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figure rushing up the plank which led
to the Asiatic steerage. There was a
Hash OF hook nose and SQuare-trimmed
beard. Krishna Gose. l said to my
self: But casual inquiry from the
diminutive Samurai who was my cabin
steward elected the information that
there was no Hindu on board the
steamer. OF course, there was an off
was toying with the truth. But even
SO; even suppose my eyes had regis
tered correctly. and the belated steer
age was Krishna Gose-I knew India
/ knew the Rajputs and their undying
gratitude. No danger in that quarter.
l said to myself.
The voyage passed without incident
l made trip of investigation through
the steerage. but / saw no trace of the
Rajput among the huddled. blanketed
orientals who crowded the narrow,
fetid quarters
once l had a faint sensation of smell
ing the heavy. sweet-diseased incense,
which, IN my mind. was so indiSsolubly
associated with the josshouse and the
Manchu. But a casual inquiry ELECTED
the information that in the cabin next
to mine. whence the smell seemed to
drift. was an American gentleman, and
sick on top of the bargain.
When l mentioned the scent OF punk
sticks che young Nipponese smiled like
Cheshire cat and sucked in his breath
deeply in that manner which is meant
for the height of politeness in his ma
live land.
No. sar." he piped No incense
American gentlemen-white-sa as
you--See?"
j was safe on board the steamer OF
course. it was u Japanese ship: but the
majority of the passengers were white:
also. the skipper was an Engiishman,
and the chief engineer a Scot. l was
all right.
Honolulu and Japan were only charm
Ing incidents, glimpses OF strange new
color and strange new life. They made
no impression on me. 1t was only when
Hongkong loomed up that | realized a
little OF the adventure for which l was
bound. Here was the first step. | knew
all at once that | was standing on the
brink of the unknown, and the thought
rather pleased me.
Danger? Possibly
But then ! had lost the perspective of
danger. the Grass realization of it.
was simply doing my best for the pride
of my race. the pride OF my land; and
l had no time to think Of the personal
side of 1t.
We landed.
Together with Mascasenhas. I drove
direct to the Royal Alexandra Hotel.
that great new pile on Victoria, right
close to Johnny Butterfield's palace.
/ devoted my afternoon to correspond
ence and preparations for my journey
into the interior, and then, following an
urgent invitation. l dressed to dine with
Sir George Nathan, the governor OF
Mascasenhas came to the door with
me. He kissed my hand. There was
and appeal in his gesture. and
Let me come with you. master" he
said
"No, no. my boy. You've got to finish
our preparations. There are a dozen
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and one things to do"
DO not leave me alone. Take mo
with you"
! laughed
You are silly fool. There's nothing
to be afraid of. Good heavens, man,
you're as safe in the Royal Alexandra
as you'd be in the Waldorf
He reiterated his entreaties, but cut
him short. / was Off.
Let me pass swiftly over the next
few hours Sir George gave me good
soul with the things that were happen-
ing in the interior.
1 reached home shortly after mid
night. / walked up to my suite, which
was on the third floor of the hotel.
Mascasenhas met me at the door.
/ looked at him. and was profoundly
shocked. The man was in horrible.
speechless state of fear. He was COM
pletely unnerved
Speechless. he pointed shaking hand
in the direction of my bedroom.
Then he spoke:
Five minutes was | gone-by the
dear saints. not over five minutes-and
this-this happened-
l rushed to my bedroom, opened the
door. and entered.
Siihouetted in the fretful rays of the
moon. saw the body of man stretch u
ed out in the center of the room. Rush
Ing up to him. / bent over him.
The man was bleeding to death from
a dozen knife wounds He was nearly
evidently been inflicted by savage
and ruthless enemy. 1.
1t was Krishna Gose. the Rajput.
! knelt down and lifted up the bleed.
ing head. Rapidly, feverishly, l asked
him who had done it--when. why. how?
The mutilated lips We're trying to
speak. horrible gurg!e came from
his throat. Finally few incoherent
words came forth:
"Yuen-he-he-
He lifted his right hand In a supreme
spasm of energy: pointed at his eyes
with a jerky. stabbing motion. and
then. even while his body was stiffen-s
ing into final oblivion. he pointed ut
the wall paper. So he died.
There was no doubt that the RaJput
had kept his word Somebody had come
Ratput had followed. There had been
fight. And he had been killed.
The wallpaper was blue.
The murderer. the unknown man
whom the Rajput had obeyed and feared
during life. was blue-eyed
And then again i seemed to smell =
that hot. sweet-diseased incense OF the !.
josshouse. 1t seemed to drift In from
the open window. s
I stepped up to it. There was a ba1-
cony outside the window connecting my
suite with the next ~,
A tall figure. robed In heavy. siiken
Chinese garments. was sitting there.
quietly smoking a long red-tasseled
pipe. 3
reached behind me and rapidly
switched on the electric light.
