to
kiss them and stroke her hair and tell
her again that she was the most beau
tiful thing In the whole world,
my Melisse.-
he crushed tiis face to her. his sob
bling breath slnothering itself in the
soft masses Of her hair. while her arms
rose weakly and fell around his neck.
He heard tie quick, easping struggle
for breath within, her bosom, and.
family agaih the words: e...>-
..It--is-t Emusic of-my-peoplet
1T is theimusic of the angels in the
skies, my Sweet Melisse. II Is our mu-
sic. Ytfl open the door" ..-..
The arms had slipped from his
shoulders. Gently he ran his rough
fingers through the loose glory of the
.woman's hair and stroked her face as
sGftiy as he might have caressed the
Cheek Of sleeping child.
Il VIII open the door. Melissa"
His moccaslned feet made no sound
as he moved across the little room
which was their home. At the door
he paused and listened. Then he open
ed Il. and the foods Of the white night
poured IN upon him as he stood with
a.s e-s ..=s.sssea e =;-i.e-> .ha enld nale
flashes OF the aurora were playing
over the pole.
) q was an hour past midnight at the
post which had the barren lands at
its hack door. II was the hour OF deep
elumber Cor rs people. But tonight
there was no sleep Cor any Of them.
Llghts burned dimly IN che few rough
NE homes Tho comnany's store was
ngisF. and the factor once. q haven
- tie men - ths wilderness. shot one
cleaning yellow ere out Into the white
Eissam. TIE psst was awake. u was
waiting. u was listening. 70 was
watch.nE
A. the womana door opehed. vide
end brimfal &C llght. q door of one Of
ths lag beusen oi.'sei and thea anOth-
90. and eut into ths nirat. Bks dim
shadows. trod the moccasiBed men
from the factors Office and stood
i uPTc MAINS g.. =, S.,
death from John. Cummins In 'n,'r
snwn fashion these men. who with"9t
knowing II lived very near to the
ways Of God. sent mute prayers into
the starry heavens tina: me most beau
tful thing IN the world might yet he
spared to them.
II was JUS two summers before that
this beautiful thing had come into
cImmIns' life and INTO the life OF the
past. Cummins. red headed. 1.-THE a. =
cat. bia souled rs the eternal noun
tain OF the Crees and the best OF the