Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-31
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swamp. II was the same swamp TO
which had made my first journeys in
the world years before, accompanied
by my mother. / had seen little Of
her in the intervening time. Usually
when she. visited the horde at the
caves was away in the forest. had
once or twice caught glimpses Of the
Chatterer in the open space and had
had the pleasure Of making faces at
him and angering him from the mouth
OF my cave. Beyond such amenities
/ had left my family severely alone.
4 was not much interested in il, and
anyway ] was doing very well BY my
self.
After eating our oil OF berries. with
two nestfuls OF partly Matched quail
eggs for dessert. I5op Ear and wan
dered circumspectiy into the woods
toward the river Here was where
stood my old home tree, out>of which
I had been thrown by the Chatterer.
II was stiIl occupied. There had been
increase in the family Clinging tight
TO my mother was q little baby: also
there was q girl, partly grown. who
cautiously regarded Us from one Of
the lower branches. She was evident
" ry sister. Or half sister. rather.
ny mother recognized me, but she
warned me away when / started to-
climb into the tree Eop Ear, who
was more cautious BY Ear than I. beat
retreat. nor could I persnaded him to
return. Later N the by, however,
my sister came down y the ground,
and there and in neisii boring trees We
romped and played ell afternoon And
then came trouble She4Eas my sis
ter, but that did not prevent her from
treating me abon1inably. for she had
inherited I'll the viciousness Of the
Chatterer. She turned upon me sud-
denly IA 4 petty rage and scratched
me- tore my hair and sank her sharp
little teeth deep into my forearm.
lost my temper. dld not injure her,
but IL was undoubtedly the soundest.
spanking she had received up 70 that
time.
How she yelled and squalledl The
Chatterer. who had been away all day
and who was only then returning,
heard the noise and ruthed for the
spot. Ny mother also rushed. but he
got there first. Lop Ear and did not
walt his coming We were on and
away. and the Chatteref gave ms the
chase of our lives through the trees
AFTER the chase was over and Lop'
Ear and had had ont our laugh we
discovered that twilight was falling
Here was night with all its terrors
upon us. and to return to the caves
was out Of the. question Red Eye
made that IupossI1Ie We took refuge
IN tree that stood apart from other
trees. and high up IA 4 fork We passed
the night 4 vas miserable night
For Ire 6rst few hours il rained heav-
nv, then Il turned cold. and chill
wind blew upon us Soaked through.
with shiTerine bodies and chatferinE
teeth. We bnddIed ii each others
arms We missed the snug dry cave
that 50 quickly uarmed With the heat
Of our bodies.
Morning found as rretcked and re.
solved. We would not spend another
such night Remembering the Gre
shelters 81 our elders. we set % work
10 make one Tor Ourselves We built
The framework 81 Z rough nest and on
hisher iork. oyerhesd even col Is sew
er1I ridge poles Ior ne roof Then the
.'p came out and under e. benign m
I1e1ce we forget The 1ar0s1Ils Of the
night and went 81 ID search q break
|I1[ After that b show ne incon-
1>1nc1l'1'',z 81 NE N those DAYS, We
'e|' g p'.<'nE !. must h,<> 'sssn :.
<i,s s =. completed :, never s.sd
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