Instantly the man on the balcony
turned around. 1 got a clear view Of
1t was the Manchu Of the josshouse.
But this time he was without his
spectacles.
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By Sara Moore

affairs must just run themselves in an
awful mess
The first time Mrs. Wogleigh hoped
back to visit the puddle--for one of
those soothing to the vanity are trips
back to the scene of ones former sue
cesses when the battle in the big pond
seems discouraging-she felt that the
Little Puddle would never be the same
again. All the frogs were fretting
around. churning the formerly peace
full waters into state where they
seemed to be nothing but muddy paste.
The third visit reversed her former
kingdom more like battlefield Some
of the naturally little frogs who had
tried to give an imitation of bigness
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THE MILTTARIST. X ~

with meekness. They were sumnaoning
their faculties-which were needed In
deed. these are the crises which prepare Il
boy for the business difficulties of his
later life. Penrod. with the huge weapon
beneath his Jacket, insecurely supported
by an elbow and by waistband which
he instantly began to distrust, expert
enced distressful sensations similar to
those of the owner of too heavily insured
property carrying a gasoline can under
his overcoat and detained for CONVERSE
ton by policeman. And if, in the COM
ing years. it was to be Penrod's lot to
find himself in that precise situation, no
doubt he would be the better prepared for
it on account of this prpesent afternoons
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were landed high and dry on the un-
lovely banks. quite disabled by their
friends unkind resistance to their pre-
tensions
why. oh why. didn't I stay here and
save those stupid. helpless little
frogs?" walled the distressed Mrs.
Polly.
But shortly after this her campaign
for bigness in the new Big Pond grew
so interest-absorbtng that Mrs. Polly
found no time to worry about the mud
die. And when she came back again
she found the water clear as crystal,
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might have here interested a criminol-
ogist. Penrod endeavored to keep as
close to Sam as possible, like a lonely
person seeking company, while, on the
other hand. Sam kept moving away
from Penrod. seeming to desire an ap-
pearance Of aloofness
60 into the library. boys" said Mrs.
Williams, as the three reached the foot
of the stairs. "1'll bring you your
cookies. Papa's in there
Under her eye the two entered the Ii
brary, to find Mr.. Williams reading his
evening paper. He looked up pleasant
ly, but it seemed to Penrod that he had
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whose attention, a. ll,, strolied. had
been thus violently distracted from
in numbers including, particu-
larly, those symbols OF ecstasy or WOE
as the case might be. seven and eIes en-.
His eye at once perceived tn. orshce
on line enervatingly little above the
top OF his head; and, ALTHOUGH w., had
not supposed himself SO wen kaown ,ir 4.
this neighborhood, he was awar. that
he did. here and there possess. acquait,-
tances Of whom some such uttcompi,-
action might be expected -,
natural and characteristic H,s Iir.35c-
diate procedure was to prosira;. HIM
self nat upon the ground, ;4rsil:i tae
-
In so doing. his sbou,,i,.-s ,7-..
hrusou.,v g., cont,c, With o,,. ,.r .,..,.. ID.
which happened to be unfasteuvd, a'''
If swune, open reyealiny IN his ga.
two s,,rkorhtt. .,ht,. ,ovs a,a ~
"'o oo's, '"e
both staring at him in stupor of ulti-
mate horror. For. to the plassv ewes of
Penrod ana sam, the stratagem oil the
young colored man, thus dropping to
earth. disclosed, with awful certainty,
a slaughtered body.
This dreadful thing raised itself upon
its elbows and looked at them, and
there followed a motionless moment
tableau of brief duration, for both boys
turned and would have fed. shrieking,
but the body spoke:
"'At's a nice business" It said, re-
proachfully. Mice business! Tryin'
blow a mans head on"
Penrod was unable to speak, but Sam
managed to summon the tremulous
semblance of voice.
''Where-where did it hit you?" he
gasped
q inn IN MI
me-" the young colored man returned,
dusting his breast and knees as he
rose. II want to know what kline o.
white boys you think you is-man can't
head Off" He entered the stable and,
with an indignation surely justifed.
took the pistol from the limp, cold hand
of Penrod. Whose gun you playin'
with? Where you git at gun?"
IT'S ours" quavered Sam. 'It be.
longs to u.s."
Then you pa ought to be rested"
said the young colored man. 'Lettin'
the revolver with an interest in which
there began to appear symptoms OF q
pleasurable appreciation. my goo'-
ness! Gun like 'iss blow a team O.
gun" With his right hand he twirled
it in a manner most dexterous and sur.
prising: then suddenly he became se-
vere You white boy, listen mel" he
SalQ. i went an old Wnat i ought
to did. I'd march straight ont 'iss sta
BILE, git a policeman. an tell him rest
YOU an take you.off to jafl, ATS what
YOU need-blowiri' mans head on! Lis
ten me: I'm goin' take 'iss gun an
th'ow her away where Won can't do mo-
mo- harm with her I'm eoin' take her
way off in the woods an th'ow her
away where can't nobody fine her an'
20 blowin' mans head on with her.
Ats what rm goin' do" And nlacing
the revolver insida his coat &c incnnS
snicnonsiv az nossibie he nroceedad 10
the omen T1oor and into The a1iev
where he tnrnad fnr Anal word II
Iet Won off ';ss one t;re !" he s.id .sh,t
listen ma-vou iisten wbite ho.. 80,
hat, 49, ali ,,a,,s ~ 80, ;y,. sse,1
him an, ynu ain. @oin' tell Kim Ha
mant Lnow hara ,,,,, go III, .aSS
hin, ynn los, hnr" e se' 'o1
He Jisan, r,n,aI,
Sam W;iIians-~ s,,,aiior
ons1y nrasan,iZ ,T~flaJ ms m
Joor and ran n, - .ne ,ais aeS
ST,,, ell ~ na,, -; ~ "a a "1an soiSs'
then added morsdecidedIy. ..T,yn eo.n:
Evening star., 1917-05-20
ypes
PuddIes and Frogs.

Copyright. 1917. by the Mcclure Newspaper
Syndicate.)
TN most Little Puddles excitement
lies in wild speculations as to who
will be the next Big Frog. The
thrill of battling for the title of Big
Frog is denied to all but few. Little
Frogs have to content themselves with
a career of always trying to be on the
side of the newest leader.
The particular pool which Mrs. Polly
Wogleign ruled was slightly larger
than a puddle city, but not quite impor-
tant enough geographically to rank as
a pond Mrs. Wogieigh had been Big
Frog SO long the pool was becoming
stoically stagnant. No one disputed
her divine right to the chair of every
important committee, the presidency
of every smart club. the leadership of
local manners and morals and styles.
She bossed all the lesser frogs interest
ed in society. church or civic work SO
royally-and gently-that there was no
longer much incentive for little frogs
to become expert in their special de-
grees of littleness. Mrs. Wogleigh had
long ago given them rank by selecting
her friends and foes for activities
which she decided were best fitted to
their peculiarities. A frog who had been
labeled a good bazaar worker by Mrs.
Polly would never once dream of step
ing out of that and into suffrage work.
*
Therefore the Puddle was agitated,
one day. when it was learned that des-
tiny and her husband had decided Mrs.
Wogleigh must move on to a nearby
pond. Its concern was not for Mrs.
Wogleigh. The bays had such con-
6dence in her bigness that they felt
that the pond must submit to her lead
ership as sad the little Puddle.
But every little frog felt dismayed
and fearful. With the removal of their
Big Frog whatever would become Of
the Embossed little Puddle?
IT was q very trying period.
Everybody saw that Mrs. Polly wog-
leigh was doing her best to leave
tradition behind her that would take
her place. The home and school gar
dening. the open air school for delicate
children. the public school clinic and
the foreign missionary society, the
phflanthropic relief committee and the
civic reform association, as well as
the United Church and Young Wom-
ans Christian Association and Wom-
the little tracks she had paid out for
the little tracks she had ladi out for
them No one would be there, how
ever, to advise the change of direction
in these tracks when conditions dry or
rainy. changed the character of the
Puddle itself and made new plans
necessary. All the little boss-bereayed
frogs looked at each other, trying to
decide which was the iext biggest. But
they were all so little it seemed that
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But nothing" interrupted the Little
Frog. impolitely. I'VE began to see
that while every little frog could not
frog could do one thing at least rather
well. So we set all the little frogs to
doing what they could do best. We
made them responsible for that one
thing. Pretty soon we saw that all
the little originating frogs were hav
ing ideas and all the little teacher
frogs were devoting themselves to the
pollywogs, and all the church froglets
were. worrying about their relation to
church affairs. And in each little ac-
tivity there began to be such genuine
interest there had to be harmony. And
where there was harmony things just
had to settle down for growth and
progeess."
Il don't see it at ALL" shifted Mrs.
wogleigh. GROSSLY. Every movement
has to have an organizer"
Every real: vital movement grows Of
great leader Is only the press agent of
a movement that is on its way to
bloom.'
Mrs. Pollywog pointed to a few scars
that testified to the battle for leader
ship in her big pond.
There always will be personal dis
putes between leaders who fight for
the right of leadership" she said. "You
can't keep a Big Frog down."
"Oh. l don't KNOW" unused the pert
little frog. "The important thing is to
convince them they are fighting to es-
tablish their own Bigness. not the
comfort of the little frogs"
Mrs. Polly started back to the pond
very grumpily. and the little frog was
mean enough to call after her:
you see, when all question as to who
is At to boss has been settled, our
puddle is clear and sunny and pleasant.
Every one in It now has a part in pre-
serving puddle happiness. not Just
lastly accepting the ideas and laws Of
some mistaken Big Frog"
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experience under the scalding eye of Mrs.
Williams. 1t should be added that Mrs.
Williams eye was awful to the imagina-
tion only. 1t was gentle eye and but
mildly curious. having no remote suspi-
c!on of the dreadful truth. for Sam had
backed upon the chest of drawers and
closed the damnatory open one with the
calves of his legs.
Sam. not bearing the fatal evidence
upon his person. was in a better state
than Penrod. though when boys fall into
it should be understood that they are
suffering. Penrod. in fact. was the prey
to apprehension SO keen that the actual
pit of his stomach was cold.
Being the actual custodian Of the crime
he understood that his case was several
degrees more serious than that of Sam,
who. in the event of detection. would be
convicted as only an accessory. 1t was a
lesson, and Penrod already repented his
selfshness in not allowing Sam to show
how he did first.
You're sure you weren't quareling,
SAM" said Mrs, Williams.
mo, ma'am; we were Just talking
Still she seemed dimly uneasy, and
her eye swung to Penrod.
What We're you and Sam talking
about. Penrod?'
'.Ma'am2''
What were you talking aboutg
Penrod gulped invisibly.
Well" he murmured, cit wasn't much.
Different things
What thingS?'
"Oh, just sumpthing. Different things"
I'm glad you weren't quareling,
said Mrs. Williams, reassured by this
reply, which, though somewhat baf-
fling, was thoroughly familiar to her
ear Now, if you'll come downstairs,
I'll give you each one cookie and no
more. so your appetites won't be spoil
ed for your dinners"
She stood. evidently expecting them
to precede her. To linger might renew
vague suspicion, causing it to become
more definite; and boys preserve them
selves from moment to moment, not
often attempting to secure the future.
Consequently, the apprehensive sam
and the unfortunate Penrod with the
monstrous implement bulking against
his ribs) walked out of the room and
down the stairs, their countenances in
dicating an interior condition of solem-
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sun and breeze OF a perfect content
ment. and q group of medium sized
frogs smirking over the placidity and
peace of the pool.
what Big Frog has restored peace
and order?" asked Mrs. Polly Wogleigh.
Being a naturally Big Frog, she shared
the belief of her kind that Big Frog
power was all that could bring order
and happiness to little frogs.
Tell me, who is your new leader. or
which one of you grew big by licking
all the little others?
"Oh. we haven't any Big Frogs now"
said one of the medium sized frogs.
blissfully. I'VE have decided never TO
into an awful state when a community
gets lazy enough to leave responsibility
and rulership even to the very Biggest
Frogs"
But" walled the Biggest Frog.
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Gracious. How did it"
''He-he just came up and bit me-"
why, that's terrible! 1t might be
dangerous for other children" said
Mrs. Williams, with a solicitous glance
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Continued from Fourth Pageo
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That was natural. Pictures of real
pistols being used to magnifcent1y ro-
mantle effect were upon almost all the
billboards in town the year round, and
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
HUSBAND AND COUSIN
ARE SENT TO PRISON
Wife Beaten Up BY Her Spouse
After Suing For Divorce

James Kaualapai and yohn Kaapui
ki, charged with assault and battery
on Libby Kaapuiki were sent to Jail
for month. Complaining witness is
the wife of John Kaapuild aud the
other defendant il her cousin.
Complainant stated that divorce
suit is pending between her and her
husband and that she has not lived
with him since the suit was filed. She
testified that on April 81 her husband
met her as she was going to buy some
bread and told her that she must jump
into an automobile and 60 to the
police-station TO deposit some money in
connection with the suit for divorce
She got into an automobile with her
husband but instead Of being driven 10
the poliee-statioap was taken to her
husbands house in Kewalo, where she
was made prisoner and watch set
oyer so that it was impossible for her
70 escape. While in the house her hus-
band held her while Kaualapai beat
her, blacking one Of her eyes. Com
plainant was held at the house OF her
husband until her attorney and pol
ice-offieer effected her release, after
having to resort to force in order to
get her away from her husband,
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
STORk BEATS REAPER
IN CITY DURING APRIL
Parsons Perform One Hundred
and Seyenty-nine Marriages

=
During the month OF April there
were recorded in the bureau. Of ,ital
statistics Of the board Of health. &c
cording to the report issued yesterday
by Miss II. Hester Lemon, registrar
general 27l births, 179 marriages and
~! deaths for the city limits Of Ho-
nolulu.
BY nationality, the deaths were: Ha-
waiian, 49; japanese, 81; Chinese, IS;
Portuguese, 10; American 81, Fiiipino.
=; British, German and Korean, two
each; forto Rican, Spanish and nation
atty unknown, one each. OF the deaths
ten were stillbirths, as follows: Japa.
neee three; American and Hawaiian.
two each, and Spanish, Porto Rican and
Chinese, one each. ~
OF the dead sixteen were Of non.
residents Of the city, as follows: Out.
side of Honolulu, nine; Kauai. two;
mainland and foreign counties, two,
and Island Of Hawaii three. or the
III deaths. seventy-two were of mnles
and forty-fve OF females.
Eight deaths were investigated: ten
Post-nortem examinations were held.
There were seven coroner's inauests.
Fifty persons died in hospitals and
other similar institutions.
Tuberculosis heads. the list with 26
victims.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
TO REPAIR GERMAN
WARSH|PS HERE.
Geier and Locksun To Be Made
Ready For Service At
Pearl Harbor

The German cruiser Geier and the
collier Locksun, which were seized by
the federal authorities and towed to
Pearl Harhor after their engines and
boilers had been destroyed by the
crews, are 70 be repaired at the naval
station there, according 70 report.
Large numbers Of civilian boiler
makers, shipftters, electricians and
other mechanics have been enrolled at
Pearl Harbor recently, and it is stated
that the reason is the intention to re-
pair and reft the two vessels,
It is expected that the German refu.
gee merchant ships, or some Of them,
will be towed to the Coast before tile
end of the present month, TO be over.
hauled and repaired. There is a posi-.
bility that the Setos, which Is less
damaged than the other steamers, may
be repaired here. 81
The Holsatia was thoroughly inspect.
ed yesterday by United States Inspec.
tors Of Hulls and Boilers Meany and
Heeney with a view to determining
what repairs will have TO be made to
her steering gear before she can be
tOwod. at 1870.
James A. Kennedy, president Of the
Inter-Island Company, said yesterday
that he had been appointed by the
United States shipping board to ar.
range for having the German ships
towed to San Francisco.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
PLEADS FOR
MORE AEROPLANES

Dealing with the history of aviation.
and telling something of the situation
that confronts the United States IN the
present war crisis, Capt. John r. Curry,
aviation corps, Y. s. a., was the prin-
cipal speaker at the Rotary Club
luncheon yesterday afternoon,
The United States needs aeroplanes
much more than men, declared Cap
tain Curry. 'sYon can't Just 90 ont
and build an aeroplane anywhere, and
there are very few factories in America
which can turn them out. This lack Of
building facilities is our real problem
now. We can I get anywhere enough
machines. OF those ordered for Hawaii
two are supposed to be on their way,
but there is no telling when we may get
he sixteen others. The reason is that
our country has not been building aero.
planes At any great rate, aud We simply
cant force the production in hurry
now.
z IL was a surprise to most Of those
prcsens 70 learn from Captain Curry
that the average life of an aeroplane Is
only about 100 hours of actual Aging.
This is due TO the fact that the ma.
chimes, TO fly at an, must 20 at top
speed, and the terrific strain on the
light material eventually wears II out
Speaking briefly on the problem of
Feeding Hawaii J. NJ. westgate, di.
rector Of the United States Expert
mont Station was heartily applauded.
The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-05-04
Ex-HOnOrable Scion
May See Fame
AS Writer Of Novels

One member Of the lately defunet
legislature intends to devote himself
for the next two years to literary work
according to rumor about the echoiig
corridors Yesterday. just which ex-
honorable it IS who is going to break
into the Robert w. Chambers class
could not be aseertained, but it is re,
ported that one Of the dear departed
took with him when he left the legis,
latiye halls no less than one dozen
waste baskets. Departing legislators
have a little habit OF collecting all sorts
of queer things. The members OF the
historic "lady dog legislature" carried
Off all the brass cuspidors, and in fact,
almost everything but the desks. This
time one of the senators developed a
penchant for the backs Of bills, He
drew the line, however, at the backs OF
booze bills. Desha is very particular
concerning the kind of literature he
takes home with him.